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Category: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)

Persicaria maculosa (Lady’s Thumb)

September 13, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This introduced member of the family Polygonaceae (buckwheats) is a denizen of wetlands and vernally wet areas, and can be…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Caryophyllales, Eudicots, Persicaria, Plants, Polygonaceae, Species Profiles Filed under: Persicaria maculosa

Lythrum salicaria (Purple Loosestrife)

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This is a wildly invasive European native which had become established in North America by the 1830s, both as a…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Lythraceae, Lythrum, Myrtales, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Lythrum salicaria, Purple Loosestrife

Mazus pumilus (Japanese Mazus)

September 12, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Japanese Mazus is a pretty little plant which seldom gets more than 8” tall. One look at the flowers and…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Lamiales, Mazaceae, Mazus, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Japanese Mazus, Mazus pumilus

Xanthium strumarium (Rough Cocklebur)

September 8, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is a tall (up to 5’), annual plant, with a stout, spotted, non-woody stem. The leaves are large, triangular,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asteraceae (Sunflowers), Asterales, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Rough Cocklebur, Xanthium strumarium

Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American Licorice)

September 7, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This is a sprawling member of the legume family (Fabaceae), which likes damp, sandy soil and is often found along…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Glycyrrhiza, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: American Licorice, Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Helenium autumnale (Large-flowered Sneezeweed)

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This is a tall (1-4’) plant with yellow blooms, and stems which are winged where the leaves and petioles clasp…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asteraceae (Sunflowers), Asterales, Eudicots, Helenium, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Helenium autumnale, Large-flowered Sneezeweed

Rubus bifrons (Himalayan Blackberry)

August 26, 2020 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Anyone living in the PNW is probably all too familiar with the mounded and sharply thorned canes of the Himalayan…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Plants, Rosaceae, Rosales, Rubus, Species Profiles Filed under: Himalayan Blackberry, Rubus bifrons
Jacobaea vulgaris

Jacobaea vulgaris (Tansy Ragwort)

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It is possible that Tansy Ragwort is not quite the bugaboo people think it is. Yes, it is poisonous to…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asteraceae (Sunflowers), Asterales, Eudicots, Jacobaea, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Jacobaea vulgaris, Tansy Rgwort

Anaphalis margaritacea (Pearly Everlasting)

August 19, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Probably best known to the average person for its presence in floral displays, Pearly Everlasting is another member of the…

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Posted in: Anaphilas, Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asteraceae (Sunflowers), Asterales, Eudicots, Gnaphalieae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Anaphilas magaritacea, Pearly Everlasting

Cirsium vulgare (Bull Thistle)

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These plants are 1.5-5’ tall, with prickly stems, and sessile, clasping, narrow lobed leaves ending in a spine. Flower heads…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asteraceae (Sunflowers), Asterales, Cirsium, Eudicots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Bull Thistle, Cirsium vulgare

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