This genus of trees has over 100 species native to North America and Eurasia. Most have opposite leaves with palmate lobes and veins, ...
Birders in the eastern half of America welcome this bird as one of their most colorful and recognizable, with its classic blue plumage, contrasted ...
A humble little mint with a long blooming period and a long history of widespread use
This is the species that is used as THE cultivated walnut tree. It has pinnately compound leaves with about 7 alternate leaflets, larger ...
This humble plant is easily overlooked, both in its quiet early blooming and later leaf unfurling. You can find it in wetlands and ...
Similar in many ways to the American Goldfinch, this little bird has a heavily streaked breast and can often be found in sizeable ...
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 ...
This is the typical "red-breast" found in the United Kingdom and much of Europe, completely unrelated to the "red-breast" found in America.














