The Plant Ecologist's Blog
The Pocosin: North Carolina's Fire-Adapted Ever...
Pocosins are peat wetlands found almost nowhere outside North Carolina and South Carolina. Meet the evergreen shrubs and trees that hold these fire-shaped ecosystems together.
The Pocosin: North Carolina's Fire-Adapted Ever...
Pocosins are peat wetlands found almost nowhere outside North Carolina and South Carolina. Meet the evergreen shrubs and trees that hold these fire-shaped ecosystems together.
The Hickory Horned Devil: Meet the Regal Moth C...
A hand-sized green caterpillar with red-tipped horns is not a warning sign. It is a hickory horned devil, larva of the regal moth, and it needs specific native NC trees...
The Hickory Horned Devil: Meet the Regal Moth C...
A hand-sized green caterpillar with red-tipped horns is not a warning sign. It is a hickory horned devil, larva of the regal moth, and it needs specific native NC trees...
Skip the Kudzu: Three Native NC Plants Actually...
Kudzu recipes are trending in search right now, but the vine is invasive and barely worth the effort. Here are three native North Carolina plants that give you real food...
Skip the Kudzu: Three Native NC Plants Actually...
Kudzu recipes are trending in search right now, but the vine is invasive and barely worth the effort. Here are three native North Carolina plants that give you real food...
Spicebush and the Swallowtails That Can't Live ...
Spicebush is an overlooked NC native shrub that hosts two swallowtail butterflies and produces some of the highest-fat, highest-protein fruit that fall migrating songbirds can find. Here's how it works...
Spicebush and the Swallowtails That Can't Live ...
Spicebush is an overlooked NC native shrub that hosts two swallowtail butterflies and produces some of the highest-fat, highest-protein fruit that fall migrating songbirds can find. Here's how it works...
Fall Vegetable Planting Guide for Coastal North...
What to get in the ground now for a fall harvest in Eastern NC, using NC State Extension's planting calendar: collards, broccoli, kale, lettuce, spinach, and turnips.
Fall Vegetable Planting Guide for Coastal North...
What to get in the ground now for a fall harvest in Eastern NC, using NC State Extension's planting calendar: collards, broccoli, kale, lettuce, spinach, and turnips.
National Moth Week Is Here: Why NC's Nighttime ...
National Moth Week runs July 18-26. Here is what moths actually do for North Carolina's ecosystems, and how to take part from your own porch light.
National Moth Week Is Here: Why NC's Nighttime ...
National Moth Week runs July 18-26. Here is what moths actually do for North Carolina's ecosystems, and how to take part from your own porch light.