Category: Dissections

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Hi everyone! I had a terrible time with ThingLink, first figuring out how to create an account without having to pay and then how to publish/share without having to pay. Hopefully the links below are visible. Kind of a neat program though. My macrolens wasnt quite good enough to see …

  Geranium robertianum (Herb Robert) Epilobium ciliatum (Fringed Willowherb) Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup) Digitalis purpurea (Purple Foxglove)  

I dissected 4 species I found near the Colville River delta in the arctic. Species included Pedicularis verticillat, Pedicularis sudetica, Lupinus arcticus, and Parnassia kotzebuei.Christopherson_BIOL_195

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

Erigeron acris L Iris setosa Pall Aquilegia L Allium schoenoprasum L

Here are 3 of my 4 dissections – fireweed, wooly geranium and wild iris: Chamerion angustifolium Geranium erianthum Iris setosa

Echinacea angustifolia DC. Family: Asteraceae Growing in a large clump in my yard. This plant was transplanted years ago and seems to be very happy here. The stems are up-right and around 24-30 inches in height. A light pink flower head grows at each side-branch and terminal branch. They have …

Monarda fistulosa L. Family: Lamiaceae The plants are growing in a cluster in my yard at home. They were planted, not naturally occurring. I absolutely LOVE the smell and it was a joy to dissect, and I even made tea afterwards 🙂 Tall up-right stems (3 ft or taller when …

Big-leaved lupine – Lupinus polyphyllus Habitat:                               hillside, south facing Leaves:                                 compound, palmate Inflorescence:     inflorescent Fruits:     …

Tall bluebell – Mertensia paniculate Habitat:                               hillside, south facing Leaves:                  multiple Inflorescence:     single flowers, bunched Fruits:                   …