OK, garden detectives. Plants offer lots of clues to help identify them and their various characteristics. “All plants have unique parts that can be used to identify them,” says botanist Karen Clary.

There are three ways to identify a wild plant: books, websites and apps. Identification depends upon looking closely at it. Does it have long thin leaves like grass? Or broader leaves like a shrub?

Every year when spring officially arrives, people spend more time in the great outdoors as the season gears up. Whether you’re looking for help identifying plants along your morning hike or designing ...

Sometimes Mother Nature gives gifts in the garden or yard, though we perhaps don’t know what they are. That entails the tricky job of plant identification. Fortunately, curious gardeners have many ...

Before we all carried computers in our pockets, the best way to identify wild plants and animals was to consult a physical field guide. Now, nature enthusiasts have easy access to a plethora of phone ...

Although at least 75 percent of our crop species depend on animal pollinators, little is known about their flower preferences. As global insect populations decline, it is of utmost importance for us ...

Wildflowers are starting to pop up along the trails at local parks and wooded areas, and many of those parks, along with other organizations, are planning hikes and hunts to find them during the ...

Most people know how to identify toxic plants like Poison Ivy, “Leaves of three, leave them be.” However, the Wild Parsnip is a less known invasive species that is spreading throughout the Northland.