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,…
The first time I noticed this plant was last fall when I was looking for Pinus albicaulis (White-bark Pine), and I…
This native shrub has been eluding my observation for years, because I either just didn’t notice it because it wasn’t…
Before you start cursing Rubus ursinus (variously called Pacific blackberry, Pacific dewberry, trailing blackberry, California blackberry, California dewberry, California grapeleaf dewberry, and…
This member of the family Rhamnaceae, which goes by the common names Oregon tea tree, redstem ceanothus, redstem wild lilac,…
There is something almost homey about thimbleberries (Rubus parviflorus), with their large, soft leaves, lack of thorns, and large, graceful,…
Probably almost everyone reading this has had at least one painful encounter with stinging nettles, and has hopefully already learned…
I don’t often find Frangula purshiana (also known as cascara buckthorn, bearberry, cascara, cascara sagrada, chittam bark, coffee-tree) in isolated spots where…
This beautiful member of the rose family has many common names, including western hardhack, Douglas’ spiraea, steeplebush, and western, pink…
This handsome shrub in the family Rosaceae is common to abundant in the Douglas fir dominated forests of our region.…