28 e. Peterson, R.T. and M. McKenny. 1968, 1996. A field guide to wildflowers, northeastern and northcentral North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York. About the…

1. Wildflowers of the Carolinas 2. Rattlesnake Plantain 3. Pipsissewa 4. Cranefly Orchid 5. Cattail, spring 6. Cattail, fall 7. Cattail, fruit 8. Yellow Violet 9. Blue Violet…

Slide 1Mayapple or Mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum L.) Family: Berberidaceae (bear-ber-id-AY-see-ay) Berberis is the Latinized form of the Arabian name for the barberry fruit.…

Slide 1 Slide 2 Plant Taxonomy How Plants Are Named Slide 3 Once upon a time…  There was a landscaper name Ollie…  He was a very curious young man, and had many…

Slide 1 White Snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum Houtt.) Family: Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ay) From the Latin aster, a star, in reference to the shape of the aster (daisy) family…

Slide 1 Wild Strawberry Fragaria virginiana Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ay) - From rosa or rose family. Genus: Fragaria (frag-AY-ree-uh) - From the Latin fraga, strawberry,…

Lilium (members of which are true lilies) is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs, all with large prominent flowers. Lilies are a group of flowering…

The Maple Celebration and Pancake Breakfast has been a part of Merck Forest for just under a decade now. This year it returns at the end of winter with all of its usual sweet…

BRANCHING OUT A LOOK INSIDE • Calendar of Events 4 • Kid’s Corner 6 • Bird Count Results 7 Race Against Time By Ken Rosenthal Nature Notes By Sharon Gurtz March •…

Plant Taxonomy How Plants Are Named Once upon a time⦠There was a landscaper name Ollie⦠He was a very curious young man, and had many questions about Life. Ollie had…