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Category: Ericaceae (Heathers)

Vaccinium ovatum (Evergreen Huckleberry)

December 9, 2022 Dan Nelson 11 Comments

Anyone who has spent time in the coastal forests of our region has undoubtedly seen Vaccinium ovatum (which is also apparently known…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Ericaceae (Heathers), Ericales, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles, Vaccinium Filed under: Evergreen Huckleberry, Vaccinium ovatum

Arbutus menziesii (Pacific Madrone, Madrona)

May 4, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

For those who may be wondering about my recent hiatus, I discuss that in the blog titled ‘Refocusing in Retirement’.…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Arbutus, Ericaceae (Heathers), Ericales, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Arbutus menziesii, Madrona, Pacific Madrone

Rhododendron macrophyllum (Pacific Rhododendron)

June 18, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

Rhododendrons (and their congeneric cousins azaleas) are widespread, approaching ubiquity, in the cultivated landscapes of our region, although I much…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Ericaceae (Heathers), Ericales, Eudicots, Plants, Rhododendron, Species Profiles Filed under: Pacific rhododendron, Rhododendron macrophyllum

Gaultheria shallon (Salal)

June 12, 2021 Dan Nelson 10 Comments

Salal may be the first wild shrub I ever learned to identify. It was pointed out and named to me…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Ericaceae (Heathers), Ericales, Eudicots, Gaultheria, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Gaultheria shallon, Salal

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Kinnikinnick)

May 4, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This is an interesting and important genus, especially in some coastal areas. There are over 60 species in North America,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Arctostaphylos, Ericaceae (Heathers), Ericales, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Kinnikinnick

Hemitomes congestum (Gnome Plant)

August 8, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Hemitomes is a monotypic genus of monotropoids in the eudicotic family Ericaceae, containing only the parasitic plant Hemitomes congestum. These…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Ericaceae (Heathers), Ericales, Eudicots, Hemitomes, Plants Filed under: Gnome Plant, Hemitomes congestum

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