If you come in contact with giant hogweed sap, Supervising Park Ranger Chuck Bartlett of Erie County, New York, recommends ...

Hogweed is often found in moist areas, like along streams and rivers, where there is also shade. The massive plant is capable ...

Oregon botanist Suzie Savoie uses wildflowers to transform home gardens into water-wise, fire-resistant pollinator havens.

LaSalle Canyon in Starved Rock State Park near Oglesby, Illinois, is the kind of place that makes you question whether you’re still in the Prairie State or if you’ve somehow teleported to some ...

The Illinois River and Kalmiopsis Wilderness can feel like a gigantic place — the mountains and canyons seem to swallow you whole — but it's the small things, a wildflower no bigger than the tip of a ...

Do you think you could tell the difference between a native species and a nonnative or invasive species? One plant you might ...

Purple firespike is a flowering shrub that boasts dramatic tubular purple flowers ideal for drawing hummingbirds and ...

A homeowner's wildflower garden sparked more than just neighborhood chatter. It prompted a visit from the police. In a Reddit post, the homeowner shared a photo of a blooming side yard filled with ...

Your device does not support the audio. DECATUR – Ahead of Independence Day, Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs returned a lost Purple Heart medal to the brother and granddaughter of a World ...

Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs reunited the family of late World War II veteran John L. Moore with his Purple Heart medal during a Tuesday ceremony.