by Kyle J Webster | Sep 19, 2009 | Field Techniques, Happenings, Plant Identification, Rare Plant Surveys
The New York State Biodiversity Research Institute and New York State Museum are sponsoring a Biology and Conservation lecture series in October. A variety of speakers will present lectures on recent biodiversity research and conservation initiatives in the state. The...
by Kyle J Webster | Sep 14, 2009 | Plant Identification
From Steve Young: Until the last few years, whenever I saw Virginia creeper-looking leaves I always called it Parthenocissus quinquefolia. Looking through the grape family keys one day I realized that there are actually two common species of Parthenocissus, P....
by Kyle J Webster | Sep 10, 2009 | Plant Identification
From Steve Young: Newcomb’s wildflower guide says that Arctium minus, common burdock, has hollow leaf stalks and A. lappa, great burdock has solid leaf stalks. It would be nice if this was consistent so these species could be identified before they flower since...
by Kyle J Webster | Aug 21, 2009 | Natural History, Plant Identification
From Steve Young – When we were in Catskill Marsh last week we came across many examples of narrow-leaf cattail with double spikes that joined together to form the gap you see in the photo below (sorry for the bad focus). I had never seen this before and would...
by Kyle J Webster | Aug 9, 2009 | Happenings, Plant Identification
New England Botanical Club SEPTEMBER WORKSHOP “ASTERS of NEW ENGLAND” Lead by Arieh Tal Saturday, 19 September 2009 10 AM for 2-hour indoor session, followed by afternoon field foray $10 (cash or check made out to NEBC) 101 O’Neil Hall College of the Holy Cross, 1...
by Kyle J Webster | 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...
