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Phlox in the Hills
I like the way the family name Polemoniaceae just rolls off the tongue. What a delicious word to say. Oh, and I love the...

Winterfat
I think it’s fascinating that there are several species of winterfat found in Eurasia and Europe. That’s where the genus was first described by...

Fall in the Borderlands
The photos are mine and of the plant Pseudognaphalium leucocephalum. It sure is nice to have some white flowers mixed in with the oceans...

MaLin the Hen and Salvia too
Salvia officinalis is known as cooking sage or garden sage. It is a sage and I say that because folks seem to apply the...

Solidago missouriensis
I grew up in Kentucky where the state flower is goldenrod. The particular species that has that honor is Solidago gigantea. I wonder how...

Mountain Oxeye and Red Bordered Satyrs, Oh My!
This show is all over the place. Fall gets me excited and fall color is a crazy combination of fall blooming plants and leaves...