January 2022 Plant of the Month Gentiana autumnalis L.; Pine Barren Gentian The new year begins with Flora's January Plant of the Month. To start the year we introduce one of New Jersey's most showy native wildflowers. Our monthly species is a native perennial known as the Pine Barren gentian. This plant is in the family Gentianacea, the gentian family. Pine Barren gentian is a rare (S3) plant that occupies open damp sandy old fields, roadsides, bog edges in the most remote … [Read more...] about Plant of the Month
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Guess This Plant
January 2022 - Guess That Plant
This is the FNJP's 129th edition of Guess that Plant!
January's Guess that Plant is a native vine with spectacular flowers. Think you know this plant? If so, send your answer for this month's Guess that Plant.
December's Plant:
Schizachyrium scoparium, Little bluestem
The December Guess that Plant is a native warm season grass found in every New Jersey county. Little bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium, is one of North American's most … [Read more...] about Guess This Plant