Plant Sightings

Tip #4 Use a Botanical Key If you aren’t already sure of a plant’s identity or if you really want to be […]

The floral emblem of Western Australia, the Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos spp.) is an easy plant to identify and remember! The

Tip #3 Practice Seeing the Gestalt  How  do you know your friend? Do you tell them apart from everyone else

Tip #2 Use Mnemonics I don’t know one scientist who has gotten by without using Mnemonics at some point. Mnemonics

People  often ask me how I can identify plants so easily in the field. Really,  in most cases, it’s not

Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna) is a wide-canopied tree from India with commercial importance for the production of a wild silk, called

Dogwoods (Cornus spp.) have several stories which may have led to their common name, such as being used as a

As its common name implies, Sage (Salvia officinalis) is a plant that has long held an association with higher cognition

 In India, this herb is considered so special that a day where it is decorated for worship has been designated

Mulberries (Morus spp) are found in the wild and are either cultivated or naturalized in many areas of the temperate