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Category: Eudicots

Oxalis oregana

March 30, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This very common member of the family Oxalidaceae goes by the common names Redwood sorrel, Oregon wood sorrel, and Oregon…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Oxalidaceae, Oxalidales, Oxalis, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Oregon wood sorrel, Oxalis oregana, Redwood sorrel

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

Plagiobothrys nothofulvus

March 19, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

I have to admit that I had never before taken the time to properly identify one of the popcorn flowers,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Boraginaceae, Boraginales, Eudicots, Plagiobothrys, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Plagiobothrys nothofulvus, Rusty Popcorn Flower

Microsteris gracilis

March 15, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is another little flower that I have seen many times before and never took the time to identify. It…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Ericales, Eudicots, Microsteris, Plants, Polemoniaceae, Species Profiles Filed under: Microsteris gracilis, Midget Phlox, Slender Phlox

Micranthes rufidula

March 9, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Well, the taxonomists have been busy again, complicating the identifications made by us recreational naturalists. What used to be Saxifraga…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Micranthes, Plants, Saxifraceae, Saxifragales, Species Profiles Filed under: Micranthes rufidula, Rusty-haired Saxifrage

Ficaria verna

March 5, 2021 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Ficaria verna is a beautiful early spring bloomer, its bright and shining yellow flowers, with a starburst of light green…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Ficaria, Plants, Ranunculaceae, Ranunculales, Species Profiles Filed under: Ficaria verna, Fig Buttercup, Lesser Celandine, Pilewort

Oemleria cerasiformis

March 2, 2021 Dan Nelson 7 Comments

It is always a happy day when I find my first blooming Oemleria cerasiformis of the year, because I know…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Oemleria, Plants, Rosaceae, Rosales, Species Profiles Filed under: Indian Plum, Oemleria crasiformis, Osoberry

Cirsium cymosum var. canovirens

February 19, 2021 Dan Nelson 10 Comments

When many of us think of thistles we do so with less than charitable thoughts, because most of the thistles…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asteraceae (Sunflowers), Asterales, Cirsium, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Cirsium cymosum var. canovirens, Grey Green Thistle

Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian Watermilfoil)

October 22, 2020 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

As the common name suggests Eurasian Watermilfoil is native to Europe and Asia, as well as North Africa. It is…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Haloragaceae, Myriophyllum, Plants, Saxifragales, Species Profiles Filed under: Eurasian Watermilfoil, Myriophyllum spicatum

Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (Floating Marsh Pennywort)

September 28, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Floating Marsh Pennywort is a native, wetlands obligate plant, in the family Araliaceae. It forms dense mats on the waters…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Apiales, Araliaceae, Eudicots, Hydrocotyle, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Floating Marsh Pennywort, Hydrocotyle ranunculoides

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