Introduced species: Spotted jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) Description: A far more common non-native Impatiens species than last month’s feature, spotted jewelweed is–as one might expect from a congener–similar in some respects, […]
Introduced species: Small-flowered touch-me-not (Impatiens parviflora) Description: Don’t panic! This isn’t the impatiens from your Mothers’ Day hanging basket; the only similarity is those exploding seed pods (see below). Small
Introduced Species: Shining geranium (Geranium lucidum) Description: Shining geranium grows predominantly as an annual weed, though it may become biennial depending on moisture conditions. It is predominantly a forest understory
Introduced Species: Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale), and some bonus species (So. Much. Yellow!) Description: Why take the time to write about dandelions? Everyone knows them, right? Well, no; in fact, dandelions
Introduced species: Lesser celandine (Ficara verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria) Characteristics: Lesser celandine, also known as fig buttercup, is an herbaceous, perennial plant, with a basal rosette of dark green, shiny,