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Feature Plants

Plant of the Month

January 30, 2011 by njflora

February 2023 Plant of the Month Silene caroliniana Walter ssp. pensylvanica (Michx.) R.T. Clausen; Pennsylvania Catchfly or Wild Campion The February Plant of the Month is a native perennial herb. Wild Campion is a member of the Pink family, the Caryophyllacea.  Our Plant of the Month is a subspecies that is found throughout the northern eastern United States on dry sandy soils, dry roadsides, and exposed outcrops.  New Jersey's distribution is Statewide with voucher specimens … [Read more...] about Plant of the Month

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Guess This Plant

January 25, 2011 by njflora Leave a Comment

February 2023 - Guess That Plant This is the FNJP's 142nd edition of Guess that Plant! February's Guess that Plant is a native wetland sedge found throughout the State.Think you know this plant? If so, send your answer for this month's Guess that Plant.    January's Plant:  Doellingeria umbellata (Mill.) Nees var. umbellata, Flat-topped White Aster, Parasol white-top Januarys Guess that Plant is the native herbaceous plant, flat-topped aster.  Doellingeria umbellata … [Read more...] about

Guess This Plant

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