Botany and Plants

Two genera from this family of showy monocots persist in Willamette Valley Wetland Prairies – Iris and Sisyrinchium (Blue Eyed […]

Latin for “rock breaking” the Saxifragaceae are a collection of perennial herbaceous plants with about 600 known species in 30

A couple of months ago, a friend of mine asked me if I was interested in some black walnuts that

Summer is a great time to be out foraging, and Lamb’s Quarters can grow very abundant this time of the

One of the best times to be a forager is in the spring. Everything in nature comes alive. All types

Fall is here and for a forager, it’s time to start identifying wild asparagus. I always get a funny look

This is the season I love the most. It’s cranberry season. For the past seven years, I have enjoyed foraging

Although the Mallow family boasts 244 genera and 4225 species world-wide (with 27 genera occurring in North America alone), only

The Ranunculaceae are representative of early evolved flowering plants, much like Magnolias, and this can be understood when looking at

A large, cosmopolitan family, most Mints are perennial or annual herbs, although some woody species do occur (rosemary, lavender, sage,