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I’ve been thinking a lot about jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) after learning that its nectar is a favorite food for migrating ruby-throated hummingbirds. The timing of the southerly migration of ...

I've written about jewelweed before. The common, rather innocuous, plant that grows in the wild looks like something a passer-by would just, well, pass by. It is a very interesting plant, however.

Nearly all of the Northland wild flowers of summer are perennials and last for many years. It is likely that a patch of roadside plants that now are in bloom, such as the goldenrods and milkweeds, are ...

Jewelweed, or touch-me-not, is one of our more appealing and interesting common wildflowers. Many recognize the plant from the time it appears in early spring as a seedling on through the summertime ...

The most exciting two words I learned last week were "explosive dehiscence." I was out in the marsh checking out the changes that have become apparent as the natural world readies itself for winter.

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that an invasive weed has been found in a Kalamazoo park. DNR specialists have confirmed that purple jewelweed, ...