The smooth blue aster is a native plant in northern Illinois and some counties in the central part of the state. Its stems and leaves are green-blueish, while the daisy-like flowers are violet or blue. Its late-season flowering adds interest to your garden until the fall. USDA Hardiness ...
When talking about native plants, we refer to the flora that has been around a particular area for a long time, typically a thousand years. In the case of Illinois, we’re focusing here on plants that were present before European settlement. They differ from invasive or exotic plants, which...
Native Illinois Plants Thriving in Inverness Park
Since her foray into native plants, Neff has become the executive director ofThe Nature Foundation of Will Countyin Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago and the southern tip of Lake Michigan. The non-profit supports the county forest preserve district's education, recreation, and conservation pri...
The Central American land bridge has served as a passageway for animals and humans moving between North and South America. Nevertheless, after the first wa
Natural predators of agricultural pests are known to help increase crop yields and are considered an alternative to chemical insecticides. We investigated the role of the gracile mouse opossumGracilinanus agilisfor controlling a soybean pest, the brown stink bugEuschistus heros. We tested the hypothe...
An ecomorphological analysis of the tallgrass prairie of central North America divided representative species of the native grassland flora into eight guil... KPV Wells - 《Plant Ecology》 被引量: 104发表: 1995年 An assessment of pollen limitation on Chicago green roofs Nine native Illinois prairi...
Phytophthora capsici is a notorious fungus which infects many crop plants at their early and late growth stages. In the present study, twelve P. capsici isolates were morphologically characterized, and based on pathogenicity assays; two highly virulent i
S1). In contrast to the HHH block, which was planted to a single clone of Cabernet Sauvignon, the WWV block contained five clones of the variety, and samples were collected from all clones. Each site consisted of ten adjacent plants, specified by row and plant number, that represented the...
Distribution of Deer Fern from USDA Plants Database Distribution:Deer Fern is found in Europe, northern Asia, Japan and in western North America from southern Alaska to the central California coast; mostly west of the Cascades, but it also is reaches east to the Idaho panhandle. ...