Plant Profile: Sharp-lobed Hepatica

Sharp-lobed hepatica ( Anemone acutiloba ) flowering in late April 2021 in southeast Minnesota.   Sharp-lobed hepatica, also called liverwor...

  • 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...
  • 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...