Tag Archives: Hiking

This winter we’re categorizing plants in our database by family. This week’s post is plants in the Ericaceae (Heath or Heather) family.  Photography by Jock Aplin, Ken Borgfeldt, Daudie & John Colson, Alice Greko, David Heavner, Richard Holzman, Janice Irwin, … Continue reading →

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 →