Monday, February 27, 2012

Plant of the Week: Dutchman's pipe or pipevine (Aristolochia macrophylla)

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In the movie "Field of Dreams" an Iowa corn farmer hears a voice that commands "if you build it, he will come" and he ...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Plant of the Week: White Sassafras (Sassafras albidum)

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Everyone has probably heard about drinking sassafras tea or root beer, elixirs that were historically made from the roots and shoots of th...
Monday, February 13, 2012

Plant of the Week: Snow Trillium (Trillium nivale)

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The smallest and earliest flowering of all the Trillum or Wake Robins, the snow trillium, is considered rare throughout much of its range. ...
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Monday, February 6, 2012

Plant of the Week: American Snowbell (Styrax americanus)

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I will never forget the first time I encountered this beautiful deciduous shrub in the wild.   I was working on the rare wildflower book an...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Making a Mountain out of a Mole Hill

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All this warm weather seems to be getting life busy and into the fast lane. One of the creatures that is now beginning to show signs of ac...
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Monday, January 30, 2012

Plant of the Week: Gaywings or Fringed Polygala (Polygala paucifolia)

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This is an easy woodland wildflower to overlook but it is a delight whenever you stumble across it because of its brightly-colored flowers...
Monday, January 23, 2012

Plant of the Week: Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)

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Yesterday I was in Hart County on an adventure to photograph one of the most photogenic waterfalls in Kentucky.   As we wandered below the...