Tendrils

Category: Native to eastern US and Canada

  • Common Rockcap Fern

    September 17, 2025 A surprising fern that grows on large boulders and smaller rocks, ledges, decaying logs and tree roots, sometimes in a location that has no soil at all. Its roots aid in breaking down rocks to create soil. This evergreen fern is Common Rockcap Fern (Polypodium virginianum), native to the eastern United States…

  • Pure Green Sweat Bee

    May 28, 2025 Pure Green Sweat Bee (Augochlora pura), native to the eastern United States and Canada. They’re active April through September. Size is about 1/3 inch. Females carefully build their nests in moist, decaying wood, often under the loose bark of stumps, rotten trees, and logs. They’re attracted to sweaty humans, licking up our…