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Meet the Plant: Rue Anemone
Rue Anemone (Thalictrum (Anemonella) thalictroides) is a native perennial occurring throughout the woodlands of eastern US. The common name is based on the appearance of the leaves being similar to those of an anemone as well as meadow rue. The … Continue reading
Posted in Wildflowers
Tagged Rue Anemone
Meet the Tree: Toothache Tree
Toothache tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, is surely one of Arkansas’ most intriguing native plants. If you haven’t been introduced, chew on a twig or a piece of bark for a few minutes and feel your mouth and tongue start to tickle … Continue reading
Posted in Trees
Tagged Hercules' club, tickle tongue, toothache tree, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Neat Plant Alert – Viola pedata
Eric Hunt, an ANPS member from Little Rock, captured this Viola pedata on September 30, 2012 near Cantrell/Highway 10. The Showy Bird’s Foot Violet is usually a spring bloomer, but is not above trying its luck at fall reproduction. ANPS … Continue reading
Posted in Native Plants, Plant Alert, Wildflowers
Tagged edible plant, Regal Fritillary, Showy Bird’s Foot Violet, Speyeria idalia, Viola pedata