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Category: Gymnosperms

Thuja plicata (Western Red-Cedar)

May 19, 2023 Dan Nelson 8 Comments

Until last September Thuja plicata (western red-cedar) was the only conifer I could consistently identify, but that was only one of the…

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Posted in: Cupressaceae, Cupresssales, Gymnosperms, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Plants, Species Profiles, Thuja, Tracheophytes Filed under: Thuja plicata, Western Red-cedar

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Port Orford-cedar)

Dan Nelson 5 Comments

When I first conceived of the trip to sw Oregon/nw California that I wrote about in ‘Pivoting’, I had hoped…

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Posted in: Chamaecyparis, Cupressaceae, Cupresssales, Gymnosperms, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Plants, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana, Port Orford-cedar

Calocedrus decurrens (Incense-cedar)

Dan Nelson 4 Comments

I am finally ready to start profiling the so called cedars of our region. The first thing I have to…

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Posted in: Calocedrus, Cupressaceae, Cupresssales, Gymnosperms, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Plants, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Calocedrus decurrens, Incense-cedar

Pinus albicaulis (White-bark Pine)

January 24, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

I found my first specimens of these conifers on a trip to Mt. Hood last October, but it took a…

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Posted in: Gymnosperms, Pinaceae, Pinales, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Pinus, Plants, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Pinus albicaulis, Whitebark Pine

Picea sitchensis (Sitka Spruce)

January 11, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

The 16th installment in my attempt to profile the conifers of the PNW highlights Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce). This primarily coastal denizen,…

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Posted in: Gymnosperms, Picea, Pinaceae, Pinales, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Plants, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Picea sitchensis, Sitka Spruce

Larix occidentalis (Western Larch)

December 16, 2022 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I’m going to take a short break from talking about the organisms I found on my trip to sw Oregon/nw…

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Posted in: Gymnosperms, Larix, Pinaceae, Pinales, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Plants, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Larix occidentalis, Western Larch

Sequoia sempervirens (Redwood)

November 27, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

As I mentioned in ‘Pivoting’, I hadn’t been in a redwood forest since I was a kid, and at that…

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Posted in: Cupressaceae, Cupresssales, Gymnosperms, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Plants, Sequoia

Abies lasiocarpa (Subalpine Fir)

October 31, 2022 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

Now we turn our attention to Abies lasiocarpa (subalpine fir, which used to be called alpine fir, until someone pointed out that…

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Posted in: Abies, Gymnosperms, Pinaceae, Pinales, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Plants, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Abies lasiocarpa, Subalpine Fir

Abies procera (Noble Fir)

October 29, 2022 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

If you can see its cones, and they haven’t disintegrated yet, Abies procera is the easiest fir to identify, because…

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Posted in: Abies, Gymnosperms, Pinaceae, Pinales, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Plants, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Abies procera, Noble Fir

Abies amabilis (Pacific Silver Fir)

October 27, 2022 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Now we’re on to Abies amabilis, the other true fir in our region that has stomatal bloom only on the underside of…

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Posted in: Abies, Gymnosperms, Pinaceae, Pinales, Pinophyta, Pinopsida, Plants, Species Profiles, Tracheophytes Filed under: Abies amabilis, Pacific Silver Fir

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