By: Alex Taylor One plant I came across in my neighborhood was the lacy phacelia, or phacelia tanacetifolia in Latin. The lacy phacelia...

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By: Yahya Hasan Common Juniper (Juniperus Communis) Large geographical range Wild & Native Many animals eat the berries Used for medical...

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By: Maeve Gilbert Pyracantha angustifolia Narrowleaf Firethorn The firethorn is a non-native, invasive shrub that grows mainly in...

By: Shari Jones Populus nigra, the black poplar (also known as the Lombardy Poplar), is a species of cottonwood poplar, the type of...

By: Jillian DeBlanc Common name: Malva rosa, Island Mallow Scientific: Malva assurgentiflora (previously Lavatera Assurgentiflora) When...

By: Jessie Liang Aloe is native to tropical southern Africa, Madagascar, Jordan, the Arabian Peninsula also in the island of the Indian...

By: Will Luu Star Jasmine Trachelospermum Jasminoides Ornamental The plant originates from China It normally blooms late spring to early...

By: Alex Taylor The cherry blossom is famous for its beauty. In Japanese culture, it can symbolize the circle of life. There are many...

By: Jessie Liang Name: Matoke, aka Matooke, Ekitootye ( Southwestern Uganda) Ebitoke (Northwestern Tanzania) Originated from Uganda...

By: Alex Brandmeyer Riding west across the Berkeley 1-80 bike overpass, the San Francisco Bay and shoreline come into view as part of the...

By: Skylar Philips I currently live in northern Georgia. Fortunately, my backyard is an ecosystem in its own right. Right outside, I...

By: Kathryn Kaufman BLACK MEDICK (MEDICAGO LUPULINA) The black medick, or Medicago Lulupina, grows pretty much everywhere in lawns...

By: Will Luu Ornamental This tree comes from Japan, Central China, and Korea It normally blooms from May to June I never see any wildlife...

By: Kat Krakowski-Macy Blanket flowers are part of the sunflower family and self seed freely. Wild, typically grow in a dry open meadow,...

By: Graham MacWilliams A plant needs water and nutrients and sun. Perpetually extracting Britsly oxtongue scours the earth to absorb all...

By: Angela and Charles Liang The hydrangea is considered a shrub. The name hydrangea comes from the Greek words “hydor” meaning water and...

By: Jessie Liang Wormwoods are native to Europe and parts of Africa but it has become naturalized in the US and Canada. However, Wormwood...

By: Ananya Madabhushi One of the most common plants I found throughout my neighborhood was the African Blue Lily (Agapanthus praecox), a...