When in bloom this is the most readily identifiable hedge nettle in our region, because the flowers are much larger…
This extremely hairy, pretty, but non-native and invasive member of the family Boraginaceae, really confused me when I first encountered…
Prunella vulgaris is one of the very few plants I learned to identify from Craig Sondergaard 40+ years ago (of the…
The identity of these plants has puzzled me for many years. From photos I found Phacelia hastata and P. heterophylla seemed the most superficially…
Despite the fact that it is a non-native species, and quite invasive, it is hard for me to dislike anything…
Before you start cursing Rubus ursinus (variously called Pacific blackberry, Pacific dewberry, trailing blackberry, California blackberry, California dewberry, California grapeleaf dewberry, and…
Like Ulex europaeus (Gorse) and Rubus bifrons (Himalayan Blackberry), Oplopanax horridus (devil’s club) is one of nature’s ’Keep Out’ signs. As Tom Heutte eloquently…
So, this plant is an example of a particularly egregious and embarrassing misidentification from the dawn of my interest in…
This member of the family Rhamnaceae, which goes by the common names Oregon tea tree, redstem ceanothus, redstem wild lilac,…
Anemone deltoidea apparently sometimes goes by the common names 3-leaf anemone and western white anemone, but I’ve always called it Columbia…