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Author: Dan Nelson

Pinus monticola (Western White Pine)

September 15, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Next up on our tour of the conifers is Pinus monticola, the first of the five needled pines I’ve found. And…

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Posted in: Gymnosperms, Pinaceae, Pinales, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Pinus, Plants, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Pinus monticola, Western White Pine

Cyphoderris monstrosa (Great Grig)

September 13, 2022 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

I should have been expecting to find these hump-winged crickets (family Prophalangopsidae) when I set up my lights in a wet…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cyphoderris, Insecta, Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, and their allies), Prophalangopsidae, Species Profiles, Tettigoniidae Filed under: Cyphoderris monstrosa, Female Cyphoderris monstrosa, Great Grig

Pinus ponderosa (Ponderosa Pine)

September 11, 2022 Dan Nelson 9 Comments

As I mentioned in the profile of Pinus contorta I have set myself the task of learning to identify at…

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Posted in: Gymnosperms, Pinaceae, Pinales, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Pinus, Plants, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Pinus ponderosa, Ponderosa Pine

Pinus contorta (Lodgepole Pine)

Dan Nelson 3 Comments

As I’ve mentioned before, I am not particularly good with trees, especially conifers, and I’ve had a particular mental block…

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Posted in: Gymnosperms, Pinaceae, Pinales, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Pinus, Plants, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Lodgepole Pine, Pinus contorta

Aeshna canadensis (Canada Darner)

September 9, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

The only time I had previously seen a Canada Darner was a little over 5 years ago on a little…

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Posted in: Aeshna, Aeshnidae, Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Species Profiles Filed under: Aeshna canadensis, Canada Darner

Oenanthe sarmentosa

September 7, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

These members of the parsley family (Apiaceae) have several common names, including Pacific water-parsley, oenanthe, Pacific water-dropwort, and American water-parsley.…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Apiaceae (Parsley), Apiales, Eudicots, Oenanthe, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Oenanthe sarmentosa

Tolype distincta

September 5, 2022 Dan Nelson 7 Comments

These members of the family Lasiocampidae have no accepted common name (although in one place I saw them referred to…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lasiocampidae, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles, Tolype Filed under: Tolype distincta

Saponaria officinalis

September 3, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

They say this plant blooms from June through September, but I always associate it with the month of August. It…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Caryophyllaceae, Caryophyllales, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Bouncing-bet, Saponaria officinalis, Soapwort

Callospermophilus saturatus (Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel)

September 1, 2022 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Back in July when I made a trip to Mt. St. Helens National Monument in Skamania County, Washington, I spotted…

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Posted in: Animals, Callospermophilus, Chordata, Mammalia, Plants, Rodentia, Sciuridae, Species Profiles Filed under: Callospermophilus saturatus, Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Pachydiplax longipennis (Blue Dasher)

August 30, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

So, I’ll just be upfront and admit that this is a revision of a profile I did when I first…

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Posted in: Animals, Anisoptera (Dragonflies), Arthropoda, Insecta, Libellulidae (Skimmers and their kin), Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies), Pachydiplax, Species Profiles Filed under: Blue Dasher, Pachydiplax longipennis

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