Plant Profile: Chalk Dudleya (Dudleya pulverulenta)
Karen This succulent perennial is native to southwestern US and northern Mexico where it is found in rocky areas in coastal and inland mountains and desert foothills. It is a member…
Wildflowers: Acteae (Bugbane, Baneberry, Cohosh) Native to the Southwest
Karen Meyers Actea is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes anemone, monkshood, and delphinium. They are native to subtropical, temperate and subarctic regions of Europe,…
Wildflowers: Acteae (Bugbane, Baneberry, Cohosh) Native to the Midwest
Actea is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae, that also includes anemone, monkshood, and delphinium. They are native to subtropical, temperate and subarctic regions of Europe,…
Plant Profile: Laurustinus (Viburnum tinus)
Native to shrubland and wooded rocky slopes of the Mediterranean area of Europe and northern Africa, this evergreen shrub or small tree is a member of the moschatel family, Adoxaceae,…
Wildflowers: Monkshood (Aconitum sp) Native to the Southwest
Also known as wolfbanes, leopard’s bane, devil’s helmet, or blue rocket, these herbaceous perennials are native to the mountainous parts of the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia,…
Plant Profile: Tree Tobacco(Nicotiana glauca)
Also known as mustard tree, juanloco, and palo loco, this short lived, evergreen shrub or small tree is native to South American from central northwest Argentina to southern Bolivia. It…
Wildflowers: Monkshoods (Aconitum sp.) Native to the Southeast
Also known as wolfbanes, leopard’s bane, devil’s helmet, or blue rocket, these herbaceous perennials are native to the mountainous parts of the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia,…
Plant Profile: Menzies’Goldenbush (Isocoma menziesii)
This semi evergreen subshrub is native to sandy soils of California, Baja California, and Baha California Sur where it grows in areas such as coastal strand and coastal sage scrub.…
Wildflowers: Monkshoods (Aconitum sp.) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
Also known as wolfbanes, leopard’s bane, devil’s helmet, or blue rocket, these herbaceous perennials are native to the mountainous parts of the Northern Hemisphere in North America, Europe, and Asia,…
Wildflowers: Erythronium (Trout Lilies/Fawnlilies) Native to the Rocky Mountain Area
Also known as dog’s-tooth violet or adder’s tongue, the genus Erythronium includes 20-30 species and is in the lily family, Liliaceae, that also includes tulip, fritillary, and toad lily. They…