Rachel Reeb, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on bloodroot, or Sanguinaria canadensis.

Alexa Wagner, studying at Case Western Reserve University, with thoughts and reflections on spicebush, or Lindera benzoin.

Ashley McGuigan, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa with thoughts and reflections on the genus Musa.

Kate Douthat, studying at Rutgers, with thoughts and reflections on sweet flag, or Acorus americanus.

Elisabeth Ward, studying at Yale University, with thoughts and reflections on Garlic mustard, or Alliaria petiolata.

Zoe Hastings, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, with thoughts and reflections on Pōhinahina, or Vitex rotundifolia.

Sarah Skubel, studying at Rutgers, with thoughts and reflections on Rosemary, or Salvia rosmarinus.

Aurelie Jacquet, studying at Purdue University, with thoughts and reflections on Himalayan birch, or Betula utilis.

Sushma Shrestha, studying at the Miami University (Ohio), with thoughts and reflections on Rhododendron arboreum.

Samantha davis, studying at the Wright State University, with thoughts and reflections on Two-leaf toothwort, or Cardamine diphylla.