Living Color

Vitis aestivalis Common name: Pigeon grape, Summer grape A member of the grape family, it is a robust woody vine with high climbing or sprawling stems that bear branched tendrils...

Solidago missouriensis Common name: Plain goldenrod, Missouri goldenrod Solidago missouriensis is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names Missouri goldenrod and prairie goldenrod. It is native to North...

Sambucus canadensis Common name: Elderberry, Elder, Sweet elder, Black elderberry A member of the honeysuckle family, Elderberry is a shrub 1.5 – 3 m tall. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs,...

Salix nigra Common name: Black willow Salix nigra, the black willow, is a species of willow native to eastern North America, from New Brunswick and southern Ontario west to Minnesota,...

Rumex latissimus Common name: Pale Dock, Smooth Dock, Peach -Leaf Dock Rumex altissimus is native to North America but has been introduced outside of its native range. In New England, this species is non-native. The leaves are simple,...

Rudbeckia hirta Common name: Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan A member of the sunflower family, this plant is an annual, biennial or a short-lived perennial herb that arises from a taproot....

Robinia pseudoacacia Common name: Black Locust, Post Locust, Yellow locust, Locust tree A member of the pea family Black locust is a medium tree. It has a deeply furrowed gray...

Rhus copallinum Common name: Winged sumac, Shining sumac, Flameleaf sumac, Dwarf sumac Flame-leaf sumac, is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family that is native to eastern North America. It is a deciduous tree growing to...