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
This relative of the European Robin nests across Eurasia, can sometimes be found in small numbers in North America, and overwinters in Africa.
This species includes varieties called bok choy, napa cabbage, turnip, rapini, and totsoi
This large-leaved biennial wildflower has thistle-like flowers and an edible and medicinal taproot
This black-white-and-grey bird points its slender bill downwards – or tilts it comically upwards – as it spirals face-first down tree trunks and round and round branches, searching for insects to devour
This genus contains about a dozen species of shrubs and small trees, each with fruits that can be used to make a lathering soap.
This bright, tropical-looking black and yellow bird from Southeast Asia is related to chickadees and titmice
This humble plant is easily overlooked, both in its quiet early blooming and later leaf unfurling. You can find it in wetlands and riverine forests in the NE quarter of the US, up into Canada.