Monthly Archives: December 2024

This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post is plants in the Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle), Caryophyllaceae (Pinks), Celastraceae (Staff-vine or Bittersweet), Cistaceae (Rock Roses), Cladoniaceae (Lichen-forming Fungi),  Clavariaceae (Fungi), & Clethraceae (White Alder) families. Photography by … Continue reading →

This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post is plants in the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae or Mustards), Bryaceae (a family of mosses), Buxaceae (Box), Cactaceae (Cacti), Calostomataceae (a family of fungi), Calycanthaceae (Sweetshrubs or Spicebushes), & Campanulaceae … Continue reading →

This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. Finally, we move beyond Asteraceae. This week’s post is plants in the Astraeaceae (a family of fungi),  Baeomycetaceae (an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi), Balsaminaceae (Balsam or Touch-me-not), Bartramiaceae (a … Continue reading →

This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post continues with the remaining plants in the Asteraceae (Daisy or Sunflower) family, the second largest flowering plant family in the world after the Orchidaceae family. Asteraceae are also known as composites because their … Continue reading →

This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post continues with more plants in the Asteraceae (Daisy or Sunflower) family, the second largest flowering plant family in the world after the Orchidaceae family. Asteraceae are also known as composites because their flowerheads are … Continue reading →