Manuel Bernal Escobar, studying at University of Miami, with thoughts and reflections on Jacaranda copaia or chingalé.

James Barnes, studying at University of Virginia, with thoughts and reflections on Lagenaria siceraria or bottle gourd.

Cassandra Ziegler, studying at Duquesne University, with thoughts and reflections on Monotropa uniflora or ghost pipe.

Lydia Soifer, studying at University of Florida, with thoughts and reflections on Asplenium nidus or bird’s nest fern.

Amanda Thiel, studying at Washington State University, with thoughts and reflections on Crotalaria longirostrata or chipilín.