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Category: Monocots

Platanthera dilatata 

July 10, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

It is always a treat to find orchids of any sort, because not only do they tend to be quite…

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Posted in: Asparagales, Monocots, Orchidaceae, Plants, Platanthera, Species Profiles Filed under: Platanthera dilatata

Clintonia uniflora

July 4, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

As I mentioned in the blog  South Prairie, I had never before managed to find this elegant plant in bloom, and I…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Clintonia, Liliaceae, Liliales, Monocots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Clintonia uniflora

Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Flag)

June 20, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Despite the fact that it is a non-native species, and quite invasive, it is hard for me to dislike anything…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asparagales, Iridaceae, Iris, Monocots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Iris pseudacorus, Yellow Flag

Maianthemum dilatatum

June 2, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Maianthemum dilatatum is not a spectacular wildflower by itself, though they are certainly a pretty one. But large patches of them,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asparagaceae, Asparagales, Maianthemum, Monocots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Bead lily, False lily-of-the-valley, Maianthemum dilatatum, May lily

Dichelostemma congestum (Ookow)

May 29, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I don’t get out on nature walks with my dad very often, because I try not to inflict my inveterate…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asparagaceae, Asparagales, Dichelostemma, Monocots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Dichelostemma congestum, Fork-tooth Ookow, Ookow

Juncus effusus ssp. effusus

July 17, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

So, I got lucky with my first attempt at identifying a rush, because Juncus effusus (also known as pasture rush, soft rush,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Juncaceae, Juncus, Monocots, Plants, Poales, Species Profiles

Holcus lanatus

June 29, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

When I found these grasses on the Cowlitz River dike the first thing I noticed was that the inflorescence was…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Holcus, Holcus, Monocots, Plants, Poaceae, Poales, Species Profiles Filed under: Holcus lanatus

Hordeum murinum

June 25, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

I’m sure many parents and hikers, and especially pet owners, are not fond of this species (which goes by a…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Hordeum, Monocots, Plants, Poaceae, Poales, Species Profiles Filed under: Hordeum murinum, Mouse Barley, Wall Barley

Iris tenax

June 21, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

Due, I’m assuming, to our cool and abnormally wet spring, it has not been a banner year for Iris tenax.Though I…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asparagales, Iridaceae, Iris, Monocots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Iris tenax, Oregon Iris, Toughleaf Iris

Alopecurus pratensis (Meadow Foxtail)

May 17, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

I’ve forgotten almost everything I learned from Cindy Roché when I took her grass workshop last June, but I still…

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Posted in: Alopecurus, Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Monocots, Plants, Poaceae, Poales, Species Profiles Filed under: Alopecurus pratensis, Meadow Foxtail

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