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If you are writing with a plant identification request, please include whatever information you have available: Leaf arrangement (alternate, opposite or whorled), stem shape (round, square, flat), how many petals, pistils, stamen if there is a flower present or fruit. And a few lines of description of these. Also tell me if it's hairy or smooth or if it has thorns and whether you found it growing in a dry or moist, sunny or shady area.

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Robin

Expertise

I can answer questions relating to the identification, growing and ethnobotany of native plants in the Midwest and East Coast of the United States, particularly the Great Lakes Region. I am not so good with grasses and I cannot answer questions related to the West Coast or the deep South. Please, don't ask me about nursery ornamentals. I have no interest whatsoever in keeping up with the nursery trade.

Experience

I maintain a half acre woodland garden in Michigan. I have attended many native gardening workshops and I studied field botany in college. I have taken groups on native plant walks.

Organizations
Michigan Native Gardeners Wild Ones

Education/Credentials
I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology with a Biology minor.

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