Prairie Willow (Salix humilis) photo by Susan SlapnickSand Cherry (Prunus pumila) photoby Kathie Brock“Do you think that each differs to the other, and is identical to itself?”  Socrates“There cannot be several…

Tradescantia ohiensis, Spiderwort, also Dayflower.  Native to the Americas.Flowers open in the morning, close by evening, and the petals flower only one day.  This species has a bluish tint on…

 Opuntia macrorhiza (Plains Prickly Pear Cactus, cousin to O. fragilis, the Brittle Prickly Pear).This species grows in large mats in sand prairies, like Spring Green Prairie, and on Wisconsin River…

 May 16.  I love taking pictures of this spring ephemeral, a plant that sets its clock by its estimated time in the early woodland sunshine. Life above ground every year…

 Earlier this spring, I was walking the north woods, looking for emerging garlic mustard plants after the burn.  Of course, the yellow lady slippers and trillium were quite distracting.I’ve been…