native-plants
Native plants are species that have evolved naturally within a specific region or ecosystem without human introduction, forming integral ecological relationships with local soils, climate, and wildlife over thousands of years. In plant science, studying native species provides critical insights into evolutionary adaptation, plant-soil microbiome interactions, and ecological resilience. Understanding native plant biology also informs conservation strategies, habitat restoration, and the development of sustainable horticultural practices suited to regional environments.
open_in_new Wikipedia
Rapid disruption of pollination function by the invasive plant Impa...
That pretty pink-flowered plant spreading along your local riverbank or woodland edge could be qu...
Site-specific variation in flowering phenology of a spring ephemera...
If you watch for the first spring wildflowers pushing up through forest leaf litter each year, yo...
High temporal resolution pollen analysis: New insights into current...
The wildflowers you're encouraging along your fence line or garden edge may already be carrying p...
Perennial vegetative strips promote spillover of beneficial soil mi...
That weedy hedgerow or wildflower strip at the edge of a farm field isn't just pretty—it's quietl...
Trending: pink lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule) — 335 observatio...
Pink lady's slippers growing in your local woods take 10–15 years to flower for the first time an...
Pesticide-induced ecological traps and insect pollinator foraging n...
Every bee that disappears from a sprayed orchard is one fewer visitor to the wildflowers and vege...
Trending: butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) — 1105 observatio...
Butterfly milkweed blooming in your yard or on a roadside verge is one of the clearest signs that...
Milkweed is blooming now and monarchs are counting on every patch
Common milkweed blooming in your yard right now is monarch butterfly habitat, and every patch you...
Climate mediates phenological and phylogenetic differentiation in p...
Invasive plants showing up earlier each spring in your garden or local nature trail aren't just a...
Phenological shifts keep pace with climate change but are slowing d...
If you track the first blooms of spring wildflowers on your regular hikes, you may already be wit...
Native shrubs senesce earlier and faster than non-native shrubs in ...
Invasive shrubs lining your local woodland trail are quietly stealing autumn sunlight from native...
Trending: common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) — 2095 observations this week
Milkweed growing along your fence line or in a sunny corner of your yard is the only plant monarc...
Most European bee species are shrinking in range, not disappearing
The bees and hoverflies pollinating your tomatoes, squash, and fruit trees are losing ground acro...
Invasive plants have stronger root recognition capabilities than na...
Every time you pull a native plant from a restoration bed only to watch an invasive refill the ga...
Healthier honeybee hives mean fewer viruses on nearby flowers and wild bees
The flowers in your garden act as shared dining tables where a virus from a neighbor's hives can ...
Camouflage via leaf mottling among North American Erythronium speci...
The spotted trout lilies carpeting your spring woodland floor are wearing camouflage refined by d...
Drought eliminates soil microbially mediated indirect competitive a...
The weedy exotic plants taking over your native garden bed may be winning not just by growing fas...
Trending: common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) — 940 observations this week
Milkweed patches in your yard or neighborhood are the single non-negotiable requirement for monar...
Leafcutter bees and their leaf resources: ecology, behavior, and co...
Planting the right leafy shrubs and perennials in your yard could directly support leafcutter bee...
Two decades of resurrection studies: What have we learned about con...
The wildflowers blooming earlier each spring in your local meadow aren't just reacting to warmer ...
Trending: common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) — 1071 observations this week
Every milkweed plant spotted and logged right now is a data point helping track whether monarch b...
Automating pollinator identification using artificial intelligence ...
Every bee photo you snap and upload to a nature app could soon be automatically identified by AI,...
Trending: pink lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule) — 370 observatio...
If you walk any eastern woodland trail this month, you have a real chance of spotting one of Nort...
Trending: butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) — 996 observation...
Butterfly milkweed blooming in your yard right now is one of the few native flowers that can sing...
Trending: common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) — 1668 observations this week
Common milkweed blooming in your yard or along a nearby roadside right now is the single most imp...
Small soil pits and charcoal help native plants take hold in dry grasslands
If you've ever scattered native wildflower seeds across a dry, compacted patch and watched nothin...
Herbaria unlock tripartite pollination responses to anthropogenic change.
The wild bees visiting your garden flowers are also delivering yeasts and bacteria that alter the...
Summer heat forces bumble bees to fan nests instead of gather food
The bumble bees visiting your garden flowers may be one season away from colony collapse if they'...
Warming springs push female katsura trees to sync with males
The katsura tree lining your local botanical garden or arboretum blooms in a narrow window each s...
Global distribution and biogeography of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi.
The wild blueberries, heathers, and rhododendrons in your garden or the bogs near you depend on a...
Beech trees keep seeding through Europe's worst recorded droughts
Beech forests across Europe are still raining down nuts even through brutal droughts, which means...
Wavyleaf basketgrass (Oplismenus undulatifolius) invasion is associ...
If wavyleaf basketgrass has reached a trail or woodland edge near you, the soil beneath it may al...
Amazon's useful plants face steeper climate losses than their wild cousins
One-third of all Amazon plant species feed, heal, or shelter the people who live among them, and ...
Common milkweed blooming across eastern North America in record numbers
Milkweed in your yard or neighborhood right now is the only plant monarch butterfly caterpillars ...
Dead bees trapped in milkweed flowers drive away other pollinators
The milkweed you plant for monarchs depends on pollinators to set seed, and trapped dead honey be...
Neighborhood deadwood and yard rewilding modulate commensal microbi...
That rotting log you've been meaning to haul out of your yard corner may be quietly seeding your ...
Trending: garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) — 1021 observations this week
Every garlic mustard plant you pull from your woodland edge before it sets seed stops hundreds of...
Phenological mismatches between larks and grasshoppers induced by c...
The meadow grasses and wildflowers in nature reserves near you depend on birds arriving at exactl...
Trending: pink lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule) — 880 observatio...
Pink lady's slippers growing in your local woods take 10–15 years to first bloom and can't surviv...
Trending: large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) — 685 observ...
Large white trillium blooms for only a few fleeting weeks each spring in eastern woodlands — and ...
Trending: Virginia strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) — 441 observati...
Wild strawberry patches threading through your lawn or meadow edge aren't weeds — they're a groun...
Plant Species Extinction and Opportunities for De-extinction.
Species that vanished from your region in the last few centuries — the wildflowers, native shrubs...
Trending: pink lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule) — 876 observatio...
Pink lady's slippers blooming near your local trails take 10–17 years to flower from seed and wil...
For colonization success, should hosts and microbes travel alone, t...
Native plant restorations often fail quietly in the first few seasons — and this research suggest...
A novel nursery pollination mutualism between a water primrose and ...
Weevils — those small, snout-nosed beetles most gardeners curse — turn out to be secret pollinati...
Climate warming and drought modify galling effects on tall goldenrod.
As summers get hotter and droughts more frequent, the wildflowers and native plants in your backy...
Wild lettuce evolved to flower a week earlier in 44 years
If a weedy wild lettuce can genetically shift its flowering time within decades, the drought-stre...
This vine's flowers impersonate figs to fool a wasp
Next time you spot a vine with odd globe-shaped flowers in a tropical greenhouse or garden, you'r...
Climate, not location, drives pollinator pickiness worldwide
The bees, hummingbirds, or moths visiting your garden are shaped by local temperature and rainfal...
Tropical flowers are shifting bloom times in opposite directions by season
If you track bloom dates in a tropical or subtropical garden, this explains why some plants seem ...
Cardboard tubes in bee hotels invite the most parasites
If you've put up a bee hotel to help native pollinators, the material you chose and how often you...
Wild blueberries now ripen a week earlier than a century ago
If you forage lowbush blueberries or watch birds and other wildlife feed on them, the window for ...
Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Roles of Edible Flowers in Lo...
Dozens of the wild flowers locals in Guangxi have eaten for generations—gathered from roadsides a...
Sex-specific adaptive strategies and rhizosphere microbiome respons...
Male and female buffalograss plants in a native lawn are running completely different drought-sur...
Seed dormancy and germination of three Corydalis species, disjunct ...
Fumeworts are increasingly coveted spring ephemerals for shade gardens, and cracking their germin...
High acorn predation limits assisted regeneration in Mediterranean ...
If you've ever tried direct-seeding oaks in a restoration planting or food forest only to find th...
Flower visitors and pollinator interactions on mustard (Brassica ju...
If you grow mustard greens, arugula, or any brassica that you let go to seed, the small native be...
Trending: Solomon's plume (Maianthemum racemosum) — 876 observation...
Solomon's plume arching through a shaded woodland edge tells you the understory is intact — and p...
Pressed museum plants reveal how flowering seasons have shifted ove...
The lilac blooming two weeks earlier than your grandparents noted, the autumn leaves holding on l...
Trending: Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) — 1141 observati...
The hooded bloom emerging in your local forest right now is a marvel of deception: it mimics a fu...
Trending: large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) — 766 observ...
If you walk any eastern hardwood forest this week, you're in the middle of peak trillium season —...
Trending: chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) — 345 observations this week
Chokecherry thickets along roadsides and forest edges are ripening right now, and the dark astrin...
Mish, Bogs, and Berries: The Significance of Boreal Heathlands as I...
Berry patches you stumble across in open, scrubby terrain aren't accidental — generations of Indi...
Large flowers enhance pollination success and nutrient resorption i...
Next spring when saucer magnolias explode into bloom, those outsized flowers are running a sophis...
"Pollen diets influence gut microbiota composition and colony devel...
Every wildflower you leave standing at the edge of your garden is a vote for the gut health of na...
Trait-mediated responses of native plant diversity to combined urba...
That overgrown lot down the street — full of weeds and cracked concrete — is quietly losing its n...
Trending: dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis) — 1154 observations this week
Dame's rocket blooming along your neighborhood trail right now looks just like native phlox — kno...
Trending: chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) — 481 observations this week
Chokecherry thickets lining roadsides and forest edges right now are loaded with clusters of tart...
Trending: wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) — 1274 observations this week
Wild geranium blooming along your woodland trail edge right now is a reliable nectar stop for que...
Trending: dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis) — 1256 observations this week
Those tall, fragrant purple-and-white flower clusters lining roadsides and woodland edges right n...
Trending: Virginia strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) — 374 observati...
Virginia strawberry is fruiting in yards, meadows, and trail edges right now — and the tiny red b...
Trending: black ash (Fraxinus nigra) — 294 observations this week
Black ash trees woven into the soggy edges of northern swamps and river corridors are disappearin...
Pollinator efficiency, rather than bee decline, explains a shift to...
Next time you spot a hummingbird hovering at a tubular red flower in a mountain garden, you're wa...
Simulating ecosystem resilience: Tipping point evasion driven by ad...
Even a small patch of marsh grass you help restore can pull in pollinators that turbocharge the w...
Potential to fund arable rewilding in England with biodiversity credits.
Wildflower-rich rewilded land hosts 56% more rare invertebrate species and a third more pollinato...
Trait Dataset for 3,000 European Wild Bee and Hoverfly Species.
Every flower in your garden that sets fruit or seed depends on pollinators whose populations are ...
Contrasting responses of pollen and fruit to whole-tree heating in ...
Fruit-bearing trees in grasslands and savannahs worldwide may quietly stop reproducing long befor...
Dynamics of biotic resistance to plant invasions.
Every invasive plant spreading through a local nature preserve is running a gauntlet of native co...
Fire effects in sagebrush communities - the good, the bad, and the ...
If you've hiked through the wide-open sagebrush country of the West, the fate of that landscape —...
Trees need warm days, not just warm nights, to leaf out
If you've noticed your beech or oak leafing out earlier some springs than others despite similar ...
Mossy, flower-rich forest floors help trees store more carbon
Next time you walk past a patch of ferns or moss under a tree canopy, know that a diverse ground ...
Perfume-loving bees push orchids to evolve flower shapes fast
The wild orchid diversity you might spot on a rainforest hike or in a specialty greenhouse traces...
Trending: common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) — 1044 observations ...
Yarrow blooming in your yard or along your fence line is a free pollinator buffet — its flat-topp...
Trending: multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora) — 1008 observations this week
Multiflora rose forms impenetrable thickets that crowd out the native shrubs and wildflowers your...
Trending: dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis) — 932 observations this week
Those showy purple clusters lining roadsides and garden edges in June are dame's rocket, not nati...
Trending: Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) — 465 observatio...
Canada mayflower carpeting the forest floor beneath your feet is a reliable sign that your woodla...
Trending: wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) — 411 observations ...
Wild sarsaparilla carpeting the forest floor right now is one of the clearest phenological marker...
Trending: chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) — 393 observations this week
Chokecherry thickets along your local trail edges are producing clusters of dark red fruit right ...
Trending: Solomon's plume (Maianthemum racemosum) — 335 observation...
Solomon's plume is one of the easiest native woodland plants to establish in a shady corner, and ...
Trending: eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) — 843 observa...
Poison ivy is actively leafing out right now along the trail edges, fence lines, and woodland bor...
Salt-loving grass genome reveals how it beats drought and salt
The salt-crusted patches at the edge of your local marsh or coastal lawn where nothing seems to g...
Philosophical foundations of plant awareness for sustainability.
Every weed you've ever pulled without a second thought, every shrub you've walked past a hundred ...
Invasive honeybees are starving bat-pollinated trees of fruit
If you've ever planted a tree hoping for fruit, this shows how a well-meaning backyard beehive ca...
Differential pollinator importance contributes to flower colour var...
Next time you spot a wildflower changing color as you hike uphill, you're watching millions of ye...
Biases and blind spots in the global research agenda on metallic po...
Lead and cadmium from contaminated soil can move through pollen and nectar into the bees visiting...
Adaptive management of geese in a restored tidal freshwater wetland.
If geese or deer are trampling the native plantings at your local park or nature preserve, target...
Non-native plantations: Plant invasion hotspots to multispecies bri...
That eucalyptus grove or pine plantation at the edge of your local nature reserve may be quietly ...
Morphological and phenological matching shape functional heteranthery.
If you grow crape myrtles and wonder why big bumblebee-sized carpenter bees seem to 'fit' the flo...
Long-term demography and spatial genetic structure reveal mechanism...
That sassafras thicket at the edge of the woods you walk past — the one that smells like root bee...
Dwarf pawpaw (Asimina pygmaea) observed in Cedar Key Scrub State Re...
Dwarf pawpaw is one of the few native fruit-bearing shrubs adapted to Florida's harsh, sandy scru...
mile-a-minute weed (Persicaria perfoliata) observed in Rowley Rd, C...
If this vine reaches the edge of your yard or a nearby trail, it can blanket native shrubs and wi...
Trending: foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) — 804 observat...
Foxglove beardtongue blooming in your yard or along a roadside right now is prime habitat for nat...
Trending: eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) — 697 observa...
Knowing what poison ivy looks like right now — shiny, three-leafed, and often climbing fences or ...
Trending: Canada anemone (Anemonastrum canadense) — 375 observation...
Canada anemone spreading through a moist garden corner or streambank edge is doing real ecologica...
Trending: Canadian bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) — 356 observation...
Canadian bunchberry carpeting the forest floor of a boreal trail is one of the clearest signs tha...
Trending: dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis) — 330 observations this week
If you've noticed fragrant purple flower clusters lining roadsides or spilling into woodland edge...
Trending: common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) — 1094 observations ...
Yarrow spreading along roadsides and meadow edges near you is one of the easiest native plants to...
Pollination by long-proboscid horseflies and its implications for r...
Orchids growing shoulder-to-shoulder in a meadow can stay distinct species for millions of years ...
Phenotypic Evaluation of Sunflower (Helianthus Annuus L.) Landraces...
Old sunflower landraces grown by farmers for generations may hold the drought tolerance or diseas...
Seeds remember past warmth more than the warmth they sprout in
If you're growing alpine or rock-garden species from seed, this explains why identical sowing con...
Linking community structure and climate vulnerability in desert pla...
Desert wildflower displays you might drive out to see in the Coachella Valley — from spring annua...
Host Species Mediate Distinct Seed Microbiome Responses to Restoration.
Seeds you collect from a restored prairie or replanted woodland may carry a reshuffled microbial ...
The rarest invaders: systematic global evidence for the conservatio...
A plant you might find listed as endangered in a botanical garden catalog could be the same speci...
Machine Learning and Geospatial Modeling of Climate Change Impacts ...
Every third bite of food you eat exists because a bee visited a flower — and the models here show...
Replanting grasses builds soil carbon mainly through fungal leftovers
If you've ever wondered why a restored meadow feels richer underfoot than an abandoned field left...
Trending: purple crownvetch (Securigera varia) — 925 observations this week
That pink-and-white flowering vine carpeting the highway median and creeping into trail edges nea...
Trending: Canadian bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) — 428 observation...
Canadian bunchberry carpeting the forest floor beneath your local conifers is a reliable sign of ...
Trending: Canada anemone (Anemonastrum canadense) — 405 observation...
Canada anemone spreading through a rain garden or wet meadow edge is doing double duty — its dens...
Trending: black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) — 1028 observations this week
Black-eyed Susans blooming in your yard or along roadsides right now are feeding native bees and ...
Bright flowers energize you, pale ones calm you down
Picking flower colours for your beds isn't just about looks; it's a way to actually tune the mood...
From individuals to networks: The role of variation in plant-pollin...
The bumblebees visiting your garden aren't interchangeable — some handle heat waves better, some ...
Wild bees stick to the same pollen diet every year
The mix of flowers you plant determines which bees can actually get the protein and fat they need...
Stem sodium sequestration and photosynthetic maintenance correlated...
If you're planting oaks for urban restoration or windbreaks in areas with road salt or alkaline s...
Orchid bee diversity responds positively to forest cover and landsc...
Orchid bees are the sole pollinators of many tropical orchid species, so the forest patches and b...
Leafy park trees cool streets far better than street-canyon trees
If you're picking a shade tree for a yard or noticing which park bench feels cooler in August, th...
Trending: common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) — 1271 observations ...
Yarrow blooming in roadside ditches and meadows right now is one of the best indicators that your...
Trending: tufted vetch (Vicia cracca) — 367 observations this week
Tufted vetch scrambling through your hedgerows or meadow edges is actively fixing nitrogen into t...
Trending: Canada anemone (Anemonastrum canadense) — 334 observation...
Canada anemone spreading a white-flowered carpet along stream banks and wet meadow edges right no...
Trending: common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) — 1179 observations this week
Common selfheal is almost certainly already growing in your lawn or a nearby path edge — it's one...
Diversity and Ethnobotany of the Family Zingiberaceae in Lop Buri P...
Turmeric, galangal, cardamom, and ginger all belong to the same plant family — and this study rev...
BEYOND THE GROVE: UNVEILING THE ECOLOGY AND DIVERSITY OF X-DISEASE,...
Wild chokecherries lining the trails and roadsides near you may be hosting a pathogen that's quie...
Grasslands don't grow back the same, even after 100 years
The wildflower meadow you're restoring in your backyard or local park may never fully return to i...
pink lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule) observed in Chepachet
Pink lady's slippers take up to 15 years to bloom from seed and can only germinate with the help ...
Bloom timing shapes how a bumblebee gut parasite spreads between flowers
The wild bergamot blooming in your pollinator garden isn't just pretty - when it peaks relative t...
Wild bumblebees in Turkey carry the same viruses decimating honeybe...
Every third bite of food you eat depends on a pollinator, and the bumblebees doing much of that w...
Railways reshape soil fungi, opening the door to invasive plants
Every new road, rail line, or trail cut through natural land quietly rewires the soil biology und...
How early do Cerrado grasses become fire-resilient? Insights from a...
If you're seeding native grasses into a restoration patch or fire-adapted meadow, waiting at leas...
Legumes rebuild soil's living nitrogen engine, not just its nitrogen supply
Planting legumes in a bare or depleted patch of ground doesn't just add nitrogen the way a fertil...
Trending: red trillium (Trillium erectum) — 381 observations this week
Red trillium blooming in your local woods is one of spring's most reliable phenological clocks — ...
Invasive shrubs drain Brazil's palm swamps dry during drought
Palm swamps like the Veredas of central Brazil anchor the dry-season water table that feeds strea...
Facilitative Effects of Alnus viridis ssp. fruticosa on Betula nana...
Watching which shrubs cluster together in wild landscapes isn't just aesthetics — this study show...
The "weed" in your lawn is quietly feeding thousands of bumblebees
Selfheal is almost certainly already growing in your lawn or garden path and most people pull it ...
Yarrow's 1,100 sightings this week mark peak pollinator season
Yarrow blooming in your yard or along roadsides right now is a reliable signal that summer pollin...
Black-eyed Susans are at peak bloom and feeding pollinators now
Black-eyed Susans blooming in your yard or along a roadside right now are feeding the specialist ...
This drought-tolerant native shrub feeds bees and enriches soil for free
New Jersey tea fixes its own nitrogen through root nodules, meaning it feeds the soil around it w...
Oxeye daisy topped iNaturalist this week and it quietly crowds out ...
Oxeye daisy spreads aggressively into meadows and roadsides, crowding out the native wildflowers ...
Tufted vetch fixes free nitrogen from air wherever it scrambles
Tufted vetch scrambling through your meadow or roadside verge is quietly pulling nitrogen from th...
Hundreds spotted Canadian bunchberry this week, signaling healthy f...
Canadian bunchberry carpets the floor of boreal and montane forests across North America, and its...
Coexistence mechanisms for herbaceous plants in arid ecosystems.
Desert wildflower blooms you might drive hours to see — those explosions of color after a good wi...
Nectar-stealing bees drain tubular flowers but leave seed productio...
Next time you spot a bumblebee hovering at the base of a tubular flower instead of its mouth, you...
Genome sequence of <i>Ceratocystis huliohia</i>, a fung...
If you've ever hiked a Hawaiian rainforest trail canopied by 'ōhi'a lehua blossoms — the scarlet ...
Losing specialist pollinators reshuffles who visits which plants ac...
The bees and birds that visit your garden aren't interchangeable; lose even one specialist specie...
Partial mycoheterotrophy in the arbuscular mycorrhizal Gentiana squ...
The delicate alpine gentians you might spot on a mountain hike aren't just pretty faces — they're...
Wild bittersweet nightshade keeps the same root microbes across wil...
Native plants in your neighborhood may be carrying their own stable communities of beneficial mic...
Silphium wildflowers get their genomes decoded, speeding up crop do...
The rosinweeds growing in native prairies and roadside restorations near you are candidates for t...
Wildflowers evolved fast during drought, but only at range edges
Watching how a single wildflower species shifts its flowering timing and survival within just a f...
Clay coating helps native tree seedlings survive harsh sun during r...
If you've ever tried to establish a native tree seedling in a bare, sunny patch of yard only to w...
Wild bergamot blooming across North America draws record observer attention
Wild bergamot blooming in your neighborhood right now is one of the best plants you can add to a ...
Citizen scientists spot common selfheal blooming across the landscape
Common selfheal grows in almost every lawn, meadow, and trailside you pass through in summer, and...
Black-eyed Susan peaks with 1,000 sightings logged in one week
Black-eyed Susan blooming at this scale signals that your local meadow or sunny border is enterin...
Yarrow blooms draw hundreds of citizen scientists into the field
Common yarrow growing along your fence line or in a neglected corner of your yard is actively bei...
St. John's Wort blooming peak draws hundreds of naturalist sightings
St. John's Wort blooming along roadsides and meadow edges right now is one of summer's most relia...
Salt-loving seepweed can heal ruined soil and toughen crops
If you've ever watched plants brown and die along a road salted all winter or in a coastal garden...
One sunflower gene change alters nectar sugar, bee visits, and nect...
The sunflowers in your garden may carry a domestication-era gene variant that changes their necta...
Forever chemicals build up in wildflowers and pollen, raising polli...
If you plant or forage huckleberries and blueberries near contaminated ground, the flowers your l...
DNA tests and water baiting best catch nursery plant pathogens befo...
The native toyon and coffeeberry you buy for a habitat garden or restoration planting could carry...
Compost-borne nanoplastics pile up in grass roots, with little reac...
If you spread compost on your beds every spring, the plastic fragments hiding in it can build up ...
Invasive buckthorn sightings jump 50% across Canada as autumn arrives
The shrub with dark berries and leaves that stay green after your maple and ash have turned is pr...
Ethiopia's tree-planting drive is really working to store carbon
If you've ever wondered whether mass tree-planting campaigns actually do anything, this study mea...
Night beetles are secret star pollinators of this Banksia shrub
If you grow banksias or walk through Australian bushland at night, the flowers you assumed were p...
This gene decides whether lettuce spines turn red
Those reddish tinges on lettuce leaves or wild lettuce spines aren't random; they're controlled b...
Charred wood scraps help burned forest soil bounce back
If you've ever watched a burn scar in the Southwest struggle to grow anything back, this shows a ...
Crowding and sulfur pollution outweigh climate in forest change
The thinning canopy gaps and seedling struggles you might notice on a forest walk aren't just abo...
Response of soil phosphorus fractions and bioavailability to native...
If you've ever tried to restore a weedy pond edge or replant a disturbed shoreline, this research...
Can Phosphate-Solubilizing Microorganisms Unlock the Path to Sustai...
Restoring a patch of degraded rainforest is less like planting a garden and more like rebuilding ...
netted pawpaw (Asimina reticulata) observed in Jupiter Inlet Colony...
Netted pawpaw is a Florida-endemic shrub that supports native zebra swallowtail and Pawpaw sphinx...
Trending: eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) — 1019 observ...
Knowing what poison ivy looks like in its current spring growth form — before leaves fully unfurl...
Trending: dame's rocket (Hesperis matronalis) — 967 observations this week
Dame's rocket lines roadsides and woodland edges every May looking nearly identical to native phl...
Trending: red trillium (Trillium erectum) — 546 observations this week
Red trillium blooming in your local forest is one of spring's most precise ecological clocks — if...
Trending: yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum) — 431 observat...
Yellow trout lily carpets forest floors for just a few weeks each spring before vanishing entirel...
Evolutionary Origin of Prolonged Delayed Fertilization in the Fagaceae.
Every acorn you see forming on an oak this summer may actually be the result of a pollination eve...
Progress and prospects of parasitic plant biodiversity genomics.
Witchweed and broomrape, the vampires of the plant world, already devastate staple crops across A...
Young adults in eastern Germany know dandelion and sparrows but few...
Cornflower and Chamomile — plants your grandparents likely knew by name from roadsides and field ...
Fertilizer hurts soil bacteria more than losing plant species does
If you've ever over-fertilized a lawn or garden bed and noticed the soil turning sour and lifeles...
Adaptive strategies in young Inga vera subsp. affinis plants under ...
Riparian forests along flood-prone rivers are among the hardest native ecosystems to restore — kn...
Night lighting swaps out moths for flies in mountain meadows
The porch light or streetlamp you leave on doesn't just attract a few moths to your window, it ca...
Hidden canopy bee in Fiji lost 99% of its population
The tiny pollinators working the treetops you never look up at are vanishing just as fast as the ...
Extreme weather throws plants and butterflies off schedule differen...
The butterflies you spot drinking nectar in your garden depend on flowers blooming at the right m...
Nighttime lighting rewires which flowers bees and moths actually visit
If you've got a porch light or streetlamp near your garden, it may be quietly steering which flow...
Evaluating biodiversity and ecosystem services offered by spontaneo...
Abandoned quarries near your region could be quietly becoming some of the best wildlife habitat a...
Red listing the flora of the Green Islands reveals high extinction ...
If you've ever grown a rare island plant or visited botanical gardens showcasing Macaronesian flo...
Locals and loggers help pick native plants for landscaping
If you're tired of babying finicky ornamental plants that weren't built for your climate, this st...
Effects of Climate and Water Limitation on Reproductive Traits and ...
Wildflower meadows along California's rocky outcrops are quietly reshuffling their bloom windows ...
Biochar as an integrated management tool against Phytophthora cinna...
Cork oak forests covering Portugal's rolling hillsides — the source of every natural wine cork — ...
Flowering-rush (Butomus umbellatus) observed in Saint Boniface, Win...
Flowering-rush crowds out the native cattails and sedges that waterfowl nest in and that filter r...
Tuckeroo (Cupaniopsis anacardioides) observed in The Hammocks, FL, USA
Tuckeroo has established itself in South Florida natural areas like The Hammocks, where it can ou...
Trending: wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) — 1140 observations this week
Wild geranium blooming in your local woodland right now is a reliable phenology signal that sprin...
Trending: eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) — 923 observa...
Poison ivy is hitting peak urushiol potency right now — the same week crowds are heading onto tra...
Trending: Solomon's plume (Maianthemum racemosum) — 957 observation...
Solomon's plume arching over the shaded corners of your yard or local trail right now is a reliab...
Linked plant-fungal invasions: an introduction to a Virtual Issue.
Invasive plants spreading into natural areas near you may be dragging along foreign fungi that di...
This solo bee could help orchards outlast the honeybee crisis
If you grow fruit trees, the small blue-black bees nesting in hollow stems near your yard each sp...
Trending: Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) — 342 observatio...
Jack-in-the-Pulpit unfurling in your local woods right now marks one of spring's most reliable ph...
These common weeds can suck heavy metals out of dirty soil
If you've ever wondered whether a scrappy roadside weed could actually be useful, these results s...
Effects of restoration practices on biodiversity in temperate and b...
The mosaic of dead logs, open patches, and scorched ground that forest managers create mirrors th...
Foliar pathogens and drought drive plant-soil feedback between two ...
The powdery mildew you spot on your garden plants isn't just a leaf problem — it's quietly reshap...
Thin, branching roots help wetland plants trap forever chemicals
The floating wetland plants engineers choose for stormwater cleanup aren't interchangeable, since...
Trending: black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) — 1378 observations this week
Black-eyed Susans blooming in your yard or along roadsides right now are prime nectar stops for n...
Trending: common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) — 1285 observations ...
Yarrow blooming in your yard or along roadsides right now is a reliable nectar source for native ...
Most wild American grapevine species need urgent conservation help
The wine grapes and table grapes we eat today rely on wild grapevine cousins growing right now in...
Seasonality, land use and plant community diversity shape microbiom...
The weedy mix of plants you leave growing around your garden beds may be quietly shielding your p...
Restored soils rebuild their nutrient-cycling microbes before growt...
If you've ever rested a worn-out garden bed or pasture corner and wondered when it would feel 'al...
Mixing rare wildflower populations makes dramatically stronger offspring
If you're involved in a native plant restoration or seed-saving project, this shows that sourcing...
Polish plant seasons shifted weeks earlier over 80 years
If you garden anywhere in Central or Eastern Europe's climate zone, the calendar you learned grow...
Why your best orchard pollinator is hard to farm at scale
The blue orchard mason bee nesting in that bee house on your fence does more pollination work per...
Old Lineage, New Insights: Phenology, pollination and reproductive ...
If you've watched hummingbirds work a garden and wondered which wild plants depend on them most d...
Trending: common yarrow (Achillea millefolium) — 891 observations this week
Yarrow blooming in your yard or along roadsides right now is one of the most reliable signals tha...
Trending: wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) — 308 observations ...
Wild sarsaparilla carpets the same shaded forest floors you walk through in spring — learning to ...
Trending: chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) — 506 observations this week
Chokecherry thickets along roadsides and woodland edges are prime spots to watch for tiger swallo...
Trending: eastern poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) — 899 observa...
Poison ivy is actively leafing out right now along trail edges, fence lines, and woodland borders...
A global bioregionalisation for orchids.
If you've ever tried to grow an orchid and watched it sulk, knowing it evolved in a distinct clim...
Eco-restorative plant-microbe-biostimulant system for nitro-PAHs de...
Those weedy sedges and coarse grasses taking over neglected lots near busy roads aren't just eyes...
Night shift pollinators make plant networks tougher than we thought
The moths and other night visitors working your garden after dark aren't a separate cast of chara...
Cowslip flower types diverge in germination rates and stress tolerance
Which cowslip flower type you collect seed from affects how well those seeds sprout, and because ...
Australia's 2,000 unique native bees remain largely unstudied and u...
If you've ever watched a tiny, unfamiliar bee working flowers in your Australian garden, there's ...
Plants pick different soil bacteria tricks based on pH
If you've ever struggled with yellowing leaves on acid-loving plants like blueberries or rhododen...
Common pesticides quietly stress stingless bees without killing them
The stingless bees pollinating tomatoes, peppers, and native flowering plants in tropical and sub...
How some plants survive drying out completely, then bounce back
The mosses and lichens crusting your garden path or a shady rock wall aren't dead when they turn ...
Nursery-grown marsh grass genetically differs from wild local plants
If you've ever donated to or volunteered with a coastal marsh restoration project, this explains ...
Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Variation in Semi-Arid Woody Pla...
Native shrubs you plant to save water in a dry climate may quietly lose their drought-tolerance w...
Weedy flowers help bees more than planted strips do
If you tend a berry patch or fruit orchard, leaving the 'weeds' between rows alone may do more fo...
Hazelnut shrubs boost soil life more than any other pine understory plant
The hazelnut or rowan you might plant near a pine tree in your yard isn't just adding variety abo...
That sneezing spike? Ragweed is blooming everywhere right now
If your allergies flare every August, the weedy plant crowding your sidewalk cracks and vacant lo...
Passionflower's citrus perfume vanishes 90% by mid-morning
If you've ever wondered why some flowers smell strongest at certain times of day, this passionflo...
Cities with anti-light-pollution laws are protecting tree seasonal cycles
If you've noticed a street tree near a bright parking lot or streetlight holding its leaves weeks...
Warmer springs make some trees end their growing season sooner
If you've noticed the maples or lindens on your street coloring up earlier some years, this resea...
AI tracks dying coastal forests turning into ghostly marshland
If you've ever walked past a stretch of bare, gray tree trunks standing in salty marsh water alon...
Ghost-white forest plant is popping up everywhere this week
If you spot a cluster of waxy white stalks in the deep shade of your local woods, it's not a fung...
AI reads citizen science notes to map who eats and pollinates whom
The next time you snap a photo of a bee on your coneflowers and jot a comment about it, that offh...
Rare alpine flowers survive by sharing pollinators with common look-alikes
That uncommon wildflower you spot on a mountain hike may only persist because it evolved flowers ...
Butterflies pick flower color and shape over nectar volume
If you grow Ixora shrubs for butterflies, this shows that swapping to the species with tubular fl...
Where flowers grow shapes which pollinators find them
The scattered layout of flowers in your garden, not just the flower type, influences which bees a...
Impact of land use changes on ecosystem services provision in grass...
The wildflower meadows and pastures that once bordered mountain villages across Central Europe ar...
Differences in characteristics between naturalized threatened plant...
A tree you might plant for shade or timber could simultaneously be vanishing from its homeland — ...
Evolutionary and environmental drivers of dry-season deciduousness ...
Mimosa shrubs you might spot along roadsides or in dry gardens — those feathery-leaved plants tha...
Flowering phenology in species of Chamaecrista (L.) Moench: tempora...
Watch a patch of partridge peas closely enough and you'll catch individual plants flipping which ...
Inter situ collections as a strategy to conserve an exceptional pla...
Rare tropical plants that can't be frozen or seed-banked — the ones quietly holding rainforest ec...
Mexican Giant Hyssop (Agastache mexicana) observed in Keller Spring...
Mexican Giant Hyssop's confirmed presence in suburban DFW means you can likely grow this drought-...
Restoring dead mine soil means feeding its invisible workforce first
If you've ever tried to grow anything in scraped-bare construction fill or a dead patch of yard, ...
nodding trillium (Trillium cernuum) observed in Dingwall, NS B0C 1G...
Nodding trilliums bloom for only a few weeks each spring in rich, shaded hardwood forests — spott...
American basketflower (Plectocephalus americanus) observed in Kelle...
American basketflower draws native bees and butterflies to North Texas roadsides and meadows — sp...
red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) observed in Markham, ON L6B 1A...
Red columbine's spurred flowers are perfectly shaped for ruby-throated hummingbirds, so spotting ...
white baneberry (Actaea pachypoda) observed in Mississauga
White baneberry's striking white berries on red stalks are a late-summer highlight in shaded nati...
Heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica) observed in Oak Park Dr, Suwane...
Heavenly bamboo berries are toxic to birds and have been spreading from yards into Georgia's nati...
Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) observed in James Island County Park,...
Yaupon Holly is the only caffeine-containing plant native to North America, and spotting it thriv...
Drones collect insect DNA from crops to track farm biodiversity
The hedgerow or wildflower strip bordering a farm field you pass on a walk may be doing more for ...
Africa's rainforest fungi remain mostly undiscovered and boost tree growth
Forest restoration projects across the tropics often fail because they plant trees without the un...
Wild mountain plants sort into metal-trapping and metal-pulling specialists
If you've ever wondered whether the scrappy weeds growing on an old mine site or industrial lot c...
Gymnosperms.
The towering conifers anchoring your nearest mountain forest or state park are evolutionary survi...
Aquatic plants.
The pond, marsh, or stream near your favorite walking trail depends on aquatic plants to stay cle...
Gene co-option across scales shapes plant diversity.
Every bizarre flower shape, carnivorous trap, or prickly stem you've ever marveled at in a botani...
This invasive purple wetland plant is blooming everywhere right now
If you live near a marsh, pond edge, or ditch, that tall spike of magenta flowers crowding out ca...
That waxy white plant in your woods is trending on iNaturalist
If you've ever spotted a ghostly white stalk poking up through dark forest leaf litter and wonder...
Gut microbiome composition and cellulolytic bacteria associated wit...
Carpenter bees tunneling through the dead wood in your garden fence or log pile may carry gut bac...
Shifts in Rhizosphere Bacterial Community Composition and Predicted...
That weedy, orange-flowered plant carpeting the shady corners of urban parks and woodland edges m...
Trees make their own bug-alarm scent when caterpillars attack
The next time you spot chewed leaves on a tree in the park, the plant may already be broadcasting...
Wetland plant grows stronger in oily soil, breaks down pollution
If you've ever wondered how nature bounces back after an oil spill in a marsh, this plant shows t...
This common wetland plant sucks up 'forever chemicals' best
If you've got a rain garden or pond edge, knowing that umbrella plant, soft rush, canna, and iris...
Disease-resistant elms host different microbes and DNA chemistry
If you've watched a stately elm die from Dutch elm disease in your neighborhood, this research po...
Wild rice talks to helpful bacteria better than farmed rice
Every time a crop gets bred for higher yield or easier harvest, it can lose quieter traits like t...
Small-scale adaptation to geothermal soil heating in a perennial he...
That patch of wildflowers at the edge of a sun-baked driveway or south-facing slope may already b...
Dakota mock vervain (Glandularia bipinnatifida) observed in Fort Wo...
Dakota mock vervain blooming in a Fort Worth yard or vacant lot is a signal that your local polli...
Lantana (Lantana strigocamara) observed in Shamrock Park and Nature...
Lantana growing in a park you might walk through this weekend can crowd out native wildflowers an...
wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) observed in Franklin County, KY, USA
Wild bergamot is one of the best native plants you can add to a sunny garden border — it blooms m...
Trending: oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) — 878 observations this week
Oxeye daisy carpets roadsides and meadows right now — and knowing it helps you spot whether your ...
Trending: common blue violet (Viola sororia) — 1091 observations this week
Common blue violet is a native wildflower that supports early-season pollinators and serves as th...
Trending: Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) — 113 observations this week
Tracking when and where salmonberry blooms and fruits each year helps gardeners, foragers, and co...
Invasive purple loosestrife is blooming and spreading everywhere this week
If you live near a marsh, pond, or ditch, this tall pink-flowered plant can quietly take over the...
Stage-specific rhizosphere microbial succession is associated with ...
Desert plants thriving in nearly lifeless soil without fertilizer are doing it by cultivating pre...
Forest communities in India rely on 119 plants for medicine
The garlic and black pepper in your kitchen spice rack are the same plants that healers in Chitra...
Leaf- and root-associated bacterial communities differ in their res...
The prairie remnant or native grass meadow near you is quietly negotiating with invisible bacteri...
Cattails thrive in flooded mine waste while cleaning up pollutants
If you've ever noticed cattails colonizing a ditch or retention pond, this shows why they're a go...
Restoration of alkaline spoil deposits at a highway construction si...
Roadsides and construction scars near your neighborhood could become functioning green corridors ...
Kandelia obovata afforestation enhances coastal soil quality over S...
Coastal wetlands restored with native mangroves are the living seawalls that buffer the shoreline...
Assessing the implementation of crustivoltaics in trans for the res...
Bare, crusted desert soils you might see on a hiking trail are actually alive with tiny organisms...
common beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) observed in Oregon City, OR 97045, USA
Beargrass blooms are a classic sign of healthy Pacific Northwest forests — spotting one and loggi...
Trending: Osoberry (Oemleria cerasiformis) — 135 observations this week
Osoberry is a bellwether of spring — if you live in the Pacific Northwest, seeing it bloom means ...
Delhi's older urban forests store triple the carbon of new ones
The mature trees shading a decades-old city park are doing measurably more climate work than the ...
Trending: oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) — 377 observations this week
Oxeye daisy carpeting roadsides and meadows right now is quietly outcompeting native wildflowers ...
Local genetic neighbourhoods but resilient gene flow across anthrop...
Red campion's hot-pink flowers blooming along roadsides and hedgerows near your home are quietly ...
Newly arisen indel governs a leaf shape polymorphism in the Ivy Lea...
That scraggly morning glory vine climbing your fence with the unusual lobed leaves isn't just pre...
Invasive purple loosestrife is blooming and spotters are noticing
If you spot a tall spike of magenta flowers along a ditch or pond edge this week, reporting it he...
Rapid ecological speciation in gall inducers.
Those lumpy growths you notice on shrubs along roadsides and trails are actually the result of an...
Origin and diversity of leaf vein patterns.
Every leaf you press from your garden, every fern frond you spot on a woodland walk, carries a ve...
Cold mountain trees may stop growing due to hormones, not hunger
Next time you hike above the treeline and see stunted, wind-bent trees, you're looking at a plant...
Early physiological response of Pinus yunnanensis Franch. seedlings...
Rocky hillsides being reforested after overgrazing or erosion have a tipping point where soil deg...
Dakota mock vervain (Glandularia bipinnatifida) observed in Lake Sh...
Dakota mock vervain's clusters of bright purple blooms are one of the best low-water natives you ...
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi modulate the adaptation of aeluropus l...
Degraded salt flats and coastal marshes — the kind slowly swallowing low-lying shorelines — may b...
Trending: Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) — 123 observations this week
Tracking when and where salmonberry blooms and fruits each year helps gardeners, foragers, and co...
Invasive weed outperforms native plant under combined soil pollution
If you've noticed aggressive weeds like beggar-ticks taking over disturbed lots near farmland or ...
Trending: Virginia Springbeauty (Claytonia virginica) — 1628 observ...
Surge in sightings tells gardeners and nature lovers that spring ephemerals are peaking right now...
Trending: mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) — 1427 observations this week
Mayapple's spring bloom is a reliable sign that your local forest is waking up, and tracking its ...
Trending: Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) — 199 observations this week
Burst of community sightings helps scientists track exactly when and where salmonberry is floweri...
Evolutionary Footprint: A Systemic Indicator in Evolution, Ecology ...
When bees and other pollinators disappear from your neighborhood, the wildflowers left behind don...
Invasive buckthorn shrub is spiking in nature sightings this week
That dense thicket of dark green shrubs crowding the edge of your local woods or trail might be c...
Trending: oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) — 390 observations this week
Oxeye daisy blankets roadsides and meadows right now — knowing it helps you spot whether your loc...
Fruit tree netting blocks pests but also drives away pollinators
The netted apple, cherry, or nut orchard you pass on a drive through farm country is quietly cutt...
Why this self-pollinating plant's flowers shrink at the edges of its range
If you've ever noticed that the same wildflower species looks different from one hillside to the ...
Gastrosporium simplex: Ein pannonischer Steppenpilz aus dem Nordtir...
Dry limestone meadows that look like scrubby, unproductive land to developers are the last refuge...
Trending: mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) — 1802 observations this week
Mayapple is likely carpeting the forest floor of any wooded park or trail near you right now — an...
Trending: Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) — 170 observations this week
Salmonberries ripen earlier than almost any other wild berry in spring, and tracking when and whe...
Overlooked tree-root partnerships quietly maintain nitrogen in whol...
Alder trees lining the creek in your local park are quietly building soil fertility from scratch,...
Returning burrowing mammals to reserves reshapes which insects surv...
The burrowing animals that once turned over soil across Australia did for insects what a garden f...
Climate change will push bluebeard shrubs northeast but fragment th...
Bluebeard shrubs, beloved in late-summer gardens for their blue flower spikes and drought toleran...
Wild tea relatives in Northeast India are running out of room to survive
Tea's wild relatives, tucked into the same family as your morning cup, are quietly disappearing f...
Rare Canary Islands shrub proves fragile against drought and frost
Endemic plants clinging to a single mountainside are the canaries in the coal mine for climate ti...
Rain timing, not warmth, drives California wildflower bloom cycles
Native wildflowers in California's hills bloom on rain's schedule, not the calendar's, and this s...
orange hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca) observed in Kodiak Island Co...
Orange hawkweed spreads aggressively through underground runners and airborne seeds, and once it ...
Scarlet Beebalm confirmed thriving in Ohio, welcoming hummingbirds and bees
Scarlet Beebalm is one of the few native perennials that draws hummingbirds, bumblebees, and swal...
Invasive crownvetch spotted spreading in a Sharonville park
Purple crownvetch spreads aggressively along roadsides and into natural areas, crowding out the n...
Native orchid with painted leaves spotted in Durham's old-growth forest
Downy rattlesnake plantain is one of the few native orchids you might actually stumble across on ...
wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) observed in Tennessee, US
Wild bergamot growing in Tennessee roadsides and meadows is a magnet for native bees, hummingbird...
Invasive plants change soil life through their traits, not their numbers
If you're battling an invasive vine or weed in your yard, this suggests the real threat to your s...
Trending: yellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum) — 619 observat...
Yellow trout lily carpets woodland floors in early spring before tree canopies close, and if you ...
Trending: red osier dogwood (Cornus sericea) — 248 observations this week
Red osier dogwood thrives in wet, soggy corners of yards where most shrubs struggle — planting on...
Equipping the next generation of plant taxonomists: Insights and re...
Every wildflower, tree, and shrub in your local nature reserve only gets legal protection, seed-b...
Considerable variation in embolism resistance in a temperate forest...
The oaks, maples, and hickories in your local woodland aren't equally tough in a dry summer—some ...
Alpine plant roots and leaves host surprisingly picky microbial partners
The mossy alpine meadows you might hike through are running on underground fungal networks so spe...
Spatial patterns and policy implications of invasive flora in the H...
Invasive plants spreading along roadsides don't stay there — they hitchhike on vehicles, boots, a...
Trending: common blue violet (Viola sororia) — 2069 observations this week
Common blue violets blooming in your lawn or garden are one of the only early-spring food sources...
Ferns at a polluted mine shape their own soil microbes to manage to...
Contaminated brownfields and mine-scarred landscapes near hiking trails or green spaces could one...
Heat and scarce pollinators together shorten how long flowers stay open
Watch the wildflowers in a dry August meadow and you're watching evolution in real time: the same...
Tiny stingless bees make chili pepper plants more productive
If you grow peppers on a balcony or in a backyard bed, the tiny native bees buzzing around the fl...
Farm diversity, not wildland alone, keeps savannah birds from vanishing
The mixed hedgerows, crop fields, and wetland edges you see patchworking a rural landscape are ea...
This toxic native woodland flower is blooming everywhere right now
The clusters of small white flowers popping up in the shady, disturbed edges of your neighborhood...
Native grasses hold alpine meadows together when grazing and fertil...
Meadow restoration projects that add fertilizer to boost grass yields may quietly undermine the n...
Counting soil species misses recovery; nematode networks tell the r...
The compost in your garden bin and the fungi threading through your lawn are regulated by microsc...
Sewage sludge plus friendly bacteria helps oak trees thrive safely
The compost or soil amendment you spread in your garden could one day come from treated wastewate...
Creeping Bellflower confirmed spreading in Emily community area
Creeping Bellflower's deep, brittle root system makes it nearly impossible to pull cleanly from g...
Purple crownvetch spotted spreading through Portland neighborhood streets
Purple crownvetch can quietly take over a garden bed or roadside verge within a single season, cr...
Common milkweed confirmed growing near Ottawa's Lac des Chats
Milkweed is the only plant monarch caterpillars can eat, so knowing where it grows naturally poin...
Invasive creeping Jenny spotted in Ottawa-area provincial park
Creeping Jenny can carpet the forest floor of parks you walk through, crowding out native wildflo...
Tufted vetch blooms draw hundreds of citizen-science observers this week
The dense purple flower clusters of tufted vetch attract bumblebees specifically, and spotting it...
Trending: mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) — 2390 observations this week
Mayapple carpets the forest floor of nearly every eastern North American woodland in spring, and ...
Flowers' built-in symmetry keeps cross-pollination on track across ...
Native shrubs in pollinator-friendly gardens can maintain healthy reproduction even as bee commun...
Trending: bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) — 626 observations this week
Bloodroot is one of the earliest spring ephemerals to bloom in eastern woodlands, and tracking it...
This tree soaks up toxic mercury from old gold mine soil
If you've ever wondered whether trees can undo industrial damage to soil, this study shows a fast...
Some city trees quietly soak up heavy metal pollution from soil
That scraggly street tree outside your window might be doing double duty as a pollution gauge, si...
New England aster is blooming everywhere and people are photographing it
The purple-rayed asters lining roadsides and meadows this week are a late-season nectar stop for ...
Pokeweed sightings climb as purple berries ripen across the US
The magenta-stemmed plant with drooping purple berry clusters in your yard edge or park trail is ...
Trending: wild geranium (Geranium maculatum) — 1212 observations this week
Wild geranium is blooming right now in woodland gardens and forest edges near you — spotting one ...
Trending: mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) — 1049 observations this week
Mayapple carpets the forest floor of parks and woodlands you may already walk through each spring...
Wild beet's hidden toughness traced to a doubled genome
The sugar in your kitchen traces back to beet crops with surprisingly thin genetic diversity, and...
Wild bergamot is blooming everywhere and pollinators are noticing
If you've got a patch of dry, sunny ground you don't know what to do with, wild bergamot fills it...
Ghost pipe sightings are surging in forests across the country
That waxy white stalk poking through the leaf litter on your next forest walk isn't a fungus or a...
Milkweed sightings are spiking as bloom season peaks
The milkweed patch you've been letting grow wild in the back corner of your yard is exactly what ...
This flower blasts citrus scent only at dawn for bees
If you've ever wondered why some flowers in your garden seem fragrant one moment and scentless th...
Chewed-up flowers still smell fine enough to attract pollinators
The flowers in your garden that get nibbled by beetles or caterpillars are likely still calling i...
Soil-plant interactions and metal uptake efficiency of native speci...
Weedy roadside plants you walk past every day — like black-jack and fleabane — may be quietly pul...
Biochar helps native trees rebuild fungal life in quarry soil
If you've ever wondered whether a scarred gravel pit or old quarry near your town could ever host...
How a plant's timing shifts can soften drought's blow
If you've noticed your lawn or prairie patch green up early and then stall during a dry spell, th...
AI scans 22 million old plant specimens to spot flowers
The pressed plant specimens sitting in museum collections for over a century are becoming a searc...
Logging and hunting shift fruit-eating animals from ground to trees
The seeds that grow into tomorrow's forest canopy depend on which animals eat the fruit, and this...
Legume root bacteria mix and match genes to fit their plant partner
The peas, beans, and clover thriving in your garden without added fertilizer owe that trick to un...
Wildfires let two flower shapes take turns winning
If you've ever wondered why a burned hillside bounces back with a wild mix of flower shapes, this...
wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) observed in Hamilton, ON, CA
Wild sarsaparilla carpeting a shaded woodland floor is a reliable sign you're walking through a h...
Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) observed in Hamilton, ON, CA
Eastern Skunk Cabbage is one of the first plants to push through frozen ground each spring — if y...
clasping milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis) observed in Lenox Rd NE...
Clasping milkweed is one of the rarer native milkweeds — spotting it in an Atlanta neighborhood m...
Prioritizing restoration hotspots in riparian corridors using integ...
The weedy, sun-baked stretch of riverbank you walk past every day could be a mapped restoration h...
Scientists just doubled the known number of plant viruses
Every garden plant you grow is quietly hosting an invisible community of viruses, and this massiv...
Age-matched benchmark comparisons show region-dependent forest reco...
If you've ever replanted a disturbed patch of your yard and wondered why native wildflowers refus...
A High-Resolution Multifocal RGB Pollen Grain Image Dataset for Dee...
Native Chilean trees like the ulmo and quillay — whose pollen this dataset captures in unpreceden...
Legitimate pollen transfer in one- and three-dimensional heterostyl...
Wild flax flowers blooming in dry Mediterranean scrub have quietly evolved two different strategi...
Flowering phenology in species of Chamaecrista (L.) Moench: tempora...
Wild senna plants blooming along roadsides and meadow edges are running a daily floral shell game...
Black pine cone crop size, cone structure and pollination failure a...
Next time you spot a crossbill working through a pine cone in a mountain forest, you're watching ...
Regrowing tropical forests naturally push out non-native trees over time
If you've ever watched a weedy, fast-growing tree take over a cleared lot only to see it thin out...
Genotype-dependent sulfur depletion is linked to antioxidant dysfun...
The black alder trees lining your nearest contaminated creek or roadside detention pond may alrea...
American bladdernut (Staphylea trifolia) observed in Frankfort @ Ke...
American bladdernut is a native understory shrub that produces rattling, papery seed pods perfect...
Baby kelp hides inside red seaweed, aiding forest recovery
The tide pools and reefs you might explore on a coastal trip rely on unassuming red seaweeds that...
Wild bergamot is blooming everywhere right now, and people are noticing
If you've got bees, hummingbirds, or swallowtails visiting your yard this week, wild bergamot's l...
Comparing nearby climates can't fully predict how flowers respond o...
If you've ever wondered whether your garden's early bloomers this year are a preview of what a wa...
Forest flowers are still genetically scarred by centuries-old habit...
The understory wildflowers carpeting your local woodland edge may already be genetically weakened...
large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) observed in Leeds and ...
Large white trillium is Ontario's provincial flower and a reliable signal of old-growth forest he...
green dragon (Arisaema dracontium) observed in N Forest Glen Ave, C...
Green dragon growing along a Chicago street corridor signals that native woodland understory plan...
Root fungi help mangrove trees survive salty, harsh coastlines
Coastal restoration crews and mangrove nurseries could cut losses and speed up shoreline replanti...
red trillium (Trillium erectum) observed in Alban, ON P0M 1A0, Canada
Red trillium emerging in the boreal-transition forests of northern Ontario signals the brief wind...
mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) observed in Tolland Count...
Mapleleaf viburnum is one of the few native shrubs that thrives in deep shade under mature trees,...
Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana) observed in McKinney Falls State...
Next time you walk the trails at McKinney Falls, the gnarled little trees with papery charcoal-gr...
Florida Indian Plantain (Arnoglossum floridanum) observed in Gainesville
Florida Indian Plantain is a native wildflower that supports specialist native bees and belongs i...
tree tobacco (Nicotiana glauca) observed in La Jolla Coastal Trail,...
If you walk the La Jolla Coastal Trail, the tall shrub with tubular yellow flowers you pass may b...
30-year thistle experiment shows seeds can rebuild rare populations
If you've ever donated to or volunteered with a native plant restoration, this study is proof tha...
Ecological change may be a common initiator of evolutionary pollina...
Every time a gardener notices that bees have stopped visiting a plant that once buzzed with them,...
Trait-mediated interactions drive local diversity.
When you plant a sparse native wildflower patch, the slow-growing, drought-thrifty species in the...
Bees that cut leaves for nests need better plant menus
If you've ever spotted neat, circular holes punched into your rose or redbud leaves, that's a lea...
Beech trees can adjust leaf timing but not frost tolerance
The beech trees shading your local forest trail are genetically flexible about when they leaf out...
This grass pulls cadmium from poisoned soil over years
If you've ever wondered whether planting the right grass can actually clean up contaminated groun...
Bee-loved native wildflower is popping up everywhere right now
If you've got a patch of purple, shaggy-flowered blooms buzzing with bees and hummingbird moths a...
Fireweed sightings are surging across the country right now
If you've hiked a burned-over hillside or a recent clear-cut this summer, that tall spike of pink...
princess tree (Paulownia tomentosa) observed in Maynardville, TN 37807, USA
Princess tree can take over a disturbed hillside or woodland edge in just a few growing seasons, ...
thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) observed in Greater Vancouver, CA-BC, CA
Thimbleberry is one of the easiest native shrubs to establish in a shady Pacific Northwest garden...
Effects of Chromium Species on Root Morphometry of Typha domingensi...
Floating plant rafts planted with cattails are being used to clean up chromium-contaminated water...
Yeast species interactions and composition modulate leaf rust sever...
The wild black cottonwood trees lining Pacific Northwest rivers and riparian trails are silently ...
A longitudinal roadside study of the New Hampshire alder root nodul...
Alders are one of the few trees that can colonize a gravel pit or eroded streambank and actually ...
Satellite greenness timing reveals where invasive plants hide in cities
If you've ever wondered why that aggressive shrub or weed seems to pop up in the same spots every...
A leafcutting bee shows promise as a sunflower pollinator
If you grow sunflowers or any Asteraceae-family plants in your garden, the pollinator working you...
Hummingbirds are swallowing plastic fibers from nectar and air
The hummingbird feeder in your backyard draws the same birds now shown to carry plastic fibers in...
Monitoring the pollination of the endangered species Abiespinsapo B...
If you've ever hiked the mountains of southern Spain, the ghost-blue spires of Spanish fir are pa...
Contrasting whole-plant hydraulic strategies between light-demandin...
Ferns carpeting the forest floor or colonizing a sunny roadside bank are running completely diffe...
common reed (Phragmites australis) observed in Mulmur, ON, CA
Common reed can take over the wet edges of trails, ponds, and storm ditches near your neighborhoo...
eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) observed in Westover Rd, Shippen...
Eastern redbud is one of the earliest native trees to bloom each spring, offering a burst of mage...
white oak (Quercus alba) observed in Loves Park, IL, US
White oaks in your region support over 500 species of caterpillars and moths, making a single mat...
red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) observed in Indian Trail, Davi...
Red columbine's distinctive red-and-yellow nodding flowers are one of the earliest spring nectar ...
common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) observed in Chatmoss, VA, USA
Common milkweed growing in Chatmoss means monarch butterflies have a potential breeding and necta...
Weeds struggle most when they resemble their crop competitor
The broadleaf weeds choking out your soybean patch aren't losing by accident: they're being crowd...
Operationalizing tropical plant genomics in Brazil.
Hundreds of tropical fruits, medicines, and ornamentals that stock nurseries worldwide still lack...
Bird droppings quietly fertilize ecosystems across the entire planet
The songbirds and seabirds visiting your yard or coastline aren't just scenery, their droppings d...
Mixing grasses with legumes supercharges oil spill cleanup
If you've ever wondered why restoration projects plant clover alongside grasses on disturbed grou...
Gardeners are spotting monarch-friendly milkweed everywhere this week
If you've got a patch of common milkweed in your yard or spot its pink flower clusters on a walk,...
Invasive plants pick disturbed ground, not the calendar
The weedy patch along your local road or vacant lot isn't random: disturbed, high-traffic spots a...
This wetland grass traps toxic nickel safely in its roots
If you've ever wondered how contaminated land near old mines or industrial sites could be cleaned...
Rare disease-resistant white pines found deep in Mexico's forests
If you've ever admired a high-elevation pine forest, this research maps out which wild trees carr...
Fungal pest-control product harms stingless bee gut and movement
If you rely on native bees to pollinate garden crops or wild plants nearby, this study is a remin...
Why some Himalayan trees can't grow any higher up the mountain
If you've ever wondered why the alpine tree line on a mountain hike forms such a sharp edge, this...
Invasive plant diseases frequently attack unexpected new host plants
The fungal disease killing an unusual plant in your garden may be a foreign pathogen that never t...
Ordinary weeds near mines can pull toxic metals from soil
The unassuming grasses and mints growing along a roadside or old industrial lot might be quietly ...
Fungal soil boosts help some native grasses, hurt others
If you're restoring a native prairie patch or meadow, dumping the same mycorrhizal inoculant on e...
This native vine's edible tubers are having a moment
The tangled vine climbing fence lines near wetlands and stream banks this time of year might be A...
Vetiver grass and tree spinach lock radioactive cesium in roots
If you've ever grown vetiver grass as a border planting or chaya as an edible hedge, you're looki...
180-year-old oak trees rewrite their DNA marks with the seasons
The oak dropping acorns in your neighborhood park is quietly reprogramming which genes turn on an...
Nearby pavement quietly thins out plant life in city forests
The pocket of trees behind your neighborhood or office isn't just shrinking when it gets fragment...
This white wildflower is blooming everywhere right now
If you spot clusters of small white daisy-like flowers along woodland edges or damp meadows this ...
Water spinach beds fight toxic algae blooms in ponds
If you've ever seen a pond turn pea-green and smelly in late summer, this points to a low-tech fi...
This drought-hardy desert shrub is migrating west as climate warms
If you garden in a dry or sandy spot, this shrub's ability to thrive on precipitation as low as 3...
Wild medicinal berries face growing threats from climate change
The bilberries or elderberries you might forage on a forest walk owe their potency to the exact h...
Satellites reveal Canada's shifting treeline is capturing more carbon
The slow creep of spruce and other conifers into what used to be open tundra is a change you coul...
Pokeweed sightings spike as its striking berries ripen
The towering purple-stemmed plant popping up in vacant lots and yard edges right now is loaded wi...
Invasive buckthorn sightings spike in citizen science reports this week
If you've noticed a dense, dark-berried shrub crowding out everything else along a trail or fence...
Salty water changes which fallen leaves feed stream life
If you live near a coastal creek or tidal stream, the trees you plant along its banks, whether re...
Common roadside weeds could help clean up toxic soil
The scrappy weeds growing in vacant lots and along industrial fence lines, the ones most people p...
Common milkweed sightings are surging on nature apps right now
If you've got a patch of milkweed in your yard or spotted one on a trail, this is the week its se...
Invasive buckthorn is surging in sightings across yards and woods
If you've noticed a shrub with glossy dark berries and thorny branches crowding out everything el...
White snakeroot is blooming across U.S. woodlands and drawing stead...
The frothy white flowers lighting up your shady woodland edges this week are white snakeroot, a l...
Tall goldenrod sightings surge as fall bloom peaks across the US
The golden plumes lining roadsides and meadows right now are a late-season buffet for native bees...
Frost aster is blooming across the US, and sightings are climbing fast
The small white asters lining roadsides and meadow edges this week are frost aster, one of the la...
Calico aster sightings jump 43% across Canada as fall bloom peaks
The small white asters lighting up woodland edges and shady garden corners right now are calico a...
Red osier dogwood sightings across Canada jump 27 percent in a single week
The bright red stems of red osier dogwood along your local creek or wet ditch are a native shrub ...
Panicled aster is blooming across Canada and users are logging it e...
The white-flowered aster along your trail or roadside is a late-season nectar source for migratin...
Dry forest shrublands respond very differently to rain shortages
If you garden with drought-tolerant natives, this shows that even closely related shrubland types...
This yellow-flowered herb is everywhere on nature apps right now
If you've noticed clusters of small yellow flowers with black-dotted petals along roadsides or in...
Rarest ginger flower color isn't the reproductive winner, common one is
If you've ever assumed the showiest flower in your garden must be the most successful at reproduc...
Wildfires create shifting pollinator pressures that preserve two fl...
If you've ever wondered why some wild plant populations stubbornly keep two different flower form...
Damaged marsh grass leaves host way more microbes than healthy ones
Salt marshes built on this one grass species protect coastlines from storm surge and filter water...
Bee pollen stores hold hidden microbes shaped by habitat diversity
The wildflower patches and diverse plantings in your yard aren't just feeding bees directly, they...
Wildflower times its stink to match fly visitor hours
If you've ever wondered why some low-growing woodland flowers smell faintly off, it's not decay i...
This grass locks toxic chromium safely away in its roots
If you've ever gardened near an old industrial lot or tannery site, this grass shows how roots al...
This ghostly white plant is popping up in forests everywhere right now
If you've ever spotted a waxy white stalk pushing up through dead leaves in a shady forest and as...
Gardeners are spotting monarch's favorite plant everywhere this week
If you've got milkweed in your yard or spot it on a walk, you're looking at the only plant monarc...
Solitary bees absorb far more metal pollution than honey bees do
If you grow apples or plant flowers to support pollinators, the fungicides and soil particles tho...
This flowering shrub traps toxic cadmium in its roots
If you garden near old industrial land, roadsides, or other metal-tainted soil, this rhododendron...
Angolan vines found hoarding huge amounts of metal in leaves
Decades-old pressed plant specimens sitting in museum drawers just revealed a living toolkit for ...
Sugar maple sightings surge as fall color peaks across Canada
If the maple on your street is turning brilliant red or orange right now, you're seeing exactly w...
Plants with different bloom times prefer growing side by side
If you're planting a drought-tolerant border, choosing species that flower at different times rat...
New open database captures seed traits from tropical forests worldwide
If you've ever wondered why a rainforest seedling behaves so differently from an oak sapling, thi...
This invasive purple wetland plant is spreading fast right now
If you walk near a marsh, pond edge, or ditch this month, you're likely to spot tall spikes of ma...
Responses of bacterial communities along 50 years chronosequence su...
Brownfield lots, old rail corridors, and mine-adjacent land near your town may look barren, but n...
Trending: large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) — 613 observ...
The trilliums blooming right now in forests near you are an early-warning signal for spring timin...
Vertical stratification and seasonality of fruit-feeding butterfly ...
Fruit-bearing trees in dry forests depend on butterflies to signal ecosystem health — when canopy...
Host-specific fungal plant pathogens exhibit distinct interactions ...
The wild grasses growing along roadsides and field edges aren't just weeds — they harbor a dynami...
Africa's tiny stingless bees remain a scientific mystery worth solving
If you keep bees or garden for pollinators, these stingless species quietly pollinate crops and w...
DNA fingerprints now identify UAE's medicinal plants with near-perf...
The herbal supplement on your shelf claiming to contain a specific desert plant can now be checke...
Wild plants fight disease the same way lab plants do
The next time you spot a spotted or wilting leaf on a plant in your yard, know that the invisible...
Connected plant runners reshape soil microbes near toxic cadmium
If you've ever noticed a patch of strawberries or spreading groundcover thriving unevenly across ...
Plant identity, not warming, controls leaf fungal disease risk
If you garden with native alpine or rock-garden plants, this suggests the mix of species you plan...
Experts narrow dozens of biodiversity metrics down to nine for farmers
The hedgerow, wildflower strip, or crop variety mix on a nearby farm could be measured against a ...
This fern eats arsenic, and scientists finally know how
If you've ever wondered whether that vacant industrial lot near your neighborhood could ever be r...
Invasive buckthorn sightings surge across Canada this week
If you've noticed a shrub with glossy, toothed leaves and dark berries crowding out the understor...
Why related flowers evolve totally different looks for pollinators
The reason a bee-pollinated flower and its hummingbird-pollinated cousin can look nothing alike c...
Asian weed sneaks into New Zealand through bagged coco peat
If you've ever topped up a planter with bagged coco peat or coir, you may have unknowingly introd...
Traditional skincare plants in South Africa are running out
The bark, roots, and leaves behind generations of handmade skincare come from slow-growing wild p...
Mountain willow disabled half its stress-defense enzymes to survive
The willow shrubs you might spot clinging to a rocky alpine slope have quietly sacrificed some co...
Recovering mined forests can out-produce old growth in food for wildlife
If you've ever wondered whether a replanted woodlot or reclaimed lot can really support birds and...
Wild rice seeds need months of drying before they'll sprout
If you save seeds from your garden, this is a reminder that dormancy isn't laziness: some seeds a...
Jewelweed sightings are surging across nature apps this week
The orange, spurred flowers popping up along your creek or shady trail edge right now are jewelwe...
Pokeweed sightings are spiking across the country this week
That tall plant with the dark purple berries popping up along fences and disturbed soil in your n...
Ragweed sightings are spiking, and so is pollen season
That itchy-eyed, sneezy feeling on your evening walk is probably ragweed, and this surge in sight...
Fireweed sightings are spiking on nature apps this week
The tall pink spikes popping up along trails, roadsides, and recently burned or disturbed ground ...
Chokecherry sightings spike as this native shrub fruits nationwide
The dark red clusters ripening on chokecherry shrubs along trails and fencerows right now are edi...
Thai villagers use 129 plants to treat fevers naturally
Roots from wild trees growing near rural Thai villages, brewed into decoctions, represent generat...
Plant family trees reveal ancient climate's fingerprint on pollinators
The bumblebees buzzing your garden squash and the moths visiting your evening primrose evolved th...
Ocotillo's lab-grown cells follow a strict, orderly growth blueprint
The desert ocotillo you've seen fencing off yards across the Southwest turns out to grow new tiss...
Ethiopian communities rely on wild plants to survive food shortages
The weeds and wild fruits growing along field edges and forest patches often carry generations of...
Africa's savanna grasses evolved in two distinct waves, not one
The grass-tree balance in savannas and prairies today is a legacy of ancient climate tipping poin...
Iranian shrublands are set to spread fast as climate warms
If you garden in a dry climate or hike arid landscapes, this shows exactly how shrinking rainfall...
Wild mustard relatives ranked for their crop-breeding potential
The wild radish or wild mustard growing along a roadside or field edge might carry drought or pes...
Congo swamp forests host fewer moths, with a backwards rainy season
The palms and hardwoods in your own garden shed leaves and grow on a seasonal rhythm shaped by wa...
Jewelweed sightings are spiking across nature apps right now
The orange, spotted flowers popping up along your local creek or shady trail edge right now are j...
Pokeweed sightings surge as foragers and naturalists take notice
That towering plant with the magenta stems and dark berries showing up along your fence line or r...
This wetland fern is popping up everywhere right now
If you've got a damp, shady corner of the yard that nothing else will grow in, sensitive fern is ...
This pink wildflower is blooming and popping up everywhere right now
If you've got a damp corner of the yard or live near a wetland, this is your cue that spotted Joe...
Remembering the botanist who redefined how plants and insects evolv...
The idea that butterflies and the plants they eat shaped each other over millions of years, an id...
Popular garden shrubs Weigela and Diervilla have tangled, hybrid fa...
That Weigela shrub blooming pink and white in your front yard is almost certainly a genetic mashu...
Salt-loving plants clean fish farm water and grow food too
If you've ever grown sea purslane or other edible succulents in a coastal garden, this shows the ...
Different olive varieties host different underground fungal partners
If you grow olives, tomatoes, or nearly any garden plant, a hidden network of root fungi is quiet...
foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) observed in Windber, PA, US
Foxglove beardtongue is one of the easiest native perennials to establish in a sunny border, and ...
Women know pollinators best but rarely lead conservation efforts
The person who notices exactly when a squash blossom opens or when bees are working a hedgerow is...
Friendly soil bacteria let tree seedlings thrive with less fertilizer
Restoration nurseries growing native trees for reforestation projects can cut fertilizer use and ...
Winter moths don't genetically tune themselves to specific oak trees
The oak in your yard and its resident caterpillars might not be as finely matched as nature docum...
Jewelweed sightings surge as this wetland wildflower hits peak bloom
If you've got a damp shady corner of your yard or walk near a creek, jewelweed's orange trumpet f...
Pokeweed sightings surge as its berries ripen this week
The towering plant with magenta stalks and drooping purple-black berries popping up along your fe...
Cardinal flower sightings surge as its red blooms peak
If you've got a damp, part-shady spot near a stream, pond edge, or rain garden, this tall red wil...
This vivid blue wildflower is blooming and getting noticed nationwide
If you've got a damp spot along a stream, pond edge, or low garden corner, this native perennial ...
Fireweed sightings are surging on nature-tracking apps right now
If you spot tall spikes of pink-purple flowers along a recently disturbed trail, roadside, or old...
This fuzzy white wildflower is popping up everywhere right now
If you're hiking dry meadows or roadsides this week, pearly everlasting's papery white flower clu...
Computer models map where healing plants will grow next
If you grow or forage medicinal herbs, the same climate shifts reshuffling their wild ranges will...
Bare soil hurts beneficial fungi more than drought does
If you've ever wondered why a bare, mulch-free garden bed struggles compared to one with living g...
Desert shrub rewires its chemistry hour by hour to survive
Understanding how this tough desert shrub shifts its metabolism between scorching afternoons and ...
Giant conifer's genome reveals ancient tree family secrets
The tall, straight-trunked conifer prized for centuries in Chinese timber and landscaping turns o...
This butterfly picks the wrong host plant on purpose
If you've ever wondered why a butterfly ignores the lush, perfect host plant in your garden and l...
Grassland grasses use opposite strategies to cope with low phosphorus
If you're restoring a native prairie or meadow, picking grass species that actually match your so...
Thin scraping, thick spreading: the topsoil trick for regrowing forests
If you've ever moved topsoil to start a new garden bed, this shows that how thin you scrape it up...
After 51 years, some mine-site plants soak up cadmium, not vanadium
If you've ever wondered whether tough, drought-hardy plants like sisal or hopbush could help clea...
Turkish city districts scored for urban plant biodiversity health
The mix of native and non-native trees planted along your street corners and city parks directly ...
Sacred Datura (Datura wrightii) observed in Mount Rainier Ct, Pleas...
Sacred Datura's large, white trumpet flowers open at dusk and are pollinated almost exclusively b...
This weed hides most of itself underground to survive
If you've ever tried to pull a stubborn weed only to have it return weeks later, this plant's str...
Even rainforests without dry seasons run on a yearly clock
If you've ever assumed tropical forests just do their own thing year-round with no rhyme or reaso...
Jewelweed is having a big week in the wild
The orange, spotted flowers dangling along shady creek edges and roadside ditches right now are j...
Pokeweed sightings surge on nature-tracking app this week
That towering purple-stemmed plant with the dark berries popping up along fences and disturbed so...
A toxic native wildflower is surging in nature sightings
That white, fluffy wildflower blooming in the shady edges of your local woods or park right now c...
This striking blue wildflower is blooming everywhere right now
If you've got a damp spot in your yard where nothing else thrives, this native perennial blooms e...
Invasive wetland plant is surging in citizen science sightings
If you walk past a marsh, pond edge, or ditch this month, those tall spikes of purple flowers you...
This fuzzy white wildflower is popping up everywhere right now
If you spot papery white flower clusters with yellow centers along a dry trail or roadside this w...
Himalayan juniper populations are genetically isolated and losing g...
The juniper berries that flavor gin and traditional remedies come from a slow-growing mountain sh...
Balkan mountain plants hold untapped medicinal chemical potential
Many of the plants growing wild on Balkan hillsides and rocky slopes carry the same iridoid compo...
In hybrid poplars, one parent's genes speak louder than the other's
If you've ever grafted or bred plants and wondered why offspring favor one parent's traits over t...
Engineered wetlands strip oil pollutants from refinery wastewater
The wetland plants growing along ditches and retention ponds near industrial sites are quietly wo...
Floating water plants can clean up dairy farm wastewater
The water hyacinth choking your local pond isn't just a nuisance weed, it's actively pulling poll...
Fertilized kudzu vines build richer soil life on old mines
If you've ever tried to green up a rough patch of dead soil, this shows that pairing the right cl...
Plants have a built-in off-switch for smoke germination signals
The same smoke chemistry that tells wildflower seeds to sprout after a burn turns out to have a b...
Desert cactus flowers hedge their bets with two pollinators
If you grow cacti or succulents, this shows why some plants keep their pollination options open: ...
Tree pollen quietly fertilizes forests through rain-soaked leaves
The yellow pollen dusting your car and patio furniture each spring isn't just allergy fuel, it's ...
Many 'tree-only' tropical plants also grow just fine on the ground
If you grow orchids, ferns, or bromeliads mounted on bark because guides call them strict epiphyt...
Hungry animals may explain a gap in forest tree diversity
Next time you're hiking through a forest and notice it's mostly deep-shade ferns and sun-loving s...
A toxic woodland wildflower is blooming everywhere right now
If you walk wooded trails or pastures this month, those clusters of fuzzy white fall flowers alon...
Jewelweed sightings are surging across nature-tracking apps right now
The orange, spotted flowers popping up along shady streambanks and woodland edges right now are j...
This striking blue wildflower is blooming everywhere right now
If you've got a damp, part-shaded corner of your yard or walk near a creek, this is peak season t...
This native wildflower is blooming everywhere right now
If you've noticed clusters of small white flowers along roadsides, ditches, or the edge of your y...
This purple fall wildflower is popping up everywhere right now
If you spot a cluster of purple, daisy-like flowers with yellow centers along a trail or in an un...
Local forest wisdom could help save a shrinking Bangladeshi woodland
The people who've lived alongside a forest for generations often know which trees feed which anim...
Wildflowers shorten their bloom time when pollinators visit more often
If you've noticed some blooms in your garden fade fast while others linger for days, pollinator v...
Wild black raspberry spotted along Vermont forest edges in Richford
Black raspberries ripen weeks before cultivated varieties, so spotting one in the wild tells you ...
Moss handpicks which soil microbes get to live inside it
The moss carpeting shady rocks and logs on your hiking trail isn't just sitting there absorbing w...
Popular land maps mislead scientists studying stream health
The strip of trees and shrubs along a creek or river near you does more to protect water quality ...
Rare Himalayan wild goats avoid competition by eating different plants
Knowing which of the 208 plant species each threatened animal depends on, and in which season, te...
Native European honey bees are vanishing fast in some countries
The bees pollinating your tomatoes and apple trees aren't all the same, and swapping out locally ...
Seedling research mostly ignores plants past their first few months
If you've ever wondered why the seedlings you carefully raised thrive in the nursery tray but str...
This mistletoe cares more about host trees than climate
If you've ever spotted a clump of mistletoe thriving on one tree while the identical-looking tree...
New England aster is blanketing meadows and roadsides right now
That burst of purple you're seeing along trails and in unmowed ditches is a critical late-season ...
Pokeweed sightings spike as its purple berries stand out now
That towering weedy plant with magenta stems and dark berries popping up at the edge of your yard...
Jewelweed sightings surge as this native wildflower hits peak bloom
The orange, spotted flowers popping up along shady streambanks and ditches right now are jewelwee...
This shade-loving aster is popping up everywhere right now
If you've got dappled shade under trees in your yard or notice small blue-white daisies lining a ...
Sea lavenders use two different tricks to avoid self-pollinating
If you've ever wondered why some flowers have short stamens and tall pistils while others are rev...
Kiwifruit orchards get more spiders from cornfields than forests
The orb weavers and wolf spiders patrolling your garden edges are free pest control, and this stu...
Western poison ivy confirmed in Emily through community observation
Poison ivy grows along trails, woodland edges, and park borders you may already walk through, and...
Plants get less research attention than animals, and conservation n...
The overlooked native wildflowers and shrubs in your yard or local park are exactly the kind of s...
Ants, beetles and snails help scatter seeds too
The ants and beetles crawling through your garden mulch might be carrying seeds in their gut to a...
Plant roots and shoots may fight drought separately, not together
If you've ever wondered why two drought-tolerant plants in your yard have wildly different root s...
First complete genome mapped for a rare endangered rhododendron
The showy rhododendrons you might grow in a shade garden belong to the same genus as this newly m...
Certain trees can pull radioactive thorium out of soil
Old mining sites and industrial land often carry radioactive contamination, and this research poi...
Rare seven-son flower shrub depends on root fungi that fragmented h...
If you grow or want to restore rare native shrubs, the fungal partners in the soil around their r...
This purple lawn weed is popping up in nature logs everywhere
That low, purple-flowered plant creeping through your lawn or the edge of the trail isn't just a ...
Black-eyed Susans are blooming everywhere right now, data shows
If you've noticed bright yellow daisy-like flowers popping up along trails and roadsides lately, ...
Gardeners are spotting this feathery-leaved wildflower everywhere right now
That fern-like plant with flat white flower clusters growing in your lawn edges or roadside ditch...
Fireweed's pink blooms are lighting up nature apps right now
If you spot a tall spike of magenta flowers blooming from the bottom up along a trail, roadside, ...
Pollen's tiny textures reveal which flowers bees really visit
The wildflowers and weeds you let grow at the edge of your yard could be exactly what's feeding l...
A non-working root partner still helps alders survive copper pollution
The alder trees lining creek banks and reclaimed mine sites near you may owe their toughness to a...
Certain grasses can clean toxic mine soil during droughts
The scrappy grasses growing along old mining roads or abandoned lots may double as pollution clea...
Sea buckthorn's genome reveals secrets of extreme mountain survival
Sea buckthorn berries show up in health food stores and herbal teas, and this shrub's genetic too...
Mirror-image flowers are evolving toward self-pollination in some p...
If you've ever wondered why some wildflower patches produce fewer seeds or less genetic variety t...
Caribou diet quality triples depending on spring plant timing
If you've ever noticed how a late frost delays your garden's first growth spurt, you'll recognize...
Rainfall decides how warming shifts alpine meadow plant timing
If you garden with alpine or rock-garden perennials, this shows that how your plants respond to a...
This wild tree's seeds shrug off both heat and darkness
If you're restoring native habitat or saving seed from wild trees, knowing a species tolerates a ...
Rare Hawaiian palm spotted and confirmed in the Koʻolau mountains
This palm grows almost nowhere else on Earth, so every verified wild sighting helps conservationi...
A toxic native wildflower is blooming everywhere this week
If you walk wooded trails or pastures this time of year, those clusters of fuzzy white fall flowe...
New England aster sightings surge as fall bloom peaks
If you've got a patch of these purple daisies holding on in a field or roadside near you, you're ...
Pokeweed sightings dip as berry season starts fading
If you've spotted pokeweed's dark purple berry clusters along fences or in waste ground this fall...
Goldenrod sightings drop as bloom season starts fading
If you've been seeing fields of yellow goldenrod along roadsides and in meadows, this late-season...
Flowers without tubes still sort pollen for cross-pollination
Next time you spot a simple, open flower buzzing with flies or small insects, know that its shape...
Many green plants may secretly steal carbon from fungi
The fungal threads lacing through your garden soil might be quietly feeding some of your green pl...
Rare dune plant's Irish population too genetically uniform to safely rescue
If you walk coastal dunes anywhere from Ireland to the Mediterranean, this low, cottony-leaved pl...
black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) observed in N Bowman Springs Rd,...
Black-eyed Susans blooming along roadsides in the DFW area are a cue that your summer pollinator ...
violet woodsorrel (Oxalis violacea) observed in Kentucky, US
Violet woodsorrel thriving in Kentucky meadows and open woodlands signals healthy native ground c...
Sweet scabious (Sixalix atropurpurea) observed in Arbor Hills Trail...
Sweet scabious blooming along a North Texas nature trail signals this drought-tolerant Mediterran...
large white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) observed in Melva Lind...
Large white trillium takes over a decade to bloom from seed, so spotting one in a local nature ce...
Kousa dogwood's full genetic blueprint mapped for the first time
If you've planted a Kousa dogwood because it shrugs off the pests and anthracnose that plague oth...
Salt-loving plants may double as boron pollution cleaners
If you've ever battled white crusty buildup in a raised bed or noticed certain hardy coastal plan...
Birch bark hosts hidden microbe communities shaped by sun and pollution
Next time you walk past a birch tree, run your hand over the bark on its north side versus south ...
This yellow wildflower sucks strontium right out of contaminated soil
Rocky, mineral-heavy soils that look barren to most gardeners turn out to host plants that active...
Every ash tree shares a core set of leaf bacteria
If you've got an ash tree in your yard or neighborhood watching it decline from ash dieback, this...
Scientists map hundreds of hidden microbes living in marsh grass roots
The marsh grass you see waving along East Coast tidal flats depends on an unseen cast of root and...
Pine trees grow secret tunnels to pump out defensive resin
The sticky sap that seals a pruning cut or wound on your pine or spruce tree flows through a dedi...
This tiny purple flower is popping up in yards everywhere
That low, purple-flowered plant sneaking into your lawn between mowings isn't a weed to spray, it...
This towering purple-berried native plant is having its moment
That waist-high plant with magenta stems and dark berries popping up along your fence line or in ...
Fireweed sightings are spiking on nature-tracking apps this week
If you spot tall spikes of magenta flowers along a trail or in a recently cleared area right now,...
Common milkweed sightings surge as monarch season peaks
The tall, pink-flowered weed you might have yanked from a garden bed is the only plant monarch ca...
Wild carrot's lacy white blooms are everywhere right now
Those umbrella-shaped white flower clusters popping up in vacant lots and roadside ditches this w...
Newly found wild onion in Iran is already critically endangered
A plant this rare, found in only one small pocket of Iran and already facing extinction risk, is ...
Mixing in one native tree species revives tired plantation soil
If you've ever noticed a tired, compacted patch under a stand of same-age conifers in a managed f...
Plant traits can predict extinction risk from habitat fragmentation
If you've ever wondered why some wildflower patches in a fragmented woodlot thrive while others q...
Some wild soil bacteria fertilize cover crops far better than others
If you grow a nitrogen-fixing groundcover like clover or peanut relatives, the specific soil bact...
Marsh restoration carbon fix comes with a nitrogen tradeoff
Coastal marsh restoration projects are increasingly adding charcoal-like biochar to fight sea lev...
The gene that builds flowers is older than flowers themselves
Every bloom in your garden owes its structure to a genetic switch that's been quietly repurposed ...
This toxic woodland wildflower is blooming everywhere right now
If you've got shady patches at the edge of your yard or a nearby woodland trail, those clusters o...
This native woodland aster is everywhere right now
If you've got a shady edge in your yard that struggles to bloom in October, this low-maintenance ...
Invasive buckthorn sightings in Canada drop but stay high
If you've noticed a shrub with glossy oval leaves and small black berries crowding out native pla...
Birch trees on old farmland absorb metals without stunting their growth
If you're converting an old field or pasture into a woodlot, this study suggests birch can tolera...
Burned forest soils stay nitrogen-poor decades after trees fully regrow
A forest that looks lush and recovered after a fire may still be rebuilding from nutrient-starved...
DNA pollen testing shows which flowers bees need after wildfires
If you're replanting a burned slope or a fire-prone hillside near your home, knowing which specif...
One mushroom turned out to be 22 hidden species
If you've ever hiked through a boggy northern forest and walked past an unremarkable little brown...
Old desert wisdom about soil microbes gets a science checkup
If you've ever wondered why a desert garden bed struggles no matter how much you water it, the in...
blackroot (Pterocaulon pycnostachyum) observed in Hobe Sound
Blackroot thrives in the fire-maintained flatwoods and sandhills of Florida — spotting it in Hobe...
Asian bumblebees turn out to be a genetically distinct group
The bumblebee bumbling through your tomato blossoms belongs to a species whose Asian relatives ca...
This purple lawn weed is popping up everywhere right now
That low-growing patch of purple flowers dotting your lawn or the trail edge isn't just a weed to...
This towering purple-berried weed is having a moment outdoors
The tall, magenta-stemmed plant with clusters of dark berries showing up in your alley, fence lin...
Chokecherry sightings surge as its dark fruit ripens now
That scraggly shrub along the fence line or trail edge is chokecherry, and its clusters of dark r...
Amber-trapped bee reveals ancient pollen-carrying trick and a hitchhiker
The leaf-cutter bees nesting in your garden's bee hotel today carry pollen the same dry, compacte...
City botanical gardens act as bird sanctuaries in Ethiopia
The layering of trees, shrubs, and flowering plants in a garden determines whether you'll spot in...
Ginkgo pollen cones reveal ancient shared blueprint with cycads
If you've ever walked under a Ginkgo tree and noticed its small cone-like male structures instead...
This toxic white wildflower is still blooming in woodlands nationwide
If you walk wooded trails or pastures this month, those clusters of small white fall flowers alon...
Pokeweed sightings dip slightly but still dominate this week
If you've noticed a tall weedy plant with hot-pink stems and clusters of dark berries along fence...
This native fall aster is still a top US sighting
If you've noticed clusters of small blue-purple daisies lighting up shady woodland edges this wee...
Italy's forgotten almond trees hold untapped genetic diversity
Those gnarled almond trees scattered along old farm borders and hillsides in central Italy may ca...
Forest-disturbed soil fungi stay diverse, aiding tree restoration efforts
Restoration projects trying to bring back native forest often overlook the soil itself, and this ...
Scientists find the exact rock where a desert bean began
A beloved desert-garden staple traces back to a single mountainside, and knowing its exact wild o...
Wild mustard plants rewrite their gene activity by elevation and season
The seedy little weed sprouting in sidewalk cracks each spring is running a genetic program tuned...
Stressed plants make their own leaves and flowers less uniform
The next time you spot leaves of wildly different sizes on the same shaded, drought-stressed plan...
Wetland plants break down toxic algae poisons in water
The rushes and reeds growing at the edge of a backyard pond or local wetland aren't just scenery,...
Daisy relatives host far more helpful root fungi than nettles
The daisies, dandelions, and asters blooming in your backyard or the roadside ditch are quietly r...
Tough grasses could lock toxic mine waste in place
If you've ever admired a scrappy patch of bermuda grass growing on cracked, abandoned ground, you...
Wild carrot sightings spike as naturalists log it everywhere
That lacy white flower cluster growing in the ditch by your driveway is wild carrot, the ancestor...
That ghostly white plant in the woods is having a moment
If you've ever spotted a waxy, all-white stalk poking through leaf litter and assumed it was a fu...
Jewelweed sightings are spiking across nature apps this week
If you've got a damp, shady patch of yard or walk near a creek, this is peak season to spot jewel...
This towering purple-berried plant is popping up everywhere right now
That tall plant with magenta stems and dark purple berry clusters at the edge of your yard or the...
Fireweed sightings are spiking on nature-tracking apps right now
If you've hiked through a recently burned or logged area this summer, the tall spikes of magenta ...
Chokecherry sightings surge as its fruit ripens this week
If you spot clusters of dark red-to-black berries on a shrubby tree along a trail or fence line t...
Why are so few island bryophytes endemic?
Those velvety green mosses carpeting the rocks and logs in shaded ravines or ancient woodlands ar...
American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) observed in Ferguson Rd, H...
American pokeweed's large, striking form and toxic berries make it a plant every backyard natural...
clasping coneflower (Rudbeckia amplexicaulis) observed in Keller Sp...
Clasping coneflower is a striking native wildflower that thrives in disturbed roadsides and open ...
American trumpet vine (Campsis radicans) observed in S Arlington Ri...
American trumpet vine's hummingbird-red blooms are a magnet for ruby-throated hummingbirds in lat...
Trending: licorice fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza) — 59 observations ...
Licorice fern grows on mossy rocks and tree trunks in forests and parks many people walk through ...
Synergistic backfilling and revegetation approaches for ecological ...
Stripped quarry land can be coaxed back to life using the same principles behind successful nativ...
American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) observed in Ravines Ct, Sa...
American hophornbeam is one of the toughest native understory trees you can plant — its hop-like ...
sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) observed in Nineveh Townshi...
Sideoats grama is one of the toughest native grasses you can plant for a low-water lawn alternati...
common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) observed in N Oakwood Ave, Ocon...
Common selfheal growing in a lawn or sidewalk strip is one of the easiest medicinal wildflowers t...
whitemouth dayflower (Commelina erecta) observed in Shamrock Park a...
Next time you walk through a Florida park, look for the bright blue two-petaled flowers of whitem...
marginal wood fern (Dryopteris marginalis) observed in Wolf Grove R...
Marginal wood fern is one of the most shade-tolerant evergreen ferns for Canadian gardens — spott...
interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana) observed in SR-102, Bar Harb...
Interrupted fern is a reliable indicator of healthy, undisturbed woodland — spotting it on a trai...
Curlyheads (Clematis ochroleuca) observed in Warrenton
Confirmed sightings of rare native plants like Curlyheads help conservationists and local gardene...
purple crownvetch (Securigera varia) observed in W North Ave, Lomba...
Purple crownvetch spreading along roadsides and into natural areas can outcompete native wildflow...
wild potato vine (Ipomoea pandurata) observed in Cary
Wild potato vine's deep, starchy taproot — sometimes reaching 30 pounds — means it can survive dr...
bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) observed in Fresh Pond Gol...
Bird's-foot trefoil spreads quietly through lawns and golf courses, fixing nitrogen in the soil a...
roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) observed in Marie Strese...
Roundleaf greenbrier's dense, thorny thickets in conservation areas like this one create the exac...
marsh calla (Calla palustris) observed in South Bristol, ME, US
Marsh calla is one of the few native aquatic aroids you can grow at the edge of a backyard pond —...
common bracken (Pteridium aquilinum) observed in Oregon City, OR 97045, USA
Common bracken spreading through a woodland edge or disturbed trail corridor can crowd out native...
Brazos rain-lily (Zephyranthes chlorosolen) observed in FM-833, Fai...
Brazos rain-lilies bloom almost magically within days of a summer rainstorm — knowing they're est...
river cane (Arundinaria gigantea) observed in Rue Brooklyn, Lake Ch...
River cane is one of the few bamboos native to North America and was once a cornerstone of Indige...
Natural microcosms in ecology: fulfilling the promise of model systems?
That rain-filled cavity in your old oak tree or the pooled water cupped in a backyard bromeliad i...
tufted vetch (Vicia cracca) observed in Clareview-Station Dr NW, Ed...
Tufted vetch is quietly colonizing Edmonton's roadsides and vacant lots — and while it looks pret...
fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) observed in Glace Bay, NS B1A...
Fireweed is one of the first plants to colonize disturbed ground — if you're restoring a bare pat...
netted pawpaw (Asimina reticulata) observed in Gainesville
Netted pawpaw produces small edible fruits related to the common pawpaw, and knowing where it sur...
Slow-ripening fruits drove some Berchemia vines to abandon seed-mak...
Berchemia vines, relatives of buckthorn, thread through forests across Asia and Africa, and under...
Fireweed spotted in San Francisco, a wildfire colonizer reaching urban soil
Fireweed is one of the fastest colonizers of disturbed ground you'll ever see, and spotting it in...
Creeping juniper spotted thriving wild on a rocky Michigan shoreline
Creeping juniper is one of the toughest native groundcovers for cold, rocky, or sandy slopes wher...
Toronto's native jewelweed found thriving in shaded, wet woodland edges
Common jewelweed growing near Toronto's shaded, wet edges is worth knowing: its sap is a traditio...
Red osier dogwood spotted and verified in Prince Edward County
Red osier dogwood is one of the best native shrubs for wet, low-lying spots in your yard where li...
White Sweetclover (Melilotus albus) observed in Ulster County, US-NY, US
White Sweetclover spreads aggressively along roadsides and disturbed areas near native meadows, c...
Prairie woundwort spotted along rural Ontario roadsides supporting ...
Prairie woundwort is a native perennial that attracts bumblebees and supports wild pollinator pop...
Evening-primrose spotted in Ashfield draws sphinx moths and native bees
Common evening-primrose growing along roadsides and disturbed ground near you is a powerful polli...
Trending: Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) — 1496 obs...
Virginia creeper climbing your fence or brick wall is a powerhouse for local wildlife — its dark ...
Land plants' algal relatives evolved complexity in surprising loops...
Every moss cushion on a shaded rock and every fern unfurling in spring is the product of evolutio...
Buttonbush spotted thriving in Charlottesville's Greenbrier neighborhood
Buttonbush is one of the best native shrubs you can plant near a wet spot or rain garden — its gl...
Prickly cucumber vine spotted and confirmed in Portland, Maine
Prickly cucumber can scramble over shrubs and garden edges with surprising speed in a single seas...
Intermediate bellflower spotted and verified in Emily township
Bellflowers are among the easiest native wildflowers to establish in a garden border, and communi...
Spreading dogbane spotted and verified in coastal Maine community
Spreading dogbane is one of the few native plants that monarch butterflies and hummingbird moths ...
Invasive White Sweetclover spotted spreading in a Wisconsin lakeside park
White Sweetclover growing in your local park is quietly crowding out the native wildflowers that ...
Blue vervain spotted and verified in Kaukauna, Wisconsin neighborhood
Blue vervain growing near residential streets signals healthy pollinator corridors in your commun...
Trending: Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) — 2505 obs...
Virginia creeper is climbing the fence in your backyard right now — and knowing it from poison iv...
American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) observed in Stoltje Dr, Co...
Pokeweed pushing up in a Conroe yard is a signal that disturbed soil nearby is recovering — it's ...
Field madder (Sherardia arvensis) observed in Pullen Mill Rd, Culle...
Field madder creeps through lawns and garden edges so inconspicuously that most people never lear...
The abundance of pollen coat small signaling proteins shows limited...
Every tomato, apple, and wildflower in your garden depends on pollen carrying just the right surf...
pigeonberry (Rivina humilis) observed in County Road 65A, Taft, TX, US
Pigeonberry's small coral-red berries light up shaded native gardens and are a magnet for songbir...
box elder (Acer negundo) observed in Western Ave, Green Bay, WI, US
Box elder is one of the few native trees that colonizes disturbed urban edges and floodplains whe...
upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) observed in Tusco...
Upright prairie coneflower thrives in the dry, rocky soils most gardeners curse — spotting it nat...
twinberry honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata) observed in 140th Ave ...
Twinberry honeysuckle's paired black berries on bright red bracts are one of the most distinctive...
oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) observed in Rainy River, Unorgan...
Oxeye daisy spreading into Ontario roadsides and meadows can quietly crowd out native wildflowers...
sulphur cinquefoil (Potentilla recta) observed in Solon, NY, USA
Sulphur cinquefoil spreading into roadsides and meadows near you is an early warning sign for a p...
peppervine (Nekemias arborea) observed in Marsh Cswy, Knotts Island, NC, US
Peppervine's bird-dispersed berries make it a quiet but effective native food source woven into t...
foxglove beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) observed in Jackson Town...
Foxglove beardtongue is one of the most reliable native perennials for attracting long-tongued be...
common columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris) observed in Coniston Rd, Bost...
Common columbine's distinctive spurred flowers are among the first to feed emerging hummingbirds ...
Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) observed in Upton Cemetery Ln, Upton, KY, US
Carolina rose is a tough, drought-tolerant native shrub that supports pollinators and wildlife — ...
Bumper seed years help young rowan trees survive under their parents
If you're growing mountain ash or rowan from seed, or hoping wild seedlings will fill in under an...
Island restorers battle red tape more than weeds, survey finds
Native plantings in your yard or local nature reserve depend on the same routine of pulling invas...
Beetles reward woodland wildflowers that make more and sweeter nectar
The wildflowers carpeting a shady forest floor are competing for beetle visits, and the plants wi...
Oxygen in marsh soil decides which fungi live in roots
Waterlogged, oxygen-starved soil in your garden's low spots likely shuts out the beneficial root ...
fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) observed in Denali Park, AK, USA
Fireweed is one of the first plants to reclaim burned or disturbed ground in Alaska's national pa...
Bug's skin bacteria get stronger at fighting disease when it's hot
If you've noticed fewer caterpillars or leaf beetles surviving a brutal summer heatwave on your w...
Elephant grazing reshapes rainforest bird communities, researchers find
The birds foraging on the forest floor beneath a canopy of trees you'd recognize from any tropica...
Volunteer naturalist confirms a Polynesian canoe tree in Lahaina
If you've walked a Hawaiian beach park, you've likely stood under this tree's shade without knowi...
Native California dove weed spotted thriving in Redwood City
If you're restoring a dry, sunny patch of yard with California natives, turkey mullein is a tough...
Prickly invasive teasel spotted growing on a Saanich street
If you garden or walk trails in coastal BC, this spiky biennial can take over roadside ditches an...
Tall goldenrod sightings stay high as fall bloom winds down
If you've noticed tall yellow flower spikes lighting up roadsides and field edges this month, you...
A toxic native wildflower is everywhere on iNaturalist this week
If you're hiking shaded woodland edges this fall, you're likely walking past white snakeroot's cl...
Eastern redcedar is having a moment on iNaturalist this week
If you've noticed dense, berry-studded evergreen trees popping up in old fields, fence lines, or ...
Pokeweed sightings dip slightly as fall observation season winds down
Those tall stalks with purple-black berries showing up at the edge of your yard or along the trai...
Milkweed sightings stay high across Canada as autumn sets in
If you're growing milkweed for monarch butterflies, this is the time of year the seed pods split ...
This fuzzy forest moss is suddenly everywhere in Canada
If you walk through damp Canadian forests this time of year, this is the carpet-like moss underfo...
Red oak spotting slows down as fall colors fade
If you've been snapping photos of the deep red oak leaves on your street or trail, you're part of...
Sugar maple spotting slows as Canada's fall color fades
If you've been snapping photos of blazing red and orange maples on your walks, this dip signals t...
Ghostly white parasitic wildflower confirmed growing in Wisconsin woods
If you've ever seen a pale, waxy stalk poking through leaf litter in a shady forest and assumed i...
Invasive tree-of-heaven confirmed spreading in Oregon suburb
That fast-growing tree with the funky-smelling leaves popping up along your fence line or in a va...
Invasive floating pennywort confirmed spreading in an Oregon waterway
If you fish, kayak, or garden near a pond in the Willamette Valley, this mat-forming invader can ...
Wild carrot sightings are surging on nature-tracking apps right now
That lacy white flower cluster along the roadside or in your local meadow, often called Queen Ann...
Toxic invasive ragwort spotted growing along a Portland roadside
If you keep horses, goats, or cattle near Portland, this yellow-flowered weed can poison your pas...
Fragrant wetland shrub confirmed growing wild in coastal Alaska
If you hike boggy trails near Seward, that low evergreen shrub with curled, fuzzy-backed leaves a...
Native lupine spotted thriving along a Vancouver, WA creek trail
If you walk or garden near Pacific Northwest waterways, this is the purple-flowered native that s...
Invasive princess tree confirmed spreading in Chattanooga area
If you spot a tree with huge heart-shaped leaves and purple foxglove-like flowers along a roadsid...
This weedy native wildflower is popping up everywhere right now
If you've spotted a tall, loosely branched plant with fuzzy white-tufted seed heads colonizing a ...
Wild carrot sightings are spiking on nature apps this week
That lacy white flower cluster along your roadside or trail edge, often mistaken for its poisonou...
Pine tree genetics and needle fungi linked to disease resistance
If you've noticed browning, thinning pine needles on trees in your area, this research is part of...
Broadleaf Sea Lettuce (Ulva lactuca) observed in Lahaina, HI, US
Tide-pooling or beachcombing near Lahaina, you may spot this vivid green seaweed clinging to rock...
Royal ferns nearly vanished after ancient warming, study shows
The royal fern you might grow beside a pond today is a survivor of a 180-million-year slump that ...
Invasive nightshade vine spotted in remote Oregon high desert town
Spotting this vine in a remote spot like Frenchglen helps land managers catch invasive species be...
A scrappy native weed is popping up everywhere this week
If you've spotted a tall, ragged-leaved plant colonizing a construction site, burned patch, or ne...
Native buckwheat spotted thriving on Bolsa Chica coastal trail
If you're restoring a native garden or hiking Southern California's coast, this tough, drought-pr...
This weedy native plant is popping up everywhere right now
If you've spotted a tall, ragged-leaved plant with fuzzy seed heads colonizing a disturbed patch ...
DNA barcoding untangles the family tree of flowering mallow shrubs
If you grow Abutilon (flowering maple) for its bell-shaped blooms, this research gives breeders a...
A yellow wetland flower is popping up everywhere right now
If you've noticed small yellow, drooping flowers along a ditch or pond edge lately, you're likely...
Forest-scanning drones raise privacy concerns for indigenous communities
The same laser-mapping technology that helps researchers count endangered orchids or track illega...
Ancient Hawaiian medicine plant spotted at sacred coastal park
If you're walking the lava-rock trails at a Hawaiian historical park, that gnarly-leafed tree wit...
Native trailing blackberry confirmed growing wild in LA County
If you're restoring a native garden or hiking LA's canyons, this low-growing blackberry is a grou...
Lyme grass spotted along a Long Island coastal community street
Lyme grass holds shifting sand dunes in place with deep roots, making it a practical choice for a...
Native blue vervain spotted thriving along Buffalo's urban waterfront edge
Blue vervain's purple flower spikes feed native bees and butterflies, and it grows happily in dam...
Native Puget Sound gumweed spotted growing in a Portland neighborhood
The sticky-budded gumweed blooming in Portland's urban edges is a tough native that feeds late-se...
Invasive snapdragon relative confirmed spreading along Anchorage roadside
If you garden anywhere near Anchorage, this yellow-flowered escapee spreads by aggressive undergr...
Wild carrot sightings are surging across the country this week
That lacy white flower cluster growing in the ditch by your driveway is Queen Anne's Lace, and it...
Three new wood-rotting fungi species found hiding in Brazilian forests
The flat, crust-like fungi growing on fallen logs in shaded forest trails are often overlooked en...
Invasive knapweed confirmed growing in a Vermont town
Spotted knapweed releases chemicals into the soil that suppress native plants nearby, so a confir...
Classic Hawaiian weaving plant spotted thriving on Oahu's North Shore
This is the same tree Hawaiians have used for centuries to weave lauhala mats and hats, so spotti...
Rare coastal wildflower spotted and verified in Northern California
If you hike Northern California's foggy coastal bluffs, you might be walking past a globally rare...
Native California shrub spotted thriving in a San Diego city park
If you walk through a city park in Southern California and spot a leathery, taco-folded leaf shru...
This scrappy white wildflower is having its fall moment
If you've noticed clouds of small white daisy-like flowers taking over unmowed edges and meadows ...
Invasive buckthorn sightings stay high across Canada, but easing
If you're pulling woody saplings out of a local woodlot or fencerow, there's a good chance it's c...
This purple fall aster is popping up everywhere in Canada right now
If you've noticed clouds of small blue-violet daisies lining shady trail edges this week, you're ...
Dogwood sightings drop by half but still top the charts
If you've noticed red-stemmed shrubs looking duller along trails or creek banks lately, you're no...
Calico aster is still having a big fall moment in Canada
If you're walking trails or field edges right now, the small white-and-purple-centered daisies cr...
Spotted in New Westminster: a European maple that outcompetes native trees
If you're pulling seedlings out of your garden beds every spring without knowing what they are, t...
Showy milkweed confirmed growing wild in Winthrop, Washington
Monarch butterflies depend entirely on milkweed to lay their eggs, so every verified sighting lik...
Common yarrow is blooming everywhere right now, data shows
That feathery-leafed plant popping up along trails and in untended garden corners right now is co...
Tree species traits decide which rocky soils help them grow
If you're planting a specimen tree in rocky or thin soil, matching the species to the parent rock...
Volunteer spots invasive acacia tree in Honolulu's protected waters...
If you hike Hawaii's watershed trails, this fast-growing nitrogen-fixer can crowd out the native ...
This weedy fall wildflower is still topping nature-spotting apps
If you've noticed clouds of small white daisy-like flowers taking over roadsides and field edges ...
New England aster sightings drop as fall bloom fades
If you've got asters blooming along a fence line or trail edge right now, you're watching one of ...
A spiky wetland sedge is suddenly everywhere on iNaturalist
If you walk boggy meadows or sandy pond edges this time of year, this unassuming grass-like plant...
Dogwood sightings drop as Canadian fall season advances
If you've got red twigs catching your eye along a creek or wetland edge, you're spotting a native...
Western redcedar sightings are surging across Canada this week
If you're on a trail in British Columbia or coastal Canada right now, the tall, droopy-branched c...
Botanists uncover a hidden new sedge species in China
A plant that looked like one species for decades just turned out to be a different one entirely, ...
American tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) observed in Tolland Co...
Tuliptree flowers open high in the canopy where most people never see them — a fallen bloom at yo...
Moss and trees may share ancient plumbing-building genes
The moss carpeting the shady side of your garden path and the oak towering above it both move wat...
One fungus dominates leaves of plants with opposite seasonal habits
Every leaf you see, whether on a backyard shrub or a savanna tree, hosts a hidden fungal communit...
Old-world medicinal herb spotted thriving on Lake Ontario shoreline
If you walk the Waterfront Trail near Pickering, you're passing a plant once cultivated across Eu...
Invasive wetland plant confirmed spreading in Niagara, Ontario
If you walk near marshes, ditches, or pond edges in the Great Lakes region, this is the tall spik...
Wild carrot sightings surge on nature-tracking app this week
That lacy white flower cluster you've been walking past on roadsides and in vacant lots is wild c...
An Asian orchid keeps popping up in Florida yards and sidewalks
If you've got mulched beds or disturbed soil near Orlando, this orchid might already be growing i...
Willow-leaved cotoneaster confirmed growing wild in Vancouver
If you've got a drought-tolerant hedge with small white flowers and clusters of red berries in fa...
Garden shrub Portuguese laurel confirmed growing wild near Vancouver
If you garden in the Pacific Northwest, this evergreen hedge favorite is quietly seeding itself i...
Anise hyssop spotted thriving along Manhattan's riverside greenway
If you're hunting for a tough native plant that bees and butterflies love, a confirmed city sight...
Shrub loved by birds spotted growing wild in Maryland
If you've got birds visiting your yard, the berries on this shrub are a favorite snack, but its s...
Invasive spindle shrub confirmed spreading in New Hampshire woods
If this evergreen groundcover shows up in your own yard or nearby woods, it's likely escaped from...
Frost aster sightings are fading fast as fall bloom winds down
If you've noticed clouds of small white daisy-like flowers lining roadsides and fields this month...
This weedy wetland plant is everywhere right now, but less than last week
If you've noticed pink-flowered weeds crowding muddy ditches or pond edges lately, you're probabl...
Northern red oak spotting surges across Canada this week
If you're out walking this week, the red oak's deep burgundy fall leaves and scattered acorns mak...
Canadians keep spotting this invasive shrub everywhere, numbers easing
If you walk a wooded park edge or trail in Canada this fall, you're probably passing clusters of ...
Fewer New England asters spotted as fall bloom season winds down
If the tall purple-pink aster brightening roadsides and meadow edges near you is starting to look...
Sword fern spotting surges across Canada this week
If you're hiking a shaded Pacific coast trail or tending a woodland garden bed, this is the everg...
Common weed's scientific name was wrong for 150 years
If you've ever pulled up a scrubby grass-like weed near a pond or ditch and looked it up, there's...
New 1,000-page guide helps you identify East Texas wildflowers
If you've ever stopped on a trail wondering what that purple flower or vining legume actually is,...
Candytuft plants' chemistry confirms their family tree
The candytuft flowers sold as garden border plants belong to a genus with hidden chemical diversi...
Root-tapping boreal plant confirmed growing in Denali National Park
Northern Comandra steals water and nutrients straight from spruce roots underground, so spotting ...
Naturalist spots native turkey mullein thriving in southern Oregon
Turkey mullein is a magnet for native bees and was historically used by Indigenous communities to...
Native orchid confirmed growing wild in North Carolina woods
This orchid hides in plain sight by growing its single leaf only in winter, so if you want to fin...
mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) observed in Pilot Mountain State...
Mountain laurel puts on one of the most spectacular late-spring flower shows of any native shrub ...
partridgeberry (Mitchella repens) observed in Massachusetts, US
Partridgeberry is a charming native groundcover that thrives in shady woodland gardens, stays gre...
American sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) observed in Wells Rd, F...
American sweetgum's spiky seed balls litter yards all winter, but those same balls are gathered b...
white clover (Trifolium repens) observed in Marcliff Rd, Rockville, MD, US
White clover growing in your lawn is quietly fixing nitrogen from the air into the soil — a free ...
Red-flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum) observed in Whitaker Ponds...
Red-flowering Currant is a beloved native shrub you can grow in your own Pacific Northwest garden...
mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) observed in St Clair Ave, Grosse Po...
Mayapple carpets woodland floors and produces a fruit edible when fully ripe — spotting it thrivi...
bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) observed in Aurora, OH, US
Tracking where native wildflowers like bloodroot still grow helps gardeners, conservationists, an...
coral honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) observed in Taylor Oaks D...
Coral honeysuckle is a native alternative to the invasive Japanese honeysuckle, and knowing where...
bristle thistle (Cirsium horridulum) observed in Boy Scout Road Boa...
Bristle thistle is a native wildflower that supports specialist bees, goldfinches, and monarch bu...
mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) observed in Long View, NC, US
Community-recorded sightings like this help scientists and conservationists track where native wi...
Dakota mock vervain (Glandularia bipinnatifida) observed in Bexar C...
Tracking where native wildflowers like Dakota mock vervain are actually growing helps gardeners, ...
Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida) observed in Payne St, Fran...
Purple Phacelia is a valuable native wildflower that attracts early-season pollinators like nativ...
roughleaf dogwood (Cornus drummondii) observed in Austin
Roughleaf dogwood is a tough, drought-tolerant native shrub that supports local wildlife with its...
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) observed in Great Falls, VA, US
Tracking where native wildflowers like Virginia bluebells are blooming helps gardeners and conser...
Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) observed in Castle Rock Ct...
Virginia bluebells are a beloved native spring wildflower that supports early pollinators like bu...
Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa) observed in Main Trail, S...
Research-grade community sightings like this help build a real-time map of where native wildflowe...
partridgeberry (Mitchella repens) observed in Massachusetts, US
Citizen science observations like this help track where native woodland plants like partridgeberr...
giant white fawn lily (Erythronium oregonum) observed in Victoria, ...
Giant white fawn lilies are native wildflowers that support early-season pollinators, and knowing...
arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) observed in S Elk Rid...
Arrowleaf balsamroot is a keystone native plant that supports pollinators like native bees and bu...
bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) observed in Greenville, OH, US
Every confirmed sighting of a native wildflower like bloodroot helps scientists and gardeners tra...
Stiff Dogwood (Cornus foemina) observed in Palmer Ranch, FL 34238, USA
Stiff Dogwood is a Florida-native shrub that supports local wildlife with its berry clusters, mak...
mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) observed in R25M+R3 Riverside Park,...
Finding a native woodland plant like mayapple thriving in a busy city park shows that urban green...
Pinxter Flower (Rhododendron periclymenoides) observed in Millersvi...
Pinxter Flower is a native wild azalea that supports early pollinators like queen bumblebees just...
golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) observed in North Brunswick Townshi...
Golden Alexanders is one of the earliest spring bloomers for native bees and is a host plant for ...
Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) observed in Watertown...
Eastern Skunk Cabbage is one of the first plants to emerge each late winter, and spotting it in y...
Canadian wild ginger (Asarum canadense) observed in Mt Washington, ...
Canadian wild ginger growing in Cincinnati neighborhoods signals that patches of healthy, shaded ...
Native wildflower tall meadow-rue thrives at a Vermont community playground
Tall meadow-rue growing near a playground means a native Vermont wildflower is holding ground in ...
common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) observed in Woodstock, VA 22664, USA
Common milkweed is the only plant monarch butterflies can lay their eggs on, so knowing where it ...
common blue violet (Viola sororia) observed in Peace St at Smallwoo...
Common blue violets popping up along Raleigh streets are a sign that native wildflowers can persi...
wild carrot (Daucus carota) observed in Marsh Cswy, Knotts Island, NC, US
Wild carrot growing along a coastal marsh causeway is a reminder that the ancestor of every groce...
partridgeberry (Mitchella repens) observed in Riverbend Pkwy, Athen...
Partridgeberry carpets shaded woodland floors and its bright red berries feed birds and small mam...
American trumpet vine spotted and verified in Chesapeake, Virginia
American trumpet vine's bright orange blooms are a magnet for ruby-throated hummingbirds, so spot...
Heath speedwell spotted and verified in Michigan's Iron County
Heath speedwell creeping through a lawn or forest edge is easy to overlook, but spotting and logg...
bluebead lily (Clintonia borealis) observed in Grand-Bouctouche, Ne...
Bluebead lily is a reliable indicator of healthy, undisturbed forest understory — spotting it in ...
A cough-relief herb from Europe is spreading through Newfoundland streets
If you spot yellow, dandelion-like flowers popping up on bare stems along a sidewalk crack in ear...
white clover (Trifolium repens) observed in Murfreesboro, TN, USA
White clover spreading through your lawn is quietly fixing nitrogen from the air into the soil, d...
common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris) observed in N 15th St, New York, NY, US
Common toadflax thrives in disturbed urban soils and sidewalk cracks — spotting it in your neighb...
Eastern US tree spotted growing wild in Texas panhandle county
If you've seen a fast-growing tree with white pea-like flowers and thorny branches showing up whe...
Invasive reed grass confirmed spreading along Utah roadside wetland
If you walk or garden near wetlands and ditches in the Salt Lake Valley, this towering grass can ...
Native blue elderberry shrub confirmed growing in Oregon roadside habitat
If you're planting a native hedgerow or foraging patch in the Pacific Northwest, this sighting co...
Native buckwheat spotted thriving along LA fire road
This scrubby shrub feeds more native bee and butterfly species than almost any other plant in Sou...
Toxic invasive ragwort confirmed spreading in Portland yards and lots
That cheerful yellow weed popping up in vacant lots and along sidewalks is toxic to horses, cattl...
Noni plant confirmed growing wild near historic Hawaiian coastal site
Noni has been used by Hawaiians for over a thousand years as medicine, dye, and food, so spotting...
Silvery native lupine spotted and verified in a California town
Silver Bush Lupine's velvety silver leaves and pea-like purple flowers make it a striking, low-wa...
Native Hawaiian tree kōlea lau nui spotted and verified in the wild
If you hike Hawaiian forests, this glossy-leaved native tree with striking red new growth is a ma...
Rare petal-less sunflower relative spotted growing in Oregon county
Spotting an uncommon native like this one helps map where drought-tolerant regional wildflowers s...
Fragrant white wildflower spotted high in Arizona's Dragoon Mountains
If you garden in the Southwest, this trumpet-flowered native blooms at night and draws hawkmoths,...
Invasive vine spotted spreading in Westchester County backyard
If you garden or hike near Harrison, NY, this barbed vine can blanket shrubs and young trees in a...
Native Hawaiian berry plant spotted and confirmed in Pahoa
If you're hiking Hawaii's volcanic slopes, spotting 'ohelo 'ai in fruit means you're looking at a...
Sacred Hawaiian tree spotted and verified in Puna forest
If you garden with natives or hike Hawaiʻi's forests, every confirmed ʻŌhiʻa sighting helps scien...
Invasive garden groundcover confirmed spreading in LA County wildlands
That trailing periwinkle vine sold as an easy-care groundcover at the nursery can jump your fence...
Blueberry and heather root fungi finally get their own global resea...
The blueberries, rhododendrons, and azaleas in your acidic garden bed depend on root fungi that s...
Native sideoats grama spotted growing beside a busy Austin road
Sideoats grama is a tough, drought-tolerant Texas native with dangling oat-like seeds, and seeing...
Frémont cottonwood confirmed growing along the road into Zion National Park
If you hike the Virgin River corridor near Zion, the broad, triangular-leaved cottonwoods lining ...
Neighbors confirm wild California buckwheat growing along a Saratog...
California buckwheat is one of the best native shrubs for a dry, sunny Bay Area yard, feeding bee...
Phoenix hikers can spot the desert's signature rain-scented shrub
The shrub that makes desert air smell like wet pavement after a monsoon storm is growing in Phoen...
Chinaberry tree confirmed growing wild along a San Antonio roadside
The Chinaberry with clusters of yellow berries and lilac spring flowers may look like a handsome ...
Desert brittlebush spotted thriving along a busy Mesa, Arizona camp...
The silver-gray shrub with sunny yellow flowers along a Sonoran Desert walkway is a brittlebush, ...
Invasive spiky weed spotted spreading in Wisconsin town
If you tend a prairie patch, roadside, or vacant lot near Beloit, this tall spiky weed can crowd ...
Showy purple aster confirmed growing wild in British Columbia's Car...
If you're hiking or gardening in BC's interior, this is a native late-summer bloomer that pollina...
A distinctive native fern confirmed growing in a Hudson Valley park
If you hike Harriman State Park's woods, this fern's odd trick, growing fertile leaflets in the m...
Trumpet vine spotted thriving on a Pittsburgh city street
If you've got a bare fence or trellis and want to pull in hummingbirds all summer, this vine's or...
New cup fungus species discovered in Turkish forests via DNA testing
Fungal foragers and mushroom hunters should know that the large, wavy-capped cup fungi they spot ...
Spotted: a native orchid with snake-patterned leaves in the woods
The mottled, silvery-veined rosette hiding under the leaf litter on your next forest walk isn't a...
Native bunchberry spotted thriving in Ontario provincial park
If you're hiking Ontario's Canadian Shield forests this summer, this low creeping groundcover wit...
Native cup plant spotted thriving in a Wisconsin yard
If you're planting a pollinator patch, cup plant's water-catching leaf cups double as tiny bird b...
Native red huckleberry spotted thriving near Oregon City forests
If you hike or garden in the Pacific Northwest, this shrub's berry-red fruit and knack for growin...
Invasive small balsam confirmed spreading in Metro Vancouver forests
If you hike Vancouver's shaded trails, this fast-spreading annual can carpet the forest floor and...
Invasive umbrella tree spotted spreading near Hawaii state park
If you garden or hike in Hawaii, this tree's sticky seeds spread by birds into wild forest edges,...
Coastal hibiscus relative spotted thriving near Hawaiian state park
The yellow, hibiscus-like flowers you might spot near a Hawaiian shoreline could belong to the sa...
Carolina snailseed (Nephroia carolina) observed in Garden Rd, Chatt...
Carolina snailseed is a tough, native vine that can fill a shady corner of your yard with lush fo...
Nuttall's Thistle (Cirsium nuttallii) observed in Spencer Parrish R...
Nuttall's Thistle attracts native bees, butterflies, and goldfinches to Florida yards and roadsid...
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) observed in Alexandria
Research-grade iNaturalist observations like this one collectively help scientists track whether ...
Celandine Poppy (Chelidonium diphyllum) observed in Poplar Level, L...
Knowing where native wildflowers like Celandine Poppy are naturally growing helps gardeners and c...
mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) observed in Chipping Ct, Virginia B...
Mayapple is a native woodland wildflower that can signal the health of local ecosystems — spottin...
twoleaf miterwort (Mitella diphylla) observed in Chickamauga, GA, US
Tracking where native wildflowers like twoleaf miterwort grow helps gardeners and conservationist...
white baneberry (Actaea pachypoda) observed in Chickamauga, GA, US
Tracking where native woodland plants like white baneberry are thriving helps conservationists an...
northern spicebush (Lindera benzoin) observed in Mill Neck, NY, USA
Northern spicebush is a keystone native shrub that supports spicebush swallowtail butterflies and...
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) observed in Michael St, Jarvisbu...
Citizen-science sightings like this one build the long-term dataset that helps gardeners and cons...
Pacific trillium (Trillium ovatum) observed in Washington, US
Community observations like this one help scientists track where native wildflowers are thriving ...
Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica) observed in Georgia Southern U...
Virginia sweetspire is a tough, deer-resistant native shrub with fragrant summer blooms and brill...
oakleaf fleabane (Erigeron quercifolius) observed in SW Sixth Ave, ...
Oakleaf fleabane is a pollinator-friendly native wildflower that can thrive in your yard or garde...
Carolina Vetch (Vicia caroliniana) observed in Worthington Hills, K...
Carolina Vetch quietly enriches the soil in yards and wild edges near you by fixing nitrogen — ac...
sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) observed in Knoxville
Sweetbay magnolia is a beautiful native tree you can actually grow in your own yard — it tolerate...
woodland stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) observed in Forest Giants Trail...
Woodland stonecrop thrives in the shaded, rocky spots many gardeners overlook, making it a low-ma...
mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) observed in East Lansing, MI, US
Mayapple patches in Midwest woodlands and shaded gardens signal a healthy, intact forest understo...
mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) observed in Oxford Pl, Charlottesvi...
Mayapple patches like this one can quietly spread through your shaded garden beds each spring, of...
American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) observed in Tysons, VA, USA
American pokeweed can sprout uninvited in your backyard or garden beds, and every part of it is t...
Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) observed in Grand River So...
Jack-in-the-Pulpit growing along the Grand River means native woodland wildflowers are holding on...
Pungent native wildflower confirmed blooming in Mount Hamilton hills
If you hike or garden in California's inner coast ranges, Vinegar Weed's sharp, vinegary scent an...
Western sword fern spotted growing wild in Victoria neighborhood
If you garden in the Pacific Northwest, this evergreen fern already thriving on a Victoria street...
Native wetland wildflower spotted thriving in rural Alberta ditch
Roadside ditches and low-lying wet patches on rural properties often host native wetland plants l...
Verified sighting maps where great burnet grows in Alaska
Every confirmed sighting like this one helps botanists track where great burnet actually grows ve...
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) observed in Maryland, US
Flowering dogwood is a beloved backyard tree whose spring bloom times are shifting with warming t...
Fragrant wildflower confirmed growing in Texas Panhandle grassland
If you're mapping native plants for a pollinator garden in the southern plains, every confirmed s...
Green buttonwood tree confirmed growing wild in the Florida Keys
If you're walking coastal trails in South Florida, this salt-tolerant native tree is one to learn...
Spiny desert cactus confirmed growing in Arizona's Mohave County
If you're trying to grow a low-water, deer-resistant cactus in a rocky yard, this hardy pricklype...
A classic desert cactus gets expert-verified sighting in Arizona
If you're ever hiking the Mojave or Sonoran desert fringe, this is the barrel-shaped, spine-cover...
Native pearly everlasting wildflower confirmed growing wild in Richmond
This fuzzy white-flowered native is a magnet for American lady butterflies, whose caterpillars ea...
Desert shrub silver senna confirmed growing in Glendale backyard habitat
If you garden in the low desert, this is a reminder that silver senna is already out there surviv...
Monarch host plant confirmed growing along a Utah street
If you're trying to attract monarch butterflies to your own yard, this sighting confirms showy mi...
Native chokecherry spotted thriving along Bend's Deschutes River Trail
Chokecherry feeds birds, bears, and pollinators all along river corridors, so spotting one on a p...
Invasive butter-and-eggs plant spotted along Wisconsin roadside
This cheerful yellow flower spreads aggressively through underground roots and can crowd out nati...
Native Alaska wildflower confirmed growing right in an Anchorage yard
Anchorage residents walking their own neighborhood streets are turning up verified sightings of n...
Red-berried elder confirmed growing on an Anchorage street
Spotting native shrubs like red-berried elder growing wild on ordinary residential streets shows ...
Colt's-foot spotted and confirmed growing in Kingston
This scrappy yellow-flowered plant pops up on disturbed ground and roadside edges well before mos...
Common yarrow spotted thriving on a Portland street curb
That feathery-leafed plant popping up in sidewalk cracks and parking strips isn't just weedy fill...
Native strawberry bush confirmed growing wild in South Carolina
If you're restoring a native woodland edge or shade garden, this shrub offers fall color and deer...
Toxic climbing vine spotted growing wild in Seattle neighborhood
If you've got a shady fence line or vacant lot nearby, this purple-flowered vine may already be c...
Orange-flowered kerosene tree spotted along a Kauai highway
This tree's clusters of crinkled orange flowers and its history as a canoe plant Pacific Islander...
Native thimbleberry spotted thriving on a Seattle street
If you're walking a Pacific Northwest neighborhood in summer, those big velvety leaves and raspbe...
Native onion with drooping pink flowers confirmed growing in Coupeville
Nodding onion is a native pollinator magnet with edible bulbs, so spotting one growing wild is a ...
Prickly invasive thistle confirmed growing on Washington's coast
If you're weeding a garden or hiking trail near the Olympic Peninsula, this is the same aggressiv...
Wild carrot spotted growing in the heart of Portland
That lacy white flower cluster you've seen along sidewalks and vacant lots is wild carrot, the sa...
Fragrant fern spotted thriving on Hawaii's rainy coastline
If you've ever brushed against a fern that smelled faintly musky or spicy, you may have met this ...
Native river oats grass spotted growing wild in Dallas
If you're landscaping a shady, dry spot in North Texas, this confirms river oats is already thriv...
Native peppervine vine spotted thriving in Dallas wetland park
If you walk trails near creeks or wetlands in North Texas, this scrambling native vine with clust...
Wild carrot spotted growing along a Vancouver, WA trail
The lacy white flower cluster you might walk past on a local trail is the wild ancestor of the ca...
Native jewelweed confirmed growing wild in Vancouver, Washington
If you've got a damp, shady corner of your yard that nothing seems to thrive in, jewelweed is the...
Orange bush monkeyflower spotted on a Bay Area hiking trail
If you're planting a drought-tolerant native garden in the Bay Area, this shrub's confirmed prese...
Poison oak confirmed growing along a popular Bay Area hiking trail
Knowing exactly where poison oak grows along a trail you hike lets you spot its shiny three-leaf ...
Arctic wildflower spotted and verified in remote Nunavut town
Every verified sighting of tough tundra plants like this one helps scientists track how Arctic ec...
Silvery native shrub confirmed growing wild in Calgary
If you're gardening on the prairies, Silverberry is a nitrogen-fixing native shrub that tolerates...
What herbivores eat shapes their gut worm communities
The diverse leaves and grasses grazing animals choose to eat directly influence which gut parasit...
Asian dayflower spotted spreading in South Carolina backyard
That patch of blue three-petaled flowers popping up in your mulch or garden bed after rain is lik...
Spiky native cactus spotted and confirmed in West Texas park
If you're hiking dry, rocky trails in West Texas, this low-growing cactus hides flush with the so...
Coastal shrub beach naupaka spotted and confirmed in Princeville
If you're walking Hawaii's coastlines, this fleshy-leaved shrub with half-flowers is one of the e...
Fluffy native vine spotted thriving in Austin's wild spaces
That wispy, silver-plumed vine climbing over fences and shrubs near Austin trails is a native Tex...
Hiker documents native Wyoming wildflower on mountain trail
Every logged sighting like this one helps botanists and land managers track where native wildflow...
Hiker logs yellow salsify sighting in Wyoming mountains
That dandelion-lookalike with the giant fluffy seed head towering over trailside grasses is yello...
Common weed groundsel confirmed growing in Oregon county
If you've got bare garden beds or disturbed soil nearby, this fast-seeding weed can show up and t...
Pink-flowered belladonna lily confirmed blooming in a Sonoma yard
If you've noticed a leafless stalk topped with fragrant pink trumpets popping up in late summer w...
Verified black cottonwood spotted growing in British Columbia town
Black cottonwoods are one of the fastest-growing native trees in western North America, and every...
Wild carrot spotted growing in Portland confirmed by naturalists
That lacy white flower head you've seen along Portland sidewalks and vacant lots is Queen Anne's ...
Researchers map the chemical makeup of a flowering vine
The sweet autumn clematis climbing your fence or trellis carries a chemical fingerprint that trad...
American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) observed in Chesapeake
American pokeweed is a striking but highly toxic native plant that can appear in backyards, parks...
Night-blooming cactus confirmed growing wild in Kailua, Hawaii
If you've ever grown a night-blooming cereus for its one-night flower show, this sighting confirm...
Coastal sea hibiscus tree confirmed growing on Kauaʻi shoreline
If you're walking a Hawaiian beach and spot a tree with heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers th...
Common weedy amaranth spotted thriving on a Minneapolis street
The scraggly weed pushing up through your sidewalk cracks or garden bed edges might be Redroot Am...
Desert wolfberry shrub confirmed growing on Tucson hiking trail
If you're hiking desert trails in the Southwest, this spiny native shrub produces small edible be...
Fragrant orange-flowered coastal tree confirmed at Hawaiian historic park
If you're planning a native coastal garden in Hawaii or the tropics, this tree offers salt tolera...
Sunny native wildflower spotted growing wild in Vancouver street
Spotting Lance-leaved Coreopsis thriving on a city street shows how well this drought-tolerant na...
Culturally prized coastal tree confirmed still growing in Lahaina
If you're mapping which heat- and salt-tolerant trees survive along tropical coastlines, this con...
European wall lettuce confirmed spreading in Whistler, BC forests
If you hike or garden near Whistler, this weedy little lettuce relative is quietly moving into sh...
Spiny red seaweed confirmed growing on Monterey's rocky shoreline
If you tide-pool along the California coast, this spiky red seaweed is one of the easiest algae t...
slender vetch (Vicia ludoviciana) observed in Austin
Slender vetch is a native wildflower that fixes nitrogen in the soil, meaning its presence in urb...
eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) observed in Knoxville
Eastern redbuds are one of the first trees to bloom each spring, and tracking where and when they...
Prickly native weed confirmed growing in a New York town
If you've got a spiny, tomato-like weed popping up in your garden bed that seems to laugh off pul...
Sharp-hooked dandelion leaf variant spotted in a California backyard
The dandelions dotting your lawn aren't all the same plant genetically, and documenting small lea...
Fragrant native shrub confirmed thriving in NJ Pine Barrens
This shrub's late-summer flowers are a magnet for bees and butterflies, so spotting it thriving i...
Fragrant kerosene tree spotted thriving on a Maui coastline
If you're planning a drought-tolerant, salt-tolerant coastal garden, this tree's presence confirm...
Fireweed spotted thriving on remote Alaskan island
Fireweed is one of the first plants to recolonize burned or disturbed ground, so spotting it on a...
Desert shrub jojoba confirmed growing wild in Chula Vista
If you're landscaping a low-water yard in Southern California, this sighting confirms jojoba hand...
Native coastal shrub spotted thriving on the Sonoma coastline
If you garden anywhere near the coast, coyote brush is the native shrub that shrugs off salt spra...
Poison oak confirmed along popular El Dorado Hills hiking trail
If you hike, bike, or let your dog off-leash on the Browns Ravine Trail, this sighting marks exac...
Native pokeweed spotted thriving along a New York roadside
That towering plant with the magenta stems and dark berries popping up along your fence line or i...
Marsh fleabane spotted and confirmed in a California coastal city
Spotting marsh fleabane in your local wetland or drainage ditch tells you the soil stays wet enou...
Wild desert gourd spotted thriving beside a busy California road
The sprawling vine with baseball-sized gourds growing along roadsides and vacant lots near you is...
Mealy Blue Sage (Salvia farinacea) observed in Austin
Mealy Blue Sage is a drought-tolerant native perennial that pollinators love, making it a smart, ...
Root-stealing Mediterranean weed confirmed spreading in Humboldt County
If you tend a native meadow or pasture near the Northern California coast, this is the plant quie...
Prickly toxic weed spotted growing wild in Texas suburb
If you garden in Texas and see a knee-high plant with yellow flowers and spiky burs, this is the ...
Native fragrant sumac spotted thriving at Ohio hospital helipad
Fragrant sumac is a tough, deer-resistant native shrub that gardeners can plant along foundations...
Silvery-leaved native shrub confirmed growing wild in Yukon
Silverberry fixes nitrogen in poor northern soils and is a go-to pick for erosion control and wil...
Rare native shrub spotted and verified in LA County hills
If you hike the chaparral slopes around Los Angeles, this silvery-leaved shrub is one of the nati...
Native evening-primrose found blooming along a Boone, North Carolin...
The yellow wildflower popping up in gravel edges and lot margins near you may be a native evening...
vanilla leaf (Achlys triphylla) observed in Selma, OR, US
Vanilla leaf carpets shaded forest floors in the Pacific Northwest and its presence signals a hea...
Rare clover found cracking through parking lot asphalt
Cracks in the asphalt you walk over every day can hide plants tough enough to split pavement, and...
Wild sunflower confirmed growing along a Sacramento-area road
That roadside stretch of Elverta might look like scrubby edge-land, but a confirmed sunflower sig...
Native twinberry honeysuckle spotted and confirmed in BC's Thompson-Nicola
If you hike or garden in interior British Columbia, this shrub's shiny black twin berries and red...
Native pink shrub confirmed growing wild on BC's Sunshine Coast
If you're restoring a soggy corner of your yard or a streambank near you, Rose Spirea is the kind...
Native wildflower confirmed on a Kananaskis mountain trail
Every verified trail sighting like this one helps land managers track where native wildflowers ac...
A classic California oak confirmed growing on an Oakland street
The gnarled evergreen oak shading an Oakland sidewalk is a living remnant of the woodland that on...
Common cracked-sidewalk weed confirmed growing in Bozeman, Montana
That tough little weed mashed flat in your driveway cracks and along foot-worn garden paths is pr...
Native Pacific ninebark spotted thriving in an Oregon roadside
Pacific ninebark is a workhorse native shrub for Pacific Northwest gardeners: its spring clusters...
Verified wild sighting confirms salal thriving in Capital region
The evergreen shrub with waxy leaves and dark berries you spot on Pacific Northwest hikes is conf...
Native chokecherry shrub confirmed growing wild in Montana
If you're planting for birds and pollinators in the Mountain West, chokecherry is a proven native...
Native woodland lily confirmed growing in Maine forest
If you hike New England woods in spring, the star-shaped yellow flowers and later electric-blue b...
Spotter confirms pokeweed thriving along a New Jersey roadside
That tall, berry-heavy plant with reddish stems popping up along fences and disturbed ground near...
Native wetland wildflower confirmed growing on New Jersey trail
If you hike wet, shady trails in northern New Jersey, this tall purple-flowered native is a sign ...
Giant-rooted native vine spotted growing wild in Tennessee
If you've seen a vine with huge white, purple-throated trumpet flowers sprawling over a fence or ...
Fragrant native wildflower spotted thriving in West Texas town
Lemon beebalm's minty-citrus scent and long summer bloom make it a bee and butterfly magnet you c...
Native witch grass spotted growing wild in an Illinois yard
The wispy, cloud-like seed heads you might dismiss as a lawn weed belong to a native grass that w...
Rare native raspberry relative spotted blooming in Watkins Glen gorge
If you hike the Finger Lakes gorges, this is the shrub with big purple flowers and fuzzy stems th...
Native red-berried elder confirmed growing wild in Halifax
If you're walking a trail edge or woodland margin in Nova Scotia this time of year, this is the s...
Spotted in Texas: a tough native wildflower bees love
If you're planning a drought-tolerant native bed, this coneflower's confirmed presence in Central...
Native shrub confirmed growing wild in remote Ontario woods
If you're planting a native pollinator garden, this low, shade-tolerant shrub is a real alternati...
Prickly invasive thistle spotted growing on a Newfoundland city street
That spiky purple-flowered weed pushing through sidewalk cracks near you might be Bull Thistle, a...
Desert shrub's full genetic blueprint reveals family evolution clues
This shrub belongs to the same plant family as spinach, beets, and quinoa, so understanding its g...
Sacred Datura spotted thriving on a Claremont street
If you've ever noticed huge white trumpet flowers opening at dusk along a sidewalk or vacant lot ...
Native pussytoes wildflower spotted and confirmed in BC backcountry
If you hike or garden in the BC interior, spotting fuzzy-leaved Hooker's Pussytoes means you're l...
Taro spotted and confirmed growing in Aiea, Oʻahu
Every verified taro sighting logged on Oʻahu helps track where this ancestral Hawaiian staple sti...
Native salal shrub confirmed thriving on a Vancouver street
If you garden in the Pacific Northwest, salal is the tough, shade-loving native shrub that fills ...
Common native fern confirmed growing wild in Vancouver's forests
If you've walked a shaded trail in the Pacific Northwest and seen glossy, feather-shaped fronds l...
Butterfly bush confirmed growing wild on a Reno street
If you've got a butterfly bush in your yard, this sighting is a reminder that the same shrub poll...
Verified Oregon oak sighting adds to Beaverton park's tree records
Every confirmed Oregon oak sighting helps conservationists track where this slow-growing native t...
Rare Aleutian wildflower spotted at remote Alaska air station
Spotting this delicate white-flowered plant thriving on a windswept military outpost shows how ci...
Native Pacific Northwest shrub spotted thriving in New Westminster
Osoberry flowers before almost anything else in the Pacific Northwest, so if you've got one in yo...
Common weedy geranium confirmed growing in New Westminster park
If you garden or walk trails in the Pacific Northwest, this reddish-stemmed little geranium poppi...
Five new root bacteria genomes mapped from poplar trees
The microbes clinging to a poplar's roots help the tree pull nutrients from soil and resist stres...
Toxic mint relative spotted growing wild in Eugene, Oregon
If you've got a dog that likes to nibble roadside greenery, pennyroyal's pretty purple flowers hi...
Pineapple-weed confirmed growing along an Anchorage street
That scruffy, low plant popping up in sidewalk cracks and gravel patches near you might be pineap...
Toxic invasive vine spotted growing wild in Victoria, BC
If you've got kids, pets, or a shady fence line in coastal BC, this is the vine with the red-and-...
Long-lost WWII plant specimen fixes a sedge naming error
The marshy spikerush patches you might overlook at a pond's edge carry naming histories tangled u...
Native evening-primrose spotted thriving along Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail
The yellow flowers that pop open at dusk along your evening trail walk aren't just pretty, they'r...
Rare blue wildflower confirmed growing along Wisconsin's Ice Age Trail
If you hike wetland edges or stream banks in the Upper Midwest this time of year, great blue lobe...
Volunteer spotter confirms native wildflower thriving in Wisconsin preserve
Every confirmed sighting like this helps land managers track where native wildflowers are actuall...
Licorice fern confirmed growing roadside in Langley, BC
Licorice fern grows as an epiphyte on big-leaf maple trunks and mossy rocks across the Pacific No...
Drought-tough Sleepy Morning plant confirmed growing on Kauai campus
If you're trying to fill a sunny, dry corner of your yard with something tough and pollinator-fri...
Spanish moss confirmed thriving on a Florida street tree
That gray, draping plant hanging from oaks in your neighborhood isn't a parasite killing the tree...
Invasive periwinkle vine confirmed spreading along Princeton roadside
If you tend a shady garden bed or walk a wooded trail near town, this glossy-leaved vine is likel...
A Caribbean shrub turns up verified and thriving in Honolulu
If you're walking trails or greenways around Honolulu, spotting and logging plants like this one ...
Native black tupelo tree confirmed growing in rural Maryland
If you're planting for fall color and wildlife, black tupelo is the tree that turns scarlet weeks...
Native cowparsnip spotted and confirmed in Alberta's Elkwater area
If you're hiking in the Cypress Hills region, this tall native plant with its umbrella-shaped whi...
Saw palmetto spotted and verified in coastal Florida scrubland
If you're restoring a native Florida yard or just hiking coastal scrub, this sighting confirms sa...
Native five-leaved vine confirmed growing wild in Knoxville
That five-leaflet vine climbing the fence at your local park or trailhead is probably Virginia cr...
Bright native wildflower spotted growing wild in Ontario yard
If you're trying to fill a sunny, dry patch of garden with something pollinators love and deer te...
Invasive rose shrub confirmed spreading in a New York town
If you're weeding a fence line or hiking a local trail in the lower Hudson Valley, this thorny sh...
A Scandinavian tree turns up growing in downtown Toronto
Street trees you walk past every day often aren't native at all, and citizen naturalists tracking...
Invasive sweetclover confirmed growing on an Ontario street
If you walk trails or garden near Wasaga Beach, this tall white-flowered plant popping up in ditc...
Native mountain holly confirmed growing wild in Ontario provincial park
If you hike Ontario's Highlands East region, this confirms a native wetland shrub with berries th...
Spotted in Niagara: a native plant that predicts rain and soothes p...
Jewelweed's translucent orange flowers and seed pods that explode at a touch make it one of the e...
Small native wildflower confirmed growing in remote northern Ontario
Every confirmed sighting like this helps map where native wildflowers still hang on in wild, unde...
Fuzzy giant weed confirmed growing on California's central coast
If you've spotted a towering plant with soft, felt-like leaves and a single flower spike along a ...
Native coastal fern confirmed growing in an Aptos neighborhood
If you garden on the Central Coast, this fern's confirmed presence nearby signals your soil and s...
Native shrub self-seeds on UCLA campus, observer hopes it stays
A self-seeded native shrub popping up on a mowed campus lawn is a small sign that local ecosystem...
A native holly with winter berries confirmed growing in New York
If you've ever wondered why certain yards keep bright red berries all winter while everything els...
Volunteer naturalists confirm scrappy weed thriving in LA County
That tall, wispy weed pushing through sidewalk cracks or your garden bed's neglected corner is ho...
Glendale resident's oak sighting confirmed as verified research data
A coast live oak growing on a residential street in your neighborhood could be hundreds of years ...
A streamside native tree spotted on an ordinary Glendale street
If you walk near a creek or drainage channel in Southern California, white alder is likely one of...
A classic prickly pear cactus spotted and confirmed in LA County
If you've ever eaten nopales or prickly pear fruit at a farmers market, this is the same cactus, ...
Students lean on AI first, then trust their own eyes
If you've ever snapped a photo into a plant-ID app before really looking at the leaf shape or bar...
New field guide lists every wild plant on Saint Martin
If you've ever hiked the hills of Sint Maarten and wondered what that vine or shrub was called, t...
Native prairie wildflower confirmed growing in an Edmonton neighborhood
A verified sighting like this helps map where native pollinator-friendly plants persist even as c...
Native mint spotted growing wild in rural Alberta roadside
If you're planting a pollinator patch or foraging edge habitats, Canada mint is a native perennia...
Carnivorous underwater plant confirmed growing in Alberta wetland
Any pond or slow-moving ditch you pass on a walk could be hiding a plant that traps and digests t...
Native evergreen shrub confirmed growing in a Surrey neighborhood
If you're gardening in the Pacific Northwest, this low-growing native shrub feeds early pollinato...
Jack-in-the-Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) observed in Novelty, Russe...
Jack-in-the-Pulpit thrives in the shaded, moist woodland edges many gardeners overlook, making it...
fringe cups (Tellima grandiflora) observed in SW Country Club Pl, C...
Verified citizen science sightings of native plants like fringe cups help conservationists and ga...
Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides) observed in Oxford Pl, ...
Christmas fern is one of the toughest native evergreen ferns you can plant under trees in a shady...
Verified coast redwood sighting logged in Redwood City park
If you've ever walked under a towering redwood canopy on the Peninsula, this kind of logged sight...
Botanical gardens once helped stake a claim to a homeland
The next time you stroll through a university botanical garden, remember that collecting and cata...
Loblolly pine spotted and confirmed on an Atlanta street
Every verified sighting like this helps build a real-time map of which trees grow where in your c...
Verified poison oak sighting logged in LA County trails
If you hike or garden near chaparral and oak woodlands in Southern California, knowing exactly wh...
Native jewelweed spotted and verified in rural Pennsylvania
If you've ever brushed against poison ivy on a hike, this orange-flowered native growing nearby i...
Native Virginia creeper vine confirmed growing in Talladega, Alabama
If you spot a five-leaflet vine climbing a fence or tree trunk in the Southeast this fall, it's l...
Hardy desert juniper confirmed thriving near Big Pine, California
If you're hiking the eastern Sierra foothills, spotting this juniper's shredded gray bark and ber...
Hawaii's classic beach shrub spotted thriving at a Kauai harbor
If you've ever walked a Hawaiian beach and noticed a shrub with half-moon-shaped white flowers an...
Verified coconut palm spotted outside a Kauai hotel
Every verified sighting like this one helps scientists and gardeners alike track where coconut pa...
Thousands of sightings mapped for an overlooked desert plant family
If you've ever chewed on a miswak stick for dental hygiene, that's the toothbrush tree, and this ...
Mammal Community Responses to Increasing Puma Activity in a Suburba...
The shrubs and young trees struggling to establish in your local nature preserve may depend on a ...
Four new leafhopper species discovered in Brazilian ecosystems
Leafhoppers like these feed on plant sap and can spread plant diseases, so knowing which species ...
Quaking aspen confirmed growing in a Utah mountain town
If you're hiking or gardening near Bear Lake, this confirms the shimmering, coin-shaped leaves yo...
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) observed in Hilham
Tracking where Virginia creeper grows helps gardeners and land managers understand its spread — i...
Confirmed coconut palm spotted along a Kona street
Next time you walk a tropical coastline, this kind of everyday sighting shows how anyone with a p...
Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) observed in Oxford P...
Virginia creeper growing on your fence or up a tree trunk provides critical late-season berries f...
Tangled vines and forest health quietly narrow a marsupial's diet
The vine-choked understory that looks 'wild' and lush in a neglected woodlot can actually signal ...
Common roadside weed confirmed growing in Columbus neighborhood
That scraggly weed pushing up through the sidewalk crack near your driveway is horseweed, one of ...
Common weedy dock spotted and verified on a Washington street corner
That scrappy weed poking through the sidewalk cracks near your mailbox is exactly the kind of eve...
Huge global dataset maps over 190 obscure tropical plants
Every one of these 54,000 location pins started with a botanist, hiker, or citizen scientist spot...
Congo rainforest wildlife sorts itself into distinct vertical neighborhoods
The layered structure of a healthy forest, from leaf litter to canopy, isn't just scenery for the...
New bird parasite species identified in Brazilian rainforest tanager
This one's for the bird-watchers, not the gardeners: it's a reminder that even a common forest so...
Species in Topic
Corn (maize)
Wheat
Arabidopsis
Thale Cress
Soybean
Potato
Lettuce
Sorghum
Apple
Poplar
Rapeseed
Legumes
Olive
Pea
Sunflower
Alfalfa
Turmeric
Garlic
Grape
American pokeweed
Cabbage
Mustard
Common Milkweed
Common Reed
Common Yarrow
Clover
Water Hyacinth
Duckweed
Grasses
Mayapple
Common Jewelweed
Wild Carrot
Black nightshade
Blueberry
Chokecherry
European Beech
Fireweed
Indian mustard
Queen Anne's Lace
Bloodroot
Eastern Poison Ivy
Garlic Mustard
Liverwort
Oak
Pine
Amaranth
Cattail
Common Buckthorn
Ferns
Ginkgo
Green Algae
Mangrove
Orchid
White Clover
eco
White snakeroot
Chamomile
Cherry
Colt's-foot
Common Blue Violet
Common Selfheal
Kiwifruit
Norway spruce
Oilseed Rape
Purple Loosestrife
Smooth Cordgrass
Vetiver grass
Wild Bergamot
Yellow Trout Lily
Black-eyed Susan
blackberry
Broomrape
Chlorella
Dandelion
English Oak
Fruits
eco
Ghost Pipe
Giant White Fawn Lily
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Large White Trillium
Moss
New England aster
Rhododendron
Scots Pine
Virginia creeper
Water Lettuce
Birch
Bittersweet Nightshade
Black Cottonwood
Chinese Fir
Dame's Rocket
Dodder
Ginger
Jackfruit
Kudzu
Lantana
Mosses
Oxeye Daisy
Pink Lady's Slipper
Red osier dogwood
Red Trillium
eco
Sea purslane
Spruce
St. John's Wort
Sugar beet
Taro
Witchweed
Almond
Canadian bunchberry
Coconut Palm
Common Blue Wood Aster
Common Ragweed
Conifer
Eucalyptus
Frost aster
great blue lobelia
Noni
Osoberry
Pacific poison oak
Purple Crownvetch
Salmonberry
Sea buckthorn
eco
Tall Goldenrod
Tobacco (Nicotiana benthamiana)
Tufted Vetch
Virginia Springbeauty
western sword fern
Willow
American burnweed
American trumpet vine
American Tuliptree
Arugula
Bermuda Grass
Berries
Black locust
California Buckwheat
Canada anemone
Chinese brake fern
Coast Live Oak
Common groundsel
Common toadflax
Dakota mock vervain
eastern redcedar
Elderberry
Flowering Dogwood
eco
Foxglove Beardtongue
Great Mullein
Holm Oak
Hopbush
Indian tulip tree
Kerosene Tree
Lychee
eco
Partridgeberry
Passionflower
Pearly everlasting
Prickly Pear
shrubs
Solomon's plume
Southern Cattail
Sugar Maple
Water Spinach
White Sweetclover
Wild Geranium
Wild rice
Wild Sarsaparilla
Acacia
Alder
Anemone
Asian Plantain
Asteraceae
Asteraceae (daisy family)
Beach naupaka
Beech
Bilberry
bird's-foot trefoil
eco
Black Alder
Black pepper
eco
Blue Vervain
Bluebead lily
boreal conifers
Box Elder
Brake fern
Brassica
Brazilian waterweed
Brittlebush
Bull Thistle
Butterfly Milkweed
Calico aster
Canna Lily
Cardamom
Chestnut
Chili pepper
Chinaberry
Coast Redwood
Common Daisy
Common evening-primrose
Cordia subcordata
Corydalis
Costus
Crane-fly orchid
Creosote Bush
Crotalaria pallida
Cup Plant
Cycad
Cycads
Downy Oak
Downy Rattlesnake Plantain
Eastern Cottonwood
Eastern Redbud
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Eurasian watermilfoil
European hazelnut
European Hornbeam
Field madder
Fir
eco
Fleabane
Fremont cottonwood
Gentian
Giant salvinia
Grasses (Poaceae)
Greater periwinkle
Halophytes
Hazel
Heather
Herb Robert
'Ōhi'a lehua
eco
Horseweed
Interrupted Fern
Jamun
Lance-leaved Coreopsis
Lapeirousia anceps
Laurel sumac
Leucaena leucocephala
Lichen
licorice fern
Low smartweed
Mile-a-minute weed
eco
Milo
Multiflora Rose
Narrowleaf Plantain
Netted Pawpaw
Northern red oak
orange bush monkeyflower
Pacific trillium
Parrot feather
Parthenium (Congress grass)
Partridge Pea
Peppervine
Pitcher Plant
Prickly Lettuce
Princess Tree
Ragwort
Red-berried elder
eco
Red Columbine
Red-flowering Currant
Red Maple
Redroot Amaranth
Rowan
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Sacred Datura
Salal
Seagrass
Sedge
Showy milkweed
Sideoats Grama
Silver Birch
Silverberry
Sisal
Small Balsam
Stinging Nettle
Suaeda salsa
Sweet Woodruff
Sycamore maple
Tepary bean
Thimbleberry
Touch-Me-Not
Turkey mullein
Twinberry Honeysuckle
Upright Prairie Coneflower
eco
Velvet bean
Virginia bluebells
Virginia strawberry
Wall Barley
Water primrose
Wax Gourd
White Baneberry
eco
wild ginger
Wild Phlox
Wild Potato Vine
Wild Radish
Wild Wheat
Yaupon Holly
Yellow Nutsedge
Abutilon
Acacia mangium
Acanthus family
Aeluropus lagopoides
African tulip tree
Afrocarpus falcatus
Alder buckthorn
Allegheny monkeyflower
eco
Allium sarhadicum
Alpine Vegetation
eco
Alyssum murale
American basketflower
American bladdernut
American groundnut
American hophornbeam
American sweetgum
eco
Andropogon lateralis
Anise hyssop
eco
annual forb
eco
Annual Grasses
Arachis pintoi
eco
Aristida riparia
Arrowleaf Balsamroot
eco
Asarum savatieri
Ash (European ash, Fraxinus excelsior)
eco
Asian Fumewort
eco
Asian hawksbeard
Asiatic dayflower
eco
Aster diplostephioides
Australian Umbrella Tree
Axonopus affinis
Bahiagrass
eco
Ballia callitricha
Banksia attenuata
eco
Batai (Moluccan albizia)
Bayberry
Beans and legumes (Fabaceae)
Bee Balm
Belladonna Lily
Bencomia exstipulata
Berchemia
Berlandier's wolfberry
eco
Beta corolliflora
eco
Beta lomatogona
eco
Beta macrorhiza
eco
Black Ash
Black-jack
eco
Black Pine
eco
black raspberry
Black Tupelo
Blackcurrant
Blackroot
Bloody cranesbill
Blue elder
Bluebeard
Bramble
eco
Brazos rain-lily
Bristle Thistle
Bristlecone Pine
broad-leaved dock
eco
Broadleaf Sea Lettuce
Bromeliad
bryophytes
Buffalo-bur
Buffalo Gourd
eco
Buffalo grass
Buffaloberry
eco
Buffalograss
Buffelgrass
Bur Marigold
Burflower Tree (Neolamarckia cadamba)
eco
Buriti palm
eco
Butterfly bush
eco
Buttonbush
eco
C3 grasses
eco
C4 grasses
Caesarweed
calabash tree
California coffeeberry
eco
Calla Lily
Canada mayflower
Canada mint
Canadian wild ginger
Candytuft
eco
Caragana microphylla
Cardinal flower
eco
Carex ensiformis
Carolina horsenettle
Carolina rose
Carolina snailseed
Carolina Vetch
Carpet grass
Caryopteris
Cascade Oregon-grape
Castanopsis fissa
Casuarina
Ceanothus
Celandine Poppy
Chaya (tree spinach)
Chickweed
Chinese cork oak
eco
Chinese Crown Orchid
Chinese elm
Chinese Ixora
eco
Chinese lantern
Chinkapin
Christmas fern
Cinnamon fern
eco
Citharexylum myrianthum
Clasping Coneflower
Clasping Milkweed
cloudberry
Coastal woodfern
Cogongrass
columnar cactus
common beargrass
eco
Common bladderwort
Common Bracken
Common Columbine
Common cowparsnip
eco
common fig (Ficus heterophylla)
Common Juniper
Common Pawpaw
Common Spike-rush
Compass Plant
eco
Connarus suberosus
Copaíba (Copaifera arenicola)
Coral Honeysuckle
eco
Cordia superba
Cork Oak
Cornflower
eco
Cottonweed
Cowslip
Coyote brush
Crambe
Crape Myrtle
Creeping Bellflower
Creeping Jenny
Creeping Juniper
Crescentia alata
crowberry
eco
Curcuma caulina
Curlyheads
eco
Cut-Leaved Ragwort
Cutleaf Teasel
Cyclobalanopsis edithiae
eco
Cymbidieae orchids
Cyperus flavicomus
eco
Cyperus macrostachyos
eco
Cyperus puncticulatus
Cypress vine
eco
Davilla elliptica
eco
Desfontainia fulgens
eco
Devil Tree (Alstonia scholaris)
Diervilla
eco
Diospyros lasiocalyx
Distichlis spicata
Distichlis stricta
Dog-tooth Violet
Doll's Eyes
Dove weed
Dwarf birch
Dwarf pawpaw
Elecampane
eco
Elymus nutans (nodding wildrye)
Enchanter's nightshade
Engelmann's hedgehog cactus
Entireleaf Mountain-Avens
Erythranthe laciniata
eco
Euphorbia szovitsii
eco
European wych elm
Fabaceae (legume family)
Fawn Lily
eco
Fiddlewood
Flat-top white aster
Flatsedge
floating marsh pennywort
Florida Indian Plantain
Flowering Ash
flowering maple
Flowering-rush
Fly Poison
forbs
Fortune's spindle
fragrant sumac
fringe cups
Galangal
Garden Phlox
Gevuina (Chilean Hazelnut)
eco
Ghost Pipes
Giant kelp
Giant Sequoia
Gliricidia sepium
eco
Gloiocladia halymenioides
Gnetales
Golden Alexanders
graminoids
Great burnet
Green Algae (Oedogonium)
Green Buttonwood
Green Dragon
eco
Grey Mangrove
Haageocereus acranthus
Hairy Beggarticks
eco
Halopeltis australis
Haloxylon salicornicum
eco
Hawaiian fan palm
eco
hay meadow grasses
Heath speedwell
Heavenly bamboo
Hedge Woundwort
herbs
eco
Heterostemma ficoides
Ōhi'a
Himalayan Balsam
eco
Hooker's Pussytoes
Hop Hornbeam
Horneophyton
eco
Horse Crippler Cactus
Huckleberry
eco
Iberis carica
eco
Iberis gypsicola
Iberis halophila
eco
Iberis odorata
Iberis saxatilis
Iberis sempervirens
eco
Iberis simplex
eco
Indian Rubber Tree (Ficus benghalensis)
eco
Ingá
Inga vera
eco
Intermediate Bellflower
Iris
Italian cypress
eco
Ivy Leaf Morning Glory
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese orange cherry (Idesia polycarpa)
eco
Jewelflowers
eco
Jointed Goatgrass
Jojoba
Jungle Flame (Ixora coccinea)
Juniper
Kangaroo Grass
Katsura
kōlea lau nui
Kobresia humilis (sedge)
eco
Koʻolau Range pritchardia
Kousa dogwood
eco
Krascheninnikovia arborescens
Labrador tea
Lamb's Ear
Lamiaceae (mint family)
land plants
Landolphia
eco
Landolphia congolensis
Lantana camara
Larch
Late boneset
Leersia hexandra
Legumes (Fabaceae)
Lemon Beebalm
Leymus racemosus
Lilac Tasselflower
Lily Magnolia
eco
Limonium chrysocomum
Linden
Linden viburnum
Linum suffruticosum
Linum tenue
Littleleaf Linden
Loblolly Pine
London plane tree
London Rocket
eco
Loudetiopsis chrysothrix
Lowbush blueberry
Lyme Grass
Mangroves
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Maqui Berry
Marginal Wood Fern
Marsh Calla
eco
Marsh fleabane
marsh grass-of-Parnassus
marsh grasses
Marsh Labrador tea
Marsh Pennywort
Mealy Blue Sage
Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora)
Mexican Giant Hyssop
eco
Mile-a-minute vine
Milkweed
Mimosa
eco
Mimosa flocculosa
Mojave Pricklypear
eco
Monkey apple (Pourouma)
Morinda royoc
eco
Mountain holly
mountain laurel
Mouse-ear chickweed
Murici (Byrsonima pachyphylla)
Musk Fern
eco
Mustard tree
Nardus grass
narrowleaf cottonwood
Narrowleaf cow wheat
eco
native grasses
Nettleleaf Goosefoot
New Jersey tea
Nierembergia rivularis
Night-blooming Cereus
Nodding Beggarticks
Nodding onion
Nodding Trillium
Northern Bedstraw
northern bush honeysuckle
eco
Northern Comandra
Northern Spicebush
Norway Maple
Nutmeg (Myristicaceae)
Nuttall's Thistle
Oakleaf fleabane
Ocotillo
'ohelo 'ai
eco
Old Man's Beard Clematis
Orange Hawkweed
Orchard Grass
Oregon oak
eco
Ormosia semicastrata
eco
Ornamental Ginger
Oryza nivara
eco
Oryza rhizomatis
eco
Osmundaceae ferns
eco
Oxytropis kansuensis
Pacific Bleeding Heart
Pacific ninebark
Pale Indian plantain
Panicled aster
Para grass
eco
Patellifolia procumbens
Pea shrub
Peepal (Ficus religiosa)
Pennisetum pedicellatum
eco
Pennyroyal
perennial forb
Perfumeballs
eco
Periphyton algae
eco
Persicaria jucunda
eco
Phacelocarpus pepperocarpos
eco
Phlomis olivieri
Phlox
Phoebe bournei
Pinaceae
Pineapple-weed
Pinxter Flower
Pitcher's thistle
eco
Plocamium angustum
Poaceae
eco
Pogonatum cirratum (a haircap moss)
Ponderosa Pine
eco
Portuguese laurel
eco
Prairie Woundwort
Prickly Cucumber
Primrose Willow
Prostrate Knotweed
Psittacanthus robustus (mistletoe)
Pteris fern
eco
Ptilonia australasica
Puget Sound gumweed
eco
Purple Corydalis
Purple-flowered raspberry
Purple nutsedge
eco
Purple Phacelia
Purslane relatives (Portulaca)
Pyrenaria
Quaking aspen
Quillay
eco
Raphia laurentii (Congo swamp palm)
rattan vine
eco
Rayless False Goldenaster
Red Campion
Red Huckleberry
Rhododendron pulchrum
eco
Rhododendron yuefengense
Rice (Baldo)
Rice (Vialone Nano)
Richardson's geranium
River Cane
eco
River Club-sedge
River Oats
eco
River Tussock
Riverbank Lupine
eco
Rock Cress
Rose-pink
Rose Spirea
Rosepink
Rosinweed
Rough goose neck moss
Roughleaf Dogwood
Roundleaf Greenbrier
Royal catchfly
eco
Royal fern
Rubiaceae shrub
Rush
Sabatia
Sagebrush
Sal tree
eco
Salix brachista (mountain willow)
Salix suchowensis (Chinese willow)
Salt Meadow Hay
eco
salt-tolerant shrubs
Sassafras
Satyrium orchid
Saucer Magnolia
eco
savanna shrubs
Saw palmetto
Scarlet Beebalm
Sea hibiscus
Sea lavender
Seepweed
eco
Semi Desert-Salty Plants
eco
Semi Desert-Shrub
eco
Semi Steppe-Shrub
Senecio gallicus
Senna siamea
Sensitive Fern
Sensitive Pea
Sensitive plant (mimosa)
eco
Seven-son flower
Shepherd's Purse
Showy Aster
eco
Showy Corydalis
eco
Siberian alder
eco
Siberian Corydalis
Silver Bush Lupine
Silver rock-lettuce
Silver Senna
Sleeping Plant
Sleepy Morning
Slender Vetch
eco
Small-flower evening-primrose
Snapdragon (Antirrhinum vexillocalyculatum)
Soft Rush
Southwestern White Pine
Spanish Fir
Spanish moss
Spike-rush (Eleocharis mutata)
Spikerush
eco
Spiny Turkish towel seaweed
Spiral Ginger
Spotted Joe-Pye weed
Spotted knapweed
Spreading dogbane
eco
Stachys inflata
Stiff Dogwood
Strangler fig relatives (Coussapoa)
Strawberry bush
Suaeda
Sulphur Cinquefoil
eco
supplejack
eco
Swallow-wort
Swedish Whitebeam
Sweet Autumn Clematis
Sweet Four o'Clock
Sweet Pepperbush
Sweet scabious
Sweetbay Magnolia
Sword bean
Taiwan Acacia
Tall Meadow-rue
eco
Tall Sedge
Tanglehead
Tanglehead grass
Tea family
Texas Persimmon
Thatch screwpine (Hala)
Toothbrush tree
eco
Toothed flatsedge
Toyon
eco
Trachypogon spicatus
Trailing blackberry
Tree-of-heaven
Tree Tobacco
eco
Trumpet tree (Cecropia)
Tuckeroo
eco
tundra vegetation
eco
Turkey Oak
eco
Turnip/Field Mustard
Twoleaf Miterwort
Ulmo
eco
Umbrella Plant
Urticaceae (nettle family)
Utah Juniper
Vachellia abyssinica
eco
Vanilla leaf
Vellozia (canela-de-ema)
Vinegar Weed
vines
violet woodsorrel
Virginia sweetspire
eco
Virola kwatae
Virola michelii
Wachendorfia
Wall Lettuce
eco
Water parsnip
Wavyleaf basketgrass
Weigela
Weigela florida
eco
Weigela maximowiczii
Weigela middendorffiana
Western poison ivy
Western redcedar
eco
wetland forest trees
eco
White alder
White Oak
eco
White twisted-stalk
Whitemouth Dayflower
eco
wild emmer wheat
Wild flax
eco
Wild grapevine
eco
Wild lettuce (Lactuca serriola)
Wild Mustard
eco
Wild onion
eco
Wild Rye
Wild Senna
Wild teasel
Willow-leaved Cotoneaster
Windflower
Winterberry Holly
Winter's bark (Drimys winteri)
eco
witch grass
Wolf's Evening Primrose
Wood cranesbill
eco
Woodland Phlox
Woodland Stonecrop
woolly clover
Yellow Glandweed
Yellow Salsify
Yorkshire fog
Youngia japonica
Yunnan pine
Zygophyllum