by admin | Jul 18, 2009 | Plant Identification, Taxonomy
Dodders of the genus Cuscuta are those strange looking parasitic plants that grow like orange spaghetti over herbaceus vegetation and low shrubs. They are hard to identify because their flowers and fruits are so small that it takes a good hand lens or microscope to...
by admin | Jul 18, 2009 | What's Blooming
Check out all of the beautiful photographs of plants blooming along the upper Hudson River this time of year. Click the link in our list to the right.
by admin | Jul 16, 2009 | Happenings
LIVING ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE Invasive Plants and Wildlife: “The Good, the Bad and the Really Bad” An Environmental Education Multi-disciplinary Workshop for Educators August 3-7, 2009, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM daily This exciting, hands-on workshop will include field study...
by admin | Jul 16, 2009 | Plant Uses
From Dorothy J. Allard: Working with the USDA Forest Service and its partners, I am coordinating a volunteer project to collect native seeds for use in vegetation restoration and erosion control in the northeastern US. This year we are hoping to solicit botanists who...
by admin | Jul 14, 2009 | Happenings
If you are on Staten Island this summer join the Protectors for one of their many plant walks. Their schedule for July through September has just been released. See them by clicking here.
