Misidentification of Hydrilla verticillata and native Elodea canadensis creates significant regulatory compliance risks and costly management failures for aquatic plant managers and environmental ...

An invasive plant species is creeping into New York's parks and creek beds, and it's doing more than crowding out native plants. Giant hogweed, known for its towering height and umbrella-like flowers, ...

If you love gardening or you’re just curious about nature, Plantum is a must-have addition to your iPhone. The plant ID app serves as a sort of pocket botanist, enabling instant plant identification ...

Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Does our central Ohio extended summer have you longing ...

Many gardeners understand the ecological importance of native plants, which are those plants that occur naturally in a geographic area, and have evolved over thousands of years, shaped by local ...

With spring comes the urge to work in the yard and plant things. This often involves going to a garden center and buying ...

Q: How reliable are plant identification apps? I’ve tested several plant identification apps and have found them surprisingly, but not completely, accurate. You simply snap a photo of the plant in ...

We've all heard the classic saying "leaves of three, let it be," which means don't touch the poison ivy. But just how accurate is that timeless phrase? While this specific mnemonic device exists to ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Carolyn Longstreth moved to Marin from the northeast 18 years ago, the first thing she searched for was a place to learn about the new plant life around ...

The brilliantly blue pipevine swallowtail, the ruby-throated hummingbird and the American bumblebee are all native pollinators you can find right here in Kentucky. The American bumblebee, in ...