The endangered lakeside daisy is so rare, Ohio established a preserve to "protect the only natural United States population." ...

In the Smokies, wildflowers are out for most of the year - so volunteer Tom Harrington, 85, is too, reporting on the blooms ...

pauses to point out the colonies of purple flowers painting the path - purple phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida), a native wildflower whose nectar is said to make some of the best honey around.