This was not a tree I was familiar with before this trip, although I had heard of it. Still, it…
Last Thursday, thanks to certification by people who obviously don’t know me at the Universal Life Church (though henceforth I…
I’m going to take a brief break from talking about conifers in my plant posts, to address one of my…
These members of the parsley family (Apiaceae) have several common names, including Pacific water-parsley, oenanthe, Pacific water-dropwort, and American water-parsley.…
They say this plant blooms from June through September, but I always associate it with the month of August. It…
I almost missed this plant on the trip to McBride Lake. I was apparently tunnel visioned when I passed it…
I found these members of Montiaceae (miner’s lettuce family, although until 15 years ago they were considered to be part…
This is my favorite lupine, mostly because it is one of the two lupines that I can identify on sight…
I first noticed this plant while wandering around with a headlamp waiting for bugs to show up at my lights…
Probably almost everyone reading this has had at least one painful encounter with stinging nettles, and has hopefully already learned…