• Winter 2021 Leaflet Newsletter: Read about recent walks at Jones Nature Preserve, the Blue Ridge Center, our 2021 Annual Meeting and election,  upcoming events, and more. 11-21-2021

• Wildflower of the Week #92: Do you know a delicious vine that hitchhikes on a tree? View photos and see last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #91: An aromatic evergreen grows in dense patches.  Check the photos to see if you can identify it and see last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #90: Clue: This little tree has dull green,  spiky leaves. View photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #89: This year-round fern is named for a winter holiday. View photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #88:  Do you know this plant with dense tussocks of shiny stems that tell you the soil is wet? View photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #87:  Clue: This crooked tree is at home on a rocky precipice. Know what it is? View photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #86: Easy to spot in winter, this subshrub’s leaf sports a white stripe. Can you identify it? View photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #85: This evergreen pioneer has aromatic wood and berrylike cones. Know this tree? View photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #84: Clues: In a wetland, what has cigar-shaped flower heads among tall leaves? View photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #83: What has sprightly narrow fronds and stands erect above ground-hugging fronds? View photos and last week's answer.

• Summer 2021 Leaflet Newsletter: Read all about Cool Spring Ecological Communities, the Weston Wildlife Management area, upcoming events, and more. 5-28-2021

• Wildflower of the Week #82: From this plant's skinny pods, seeds will float on silken threads. View photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #81: Flamboyant in the fall with dark blue berries, this vine helps migrating birds. View photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #80: This crowd-surfer slings a tangled web from plant to plant. View photos and see last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #79: Don’t confuse this native beauty with its tougher, spinier European cousin. What is it? View photos and see last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #78: Know what has small brown stalks which blend in with leaf letter? View photos and see last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #77: This wildflower has a triangle of bracts holding a nosegay of little purple flowers. Know what it is? View the photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #76: Do you know the flowering plant with tall golden plumes which fills a sunny meadow? View the photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #75: A short wand shines paler than its sister species. View the photos of this plant and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #74: Can you identify this plant with odd purplish flowers which bloom on a tall candelabrum? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #73: Half the story of this twining plant is hidden underground. Can you identify it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #72: This flower's purple-blue shimmer brightens the late-summer meadow. What is it?  See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #71: This "gentle giant" has huge leaves and umbels. Do you know it?  See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #70: This flower's wands of white flowers droop over a marsh. What do you think it is?  See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #69:  Gay yellow flowers give way to fat black pods. What do you think? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #68: Can you identify this small white flower which corkscrews up a slender wand?  See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #67: This deep-rooted sun-lover has brilliant orange-yellow flowers. What is it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #66: This well-defended native has two quite different kinds of flowers. Know what it is? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #65: Tall, graceful tapers light up the shady woodland. Can you identify this flower? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #64: This wetland shrub has a flamboyant, musky, five-petaled flower. Do you know it's name? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #63: A relative of coffee, this opposite-leaved shrub loves wet places. What is it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #62: This delicious wildflower blooms on thorny pads. Do you know it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #61: This littlest member of the bellflowers might grace your yard in early summer. Can you identify it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflowers of the Week #58, #59, & #60: We provide the clues - can you identify the native plants? See all our weekly questions. 6-6-2021

• Wildflower of the Week #57: A cloud of strappy petals haloes this member of the Olive family. What is it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #56: White spots might spatter this plant's lobed leaves. What do you think it is? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #55: Hooded flowers form a sort of pinwheel over ferny leaves. Can you identify it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #54: This delicate white flower has curvaceous basal leaves. Can you identify it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #53: Gray-green leaves catch your eye before the little ruffled flowers bloom. What is it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #52: This spicy beauty lies low on the forest floor. Do you know what it is? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #51: In the marsh, big yellow flowers glow above heart-shaped leaves. Do you know what it is? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #50: White flowers rise from a stone ledge in very early spring. Do you know what it is? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #49: You might mistake this woodland wildflower for a pine cone or an ear of corn. What is it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #48: This low-lying plant in the Heath family is a promise of Spring. What is it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #47: This plant's long golden catkins dangle at the water’s edge. What is it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Now available: Dr. Emily Southgate's Zoom presentation on "Not Your Textbook Roots, Stems, and Leaves" on February 27. Watch the video recording now.

• Did you miss Dr. Emily Southgate's Zoom presentation on "Plants Beyond the Basics" January 30? Watch the video recording now.

• Wildflower of the Week #46: This small rock-loving fern has once-cut fronds. What is it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #45: Corky ridges and warts cover the trunk. What is it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #44: A solitary striped and “pleated” leaf catches your eye. What is it? See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #43: This shrub or small tree in the Rose family has unbranched spines. See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #42: This lover of wet ground shows very different fronds in summer and winter. See photos and last week's answer.

• Cathy Mayes Memorial Fund: The Piedmont Chapter has formed a partnership with the Clifton Institute near Warrenton to honor the memory of Cathy Mayes. See more about the Memorial Fund and how to donate in Cathy's memory.

• Wildflower of the Week #41: This twining vine has distinctive three-bladed capsules. See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #39: This little evergreen vine in the Madder family brightens the winter woods. See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #38: Brilliant, densely packed red berries stand out dramatically on bare branches. See photos and last week's answer.

• Wildflower of the Week #37: In an old field or in your living room at Christmas, this familiar tree has much to give. What is it? See photos and last week's answer.