Know Your Plants – Plants Named After Animals: Goose to Poodle

Posted on January 21, 2024 by WCBC

This week’s post is plants in our database named after animals: Goose to Poodle.  Those that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) after the species name.  Enjoy the pictures & see how many of these you know.

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Daudie Colson, David Heavner, Richard Holzman, Betty Jones, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Lucy Prim, Randy Richardson, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.

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Know Your Plants – Plants Named After Animals: Dog to Goat

Posted on January 14, 2024 by WCBC

This week’s post is plants in our database named after animals: Dog to Goat.  Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) after the species name.  Enjoy the pictures & see how many of these you know.

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Richard Holzman, Betty Jones, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Randy Richardson, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.

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Know Your Plants – Plants Named After Animals: Adder to Deer

Posted on January 7, 2024 by WCBC

This week’s post is plants in our database named after animals: Adder to Deer.  Those that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) after the species name.  Enjoy the pictures & see how many of these you know.

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, Richard Holzman, Betty Jones, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Randy Richardson, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.

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Know Your Plants – Plant Names That Include Appalachian Mountain Locations

Posted on December 31, 2023 by WCBC

This week’s post is plants in our database with names that include Appalachian Mountain locations.  Guess what, they are all native to North America! Enjoy the pictures & see how many of these you know.

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt,  David Heavner, Richard Holzman,  Betty Jones, Mary Knierim, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Randy Richardson, & Joe Standaert. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.

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Know Your Plants – Plants Named After Other North American States or Provinces

Posted on December 24, 2023 by WCBC

We already saw plants named after the Carolinas and Virginia. This week’s post is plants in our database with names that include other North American states or provinces (although “Florid..” actually means “blooming”, not “from Florida”).  All are native to North America. Enjoy the pictures & see how many of these you know.

Photography by Ken Borgfeldt, David Heavner, Richard Holzman, Betty Jones, Mary Knierim, Penny Longhurst, Jim Poling, Randy Richardson, Joe Standaert, & Harriet Walls. Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.

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