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Category: Lamiales

Pedicularis racemosa

August 15, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

The first and only time I had previously found this member of the family Orobanchaceae (which goes by the common…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Pedicularis, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Pedicularis racemosa

Stachys cooleyae

June 28, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

When in bloom this is the most readily identifiable hedge nettle in our region, because the flowers are much larger…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Lamiaceae, Lamiales, Plants, Species Profiles, Stachys Filed under: Stachys cooleyae

Prunella vulgaris

June 24, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Prunella vulgaris is one of the very few plants I learned to identify from Craig Sondergaard 40+ years ago (of the…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Lamiaceae, Lamiales, Plants, Prunella, Species Profiles Filed under: Prunella vulgaris

Fraxinus latifolia (Oregon Ash)

October 19, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Last Thursday, thanks to certification by people who obviously don’t know me at the Universal Life Church (though henceforth I…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fraxinus, Lamiales, Oleaceae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Fraxinus latifolia (Oregon Ash), Oregon Ash

Erythranthe lewisii

September 27, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

I’m going to take a brief break from talking about conifers in my plant posts, to address one of my…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Erythranthe, Eudicots, Lamiales, Phrymaceae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Erythranthe lewisii

Erythranthe alsinoides

May 8, 2022 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

I have to admit that in my recreational naturalist investigations I am most drawn to the relationships amongst lifeforms. I also…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Erythranthe, Eudicots, Lamiales, Phrymaceae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Erythranthe alsinoides

Castilleja ambigua

June 10, 2021 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

This was the native plant of the trip to Long Beach Peninsula last weekend, a plant that not only had…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Castilleja, Eudicots, Lamiales, Orobanchaceae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Castilleja ambigua, Johnny-nip, Salt Marsh Owl Clover

Synthyris reniformis (Snow Queen)

March 22, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Last winter while exploring The Cliff I happened upon some large toothed leaves that looked familiar and somewhat saxifrage-ish. It…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Lamiales, Plantaginaceae, Plants, Species Profiles, Synthyris Filed under: Snow Queen, Synthyris reniformis

Mazus pumilus (Japanese Mazus)

September 12, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Japanese Mazus is a pretty little plant which seldom gets more than 8” tall. One look at the flowers and…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Lamiales, Mazaceae, Mazus, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Japanese Mazus, Mazus pumilus

Verbascum thapsus (Wooly Mullein)

August 19, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Wooly Mullein is a biennial plant in the Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae). It grows a large rosette of large and wooly…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Lamiales, Plants, Scrophulariaceae (Figworts), Species Profiles, Verbascum Filed under: Verbascum thapsus, Wooly Mullein

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