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NYFA Upcoming Workshops for Salix and Botrychium. Register Now!
Two upcoming exciting workshop being offered by the New York Flora Association in conjunction with the Bailey Hortorium are listed below. Click on the fliers for a larger version. May 21-22 (Saturday and Sunday), 2011, Salix (willow) workshop based out of Ithaca...
How to Identify Lesser Celandine, An Invasive Exotic Plant
This invasive plant can take over a floodplain understory and although the yellow masses of flowers may look pretty, it should be removed if possible. It is blooming now (late April and early May) so keep a lookout for it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjWhgNVjQQg
Everything You Wanted to Know About Duckweeds
Wayne Armstrong from Palomar College has assembled a very information-rich website on the taxonomy of the Lemnaceae. There are lots of photos and keys to use to key out this sometimes difficult group. To access the website CLICK HERE.
NY Capital District Friday Field Group Schedule Available
The Capital District Friday Field Group just released their schedule for the 2011 field season. The group meets every Friday at 5:30 PM at a location in the Capital District of New York to learn the flora and fauna of the area. The group is also on meetup.com if you...
Pixies: A Sure Sign of Spring on Long Island
Entry and photos by Steve Young. Mid-April is the flowering time of the rare Pixiemoss, Pyxidanthera barbulata. In New York there are only two locations, on Long Island, but only one of them has a significant number of plants. This tiny plant grows in low clumps on...
21 New Rare Plant Guides for Long Island Posted
The New York Natural Program recently posted 21 new rare plant guides on their guides website. Most of these are rare plants that might occur along roadsides on the island. The list is below. If you would like to access the site CLICK HERE. In the next year many more...
Report: Researchers Say Children Need Green Plant Interventions
This is an article from the Green Local 175 in Rome/Utica: Helsinki, Finland (SPX) Apr 5, 2011 Could "interventions" bring children closer to nature? Researchers in Finland think so. A new study published in HortTechnology compares urban and rural children's...
NY Times: Plants We Have Lost From New York City
CLICK HERE to read and article and view drawings by Marielle Anzelone and Wendy Hollender about the plants that once grew in New York City but are now gone.
Orchid Information is Endless
Orchids are one of the most popular plant groups in the world and New York is no exception. There are many websites, blogs and Facebook pages on the subject. For New York you can start with an article by Chuck Sheviak and myself on the orchids that appeared last...
Orchid Information is Endless
Orchids are one of the most popular plant groups in the world and New York is no exception. There are many websites, blogs and Facebook pages on the subject. For New York you can start with an article by Chuck Sheviak and myself on the orchids that appeared last...
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