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Cladia retipora: Snow Lichen or Coral Lichen

By: Barbara Stewart

Clusia flaviflora: The Guandera, Forest Tree of the Andes

By: Barbara Stewart

Columbia Gorge Field Wildflowers: Woodlands Bloom in Larkspur, Lomatium, Serviceberry, Blue-eyed Mary

By: Linda McDonnell

Pacific Madrone Trees: A Pacific Coast Native Graces Rocky Bluffs and Seaside Cliffs

By: Linda McDonnell

Quassia sp. 'Mt Nardi': Southern Quassia

By: Barbara Stewart

Pacific Northwest Flowering Shrubs: Natives Include Oregon Grape, Salal, Pacific Dogwood, Rhododendron

By: Linda McDonnell

Acianthella amplexicaulis: Green Midge Orchid

By: Barbara Stewart

Bixa orellana: Lipstick Tree of the Amazon

By: Barbara Stewart

Pacific Northwest Wildflowers: Early Spring Blooms: Trillium, Osoberry, Red Current, Lily, Orchids

By: Linda McDonnell

Harvest Wild Plants for Tea: Nourishing Drinks from Nature

By: Violet Snow

Medicinal, Food Plants in Winter: Healing, Edible Herbs and Greens Under the Snow

By: Violet Snow

Edible Green Plants of Winter: Foraging in the Snow

By: Violet Snow

Mullein (Verbascum thapsus): Plant with Soft, Fuzzy Leaves Treats Coughs and Sinus Congestion

By: Violet Snow

White Pine (Pinus strobus): Tall Tree of the Eastern Forests

By: Violet Snow

Cordage Plants: Dogbane, Milkweed, Basswood, Slippery Elm

By: Violet Snow

How to Make Cordage: Reverse-Wrapping String from Plant Materials

By: Violet Snow

Aromatic Tree Identification: Discovering Fragrant Leaves and Inner Barks

By: Violet Snow

Trees with Compound Leaves: Hickory, Ash, Sumac, Ailanthus and Others

By: Violet Snow

Trees with Simple Leaves: Roundish, Heart-Shaped, Lanceolate, and Unusual Forms

By: Violet Snow

Identifying Oaks and Maples: Trees with Lobed, Simple Leaves

By: Violet Snow

Spotted Touch-Me-Not: Jewel of the Creek Bank

By: Sonya Welter

Trees that Grow as Living Fossils: Dawn Redwood, Ginkgo and Monkey Puzzle grew in Primordial Forests

By: Linda McDonnell

Pitcher Plants Eat Meat: Carnivorous Plants Make Outstanding Terrarium Gardens

By: Maryan Pelland

Carnivorous Plants in Containers: Pitcher Plants Easy Growers for Home Terrariums

By: Maryan Pelland

Identifying Northwest Conifers: Pine, Fir, Hemlock, Spruce or Cedar?

By: Linda McDonnell

Birches White, Sweet, and Silver: The different birches are beautiful and useful

By: Violet Snow

The Composite Family: Biggest of plant families

By: Violet Snow

Trees with Oval Leaves: Identifying leaves similar in shape

By: Violet Snow

Poisonous and Aggressive Plants: Poison ivy to brambles, defending the earth

By: Violet Snow

The Parsley Family: From wild carrot to poison hemlock

By: Violet Snow

Identifying Trees by Their Leaves: Leaves provide the easiest clue to a tree’s identity

By: Violet Snow

The Rose Family: From strawberries to rose hips

By: Violet Snow

The Mustard Family: Many of the wild mustards are delicious and healthful

By: Violet Snow

The Mint Family: How a knowledge of plant families can help with identification

By: Violet Snow

Dandelion: Greens for spring cleansing and general nutrition

By: Violet Snow

Garlic Mustard: An invasive wild edible that makes great pesto

By: Violet Snow

Wild Leeks: One of the first wild edible greens of early spring

By: Violet Snow

Spring Ephemerals: Enchanting wildflowers of the early spring woods

By: Violet Snow

Red Maple Trees: Tap it for sap or admire the crimson beauty of this adaptable tree

By: Violet Snow

Lichens and Mosses: These primitive plants serve important functions in nature

By: Violet Snow

All About Junipers: Juniper Trees, Juniper Berries, and More

By: Feature Writer Estela Kennen

Wild edibles and life cycle: Biennials such as burdock are best harvested in their first year

By: Violet Snow

Pines, Conifers, Evergreens: What to call trees with needles and cones

By: Violet Snow

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