Imported ravenous bugs help slow invasive flower's spread in Indiana

Purple loosestrife is a deceitfully pretty flower disrupting Indiana wetlands. Ravenous beetles, imported from overseas, ...
WISH-TV

Learn to forage Indiana’s native plants in Flavors of the Heartland

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Why go to the grocery store when you can make a light snack from foraging? The Indiana Historical Society’s Flavors of the Heartland teaches Indiana’s native plants and the ...
The Indianapolis Star

Invasives: This species is partly to blame for fewer native wildflowers across city parks

Indiana has rich biodiversity with thousands of species in unique habitats, but the ornamental plant trade, globalization and development have introduced new threats to these ecosystems. IndyStar is ...
The Star Press

Red-Tail conservancy: Indiana’s quest for a new state flower

Indiana's current state flower, the peony, is not native to the state and lacks historical significance. Advocacy groups propose replacing the peony with native plants like butterfly milkweed or fire ...