northeast naturalist

The prominent veins of American Hornbeam ( Carpinus caroliniana )  give the leaves a distinctive corrugated texture. Note the multiple size...

Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), Cayuga County, NY - May 9th Goldenseal ( Hydrastis canadensis ), a.k.a. orangeroot, yellow-root and yell...

© Dave Spier The  Downy Yellow Violet , a.k.a. Hairy Yellow Violet  ( Viola pubescens )  is a native species generally east of the Rockies (...

  Sun shines through beech leaves in a hemlock-hardwood climax forest near  Big Pond, PA, on July 3rd. (Climax forests are the peak of plant...

  Song Sparrow atop a bayberry bush with summer leaves, June 26th,  Assateague Island National Seashore, MD Northern Bayberry ( Morella pe...

  Trees Swallows ( Tachycineta bicolor ) descend on Northern Bayberry bushes  ( Morella pensylvanica ) to feast on the gray, waxy berries ...

  Round-leaved Sundew ( Drosera rotundifolia ), single leaf  Zurich Bog, Wayne County, NY, June 17th (© Dave Spier) Round-leaved Sundew ( D...