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Pentaglottis sempervirens

June 26, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

This extremely hairy, pretty, but non-native and invasive member of the family Boraginaceae, really confused me when I first encountered…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Boraginaceae, Boraginales, Eudicots, Pentaglottis, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Pentaglottis sempervirens

Cupido comyntas (Eastern Tailed Blue)

June 25, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Last Thursday I finally reencountered some members of a small, local population of Eastern Tailed Blues. To explain why this…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Cupido, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Lycaenidae, Species Profiles Filed under: Cupido comyntas, Eastern Tailed Blue

Prunella vulgaris

June 24, 2023 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

Prunella vulgaris is one of the very few plants I learned to identify from Craig Sondergaard 40+ years ago (of the…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Lamiaceae, Lamiales, Plants, Prunella, Species Profiles Filed under: Prunella vulgaris

Egira rubrica

June 23, 2023 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

With their wide range of larval hosts, many of which are quite abundant, Egira rubrica can often be a very common visitor…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Egira, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Noctuidae, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Egira rubrica

I’m going to be on the Radio!

Dan Nelson 11 Comments

Today at  11:30am on KXCR Community Radio Station | Florence, Oregon  we may find out the answer to that age…

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Posted in: Blogs Filed under: Beyond Your Front Door Northwest, Dina Pavlis, Radio interview

Phacelia nemoralis 

June 22, 2023 Dan Nelson 5 Comments

The identity of these plants has puzzled me for many years. From photos I found Phacelia hastata and P. heterophylla seemed the most superficially…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Boraginales, Eudicots, Hydrophyllaceae, Phacelia, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Phacelia nemoralis

Nadata gibbosa (White-dotted Prominent)

June 21, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

I seem to get one of these moths almost every time I run lights in mixed forests, but I don’t…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Nadata, Notodontidae (Prominents), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Nadata gibbosa, White-spotted Prominent

Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Flag)

June 20, 2023 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

Despite the fact that it is a non-native species, and quite invasive, it is hard for me to dislike anything…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Asparagales, Iridaceae, Iris, Monocots, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Iris pseudacorus, Yellow Flag

Desmia maculalis 

June 19, 2023 Dan Nelson 2 Comments

Finding this moth was just a lucky break for me, as it didn’t come to UV lights, per se, though…

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Posted in: Animals, Arthropoda, Crambidae, Desmia, Insecta, Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Desmia maculalis

Rubus ursinus

June 18, 2023 Dan Nelson 10 Comments

Before you start cursing Rubus ursinus (variously called Pacific blackberry, Pacific dewberry, trailing blackberry, California blackberry, California dewberry, California grapeleaf dewberry, and…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Plants, Rosaceae, Rosales, Rubus, Species Profiles Filed under: Rubus ursinus

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