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 Plant?
This month’s featured native: Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) Pacific madrone is a distinctive tree species in the heather family (Ericaceae), reaching up to 25 m (80 ft) in height. It
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What’s That Plant?
After many years of running the “What’s That Weed?” column, it feels like time to take a more positive look at the plant world! The Pacific northwest is home 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