Also known as Picea mariana. A species of spruce native to North America.

Black Spruce Pine Cone

Also known as Picea mariana. A species of spruce native to North America.

Also known as Juglans nigra. A species of flowering tree in the hickory tree, native to eastern North America.

Branch of Eastern Black Walnut Tree

Also known as Juglans nigra. A species of flowering tree in the hickory tree, native to eastern North…

Also known as Juglans californica. A species of walnut shrub endemic to California.

Branch of California Black Walnut

Also known as Juglans californica. A species of walnut shrub endemic to California.

Also known as Populus trichocarpa. The branch of a Black Cottonwood tree, native to western North America.

Branch of Black Cottonwood

Also known as Populus trichocarpa. The branch of a Black Cottonwood tree, native to western North America.

Also known as Salix nigra. The branch of a Black Willow tree, native to eastern North America.

Branch of Black Willow

Also known as Salix nigra. The branch of a Black Willow tree, native to eastern North America.

Also known as Quercus velutina. The branch of an Eastern Black Oak tree, native to eastern North America.

Branch of Eastern Black Oak

Also known as Quercus velutina. The branch of an Eastern Black Oak tree, native to eastern North America.

Also known as Quercus kelloggii. The branch of a California Black Oak, native to western North America.

Branch of California Black Oak

Also known as Quercus kelloggii. The branch of a California Black Oak, native to western North America.

Also known as Quercus ilicifolia. The branch of a Bear Oak tree, native to the northeastern United States.

Branch of Bear Oak

Also known as Quercus ilicifolia. The branch of a Bear Oak tree, native to the northeastern United States.

The acanthus mollis latifolius variety of Bear's Breech have white or rose hued flowers. The flowers of the plant are attached at the base and grow along spikes. The flowers grow in a delicate tubular shape.

Bear's Breech

The acanthus mollis latifolius variety of Bear's Breech have white or rose hued flowers. The flowers…

The acanthus spinosus variety of Bear's Breech has purple flowers growing along spikes. The leaves are spiny.

Acanthus Spinosus Variety of Bear's Breech

The acanthus spinosus variety of Bear's Breech has purple flowers growing along spikes. The leaves are…

The acataea spicata has white, bluish flowers with black berries. The berries are poisonous. The common name for acataea spicata is baneberry.

Actaea Spicata Habit and Flower

The acataea spicata has white, bluish flowers with black berries. The berries are poisonous. The common…

A cartoon of a woman teaching to two bears, who are sitting on a bench and reading books.

Woman Teaching Bears

A cartoon of a woman teaching to two bears, who are sitting on a bench and reading books.

The ada aurantiaca is an orchid that is an orange-scarlet color. Each flower is streaked with black on the inside. There are six to ten blossoms on each long, hanging stem.

Ada Aurantiaca Orchid

The ada aurantiaca is an orchid that is an orange-scarlet color. Each flower is streaked with black…

The anemone fulgens flower is a dazzling scarlet color with a black central patch of stamens. This flower grows in Greece and southern Europe.

Anemone Fulgens Flower

The anemone fulgens flower is a dazzling scarlet color with a black central patch of stamens. This flower…

The common name of asplenium is spleenwort. Asplenium adiantum-nigrum is known as black spleenwort. There are several varieties of black spleenwort.

Rootstock and Fertile Fronds of Asplenium Adiantum-Nigrum

The common name of asplenium is spleenwort. Asplenium adiantum-nigrum is known as black spleenwort.…

This variety of black spleenwort is the large crested variety. The fronds are six to twelve inches long. The fern has a broad crest giving the fronds a graceful contour.

Asplenium Adiantum-Nigrum Grandiceps

This variety of black spleenwort is the large crested variety. The fronds are six to twelve inches long.…

Faba vulgaris is commonly known as broad bean.  It is also known as the fava bean. The flowers are white with a black spot and have five petals

Broad Bean Plant in Flower

Faba vulgaris is commonly known as broad bean. It is also known as the fava bean. The flowers are white…

The flowers of bulbocodium vernum are a violet-purple color with a white spot on the claw. The flowers are tubular and funnel shaped. The bulbs are black and two or three flowers grow from each bulb.

Bulbocodium Vernum

The flowers of bulbocodium vernum are a violet-purple color with a white spot on the claw. The flowers…

The chrysalis of the large cabbage butterfly caterpillar is sometimes found directly on the cabbage plant. The caterpillar is yellow, lined with black dots.

Caterpillar and Chrysalis of Large Cabbage Butterly

The chrysalis of the large cabbage butterfly caterpillar is sometimes found directly on the cabbage…

A female large white cabbage butterfly has two large black spots on each upper wing. The body is black and the anttenae are black and yellow.

Large White Cabbage Butterfly

A female large white cabbage butterfly has two large black spots on each upper wing. The body is black…

The skin of black bourjassotte figs is black. The fruit is a deep red. These figs are delicious.

Black Bourjassotte Figs

The skin of black bourjassotte figs is black. The fruit is a deep red. These figs are delicious.

These spores of fungi are species of the genus Agaricus. Most of these species have colorless spores but some are pink, brown, or black.

Spores of Fungi (Agaricus)

These spores of fungi are species of the genus Agaricus. Most of these species have colorless spores…

The flowers of garrya elliptica are greenish white or yellowish in color. The berries on the shrub are black. The shrub grows between eight and ten feet tall.

Flowering Twig of a Male Plant of Garrya Elliptica

The flowers of garrya elliptica are greenish white or yellowish in color. The berries on the shrub are…

The female gipsy moth is larger than the male. The wings are a dingy or yellowish white with darker markings. There is a distinct black mark near the center of the fore wing.

Female Gipsy Moth

The female gipsy moth is larger than the male. The wings are a dingy or yellowish white with darker…

The Gooseberry or Magpie moth is often mistaken for a butterfly. The moth usually appears in the middle of the summer and continues until autumn. The wings of the moth have a white background with patches of black. At the base of the forewings is a yellow patch and near the middle there is a band of yellow between two rows of black spots.

Gooseberry or Magpie Moth

The Gooseberry or Magpie moth is often mistaken for a butterfly. The moth usually appears in the middle…

The front wings are the small ermine moth are white or gray with numerous small black dots. The lower wings are darker and uniform. The small moths usually do harm to trees and shrubs.

Small Ermine Moth and Web of Caterpillars

The front wings are the small ermine moth are white or gray with numerous small black dots. The lower…

Helleborus foetidus is commonly known as bear's foot. The flowers are green with brown edged sepals. The flowers are about one inch across. The entire plant is poisonus.

Fruit of Bear's Foot (Helleborus Foetidus)

Helleborus foetidus is commonly known as bear's foot. The flowers are green with brown edged sepals.…

The common names of hypericum perforatum are common hypericum and St. John's wort. The flowers are bright yellow and grow in clusters at the end of the stems. The petals are marked with black dots. The shrub grows between one and three feet tall.

Dehiscing Capsule and Portion and Inflorescence of Hypericum Perforatum

The common names of hypericum perforatum are common hypericum and St. John's wort. The flowers are bright…

Iris susiana flowers grow alone of each stem. The flowers are a whitish lilac with dense, fine brown black spots.

Iris Susiana

Iris susiana flowers grow alone of each stem. The flowers are a whitish lilac with dense, fine brown…

Bombyx Neustria, or the lackey moth, lay their eggs on the twigs of various trees. When the larvae emerge they are black.

Lackey Moth

Bombyx Neustria, or the lackey moth, lay their eggs on the twigs of various trees. When the larvae emerge…

The antennae if the female leopard moth are thread like. The wings are semi-translucent with thickly scattered blue-black round spots.

Female Leopard Moth

The antennae if the female leopard moth are thread like. The wings are semi-translucent with thickly…

The larva, or caterpillar, of the leopard moth is whitish with black glossy spots. The caterpillar has a blackish plate on the segment next to the head. These caterpillars feed on the wood in the interior of the stems and branches of pear, apple, or plum trees.

Caterpillar of the Leopard Moth

The larva, or caterpillar, of the leopard moth is whitish with black glossy spots. The caterpillar has…

Lilium concolor pulchelium is a variety of lily. The flowers are bright scarlet with a few faint spots of black. There are twenty to thirty leaves at flowering time.

Lilium Concolor Pulchelium

Lilium concolor pulchelium is a variety of lily. The flowers are bright scarlet with a few faint spots…

Common tiger lily is the common name of lilium tigrinum. The flowers are a bright, deep, orange red. There are also numerous small, distinct, purplish black spots. The flowers bloom in July and August.

Flower Stem of Common Tiger Lily

Common tiger lily is the common name of lilium tigrinum. The flowers are a bright, deep, orange red.…

The caterpillar of the brown-tail moth is black with warty tubercles. The caterpillar emits tufts of snow white hairs on the second and on the fifth to twelfth segments.

Caterpillar of the Brown-Tail Moth

The caterpillar of the brown-tail moth is black with warty tubercles. The caterpillar emits tufts of…

Satin moth is the common name of liparis salicis. The caterpillar bears a row of white spots down the middle of the back. This row is bordered on each side by a broad black stripe. The caterpillars usually feed on poplars and willows.

Caterpillar of the Satin Moth

Satin moth is the common name of liparis salicis. The caterpillar bears a row of white spots down the…

Lotus jacobaeus flowers are dark purple, almost black. The upper petal is yellowish. The plant grows between one and three feet tall.

Lotus Jacobaeus

Lotus jacobaeus flowers are dark purple, almost black. The upper petal is yellowish. The plant grows…

The mammillaria haageana cactus has bright carmine rose flowers. The stem is bullet shaped when young and club shaped when old. The outer spines are short and white while the inner spines are longer and black.

Mammillaria Haageana

The mammillaria haageana cactus has bright carmine rose flowers. The stem is bullet shaped when young…

The leaves of massangea hieroglyphica are dark green banded with violet black. The markings on the leaves resemble hieroglyphics.

Massangea Hierogylphica

The leaves of massangea hieroglyphica are dark green banded with violet black. The markings on the leaves…

The common name of myrtus is myrtle. The ugni variety has white flowers that bloom in May. The fruit are round, glossy, and red or black. The fruit is edible.

Fruiting Branch of Myrtus Ugni

The common name of myrtus is myrtle. The ugni variety has white flowers that bloom in May. The fruit…

Nut weevil is the common name of balaninus nucum. The weevil is one third of an inch long with an egg shaped body. The body is brown or black and covered with gray, yellowish gray, or white gray hairs.

Nut Weevil and Grub

Nut weevil is the common name of balaninus nucum. The weevil is one third of an inch long with an egg…

Pictured are the beetle of the natural size (a), and enlarged (b), and a pea (c) in which the hole of exit is seen on one side. These beetles are very small and black with dense, silky hairs.

Bruchus Pisi

Pictured are the beetle of the natural size (a), and enlarged (b), and a pea (c) in which the hole of…

Fan training of pears is better adapted for walls that are much higher than those usually surrounding gardens. Once established, fan trained trees bear fruit of good quality.

Fan Training of Pear Trees

Fan training of pears is better adapted for walls that are much higher than those usually surrounding…

Pictured is a group of young spore bearers of agaricus melleus. The mushrooms can be found growing between the wood and the bark in black, string like or flattened bands.

Agaricus Melleus

Pictured is a group of young spore bearers of agaricus melleus. The mushrooms can be found growing between…

The common name of acanthus is bear's breech. The mollis variety has wavy leaves.

Acanthus Mollis

The common name of acanthus is bear's breech. The mollis variety has wavy leaves.

Black sugar maple is the common name of acer nigrum. The leaves are generally three lobed and five to six inches across. The tree has black bark.

Black Sugar Maple

Black sugar maple is the common name of acer nigrum. The leaves are generally three lobed and five to…

The flowers of <i>Acineta barkeri</i> are yellow striped with red-brown. The pseudobulbs has a cone shape, are four to five inches long, and usually bear three or more leaves.

Acineta Barkeri

The flowers of Acineta barkeri are yellow striped with red-brown. The pseudobulbs has a cone shape,…

Acrocomia is a genus of American palms. The sclerocarpa species grows between thirty and forty five feet tall. The trunk is about one foot thick with black spines.

Acrocomia Sclerocarpa

Acrocomia is a genus of American palms. The sclerocarpa species grows between thirty and forty five…

The leaves of <i>Adiantum continuum</i> are twelve to eighteen inches long and grow on stout, black stalks. This fern is found from Mexico to Brazil.

Pinna of Adiantum Concinnum

The leaves of Adiantum continuum are twelve to eighteen inches long and grow on stout, black stalks.…

The common name of <i>Alnus glutinous</i> is black alder. The leaves are two to five inches long with five to seven pairs of veins. The tree grows up to seventy feet tall.

Black Alder

The common name of Alnus glutinous is black alder. The leaves are two to five inches long with five…

<I>Amelanchier alnifolia</I> is a ten foot tall shrub with stout, upright branches. The flowers are rather small. The fruit is black and bloomy.

Amelanchier Alnifolia

Amelanchier alnifolia is a ten foot tall shrub with stout, upright branches. The flowers are rather…

The <I>Amelanchier bartramiana</I> shrub grows up to eight feet tall. The fruit is purplish black and bloomy.

Amelanchier Bartramiana

The Amelanchier bartramiana shrub grows up to eight feet tall. The fruit is purplish black and bloomy.

<I>Anemone fulgens</i> flowers are two inches across and vivid scarlet with a black stamen. Several leaves grow beneath each flower.

Anemone Fulgens

Anemone fulgens flowers are two inches across and vivid scarlet with a black stamen. Several leaves…

Pictured are the top and bottom views of a black gilliflower apple.

Black Gilliflower Apple

Pictured are the top and bottom views of a black gilliflower apple.

Pictured is the original McIntosh apple tree. The tree was discovered in 1796. The tree was transplanted in 1830 and one side burned in 1893. The other side of the tree continued to bear fruit until 1908.

Original McIntosh Apple Tree

Pictured is the original McIntosh apple tree. The tree was discovered in 1796. The tree was transplanted…

The larva of the tussock moth bear several pencils of long black hairs placed at each end. The larva also have four brush-like tufts of pale yellow hairs above with a bright red hairs. They feed on all sorts of trees.

Tussock Moth Larva

The larva of the tussock moth bear several pencils of long black hairs placed at each end. The larva…

Pictured is a black spruce attacked by the dwarf mistletoe, <I>Arceuthobium pusillum</I>. This caused witches' brooms, which is the excessive branching at any point on a limb.

Black Spruce Attacked by Dwarf Mistletoe

Pictured is a black spruce attacked by the dwarf mistletoe, Arceuthobium pusillum. This caused witches'…

Bear berry is the common name of <I>Arctostaphylos uva-ursi</I>. The flowers are small, white and tinged with red. The leaves are used medicinally.

Bear Berry

Bear berry is the common name of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi. The flowers are small, white and tinged with…

The common names of <I>Arum maculatum</I> are lords-and-ladies, cuckoo-pint, and wake robin. The plant usually grows about one foot tall. The leaves are black spotted and triangular.

Arum Maculatum

The common names of Arum maculatum are lords-and-ladies, cuckoo-pint, and wake robin. The plant usually…

<I>Arundinaria nitida</I> is a variety of bamboo. It grows six to ten feet tall. The stems are slender and it is black purple in color.

Arundinaria Nitida

Arundinaria nitida is a variety of bamboo. It grows six to ten feet tall. The stems are slender and…