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Cardamine pensylvanica is a native, white-flowered mustard that sometimes grows in the shallow water of a roadside ditch, especially where...

Dentaria diphylla is very limited in its distribution in Indiana. In the Chicago Region, it was previously known only from Berrien County, ...

Today in central Indiana I was startled to see Spring Cress with a single open flower right near the basal leaves. Remarkable! Photographed ...

"The sun that brief December day rose cheerless over hills of grey, and darkly circled, gave at noon a sadder light than waning moon......

Ubiquitous in eastern mesic forests, Toothwort is one of the most common spring ephemerals. The 4-petaled flowers are usually white, but occ...

Of course, working on tree bud and bark identification this time of year is fun and all, but it still makes me want a little green. So I de...

Saturday I had the chance to visit some fens in Wayne County, IN at Nicholson Preserve with Dr. Ruch and Dr. Torke from Ball State. Spring ...

Ever wonder why you wallow around in natural areas trying to get nice photos of some plant that's just about impossible to photograph? W...

I've been itching to get out and botanize lately, but I have just been too busy. Saturday was too beautiful to be anywhere but outside,...