I don’t usually post a subspecies as a profile, but the genus Potentilla is in flux. Pacific silverweed was a…
This delicate little member of the willowherb/evening primrose family (Onagraceae) is called enchanter’s nightshade, small enchanter’s nightshade, and alpine enchanter’s…
It is somewhat ironic that the most common common name for this plant in the family Berberidaceae is northern inside-out flower,…
I don’t know where I got this idea, but I had been under the impression that Geum macrophyllum was an introduced species.…
In the last decade the combination of morphological and genetic evidence has indicated that several of our cinquefoils (family Rosaceae)…
When I first found and identified this species a decade ago I knew it as Trientalis latifolia, in the family…
There are several common names for this species, from the utterly prosaic cow poison, poison delphinium, and poison larkspur, to…
In our region the family Aristolochiaceae (birthworts) is only represented by the genus Asarum. Asarum caudatum (most common common names…
At one point in our exploration of the altered ecosystem wrought by the Holiday Farm fire, my friend Mike asked…
Because they are all members of the Claytonia perfoliata polyploidy pillar complex, I am writing linked posts about C. parviflora, C. rubra, and C. perfoliata, and…