Local plant identification leads to constant self-tutoring. The tutor reveals a great find from Nanaimo. I was down in Nanaimo for a few weeks this summer. (BTW, I’ve loved Nanaimo since ’08, when we started traveling there.) Notable in Nanaimo …
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The tutor identifies a familiar plant from the yard. I didn’t know it was herb-robert, but I’ve worked among it for years. In the yard, it grows along fences or buildings, always the shady side. Herb-robert is attractive, with fern-like …
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The tutor gladly makes a decision about this one. For weeks I’ve been studying a plant in the yard, trying to make an ID. The plant in question consists of several stems that seem connected. They are ankle height, with …
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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 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 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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