Plant Profile: Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)
Karen This evergreen large shrub or small tree is native to swamps and bogs of the southeastern coast of the US from Virginia to southeast Texas, south to Veracruz, Mexico, and…
Plant Profile: Salt Marsh Bulrush (Scirpus maritimus aka Bolboschoenus maritimus)
Also known as sea clubrush, cosmopolitan bulrush, alkali bulrush, and bayonet grass, this herbaceous perennial is native to salty, brackish or fresh marshlands habitats in much of the world and…
Plant Profile: Spiny Rush (Juncus acutus)
Also known as Leopold’s rush, spike rush, sharp-leaved rush, and sharp rush, this evergreen, herbaceous grass-like perennial is native to western US, South America, north and south Africa, western and…
Wildflowers: Coneflowers (Rudbeckia sp.) Native to the Southwest
Karen Meyers Known as coneflowers and black-eyed-susans, the genus Rudbeckia is native to both damp woodlands and dry prairies of North America. It belongs to the aster family, Asteraceae, that also includes…
Wildflowers: Camassias Native to the Pacific Coast
Camassias are perennial bulbous plants in the Asparagus family, Asparagaceae, that also includes yucca, bluebell and spider plant. They are native to the US where they grow in moist meadows…
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…
Plant Profile: Northern Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
A native of the moist wooded areas of central and eastern US and northern Mexico, this deciduous, cool season, perennial grass is also known as woodoats, inland sea oats, and…
Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Atherium sp.) Native to New England
Athyrium is a genus of 180 species of terrestrial ferns, so strictly speaking is not a wildflower because it produces no blooms. It is native to moist woodland and forest…
Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.) Native to the Mid-Atlantic
Athyrium is a genus of 180 species of terrestrial ferns, so strictly speaking is not a wildflower because it produces no blooms. It is native to moist woodland and forest…
Wildflowers: Lady Ferns (Athyrium sp.)Native to the Southeast
Athyrium is a genus of 180 species of terrestrial ferns, so strictly speaking is not a wildflower because it produces no blooms. It is native to moist woodland and forest…