Fungi as Fixers

The plants in this restored prairie at Elm Creek Park Reserve are mostly mycorrhizal. Fungi live with their roots in a mutually beneficial r...

  • How to Identify Common Buckthorn in Winter
    A female Buckthorn displays a persistent leaf, fruits and terminal thorn that help with winter identification. For an explanation of the ter...
  • Plant Profile: Wild Ginger
    A single flower emerges between a pair of leaves of wild ginger, Asarum canadense . In spring, wild ginger is one of the first plants to eme...
  • What is a rhizome?
    Mayapple ( Podophyllum peltatum ) spreads by rhizomes. The two whitish nubs at the node in the middle are the beginning of shoots. Clusters ...