Plant Sightings

Native to the rainforests of the Guianas, but now planted widely in the tropical to semi-tropical areas of the world […]

Yellow Dock (aka. Curly Dock; Rumex crispus) is a perennial herbaceous plant originally from Europe and Asia, but now naturalized

Slime molds are fascinating organisms that exist at the intersection of fungi and protists, exhibiting both amoeba-like and spore-producing phases

Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) is distinctive with its leaf design, with white along the veins like a webbing, looking like

The Blackberry taxonomy is confused as there is much hybridization and apomixis, therefore it is referred to as a “species

Native to Europe and Asia, Burdock (Arctium lappa, A. spp.)  is a thistle that is considered both a useful plant

The Artichoke and Cardoon are types of thistles that are cultivated as food and medicine. A native to the Mediterranean

Guarana (Paullinia cupana) is a South American source of caffeine in the form of a vining plant with large leaves

The White Jelly Mushroom (aka. Snow Mushroom; Tremella fuciformis) is a gelatinous, translucent white fungus with a frond-like, lobed appearance

This almost 100 foot tall deciduous tree is a native to Asia, producing pinnate leaves and panicles of flowers in