Pausing to identify plants along Bear Branch Nature Center’s Vista Trail, Carroll County Forestry Board’s Volunteer Maryland Coordinator Nick Yoder pointed out the differences between native, ...

It’s been said that a weed is just a plant growing where you don’t want it to. Some are aggressive to the point of being invasive, while others have redeeming qualities you might want to consider ...

Broadleaf plantain (plantago major) and buckhorn plantain (plantago lanceolate) are two of the most common and over looked weeds. The word plantago originates from the Latin word planta meaning “sole ...

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?

Farmers, home gardeners, agribusiness clientele, landscapers and other community members in the mid-Atlantic region experience issues with their crops and plants and need to know what pathogen, insect ...

Plantain is a common garden weed with edible leaves and seeds. It may offer health benefits, such as improved digestion, enhanced wound healing, and lower inflammation. Share on Pinterest Known for ...

Melinda Laidlaw is an ecologist at the Queensland Herbarium, the oldest scientific organisation in the state, established when the colony became a state. With more than 1.6 million specimens, the ...

Summertime! While reveling in tomatoes and black-eyed Susans, many Long Islanders are painfully aware we’re also smack in the middle of weed season. Crabgrass, dandelions, lamb’s quarters and plantain ...

For anyone battling weeds in their lawns, chemical sprays may seem like the obvious first choice. Although herbicides can be extremely effective weed control, they are the final step in a well-rounded ...