Plant Sightings

The Paw Paw (Asimina triloba) is a fruit-producing tree that is native to eastern North America. The tree is small, […]

Here is another species with a prevailing common name that could cause offense, so let’s refer to it by another

Although Black Walnuts (Juglans nigra) are smaller and harder to crack than the English Walnut, these North American walnuts are

Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa) is a medicinal plant with wide distribution in the world, including India and throughout Asia, South America,

Dionysus was the god of wine, fertility, and debauchery, but was he also the god of long life?  Our attraction

Slowly degrading bricks and buildings along the way, the Creeping Fig has small leaves and is such a good climber

Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) is held in high regard in Ayurveda, and in Tibet referred to as “The King of Medicines”.

Myoporum species are popular in horticulture and also important bush foods or medicinal plants to Aboriginal people in both coastal

Agaves are famous for being the source of tequila—produced from Agave tequilana (tequila has at least 51% A. tequilana). Mezcal,

Mangos (Mangifera indica) are native to and the national fruit of India, but cultivated world-wide. Trees can reach heights of