Better late than never! It’s the end of December, so I missed my window for Alaska wild flowers, but here is a popular and beautiful ornamental flower (one of the few available here at the store year-round) – carnations. Dianthus caryophyllus
I way over-thought this process, as I initially thought we were to key-out the plants in each bin and develop a dichotomous key for each one. I’m so glad I reviewed the other posts and the instructions again, and hope that this is what we were asked to do: Dichotomous …
I was in Fairbanks last week and was delighted that Fireweed had already started to blossom there. Here in Anchorage it just starts to bloom in very sunny places. My travel pressing kit consisted of a field guide, paper towels, and a bag of Premium Blazer Wood Pallets. Pressed …
Here are 3 of my 4 dissections – fireweed, wooly geranium and wild iris: Chamerion angustifolium Geranium erianthum Iris setosa
Hi, My name is Stefanie, I’m originally from Germany and moved to Alaska full-time in 2012. Before I moved here I spent 3 summers in Denali, working as a hiking guide and yoga instructor, and got to know the plants in the park very well. I now live in Anchorage …
