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My Favorite Plant

holyoutlaw Dec 03, 2013 09:00

Note: On another venue (Dreamwidth), people were declaring December a “topic open house,” and asking for topics to write about. So far, the requests I’ve gotten are on-topic for this blog as well, so I’ll post them here (probably more spread out than every day). The first question was “What is my favorite NW Plant?”

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photography, lysichiton americanum, maidenhair fern, topic open house, osoberry, pacific waterleaf, native plants, skunk cabbage

North Beach Park in the Spring, Week 2

holyoutlaw Feb 18, 2013 20:13

Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanum)

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sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens, photography, lysichiton americanum, osoberry, native plants, rubus spectabilis, red elderberry, oemlaria cerasiformis, urban restoration, vaccinium parvifolium, skunk cabbage, salmonberry, north beach park, phenology, red huckleberry, red-flowering currant, ribes sanguineum

Phenology Walk I

holyoutlaw Feb 12, 2013 14:22

“Phenology” is the study of annual events in nature, such as plants budding or birds nesting. It also makes for a great excuse to walk through North Beach Park once a week or so. I’m not getting there as often these days, since my studies about how to restore the park are taking me away from the actual restoration, paradoxical as that might seem.

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north beach park, seattle parks, photography, lysichiton americanum, seattle, osoberry, pacific waterleaf, native plants, oemlaria cerasiformis, skunk cabbage, hydrophyllum tenuipes, phenology walks