The brilliant blue, white, or pink of these flowers are actually 5 to 25 colored sepals rather than petals. They appear to float upon a mist of thread-like bracts above feathery, pinnately divided leaves.

This low-growing plant looks, smells, and tastes like onion and is served in US cuisine

This black and yellow bird from Southeast Asia is related to chickadees and titmice

This dark-colored cup fungus grows in small clumps on hardwood, starting out nearly closed and tender enough to be eaten, and maturing into a more opened cup, becoming too tough to be of much use

If you are in central to southern Texas or Mexico, take a closer look at what you THINK is a typical tufted titmouse — and you might be surprised to see this close relative with a black crest and white forehead.

This humble plant is easily overlooked, both in its quiet early blooming and later leaf unfurling