During April, nature gives us all kinds of flowers to see. But which ones should we fight in our yards and which should we ...

Henry Grabar has had enough battling knotweed. All he wanted was to build a small garden in Brooklyn—a bit of peace amid the cacophony of city life. But a plant with beet-red leaves soon took over his ...

This time of year, when all the pretty wildflowers pop up in Summit County, noxious and invasive weeds sprout, too. These invasive species, such as musk thistle and scentless chamomile, aggressively ...

Wild buckwheat has a shallow root system and can grow up to 40 inches long. Many times, it is mistaken for field bindweed, ...

There are three ways to identify a wild plant: books, websites and apps. Identification depends upon looking closely at it. Does it have long thin leaves like grass? Or broader leaves like a shrub?

Agriculture is driving rapid evolutionary change, not just on farms but also in wild species in surrounding landscapes, new research has found. New research in Science is showing how the rise of ...

An untrained eye would have overlooked the cluster of silvery green leaves poking up through a pile of smooth rocks on the banks of the Spokane River. But wild plant forager Aubrey Mundell immediately ...

People have used plants as medicine for a long time. Today, they may come in the form of supplements to improve health or to treat health problems. Wild lettuce is one of these plants. Wild lettuce is ...

The fern-like weeds are common in Oregon, growing along roadways and hiking trails and creeks. They’re not harmless. Poison hemlock and Western water hemlock can kill humans and livestock. And people ...