Identification: The Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula) is a transatlantic vagrant. This tiny jewel forages almost feverishly over the lowest branches of trees and shrubs; the consistent flapping of its...
Polaskia is named after Charles Polaski, an amateur American. In 1905, Robert Roland-Gosselin described two large cacti that grow in the dry, cactus-rich area...
Two types of fritillaries are very commonly grown in gardens. They’re like Mutt and Jeff. Fritillaria meleagris (checkered lily) has flowers shaped like little...