Category Archives: Plant comparisons

Your initial encounter with either of these two plants can lead to identification confusion.  The above side-by-side comparison photo shows the lower leaves on each plant.  White avens (Geum canadense) is on the left while Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana) is on … Continue reading →

Many people recognize and could easily identify Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) when they see it in the woods (from the midwest through the eastern portions of North America).  Its leaves seem quite unique with their peltate attachment of the leaf to … Continue reading →

While walking through woods in spring-time, I see white trilliums everywhere.  I decided to identify this species of trillium.  My first identification was White trillium (Trillium grandiflorum).  It’s a “showy” and common white-flowering trillium. That was accurate except . . … Continue reading →