Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to New England
Karen Meyers Aquilegia, also known as granny’s bonnet, is a genus of perennials native to the meadows and woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae,…
Plant Profile: Pacific Dune Grass (Elymus mollis aka Leymus mollis)
Karen Also known as Pacific lyme grass, American dune wild-rye, sea lyme-grass, strand-wheat, and strand grass, this perennial grass is native to coastal beaches of northern Asia, and northern parts of…
Plant Profile: Tufted Hairgrass (Deschampsia cespitosa)
Also known as tussock grass and fairy wand grass, this cool season, semi-evergreen perennial grass is native to eastern and western coasts of North America, parts of South America, Eurasia…
Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
Aquilegia, also known as granny’s bonnet, is a genus of perennials native to the meadows and woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae,…
Wildflowers: Buckeyes (Aesculus sp.) Native to New England
Native species of buckeye are usually deciduous large shrubs or small trees native to North America and Eurasia. They are in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, that also includes maple and…
Plant Profile: Gopher Apple (Licania michauxii aka Geobalanus oblongifolius)
Native to pinelands and coastal thickets of southeastern US, this wiry evergreen shrub is a member of the cocoplum family, Chrysobalanaceae, that consists of about 700 species of pantropical shrubs…
Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Southeast
Aquilegia, also known as granny’s bonnet, is a genus of perennials native to the meadows and woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae,…
Plant Profile: Sweet Grass (Muhlenbergia felipes aka M. sericea)
Also known as gulf hairawn muhly, purple muhly, and dune hairgrass, this perennial grass is native to the coastal areas of Southeastern US and is a member of the grass…
Wildflowers: Columbines (Aquilegia) Native to the Midwest
Aquilegia, also known as granny’s bonnet, is a genus of perennials native to the meadows and woodlands of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a member of the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae,…
Plant Profile: Sea Oats (Uniola paniculata)
Also known as spike grass, this warm season perennial grass is native to coastal beach communities of North America from Virginia to Florida west along the gulf to Texas and…