A: I’ve tested several plant identification apps and have found them surprisingly, but not completely, accurate. You simply ...

Whether you spotted an eye-catching flower on your morning walk or have an unrecognizable weed growing in your garden, plant identifier apps are a great way to put a name to the face of a variety of ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Learn to identify elderberries, pawpaws, and other native plants at a beginner-friendly hike. The 573 Pawpaw Shake (Beginner Level Foraging Hike) is set for 10 a.m. Sunday ...

Native plants in a garden may require less water and be more disease-free than non-natives, and their exclusive use has been promoted by groups like the New Jersey Native Plant Society for many years.

The first plant I taught each of my three kids to identify was poison ivy. Making sure they knew how to avoid a plant that can cause such discomfort was important to me as a parent. Although they ...

books. Yet we often aren’t able to figure out what the heck the blasted plants are called. Field botany has to be the most difficult of all the natural sciences. That’s why Vic and I attended a ...

Jack L. Carter, Martha A. Carter and Donna J. Stevens, 214 pages, softcover $20. Mimbres Publishing, 2003. This user-friendly guide includes photos and descriptions of 108 woody species and 38 ...

Last fall, I decided to challenge myself by enrolling in the notoriously difficult course ENVIRON 436, also known as Woody Plants. This class focuses on one thing — the identification of Michigan’s ...