Monique Reed, coauthor, continues to edit the various treatments, offering critically important suggestions and observations. Some orchids come from the deep jungles. But every country in the world, and every province in Canada, has at least one orchid species, including the Arctic. The oak tree can take as long as 30 years to produce its first crop of acorns. The rings of a tree are always farther apart on the tree's southern side.
Woodsmen often read tree rings to find the compass points.
Species Spotlight Trillium texanum Buckl. The trilliums are an interesting group of monocots. They number about 50 species and are found in Asia and eastern and western North America. Though some botanists put them in the family called the Trilliaceae, they are usually grouped with the lilies. We have both in East Texas.