What’s That Plant?
This month’s featured native: Coast silktassel (Garrya elliptica) As the common name implies, this month’s featured plant is native to the Pacific coast (and the Coast Range); it is found […]
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What’s That Plant?
This month’s featured native: Slough sedge (Carex obnupta) Perhaps you’ve heard some variant of this botanical rhyme: “Sedges have edges, rushes are round, and grasses have knees that bend to
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What’s That Weed?
Introduced species: Spurge Laurel (Daphne laureola) Characteristics: Spurge laurel is a slow-growing, shade-tolerant, long-lived evergreen shrub from Europe and the Mediterranean region. It can grow in a wide range of conditions,
What’s That Weed?
Introduced species: Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) Characteristics: Tree of Heaven—also called Chinese sumac or stinking sumac—is one of the great misnomers in the plant world. It is a weedy, fast-growing
What’s That Weed?
Introduced species: Pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) Characteristics: American pokeweed is a large, smooth, branching herb from a substantial perennial rootstock, with green, red, or purple stems usually reaching about 4-6 feet