Weekly Puzzler Answer 278
Last week’s puzzler is the only one so far in our short series of plants with berries that features a non-native, invasive plant. The others have been native plants. Do
Weekly Puzzler Answer #243
There’s something about this vine that I just love. Have you seen it in a forest near you? It’s called Wild Yam, Dioscorea villosa. Common names include, Devil’s Bones, Colic
Weekly Puzzler #243: Native, Twining Vine with a Heart-Shaped Leaf
This next plant is a native, twining vine that has lovely heart-shaped leaves with palmate (radiating from the center) veins. The leaf is much smaller than another vine with heart-shaped
Weekly Puzzler Answer #163
Did you recognize the vine with the heart-shaped leaves from last week’s puzzler as Ducthman’s Pipe or Pipevine or Aristolochia macrophylla? (Or, if it has a hairy stem, rather than a
Weekly Puzzler #163: A Vine with Heart-Shaped Leaves
Several years ago I was leading a backpacking trip into Great Smoky Mountains National Park and we kept seeing a vine with large, heart-shaped leaves that we commented on, wondering
Weekly Puzzler Answer #162
Did the three-leafed vine in last week’s puzzler look familiar? Did you recognize it from walks in the woods? Is is called Hog Peanut, Amphicarpaea bracteata. This vine is native to
Weekly Puzzler Answer #160
Last week’s puzzler, like the 3 before it, is a HUMMINGBIRD magnet! You probably know that there are some flowers that the tiny birds can’t stay away from and red