I have been having trouble with the thinglink program and will be modifying this post by uploading pdf’s as I label the photos in Word. I have completed 3 families thus far; 1) Fireweed (Onagraceae), Yarrow (Asteraceae), Bird Vetch (Fabaceae). I need to go find and pull apart one more …
It seems like this hot spell really took a toll on my local wildflowers so after a few afternoons of forest wandering, I admitted defeat and headed down to the botanical garden. I used fireweed twice because my photo of serviceberry for inferior ovaries came out incredibly blurry. I had …
I’ve been having internet issues at home and finally got a neighbor’s permission to drop a couple of small trees to improve my line of sight to the tower. These plants were collected while housesitting for a friend, so I chose to indicate Township/Range/Section rather than post what is essentially …
I cannot tell if plant 3 has a single set of opposite (palmate?) leaves or a whorl. At any rate, the leaf arrangement with a single flower on each stem stands out to me.
Hello everyone! My name is Justin, and I’m a biologist with ADF&G. During my many years of college, I experienced the misfortune of botany classes always conflicting with required courses. For anyone considering wildlife biology as a career, it’s worth knowing that many Federal jobs require 9 credits of botany …
