Miner’s lettuce is an annual plant, which means it lives only one season. This plant is native to coastal areas and the western mountains of North America all the way from the southern parts of Alaska and central British Columbia…
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Making accurate and detailed drawings of the specimens you observe in the laboratory is a necessary part of any course in botany or biology. Every student of botany should have a lab book that will generally consist of a number…
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Ferns are simple plants, but they have somewhat complicated life cycles. In the scientific language of botany, the life cycle of a fern is described as the alternation of the sporophyte and the gametophyte. Relatively primitive plants, ferns take two…
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Gay Wings, or Fringed Milkwort, is a small trailing plant with purple flowers. The Latin name is Polygala paucifolia. Plants are typically 3 to 4 inches tall and flower in April and May, sometimes through to July. The stem is…
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The Giant Hogweed is considered a noxious weed. Its scientific name is Heracleum mantegazzianum. It lives in Washington State. It is considered noxious because of its potential to take over other plant life and negatively impact the state of Washington’s…
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The scientific name of Dwarf Ginseng is Panax trifolius. Dwarf Ginseng is a perennial (a plant that can live for more than two years) that can grow up to twenty centimeters or eight inches in height. It is also know as a…
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The genus Westringia belongs in the mint family Lamiaceae. There are 25 species in the genus and all are endemic to Australia. They are shrubs with angled stems. The leaf arrangement is usually whorls of 3 to 5 small leaves….
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The Agonis genus is only found in south-west Western Australia. It is a small genus of some 12 species. The genus is part of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae) and consists of evergreen shrubs and trees. The bark of these plants…
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The Fringed Pink (Dianthus superbus) is an indigenous herbaceous European perennial. The plant itself is highly attractive. The plant foliage consists of long narrow leaves that are a combination of grey and green with the odd hint of blue. The…
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The Telopea genus has only five species. It is part of the protea (Proteaceae) family and is endemic to the south-eastern region of Australia. Its main claim to fame is the spectacular flower-heads which are generally a brilliant red, producing…
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