Wild Ginger -Asarum canadense Wild Ginger is a perennial herb rising from a creeping rootstalk. Past generations collected, dried and used it as a substitute for ginger. Two heart shaped leaves about 6" wide, rise above an inconspicuous reddish-brown flower. Products available for purchase: Limited edition giclee print (150) 13" x 19": $125 Open edition matted and framed print 11" x 14": $65 Note card /envelope: $2.50 Call toll free 1.888.200.0288 for more information. ©2004 Tim Trost Illustration

American Hazelnut -Corylus americana American Hazelnut is a widely native shrub with alternate leaves. The fruits are small rounded nuts in a cluster, borne in a green husk. Products available for purchase: Limited edition giclee print (150) 13" x 18": $125 Open edition matted and framed print 12" x 12": $55 Note card /envelope: $2.50 Call toll free 1.888.200.0288 for more information. ©2004 Tim Trost Illustration

Lobster Mushroom -Hypomyces lactifluorum Lobster Mushroom is a fungus that has parasitized a Russula or Lactarius mushroom. It creates a beautiful, bright orange covering over the mushroom. Eventually, the fungus begins to transform the shape of the host mushroom, twisting it into odd contortions. It is common to Minnesota deciduous and pine forests, and is edible - subject to determination of the host mushroom. Products available for purchase: Limited edition giclee print (150) 13" x 18": $125 Open edition matted and framed print 12" x 12": $55 Note card /envelope: $2.50 Call toll free 1.888.200.0288 for more information. ©2006 Tim Trost Illustration

Jerusalem Artichoke -Helianthus tuberosus Jerusalem Artichoke is a native perennial plant that grows in moist, peaty soils. It has sunflowerlike flowers that are yellow, and large, potatolike edible tubers on the roots. Products available for purchase: Open edition matted and framed print 12" x 12": $55 Note card /envelope: $2.50 Call toll free 1.888.200.0288 for more information. ©2004 Tim Trost Illustration

Small Cranberry -Vaccinium oxycoccus Small Cranberry is a native plant that grows mostly in bogs. The red fruits are small, round and very flavorful. Products available for purchase: Open edition matted and framed print 12" x 12": $55 Note card /envelope: $2.50 Call toll free 1.888.200.0288 for more information. ©2004 Tim Trost Illustration

Wild Lupine -Lupinus perennis Wild Lupine is a splendid wild flower producing upright spikelike clusters of blue, and sometimes pink or white flowers that bloom during the spring and summer. The plant is a member of the Pea Family. Products available for purchase: Limited edition giclee print (150) 13" x 19": $125 Open edition matted and framed print 10" x 15": $65 Note card /envelope: $2.50 Call toll free 1.888.200.0288 for more information. ©2005 Tim Trost Illustration

Large-flowered Penstemon -Penstemon grandiflorus Large-flowered Penstemon is one of the most beautiful of prairie wild flowers. The pale purple, bell-shaped flowers, are about 2 inches long and are in an elongate, spikelike cluster. The perennial plant is 2 to 3 feet tall with bluish-green stem leaves. The dry midwestern prairies of the U.S. are the habitat of this plant which is ideal for sunny gardens. Products available for purchase: Limited edition giclee print (150) 13" x 19": $125 Open edition matted and framed print 10" x 15": $65 Note card /envelope: $2.50 Call toll free 1.888.200.0288 for more information. ©2005 Tim Trost Illustration

Jack-in-the-Pulpit -Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit is an erect perennial of the moist woodlands. The plant bears compound leaves divided in 3 parts. The flower is composed of a spadix (Jack) that is enclosed in a narrow, funnel-shaped structure (spathe) that has an overhanging flap at the top, the old-style "pulpit". In late summer a cluster of bright red berries appears as the spathe withers. Products available for purchase: Limited edition giclee print (150) 13" x 19": $125 Open edition matted and framed print 11" x 14": $65 Note card /envelope: $2.50 Call toll free 1.888.200.0288 for more information. ©2006 Tim Trost Illustration

Ground-Juniper -Juniperus communis Ground-Juniper is a low-growing coniferous shrub preferring sandy or stony sites. The berries -which are actually specialized female cones- are ripe when blue. Products available for purchase: Open edition matted and framed print 12" x 12": $55 Note card /envelope: $2.50 Call toll free 1.888.200.0288 for more information. ©2004 Tim Trost Illustration

Plains Prickly Pear -Opuntia polyacantha Plains Prickly Pear is a native cacti with sprawling, jointed stems made up of flat sections or "pads" armed with spines. Flowers have many pale yellow petals that may be reddish at the base. Products available for purchase: Limited edition giclee print (150) 19" x 13": $125 Open edition matted and framed print 14" x 11": $65 Note card /envelope: $2.50 Call toll free 1.888.200.0288 for more information. ©2005 Tim Trost Illustration

Wild Mushrooms -Gymnopilus picreus Wild Mushrooms are fruiting bodies of plants which have no chlorophyll. In nature they feed on decaying logs and organic matter in the soil. An excessive amount of moisture is needed in the production of the fruiting bodies. Products available for purchase: Limited edition giclee print (150) 19" x 13": $125 Open edition matted and framed print 14" x 11": $65 Note card /envelope: $2.50 Call toll free 1.888.200.0288 for more information ©2004 Tim Trost Illustration

Rock Clematis -Occidentalis verticillaris Rock Clematis is a vining woods plant with flowers that have no true petals, but large brilliant-colored drooping sepals. They climb by attaching their leafstalks to supports. It prefers ledges and rocky outcrops. Products available for purchase: Limited edition giclee print (150) 19" x 13": $125 Open edition matted and framed print 14" x 11": $65 Note card /envelope: $2.50 Call toll free 1.888.200.0288 for more information. ©2004 Tim Trost Illustration

Balsam Fir -Abies balsamea Balsam Fir is a stately, pyramidal shaped evergreen tree with a single trunk and horizontal branches with very aromatic needles. The cones are borne in an upright position on the tree, quickly shattering out as soon as they ripen in the fall. Products available for purchase: Open edition matted and framed print 14" x 11": $65 Note card /envelope: $2.50 Call toll free 1.888.200.0288 for more information. ©2004 Tim Trost Illustration