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The guides and factsheets posted here are free to download for educational or other non-profit use. For any other use, please ask for permission using the contact form at right.

How to Identify Narrowleaf Bittercress

How to Identify Invasive Plants in the Carrot Family

How to Identify Native and Introduced Phragmites, Common Reed

How to Identify Oriental Bittersweet in Winter

How to Identify Common Buckthorn in Winter

Winter Identification of Deciduous Trees and Shrubs: Some Tips and Terms

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Nature's Ancient Engineers

Young mushrooms of fly agaric, Amanita muscaria , in a northern Minnesota mixed coniferous-deciduous forest.The caps of the mushrooms will f...

The Pretty Problem of Siberian Squill

Siberian Squill ( Scilla siberica ) is an introduced plant that blooms in early spring. Leaves are basal, up to six inches long and 1/2 inch...
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...
Some Uncommon Things About Common Milkweed

Common Milkweed, Asclepias syriaca , blooming on June 30, 2021, at Crow Hassan Park Reserve in Minnesota. At times reviled as a nuisance o...

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Snapshots

European common reed, an invasive grass, can be identified in winter by its typically dense plumes and persistent leaf sheaths. Follow the image for more information or see the Phragmites guide under the Downloads tab.

Featured Web Resources

Minnesota Pollinator Resources. MnDNR.
Residential Pollinator Habitat. BWSR.

Featured Video

Oak wilt identification and prevention for Minnesotans. MnDNR webinar, 1/22/25. 59:19.

News, Articles, & Research

February 2025 Featured Plant: Anise Hyssop. Sara Reagan, BWSR.
Purple Loosestrife: An Invasive Species. NAISMA. Jan. 7, 2025.
Icelandite Coastal Fen SNA is a glimpse into Minnesota's ancient past and vibrant present. Justin Vorndran, MNDNR. In SNA Nature Notes, Winter 2024.
DNR staff explores methods of controlling smooth brome in native prairies. Dustin Graham, MNDNR. In SNA Nature Notes, Winter 2024.
New research shows grasses can fortify against buckthorn invasion. MITPPC, Dec. 11, 2024.
Crab Apple Conundrum. MIPN and Dawes Arboretum via Woody Invasives of the Great Lakes. Dec. 10, 2024.
December 2024 Featured Plant: White Turtlehead. Brett Stoplestad, Washington Conservation District, for BWSR.

Webinars and Other Events

Adapting with integrated pest management. (Use of IPM to manage plant and insect pests.) UMN Extension, Feb. 21, 1 - 2:30 pm.
Midwest Priority Species & Regulatory Updates. (Invasive Plant Update.) MIPN. March 6, 11:30 am Central Time.
Controlling Wild Parsnip in Prairies. MIPN. April 2, 11:30 am Central Time.

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Minnesota State Parks and Trails
Three Rivers Park District
Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas
Minnesota Native Plant Society

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More to Explore

Smarty Plants: "A podcast exploring invasive insects and noxious weeds that threaten Minnesota’s natural and agricultural resources." MN Dept. of Ag.
Fridays with a Forester series, UMN Extension.
BWSR Featured Plant Series
Native Plant Suppliers & Services in Minnesota
Plant Native Plants to Help Nature - WI DNR
Minnesota Scientific and Natural Areas
Prairie Pod: A MNDNR podcast about prairies.
The Wandering Naturalist - Podcast by Three Rivers Park District
Weed of the Month Series - Minnesota Dept of Ag
Plants of Minnesota - MN DNR
Minnesota Native Plant Encyclopedia - MN DNR
Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center
UMN Extension Native Plants Web Page
Bug Banter Podcast. Xerces Society.
Minnesota's Ecoregions - MN DNR
Minnesota's Native Plant Communities - MN DNR
Ecological Landscapes of Wisconsin - WI DNR

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