For those who may be wondering about my recent hiatus, I discuss that in the blog titled ‘Refocusing in Retirement’.…
This rather spectacular member of the phlox family (Polemoniaceae) also goes by the names of western sky-pilot, western polemonium, and…
Rhododendrons (and their congeneric cousins azaleas) are widespread, approaching ubiquity, in the cultivated landscapes of our region, although I much…
Salal may be the first wild shrub I ever learned to identify. It was pointed out and named to me…
When I first found and identified this species a decade ago I knew it as Trientalis latifolia, in the family…
This is an interesting and important genus, especially in some coastal areas. There are over 60 species in North America,…
This is another little flower that I have seen many times before and never took the time to identify. It…
With its orange, abstract French horn flowers, a blooming Cape Jewelweed isn’t likely to be confused with any other plant.…
Hemitomes is a monotypic genus of monotropoids in the eudicotic family Ericaceae, containing only the parasitic plant Hemitomes congestum. These…