northeast naturalist

Beware of tall, attractive wildflowers with prickly leaves growing in fields. Most have beautiful magenta or lavender-colored heads, but ...

Ground-level view of an Ash-tree Bolete cluster on a grassy trail Mushroom species are seasonal in nature, much like wildflower species...

Yummy I have mixed feelings about early July. On the down side are the humidity and the mosquitos (which seem to have reached a new ...

Elder usually has seven sharply-toothed leaflets, but the number can vary from five to 11. © Dave Spier Common Elder,  a.k.a. Blac...

Many warblers have at least some yellow, but I imagine if there's one that deserves the name of the color, it's the Yellow Warble...

Dame’s Rocket ( Hesperis matronalis ) is another invasive alien, albeit an attractive one, in the mustard family. It is now widespread ...

© Dave Spier Celandine , Chelidonium majus , is a somewhat invasive alien with attractive yellow flowers arranged in an umbel (think in...