by admin | Oct 4, 2023 | Food and Beyond, Gardens and Farms, Spotlights on Species
Written By: Liam Statham Edited By: Nehaa Kousihan Designed By: Maahi Jain Published By: Tvisha Lakhani If you’ve been gardening or visiting parks in the last couple years, you have likely encountered burdock root. Identified by its large, way-edged leaves and its...
by admin | Jun 28, 2023 | Nature & The Outdoors, Spotlights on Species
Written by: Tvisha Lakhani Edited by: Ravjyot Ughra Designed by: Tvisha Lakhani Published by: Maryam Khan It’s a sunny summer mid-afternoon, and you’re driving by expanses of greenery when you pass a field of tall pinkish purple flowers. You might be captivated...
by admin | Jun 26, 2023 | Gardens and Farms, Nature & The Outdoors, Spotlights on Species
Written by: Maahi Jain Edited by: Julia Georgescu Designed by: Maahi Jain Published by: Tvisha Lakhani The Franklin tree, in light of its extinction in the early 19th century, is—much like the chocolate cosmos— uncommonly heard of. It’s understandable considering it’s...
by admin | May 24, 2023 | Nature & The Outdoors, Spotlights on Species
Written by: Tvisha Lakhani Edited by: Yara Designed by: Maahi Jain Published by: Maryam Khan Giant hogweed is an invasive species found across North America. A member of the carrot family, its scientific name is heracleum mantegazzianum. It has a scattered...
by admin | May 22, 2023 | Spotlights on Species
Written by: Maahi Jain Edited by: Kiritika Rana Designed by: Tvisha Lakhani Published by: Rayna Almas “Cosmos Atrosanguineus” is not a term you hear on a daily basis–and it’s quite understandable. Widely known as the chocolate cosmos, it’s not a...
by admin | Feb 10, 2023 | Nature & The Outdoors, Spotlights on Species
Written By: Henry Porter Edited By: Colleen H. Designed By: Jiya Mehta Published By: Maryam Khan Joe-Pye Weed is an amazing plant which is beneficial to the environment, but its name is extremely misleading. Fortunately, more people now recognize how it and...
