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Category: Rosales

Rubus leucodermis 

August 9, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I’m not really much of a forager, and I can’t say I’ve ever tried the fruit of Rubus leucodermis (known as blackcaps,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Plants, Rosaceae, Rosales, Rubus, Species Profiles Filed under: Rubus leucodermis

Luetkea pectinata (Partridgefoot)

July 14, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

The first time I noticed this plant was last fall when I was looking for Pinus albicaulis (White-bark Pine), and I…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Luetkea, Plants, Rosaceae, Rosales, Species Profiles Filed under: Luetkea pectinata, Partridgefoot

Ceanothus velutinus 

June 30, 2023 Dan Nelson 8 Comments

This native shrub has been eluding my observation for years, because I either just didn’t notice it because it wasn’t…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Ceanothus, Eudicots, Plants, Rhamnaceae, Rosales, Species Profiles Filed under: Ceanothus velutinus

Rubus ursinus

June 18, 2023 Dan Nelson 9 Comments

Before you start cursing Rubus ursinus (variously called Pacific blackberry, Pacific dewberry, trailing blackberry, California blackberry, California dewberry, California grapeleaf dewberry, and…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Plants, Rosaceae, Rosales, Rubus, Species Profiles Filed under: Rubus ursinus

Ceanothus sanguineus

June 12, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

 This member of the family Rhamnaceae, which goes by the common names Oregon tea tree, redstem ceanothus, redstem wild lilac,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Ceanothus, Eudicots, Plants, Rhamnaceae, Rosales, Species Profiles Filed under: Ceanothus sanguineus

Rubus parviflorus (Thimbleberry)

May 27, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

There is something almost homey about thimbleberries (Rubus parviflorus), with their large, soft leaves, lack of thorns, and large, graceful,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Plants, Rosaceae, Rosales, Rubus, Species Profiles Filed under: Rubus parviflorus, Thimbleberry

Urtica dioica (Stinging nettle)

July 7, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

Probably almost everyone reading this has had at least one painful encounter with stinging nettles, and has hopefully already learned…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Plants, Rosales, Species Profiles, Urtica, Urticaceae Filed under: Stinging Nettle, Urtica dioica

Frangula purshiana

July 3, 2022 Dan Nelson 10 Comments

I don’t often find Frangula purshiana (also known as cascara buckthorn, bearberry, cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, coffee-tree) in isolated spots where…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Frangula, Plants, Rhamnaceae, Rosales, Species Profiles Filed under: Cascara, Frangula purshiana

Spiraea douglasii

August 17, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This beautiful member of the rose family has many common names, including western hardhack, Douglas’ spiraea, steeplebush, and western, pink…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Plants, Rosaceae, Rosales, Species Profiles, Spiraea Filed under: Spiraea douglasii, Western Hardhack

Holodiscus discolor

August 9, 2021 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This handsome shrub in the family Rosaceae is common to abundant in the Douglas fir dominated forests of our region.…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Holodiscus, Plants, Rosaceae, Rosales, Species Profiles Filed under: Creambush, Holodiscus discolor, Ironwood, Oceanspray

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