Rayden Vollrath’s family describes his scary encounter with pokeweed, a common yet “dangerous” weed that sent him to the ER ...

03 His family wants to warn others so they don't find themselves in the same scary situation. Rayden Vollrath wanted to lend a helping hand with some yard work at his family’s Illinois home. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ohio is home to about 1,800 native plants, and some of them get more love than others. The state wildflower, large-flowered ...

“We did not plant it, but a good size, exotic wild plant is growing in our yard. We would like to know the name of the plant and whether it is poisonous.” Charles and Sheila Rhee, Mount Prospect You ...

A backyard berry hunt in Oregon reminded people that, even when fruit looks familiar, you should be 100% sure of what you're foraging to avoid harm. In this case, a Reddit user in the Pacific ...

When birdwatcher Patricia Scanlon wrote to ask if I would write a column on pokeweed and all of its benefits for wildlife, I had a nice little feeling of affirmation. Just last year, I decided to let ...

Pokeweed, or inkberry if you prefer, emerges in the spring as a clump of large pale green, pointed oval leaves, each about eight inches long. If you try to pull it up, it almost always breaks off, ...

Q: I have a lot of these plants growing in the field near my home. Can you identify this plant for me? And is it poisonous? I have horses and am concerned that this could make them sick. A: This is a ...

China produces about two-thirds of the world’s rare earths, a collection of 17 chemical elements that are mostly members of the lanthanide family. The United States is looking to find new sources — ...

Ohio is home to about 1,800 native plants, and some of them get more love than others. The state wildflower, large-flowered trillium, is a spectacular sign of spring, and it's oohed and aahed over.