Tag Archives: DuPont State Forest

This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post is plants in the Cyperaceae (Sedges), Cyrillaceae (Cyrilla),  Dacrymycetaceae (a family of fungi), Dennstaedtiaceae (Bracken), Diapensiaceae (Diapensia), Dioscoreaceae (Yams), Dipsacaceae (Teasels), Droseraceae (Sundews), Dryopteridaceae (Wood Ferns), Ebenaceae … Continue reading →

This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post is plants in the Climaciaceae (a family of mosses), Commelinaceae (Spiderworts), Conocephalaceae (a family of thallose liverworts), Convolvulaceae (Bindweeds or Morning Glories), Cornaceae (Dogwoods), Crassulaceae (Stonecrops), Cucurbitaceae … Continue reading →

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 →