Coming Events

    No dates present

48562 Visitors as of Today

Barberry; Pepperidge-bush

Barberry; Pepperidge-bush

Berberis vulgaris

Flowers–Yellow, small, odor disagreeable, 6-parted, borne in drooping, many-flowered racemes from the leaf axils along arching twigs. Stem: A much-branched, smooth, gray shrub, 5 to 8 ft. tall, armed with sharp

Continue reading Barberry; Pepperidge-bush

Pokeweed; Scoke; Pigeon-berry; Ink-berry; Garget

Pokeweed; Scoke; Pigeon-berry; Ink-berry; Garget

Phytolacca decandra

Flowers–White, with a green centre, pink tinted outside, about 1/4 in. across, in bracted racemes 2 to 8 in. long. Calyx of 4 or 5 rounded persistent

Continue reading Pokeweed; Scoke; Pigeon-berry; Ink-berry; Garget

Common Persicaria, Pink Knotweed, or Jointweed; Smartweed

Common Persicaria, Pink Knotweed, or Jointweed; Smartweed

Polygonum pennsylvanicum

Flowers–Very small, pink, collected in terminal, dense, narrow obtuse spikes, 1 to 2 in. long. Calyx pink or greenish, 5-parted, like petals; no corolla; stamens

Continue reading Common Persicaria, Pink Knotweed, or Jointweed; Smartweed

Forget-me-not; Mouse-ear; Scorpion Grass; Snake Grass; Love Me

Forget-me-not; Mouse-ear; Scorpion Grass; Snake Grass; Love Me

Myosotis scorpioides (M. palustris)

Flowers–Pure blue, pinkish, or white, with yellow eye; flat, 5-lobed, borne in many-flowered, long, often 1-sided racemes. Calyx 5-cleft; the lobes narrow,

Continue reading Forget-me-not; Mouse-ear; Scorpion Grass; Snake Grass; Love Me