I was a little surprised to find this Valeriana sitchensis (most commonly called Sitka valerian, though some books call it mountain valerian…
So, I have to be honest here- I’m pretty darn sure these photos show only Phlox diffusa (spreading phlox), but I’m not…
The first time I noticed this plant was last fall when I was looking for Pinus albicaulis (White-bark Pine), and I…
I had no idea what this unprepossesing plant was when I first found it on the trip to Mt. Hood…
It is always a treat to find orchids of any sort, because not only do they tend to be quite…
Hypericum anagalloides is one of the plants I found on the margins of the bog that I talk about in the…
These delightful little flowers puzzled the heck out of me when I found them growing along the margins of the…
As I mentioned in the blog South Prairie, I had never before managed to find this elegant plant in bloom, and I…
While Apocynum androsaemifolium does attract insects from several different orders, it is as a nectar plant for lepidoptera that it really shines.…
This native shrub has been eluding my observation for years, because I either just didn’t notice it because it wasn’t…