Now is a great time to identify trees and shrubs on home grounds as the plants flower and form seeds and fruits. Fruits and seeds are one of the best indicators to use to identify plants, and they are ...

Botanists use the flower of a tree to identify it to scientific name, genus and species. Some of us can identify a tree by its leaves; for example, the buckeye with its compound leaves with five ...

Observing and identifying trees is a type of play that benefits kids in multiple ways. For starters, research has found that simply being around trees improves cognitive development and lowers the ...

If you've ever wondered which plants are growing in your backyard, these apps are for you. Whether you’re a gardener, naturalist or just a lover of wildlife, plant identification can be a wonderful ...

Peter Belhumeur just wanted to know what type of tree was outside his apartment. He scanned field guides, looking for willowlike leaves with a wavy, spiked edge, but he couldn’t find the right one.

As gardening becomes more popular amid the coronavirus pandemic and the summer approaches, some people may need some help identifying the plants growing in their yards. If you're new to the hobby and ...

If you want to be a true outdoorsman or woman, and a true survivor, you’ve got to become a plant person. I know, I know—it’s not as cool to walk around with your nose in a book as it is to sling lead ...

If you want to be a true outdoorsman or woman, and a true survivor, you’ve got to become a plant person. I know, I know—it’s not as cool to walk around with your nose in a book as it is to sling lead ...

Learn why carnivorous plants capture their prey in a class about these amazing botanicals at the Cleveland Botanical Garden. Participants will be able to take a carnivorous plant home. The class meets ...

One way to identify trees is by their leaves. That seems easy enough. Learn what the leaves of a particular tree look like, and there you go. But it’s winter, and many trees lost their leaves months ...