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Cool Vine in a Shady Woodland
The specific epithet ligusticifolia for this Clematis means that the plant has leaves like Ligusticum or lovage. I used the name Levisticum for lovage...
Threadleaf Groundsel
I meant to mention in this ramble that in old range plant books and even in some floras, it’s noted that this plant is...
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The Desert Tree of Life
I started my career in horticulture spring of 1980 when I got a job as a laborer at a wholesale nursery northwest of Tucson....
Thank you, Grandmother Nature
I can’t seem to get a handle on how many species of Heuchera are found North America, and there’s gotta be some in Northern...
Our Nodding Onion
The genus Allium has had quite a taxonomic journey and is at this time (stay tuned!) in the amaryllis family, Amaryllidaceae, where it had...
Fall Festival of Blooming Asteraceae
How fortuitous to come across Gregg’s mistflower out in the desert scrub during the Fall Festival of Blooming Asteraceae! What a beautiful plant. Oh,...