Fungi > Polypores & Bracket Fungi
The White-pored Chicken of the Woods (Laetiporus cincinnatus) is an exceptionally prized, tender edible polypore native to eastern North America. Unlike its close relative the sulfur shelf (Laetiporus sulphureus), which forms bright yellow-pored brackets high on...
Plants > Wildflowers & Herbs
Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea) is a joyful, bright yellow native wildflower that serves as one of the very first harbingers of spring across the North American prairie and open woodland landscapes. Belonging to the carrot family (Apiaceae), this cheerful perennial...
Plants > Wildflowers & Herbs
Prairie Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculata) is a magnificent, statuesque native wildflower that reigns as one of the premier late-summer floral monarchs of the North American tallgrass prairie. Standing tall on stiff, upright stems that earn the plant its...
Invertebrates > Dragonflies & Damselflies
The Flame Skimmer (Libellula saturata), celebrated as the Firecracker Skimmer, is one of the most vividly colored dragonflies in the Americas. Blazing across sunlit desert springs and western stream corridors, the mature male looks like a streak of flying fire, with...
