You have probably seen these deciduous (plants that lose their leaves in the winter) plants growing in fence rows. They have steel gray, smooth bark and show off bright red berries in the winter.

Here are tips and botanical markers used to identify American ginseng along with methods to age the plant.

Before you start decorating with red berries from your yard, consider whether your red berry plants are “bad berries” or “good berries.” ...

Lower on the stem are clusters of bright red berries in the winter. It is an attractive plant and that is why nurseries sold it and people shared it with each other many years ago.

Q: Can you identify the plant with the red berries in the photo? Royce Aardahl, Sauk Rapids, Minn.A: The plant goes by several common names including highbush cranberry, American cranberrybush and ...

Knowing the difference between common edible plants and poisonous counterparts that look just like them can spare you some serious health problems.

A new website can help you identify potentially invasive plants in your backyard in Michigan. WoodyInvasives.org, developed by the Woody Invasives of the Great Lakes Collaborative, contains a ...

The baneberry has red and white varietals, both considered poisonous. Red baneberries are more common in Washington state. Eating just six of the red berries can cause cardiac arrest and respiratory ...

A woody vine with many bright orange berries popping out of yellow seed capsules, Oriental bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) is a serious invasive plant that threatens native forests. (Deborah J ...

Heavenly Bamboo / Nandina domestica, a toxic plant with cyanide-filled red berries, kills Cedar Waxwing birds, says UNC Chapel Hill study.

Coral bells are colorful perennial foliage plants with blooms in red, pink, orange, or white. Their low-maintenance and fast-growing nature make them excellent border plants.