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Know Your Natives – Ohio Buckeye
Ohio Buckeye (Aesculus glabra) of the Soapberry (Sapindaceae) Family, formerly of the Horsechestnut (Hippocastanaceae) family, is a medium to large deciduous tree with opposite, palmately compound leaves. It is native from central Texas to western Pennsylvania and as far north as central Iowa to southern Michigan and south into northern Alabama and the highlands of the northwestern half of Arkansas. Other common names include “American buckeye” and “fetid buckeye”, based on the odor of crushed leaves, bark and twigs. The name “buckeye” relates to the dark, ovoid poisonous seeds that have a lighter colored hilum (scar). Continue reading
Posted in Know Your Natives, Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Wildflowers
Tagged Aesculus, Aesculus glabra, Know Your Natives, Ohio Buckeye, Sapidaceae
Know Your Natives – Alder
Alder (Alnus serrulata) of the Birch (Betulaceae) family is a deciduous shrub found in the U.S. from Texas to Kansas to Maine and thence east and south to the borders. This shrub, the only species in the Alnus genus in … Continue reading
Posted in Know Your Natives, Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees
Tagged Alder, Alnus, Alnus serrulata, Betulaceae, Know Your Natives
Native Plant Report – Ouachita National Trail – Perry County
Spring is in full swing in the Ouachita Mountains! The first ANPS Native Plant hike of 2015 was on April 11. Seven enthusiastic participants enjoyed a spectacular spring day in the forest. A full hike report will appear in the … Continue reading
Posted in Ferns, Field Trips, Native Plants, Shrubs, Trees, Wildflowers
Tagged Cinnamon Fern, Colchiaceae, Dwarf Crested Iris, Early Azalea, Ericaceae, Fern, Gall, Halesia carolina, Indian Pipe, Iridaceae, Iris, Iris cristata, Monotropa, Monotropa uniflora, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, Perfoliate bellwort, Rhododendron, Rhododendron prinophyllum, Silverbells, Styracaceae, Uvularia, Uvularia perfoliata
Trees of Arkansas Is Now User-Friendly with Full Color Pictures
The tried and true handbook of the Arkansas Forestry Commission, Dwight Moore’s Trees of Arkansas, has been reissued (2014) in a smart, new, user-friendly, and full-color edition. Moore’s book dates back to 1950, when the author revised Lewis M. Turner’s … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Native Plants, Trees
Tagged Flowering Tree, Mexican Plum, Plum, Prunus, Prunus mexicana, Rosaceae, Trees of Arkansas
Know Your Natives – Overcup Oak
Overcup Oak Overcup Oak (Quercus lyrata) is a species of oak in the White Oak Group. It favors bottomland forests and is tolerant of wet, clay soils. This oak is identified by the cup, which often completely encloses the acorn. … Continue reading
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Tagged Acorn, Fagaceae, Oak, Overcup Oak, Quercus lyrata, White Oak Group
Know Your Natives – American Hazelnut
American Hazelnut American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) is a medium to large spreading shrub that produces edible nuts in the fall. The nuts ripen in September and October and are a favorite of small game and birds. As fall progresses male … Continue reading
Posted in Know Your Natives, Native Plants, Trees
Tagged American Hazelnut, Betulaceae, Nut
Ash Tree Threat Invades Arkansas
Arkansas joins the growing list of states affected by the Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis), or EAB for short, an invasive Asian beetle devastating North American ash trees. The beetle was first discovered on the continent in Michigan in 2002, … Continue reading
Posted in Trees
Tagged Agrilus planipennis, Ash Trees, EAB, Emerald Ash Borer
Field Trip Exploring the Capitol Campus
On a crisp sunny fall morning seven hearty souls gathered on the Capitol steps to begin a most interesting tour, an Arkansas Native Plant Society (ANPS) field trip, of the trees adorning the campus of the State Capitol grounds. Our … Continue reading
Posted in Field Trips, Native Plants, Trees
Tagged Arkansas native trees, Arkansas State Capitol
Ouachita Huckleberries in the Rain
A group of die-hard native plant lovers met in Crystal Springs on a rainy May 16 in pursuit of black huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata), the only true huckleberry in Arkansas. Arkansas Native Plant Society (ANPS) members in attendance were Susan Hooks, … Continue reading
Dripping Springs Field Trip a Perfect Ten on the BOP Scale
May 11, 10 a.m., a Saturday morning that couldn’t have been prettier, we gathered for the Ouachita Mountain Boys’ walk to Dripping Springs just north of Hot Springs. The rendezvous place was across the road from Kai Schulz’s house, and … Continue reading
