The tutor shares another field find. Gravel boundaries can be very fruitful places to find wild plants. So it is with the particular location that yielded rose campion back on June 7. Growing there as well, today’s specimen: curled dock. …
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The tutor shares an appealing field find. Over a year ago, in my May 11, 2015 post, I identified yarrow from the yard. It’s doing well this year, too. That yarrow has white flowers. Today, walking in a different part …
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The tutor shares another field find. I first noticed the name “sleepy catchfly” in the guide a few weeks back. It’s one of the write-ups without a picture, just a few drawings. I didn’t plan to look for it. Walking …
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The tutor shares another field find. I love vacant lots, since they usually host wild plants. One I check weekday mornings, walking back from dropping off the car, has provided a few finds, including today’s: northern geranium. The plant is …
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The tutor shares a find from the local woods. Last Saturday, I noticed some false bugbane, then remembered seeing it even earlier. Among year-end events, field trips and such, I forgot to write a post about it. Now, I am. …
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The tutor discusses his field find of rose campion. In a way, this identification is a reverse one. Normally, one might notice a plant in the field, then check the guide to identify it. This plant I noticed first in …
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The tutor analyzes the name of a plant he’s identified. In yesterday’s post I discussed the small hop-clover growing in the lawn. However, the question begs, “What does hop-clover mean?” I searched for a definition of hop. It’s the flower …
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The tutor shares another yard find. In yesterday’s post I led, with dovefoot geranium, the identification of members of the collection of trailing weeds in a back patch of the lawn. Today I continue with a fringe member: small hop-clover. …
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The tutor shares another yard identification. I weed the lawn, but only of erect-growing plants: trailing weeds I generally leave. Right now there is an attactive melange of low-growing, weedy plants at the back of the yard; among them is …
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The tutor shares some observations about red elder trees. Yesterday I spent out in the field, passing through some places I either rarely go or have never been. Especially in such context, a casual botanist looks for new plants or …
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