Bulletin of the Native Plant Society of Oregon
Dedicated to the enjoyment, conservation, and study of Oregon’s native vegetation
VOLUME 34, NO. 740TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR! JULY 2001
English Ivy (Hedera helix) in Allotropa virgata: A Hendricks Park, Eugene, Oregon “ménage à trois” by John Moriarty amongst Kingdoms nglish ivy (Hedera helix) is a non- plant diversity, inhibiting regeneration and Divisions Enative, invasive plant imported to of understory species and damaging the United States in early colonial mature trees. Diminished native plant by Rebecca Huot & Deanna Wellman, times. Commonly used as a popular diversity results in reduced habitat for Botany students, Lane Community ornamental and groundcover in resi- native wildlife species. Coordinated ef- College, Eugene, OR dential, commercial and public land- forts to remove and control ivy are un- hile strolling through the cool, scaping, it has become a considerable derway in a number of these locations. W dense conifer forest, who would threat to native forest ecosystems in the English ivy and its various cultivars think a “ménage à trois” is underfoot? A Pacific Northwest. It is of particular continue to be promoted as a good close relationship between a flowering concern in forests located near urban groundcover plant by some nurseries plant (an angiosperm), fungi and a population centers. A number of urban and landscapers. With its ability to conifer (a gymnosperm) forms this love parks and green spaces (including grow under extreme conditions, local, triangle. The angiosperm beneficiary of Forest Park in Portland, Hendricks and county and state agencies continue to this trio is Allotropa virgata a member Skinner Butte Park and the Willamette use ivy in public landscape projects, de- of the same family as Rhododendron, Greenway in Eugene) have severe ivy spite the fact that the Oregon Depart- Ericaceae, but in the subfamily infestations that are reducing native ment of Agriculture (ODA) declared Monotropoideae, which is character- H. helix a noxious weed in February, ized by a lack of chlorophyll and there- 2001. Currently, an effort is being fore must depend on a host to deliver made to have the ODA go one step food that photosynthesis provides. In This Issue further and place English ivy on its Allotropa virgata is commonly noxious weed quarantine list, making it known as candystick due to the length- Important Changes for illegal to bring ivy into the state, offer wise pink and white stripes on the Next Issue!...... 82 it for sale, sell it, purchase it, or propa- stem. The root words in the name gate it. It is expected that some Oregon Allotropa refer to how the flowers turn Chapter Calendar...... 83 nurseries and plant retailers will lobby upwards when young and downward as strongly against the classification be- they age; allos means “other”, tropos Other Events ...... 86 cause ivy remains such a popular land- means “turn”. Virgatus means twiggy, scape plant. long and slender, or streaked and rod- Bio of Veva Stansell...... 88 Though ivy is often planted to like (8) referring to the stems that can retain soil on a steep bank, severe rain- reach 40 cm above ground. A. virgata’s Review of Herbarium of the fall events in the Portland area have flowers are arranged in a raceme. They Lewis & Clark Expedition ...89 demonstrated that it is not effective. lack petals but have five white, pink or Ivy tends to root in a single, shallow brown colored sepals which are polli- New Contributors ...... 90 layer in the soil, while producing dense nated by Bombus (bumblebees), who foliage which collects water. In heavy seek the glistening nectar reward found NPSO Items for Sale ...... 90 rain when the soil is saturated, the at the base of the ovary. It is also be- combination of shallow rooting and lieved that the flower is self-pollinating A Case for Common Names.94 wet, heavy foliage has led to slope fail- (1). The leaves are highly reduced and continued on page 87 continued on page 92
July 2001 81 OCIE T S TY N O Editor’s Note A F L P O R E Important Changes for Next Issue! E V G I
T O A N he next issue of the Bulletin will cover both August and September. N T The submission date will be pushed back two weeks to July 24. You should receive this issue the second week of August. The following issue
Fo 1 will return to the usual schedule with a submission date of September 10th unded 196 and should arrive by October 1st. I regret any inconvenience this may cause the membership. Native Plant While I enjoy working on the computer, like most of you I would rather be out looking at flowers. I will be taking several botanizing trips Society of Oregon this summer thus necessitating the need to upset the routine. Thanks in advance for your cooperation! World Wide Web http://www.NPSOregon.org Do You Know of Any Native Plant Gardens? Email Discussion List To join send a message to ith the burgeoning interest in If you are working on any native plant [email protected], with the W gardening with native plants, gardens or know of any, please e-mail following in the body of the message: more and more organizations are creat- any information such as name, loca- subscribe npso ing native plant gardens, including a tion, organization maintaining it, and number of NPSO chapters. The NPSO perhaps a brief description to Tanya would like to compile a list of public Harvey at [email protected]. General Business Address gardens in Oregon with at least a sig- When we have compiled this list we P.O. Box 902 nificant area managed for native plants. will publish it in the Bulletin. Eugene, OR 97440 or correspond directly with Officers and Committee Chairs listed on the inside of the back page.
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Bulletin of the Native Plant Society of Oregon Editor: Tanya Harvey ISSN 0884-599. Published monthly. Subscription price $18/year. Date and issue number on page 1. The submission date is the 10th of each month for the following month’s issue. Send submissions by e-mail to [email protected]. TANYA HARVEY TANYA Opinions expressed in this publica- tion are those of the authors of the Age-old Western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) near Silver Lake in Lake County. According to articles. They do not represent the Northwest Trees (Arno, S., The Mountaineers, 1977), Western junipers grow very slowly taking opinions of the Native Plant Society three centuries to grow to about 14" in diameter. Junipers can survive on as little as 8" of of Oregon, unless so stated. precipitation a year, but cannot compete with the taller Ponderosa pines. This restricts them to more inhospitable and rocky sites where they form picturesque stands in the high desert.
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places. Beautiful forest with Coral- lot or 9:30am at the Dexter Corner Blue Mountain lorhiza mertensiana, Rhododendrons Café in Dexter. Call trip leader Tanya June 30, Saturday and many other woodland beauties Harvey at 541-937-1401 for more opens up to a number of outcrops with information. Field Trip: Ruckle Ridge. Scott Riley, Castilleja hispida, Penstemon rupicola, Umatilla forest botanist, will lead a trip Calochortus tolmiei and Lupinus alb- July 8, Sunday along the Ruckle Ridge road from ifrons among others. On a clear day Ruckle Junction to Mt. Emily, consid- Field Trip: Tidbits Mountain, near there is a terrific view of both the Cas- ered one of the best wildflower trips in Blue River. This easy-to-moderate cades and the Willamette Valley. As an Oregon. Leave from the NE corner of 4-mile round-trip hike starts out in an optional addition to the hike, after the Pendleton Safeway lot at 9:00am. old growth forest. The first mile of trail coming down off the peak there is a For more information call Scott at is lined with beautiful Phlox adsurgens, very up-and-down trail for a mile and a 541-278-3829. clintonia, bunchberry and rhododen- half along the forested ridgecrest to an- drons. It opens up to large talus slopes other large meadow below Sawtooth (listen for pikas!) below impressive twin Rock. Meet at 9:00am at the NE cor- pinnacles. The trail continues up to the Cheahmill ner of the South Eugene High parking summit of one of these “tidbits” where July 8, Sunday there used to be a lookout tower and is still a fantastic 360° view. Among the Field Trip: Larch Mountain. This area flowers to see are Lilium washingtoni- provides an ideal place to see transition anum, Erigeron cascadensis, Eriogonum of valley plants to mountain plants. We IMPORTANT NOTE TO umbellatum, and Campanula rotundifo- will see Beargrass, Pacific Rhododen- FIELD TRIP PARTICIPANTS lia. Meet at 9:00am at the NE corner dron, Penstemon cardwellii, Anemone of the South Eugene High parking lot. deltoidea, and many other flowers in Field trips take place rain or shine, Call trip leader Tanya Harvey at bloom. We will be about 4000' in ele- so proper dress and footwear are 541-937-1401 for more information. vation, and will see some spring valley essential. Trips may be strenuous and/or hazardous. Participation is plants in bloom since spring comes late August 16, Thursday at this altitude. The area is dominated at your own risk. Be prepared to by Silver and Noble Fir and several sign a release form indicating this. Work Party: Lane Community Col- species of Huckleberry. This is a walk For a sample copy check out the lege Herbarium. Join us in mounting not a hike of less than a mile on paved NPSO website. Please contact the recently-collected specimens and other trails uphill to an observation platform. trip leader or chapter representative tasks that help get our NEW herbarium If the weather is good, bring your cam- about difficulty, distance, and terrain space all set up. This is an opportunity era for some great views of the Cascade to be expected on field trips. Bring to acquire some skills with herbarium Mountains including Mt. Adams and water and lunch. All NPSO field trips work. Refreshments provided. 9:30am Mt. Rainier in Washington. Start time are open to the public at no charge until noon. LCC Science Bldg., Room is 10:00am for about a 2-hour field (other than contribution to carpool 117. For more information and direc- trip. For more information, to register, driver) and newcomers and visitors tions contact Gail Baker, 541-747- and directions, please call Chuck and are always welcome. National 4501x2085 or [email protected]. Patti Buffett at 503-474-1386. Forests require a Northwest Forest Pass for many field trip locations. Permits can be acquired at forest High Desert Corvallis headquarters and ranger districts. Unless otherwise noted all trips will For information on the Corvallis depart from the north end of the main Chapter call Esther McEvoy at NOTICE TO FIELD TRIP parking lot on the east side of Pilot Butte 541-754-0893. CHAIRS AND LEADERS State Park off of Hwy 20 (Greenwood The Forest Service and other agen- St.) in Bend at 8:30am sharp. Please ar- cies have set policies limiting group rive a few minutes early to form carpools. Emerald size in many wilderness areas to 12. On one-day trips we will normally return The reason is to limit human im- to the parking lot by 5:30pm. Please: no July 1, Sunday pacts on these fragile areas. Groups smoking, no picking or collecting of Field Trip: Mt. June. The trail is fairly using wilderness areas should be no plants, and no pets. Remember, you short (1.2 miles to the top) but steep in larger than 12. participate at your own risk.
July 2001 83 June 30, Saturday August 11, Saturday June 30, Saturday Field Trip: Hummingbird Meadows. Field Trip: Broken Top Volcano. This Field Trip: Strawberries and lilies at Exult in the beauty of mountain wild- is our annual trek to view the spectacu- Mt. Hebo summit and wild flowers flowers. This easy-to-moderate 5-mile lar glaciated scenery and alpine wild- around Hebo Lake. Two short easy hike will explore some verdant mead- flowers in the High Cascades west of hikes. Total 1 mile and no hills. ows above 5,000 ft in the Rogue- Bend. This is a six-mile round-trip, Umpqua Divide Wilderness which is moderate-to-strenuous hike with a July 22, Sunday northwest of Crater Lake National 1,700 foot elevation gain. We will do Field Trip: Kelp bed in front of Terri- Park. Be ready for any weather! Due to mostly off-trail hiking through the more Motel. Meet at the Happy Camp wilderness travel, hiker numbers are Three Sisters Wilderness, so hiker Parking Lot at 8:30am. Low tide at limited to 12, so call Reid early. Pre- numbers are limited to 12. If we can’t about 8:40am. We’ll wade and exam- registration is required! Note 8:00am go to Broken Top we will hike Black ine the many types of kelp attached to departure due to the 2.5 hours drive Crater. Pre-registration is required! Call the rocks there. Wear knee high boots time. Return to Bend by 6:00pm. Call trip leader Stu Garrett for sign-up: eves or foot gear you don’t mind getting trip leader Reid Schuller for sign-up: 541-389-6981, the sooner the better!! wet. At about 10:30am we’ll tour the days 541-317-0199. Oyster Hatchery on the Bay Road, There we will learn how oyster seed is July 14, Saturday Klamath Basin fed and grown and also, using micro- Field Trip: Newberry Geothermal: For information on the Klamath Basin scopes, be able to see some of the Act 2, Scene 1. Over the last twenty Chapter, call David Lebo at smaller algae. Lead by Susan Shupert, years there has been much interest in 541-883-8393. phycologist. Phone John. developing geothermal power at New- berry Volcano south of Bend. Interest August 25, Saturday in the 1980s led to the Newberry Na- Mid-Columbia Field Trip: Huckleberries, red and tional Volcanic Monument. A new out- August 1, Wednesday blue, at Mt. Hebo summit. If berries of-state developer has allied with a new are not ripe, this trip will be resched- out-of-state utility to try again to ex- Meeting: Potluck and Discovery uled for September 22 or 23. Short ploit the resource. Join federal agency Center Grounds Tour. 6:30pm. Bring hike. Bring a bucket. Also expect experts and NPSO as we learn about a food item, and socialize with your bunchberries, miner’s lettuce, etc. the risks and benefits of this most re- friends. Then Barbara Robinson, who Phone John. cent attempt to harness and profit from has been working on the 5 acres of Co- Newberry’s resources. Call leader Stu lumbia Gorge Discovery Center Garrett for details: 541-389-6981 eves. grounds for four years, will give a tour Portland of the grounds and discuss the progress being made in establishing native July 10, Tuesday plants. Take exit 82 off of I-84, and fol- Meeting: Wildflowers of the Western low Discovery Center signs. Blue Mountains. Paul Slichter, Biolo- August 4, Saturday gy Teacher at Gresham High School, will discuss the flora of the Blue Field Trip: Mt. Adams Subalpine Moutains from Pendleton west to the wildflower meadows. Hike about 6 John Day River. 7:00pm, Fireside miles and see fields of lupine, Indian Room (#355) of the First United paint brush, erigerons, and much Methodist Church located at 1838 SW more. Meet at 9:00am at KJ’s Bear Jefferson St., in Portland. For more in- Creek Café on Hwy. 141 in Troutlake. formation contact Skip Haak, 503- Call Barbara Robinson, 541-296-5334, 460-3198. for more information. July 22, Sunday Field Trip: Alpine Meadows. Join North Coast Barbara Robinson and Greg Stone as Unless otherwise stated, the group will we climb to Carin Basin for the crisp meet at 10:00am at the front parking lot mountain air and to view the deep red of the PUD building at the south end of Castilleja parviflora, the delicate TANYA HARVEY TANYA Tillamook at 11th and Pacific. For fur- Erigeron peregrinus, the creamy Luetkea ther information and if you intend to go, pectinata and many more amongst the Tidbits Mountain near Blue River, an call or e-mail John Gerke at 503-842- granite spires, babbling brooks, and Emerald Chapter field trip site this month. 5366 or [email protected].
84 NPSO Bulletin lazy meadows. Leave 8:00am Gate- July 7, Saturday Webb 541-471-6536 and Maria Ulloa way/NE99th Ave. Park and Ride, Field Trip: King Mountain summit 541-471-6528. This is the classic late southeast corner of parking lot. Call (East of Wolf Creek, Josephine Coun- afternoon-night hike that Lee has been Greg at 503-233-4761 or Barbara at ty). Meet at 10:00am in front of the taking for many years now. We’ll watch 541-296-5334 for further info. Wolf Creek Store in Wolf Creek (20 the sunset and may see everything from rare plants to resident long eared owls. August 11, Saturday miles north of Grants Pass just off I-5). Easy one-mile hike. Leaders: Eleanor Bring water, dinner, warm clothes, Field Trip: Multipor Fen. Explore this Pugh 541-866-2665 and Don Heinze flashlight, and good hiking shoes. former Nature Conservancy subalpine 541-955-7247. We may see the rare Moderate 5-mile hike. Recommended mire with USFS botanist Carol Hor- Siskiyou fritillary and Umpqua prior reading: Begnoche, Don, Siskiyou vath. Assist Carol in locating and map- phacelia in bloom. There is also a natu- Sundays; pp. 101-106, Paetzel, Mary, ping the rare clubmoss, Lycopodiella in- ral rock garden with plants like rock Spirit of the Siskiyous, pp. 118-155. undata. Explore the 5 major vegetation beardtongue and several species each of August 11, Saturday types including low sedge, moss stonecrop and phlox in this remote, mound, Carex sitchenses, low shrub and fascinatingly beautiful BLM Area of Field Trip: Brandy Peak/Meadows shrub carrs. Enjoy a colorful wet mead- Critical Environmental Concern. Easy (south of the road from Galice to ow with excellent views of Mt. Hood one-mile hike. Recommended prior Agnes). 10:00 am, US Forest Service and Tom, Dick and Harry Mtn. weath- reading: Begnoche, Don, Siskiyou Building, 200 NE Greenfield Road in er permitting! Leave 8:30am, Gate- Sundays, pages 53-56. Grants Pass just north of Exit 58 of I-5. way/NE99th Ave. Park and Ride, Leaders: Maria Ulloa 541-471-6528 , southeast corner of parking lot. Car- July 14, Saturday Don Heinze 541-955-7247 and Janet pool to fen, near Government Camp. Field Trip: Dutchman’s Peak (west of Yoder 541-596 2697. See one of the Call Carol at 503-775-2650 for further Mt. Ashland). Meet at BLM parking furthest south stands of Alaska yellow information. Be prepared for wet lot at 3040 Biddle Road in Medford at cedar, along with late summer wild- ground, very uneven terrain, no trail, 10:00am. Alternate meeting place: Mt. flowers and the unique grape fern in and the necessity of walking through Ashland Ski Area parking lot at this remote part of the Siskiyou Moun- some areas with dense shrubs. 10:45am. Leader: Don Heinze, 541- tains. Moderate 3-mile hike. 955-7247. See a natural garden of alpine wildflowers in the cool high Siskiyou Siskiyou Mountains when lower eleva- Umpqua Valley All trip participants will be required to tions are hot, dry, and bloomless. Easy July 14, Saturday sign a disclaimer. None of the trips are all two-mile hike. access (on trails suitable for wheelchairs). Field Trip: Diamond Lake and Silent For more information, call the trip leader July 21, Saturday Creek. Meet in the BLM parking lot, or Don Heinze at 541-955-7247. Field Trip: Chrome Ridge – Mud 777 NW Garden Valley Blvd., Rose- Springs. Meet at 9:00am, US Forest burg at 7:00am or at the Diamond June 30, Saturday Service Building, 200 NE Greenfield Lake Lodge parking lot at 9:00am. Field Trip: Black Butte south of Road in Grants Pass just north of Exit Call Richard Sommer at 541-673-3709 O’Brien. 7:30am, south Safeway park- 58 of Interstate 5. Leaders: Maria Ulloa for more information. ing near Abby’s Pizza in Grants Pass— 541-471-6528, Janet Yoder 541-596- take exit 55 of Interstate 5, go west on 2697, and Dennis Vromen 541-479- Grants Pass Parkway and cross the 4619. Explore Chrome Ridge driving Willamette Valley Rouge River. Keep going for 4 stop- and walking. Look for flowers and July 7, Saturday lights and turn left (south) on Williams birds (Dennis is one of the best birders Hwy (Hwy 238). Proceed past one in Josephine County). The trip will Field Trip: Iron Mountain and Cone stoplight. Safeway will be on the right. end at a natural garden of wetland Peak. Moderately strenous, 7-mile 8:30am at the O’Brien Store in shrubs and a Darlingtonia fen. We may round-trip hike in the Old Cascades, O’Brien (southwest of Cave Junction. also see emerging butterflies. Recom- featuring an astounding diversity of na- Leaders: Maria Ulloa 541-471-6528 mended prior reading: Paetzel, Mary, tive wildflowers. Call Walt Yungen, and Lee Webb 541-471-6536, both at Spirit of the Siskiyous, pg.59 -89. 503-581-9511, for details. the Siskiyou National Forest. A high el- evation hike that will gain 1000 feet. August 4, Saturday Spectacular views—see Mt. Shasta to Field Trip: Bigelow Lakes Botanical William Cusick the east and the Pacific Ocean to the area and Mount Elijah. 4:00pm, Illi- For information on the William Cusick west. Be ready to play in the snow. nois Valley Visitor’s Center, 201 Caves Chapter call Frazier Nichol at moderate-to-difficult 5-mile hike. Highway, Cave Junction. Leaders: Lee 541-963-7870.
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Leach Botanical Free the Trees! Butterfly Hikes Garden Events The Eugene-Springfield Chapter of the Saturdays, July 21, August 11, North American Butterfly Association 6704 SE 122nd Ave., Portland and September 8, 9:30am will be sponsoring two field trips this Hendricks Park, Eugene month. July 14, Saturday, 9- 11am nglish ivy is taking over Hendricks Integrating Native Plants into Your EPark and we need you to help Free July 7, Saturday Existing Garden. Ideas for adding the Trees. Come join us at the picnic 4th of July Butterfly Count: Eugene- more northwest natives into your exist- shelter at the top of Summit Ave. for Springfield. This annual count, organ- ing landscape. Instructors: Mike Fahey Free the Trees days at Hendricks Park ized by Sharon Blick and Jim Mitchell, and Jessica Sall, LBG Staff and Volun- at 9:30am, on the following Saturdays: has been conducted annually since teer. Fee: $15/$13.50 members. July 21, August 11 and September 8. 1991. In past years, up to 22 butterfly With your help, we’ll remove ivy from species and 450 individual butterflies August 18, Saturday, 9 – 11:30am tree trunks in the park and begin to have been seen. The count encompass- Containing Invasive Plants. Strategies make a dent in the ivy infestation. es Alton Baker Park, Skinner’s Butte for the on-going control of invasive Bring rugged work clothes (long- Park, Willow Creek Preserve, Mount plants. This class will be of special in- sleeved shirt and long pants are recom- Pisgah Arboretum, Delta Ponds, and terests to landowners along streams and mended), boots with non-slip soles, more. The group will meet at 9:30 am. creeks. Instructors: Jim Schiller, Botan- work gloves, water and a snack. We’ll in Room 21, Jefferson Middle School, ical Supervisor for Watershed Revegeta- provide the tools and any other equip- 1650 W. 22nd in Eugene. The day will tion Program, and James Allison, ment necessary for ivy removal. begin with a review of local butterfly Botanical Specialist, Portland Bureau of Call Marcia Hilton at 485-4338 or species and how to identify them. Pre- Environmental Services. Fee: John Moriarty at Hendricks Park, 682- registration is required, but space is not $15/$13.50 members. Class Limit: 20. 5324. From there, we’ll head into the limited. Call Sharon Blick at 541-683- Pre-registration is required for all forest, determine the most effective 4635 to pre-register. classes. To register call the Garden at way to remove ivy, then begin to Free 503-761-9503. the Trees! July 21, Saturday 4th of July Butterfly Count: Browder Ridge, central Cascades. The mead- “Oregon Tree Farmer of the Year” Tour ows of the central Cascades explode with wildflowers and butterflies at this September 8 time of year. Browder Ridge, on the s it possible to manage a forest stand on the eastside of Oregon for wood prod- Willamette National Forest near the I ucts (sawlogs, poles, and firewood), snags, wildlife habitat and a healthy native Santiam Pass, has a mixture of habitats, plant population? On Lance and Jennifer Barker’s Morning Hill Forest Farm, that from mixed conifer forest to expansive question is answered by the plant list of over 200 species and growing. Very few meadows. Join the first ever 4th of July plants (mostly grasses, with no invasive aliens) are non-native, and Jennifer is be- Butterfly Count for this part of Ore- ginning to catalog mushrooms as well as trees, shrubs, grasses, forbs and lichens. gon. A Northwest Forest Pass is re- Many species that were suppressed under previous management have emerged and quired to park at trailhead. NOTE: blossomed in the 24 years that Lance has owned the property. Browder Ridge trail is moderately diffi- Come and see how Lance and Jennifer do it at the “Oregon Tree Farmer of the cult and involves a steady gain in eleva- Year” Tour, September 8th, at 10:00am. Hands-on restoration forestry will be fea- tion. We plan on returning to Eugene tured with pre-commercial thinning, pruning, commercial thinning, firewood selec- by 6:00pm. Meet at the Campbell Se- tion, snag creation, wildlife habitat enhancement, native plant revegetation, fuel nior Center parking lot (155 High control, and species identification and monitoring. Street, Eugene) at 8:00am. Space is The tour will also include a showing of the Barkers’ renewable energy powered limited to 25 people. Co-leaders: Eric home, with solar electricity production, solar cooking demonstration, and the first Wold and Neil Björklund. Pre-registra- demonstration of the new solar-powered chainsaw. tion required. To pre-register call Eric A barbecue lunch will be served made with vegetables grown on-site in Ore- Wold at 541-431-7388, or e-mail him gon’s coldest climate. RSVP required by August 31st for the lunch and to receive a at [email protected]. map. Respond to the Grant County Chamber of Commerce (800-769-5664) or to [email protected]. Lance and Jennifer’s plant list is on their website at
86 NPSO Bulletin Berry Botanic English Ivy in Hendricks Park considerable competitive advantage, is continued form page 81 its two distinctive forms: juvenile and Garden Events mature. In its juvenile form ivy repro- Portland’s Berry Botanic Garden has a ure in which ivy and soil slid off of hill- duces vegetatively, spreading along the number of native plant oriented events. sides together. Soil stability on steep ground and climbing with adventitious To register or to get more information on slopes is best maintained by planting a roots. It may maintain this form for these and other events at the garden call mixture of shrubs, trees and ground many years, covering vast areas of forest 503-636-4112 or check out their website covers with a variety of root depths. floor. As ivy climbs vertically, dark ju- at http://www.berrybot.org. venile leaves with the characteristic Lifestyle of a successful invader three to five lobes and variegations are July 5, Thursday Hedera helix is an amazingly adapt- replaced by lighter green, ovate adult Surveyor’s Ridge Hike. As one of our able plant within the context of the Pa- leaves that tend to be thicker and waxi- volunteers says, “anytime” is a good cific Northwest climate. One factor er. At this stage ivy begins to take on time to visit Surveyor’s Ridge. This that seems to inhibit ivy’s uncontrol- more of a shrub form, no longer pro- ridge line trail offers wonderful views lable spread in other temperate regions ducing the vine-like climbing stems or of neighboring Cascade peaks, as well of the U.S. (i.e. the Midwest and New adventitious roots. as the Hood River Valley. Expect an England states) is the severe winter In the adult form, the plant begins abundance of wildflowers in a variety cold. With that factor absent in this to reproduce sexually; flowering and of habitats. The hike will be about four area, all other conditions appear favor- producing a dark, purple, fleshy fruit miles, depending on weather and par- able. Ivy grows well in light conditions that is distributed by birds. According ticipants’ interests. The elevation rises ranging from full shade to full sun, but to Barnea et al. (1993, in Okerman and falls, with about a 200' change. prefers partial shade. It prospers in 2000), ivy berries are mildly toxic. Ap- Plan for a day hike. Directions will be poor soils, both basic and acidic, and parently, they do not provide a valuable sent to registrants. Instructors: Carolyn withstands summer drought conditions food source for native song birds. Devine & Kris Freitag, $8/$5 mem- (Reichard 2000, in Okerman 2000). However, starlings, cedar waxwings, bers, limit: 15. In addition, its ability to continue pho- robins and Stellar’s jays can and do tosynthesis during the winter months consume them. This results in a much July 21 & 28, 2 Saturdays, 1-3pm provides a competitive advantage as it wider distribution of the plant, includ- climbs into deciduous forest species ing into areas considerably distant from Botanical Illustration. All levels in- whose leaves are absent. Ivy’s ability to previous infestations. cluding beginners are welcome. Plan grow vigorously in low light and to on sketching outside unless weather is spread vegetatively makes it a successful Control methods uncooperative. Bring supplies from understory competitor in the conifer- At Hendricks Park in Eugene, a home (basic pencils and paper for the ous forests, as well. number of methods for removing Hed- first meeting). We’ll concentrate on era helix have been experimented with pencil drawings the first week, and add Distinct morphology over the years, but manual removal color the second. Instructor: Laurie An interesting characteristic of H. seems to be the most effective. Several Carlyon-Ward, $35/$30 members, helix, and one that seems to provide issues must be taken into consideration limit: 15. when planning ivy removal (Newhouse, continued on page 91 Mount Pisgah Arboretum Events Seavey Loop Rd., Eugene July 14, Saturday, 9am-3pm the mountain. Led by Jason Blazar Nearby Nature Field Nature Writing Workshop. Explore (Stewardship Coordinator for Botany Workshop this popular genre and write some of FBPMP). Co-sponsored by Friends of your own in the inspiring setting of the Buford Park & Mt. Pisgah. Suggested Arboretum. Taught by Carol-Ann donation: $5. Meet at the Arboretum July 9-13, Mon - Fri, 9 am - noon Bassett of the University of Oregon visitor center. Field Botany Workshop for Adults. Journalism school. Fee: $30 ($25 MPA Sponsored by Nearby Nature in Eu- members). Pre-registration required. July 28, Saturday, 6-8pm gene. Learn to identify plants and plant Call 541-747-1504. Mosses & Ferns. Get up-close and families in the natural habitats of the personal with these water-loving plants Southern Willamette Valley (Eugene- July 21, Saturday, 8am-Noon that make Pacific Northwest forests so Springfield area). Instructor Marcia Fire Ecology. Learn about the fire ecol- lush and unique. Led by David Cutler. $60 members/$70 non-mem- ogy of the area, and explore past and Wagner. Suggested donation $3. Meet bers. Call 541-687-9699 for more in- future burnareas on this long hike over at the Arboretum visitor center. formation.
July 2001 87 At the Annual Meeting, June 8-10, in Corvallis, Veva Stansell, Charlene Simpson, and Rhoda Love were honored as Fellows of the Native Plant Society of Oregon. Veva’s biography appears below, Rhoda’s was in the June Bulletin, and Charlene’s will appear in August. Congratulations to these three long-time members. Veva Stansell, Curry County Botanist by Camille V. Tipton ong-time plant enthusiast Veva new world!” wood and stud mills, florist, nursery LStansell knows there is much work Veva has been a member of the worker, botany technician for the to be done when it comes to catalogu- Native Plant Society of Oregon since Bureau of Land Management and Gold ing plants in Oregon. But the 72-year- the early ’70s and at one time in those Beach Ranger District, and finally Dis- old Southwestern Oregon resident wel- early years was the only member who trict Botanist for the US Forest Service comes the challenge. “There are times I lived outside the Portland area. She has (USFS) in Gold Beach. Before her em- wish I lived closer to a University, but served many terms on the Board of Di- ployment with the USFS, Veva became on the other hand there are advantages rectors and has been Vice President, intensely interested in public land use to living far away,” said Veva, the Coos and Secretary at various times in the and sensitive plants. These interests led and Curry County Regional Coordina- past. At present, she is Chair of the Fel- to volunteer work with the USFS, The tor for the Oregon Plant Atlas Project. lows Committee. Nature Conservancy, Kalmiopsis Aud- “One of the things that sparks the Veva loves botanizing in her corner ubon Society, Malheur Field Station, imagination is that this corner of Ore- of the state. Without a doubt, she says, Jepson Herbarium, and various other gon has a lot of botanical secrets to be her favorite habitats are found on ser- agencies and conservation groups. discovered yet,” said Veva, who lives pentine and peridotite soils where She received the Conservation near Gold Beach, at Pistol River. “It many species of broadleaf shrubs and Award from the Daughters of the hasn’t been studied all that much. Who the early spring blooms of Erythronium American Republic; the USFS Region- knows what will be found?” and Trillium can be found. “I also love al Threatened, Endangered and Sensi- Veva was born on July 20, 1929 in the high Siskiyous and other Klamath tive Species Habitat Management Gold Beach, to Otto and Elma Ismert. Ranges, the mountain lakes and ponds Award; and a USFS National Award In 1936, her family moved to a farm with unknown monocots, Lewisia for Individual Volunteer Service that near Pistol River where they raised adorning knife-edge ridges, niches in included a trip to Washington, DC. cows and other livestock. She graduat- the rocks where odd ferns cling,” she Since retiring, Veva has had more ed from Gold Beach High School in said. “In winter, or when it’s been too time to spend with her family, attend 1947 in a class of 16 students. In 1948, long between outings, daydreams of sports and other functions in which her she married Bob Stansell. They raised these places sneak in behind my eyelids grandchildren are involved, and read their three sons in Gold Beach, and in and soothe me.” more books. “But most important is to 1970 the couple moved back to Pistol Although Veva is currently retired, continue to get out in the hills to River. Bob Stansell lost a brave fight she has held an assortment of jobs in- explore new places and return to old with lung cancer in 1996. cluding waitress, janitor, laborer in ply- favorites.” Veva’s interest in botany first stirred while she was trail-riding in Curry County’s back country. Like many botany enthusiasts, she began to notice the differences between coastal and mountain plants. “Wildflower books with pictures helped a little, but I had more questions than answers,” she explained. “Time marched on, and when our boys were high school students, a young man named Fred Bowen joined the Gold Beach High School staff as a Biology teacher. “Fred gave some evening classes in plant identification, and lo and behold, that little light bulb above my head KAYE TOM began to flash. I discovered floras by Peck and Jepson, and Randall’s Manual Left to right: Rhoda Love, Veva Stansell and Charlene Simpson trying to further confuse the of Oregon Trees and Shrubs. A brand audience at the Annual Meeting after receiving their Fellows Awards.
88 NPSO Bulletin Book Review The Lewis and Clark Herbarium Becomes Accessible: O! the Joy by Rhoda Love, Emerald Chapter Herbarium of the Lewis & Clark Ex- of Meriwether Lewis, the Expedition’s assembled at the Academy of Natural pedition, vol. 12 in The Journals of botanist. Sciences where they reside today. the Lewis & Clark Expedition, Many people know that, due in This volume is a worthy culmina- edited by Gary E. Moulton. University part to the early death of Lewis and tion of Moulton’s decades of research, of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, 1999. other unforeseen incidents, most of the and a fitting monument to Lewis’ skill Illustrations, calendar of botanical plants collected on the expedition were as a pioneering botanist. A total of 239 specimens, sources, index. 288 pages. essentially “lost” for nearly a century. herbarium sheets have been photo- $75.00 cloth. One bundle was sent to Thomas Jeffer- graphed; 227 of these are at the Acade- (A slightly different version of this re- son in 1805 from the first overwinter- my of Natural Sciences, eleven are at view appeared in the Oregon Historical ing camp at Fort Mandan, North Kew Gardens in London, and one is in Quarterly ,Vol. 101, no. 2, 2000.) Dakota and deposited with the Ameri- the Charleston, S.C. Museum. They can Philosophical Society in Philadel- represent 177 distinct botanical entities. am looking at the image of a pressed phia. A bundle was destroyed near the Nearly a third are “type” specimens. In I specimen of the plant we know Great Falls of the Missouri when a his “Calendar of Botanical Specimens,” today as kinnikinnick. The accompa- cache was flooded. However, Lewis Moulton has painstakingly transcribed nying label is inscribed in a legible later made extensive collections in Ore- all legible notations on each sheet and, hand on dark paper—the ink hardly gon and Idaho, especially at the mouth insofar as possible, ascribed authorship faded after nearly 200 years. The speci- of the Columbia and on the spring trek to each. Also included are botanical il- men consists of several leafy fragments back to St. Louis, and these plants lustrations of Lewis plants from Pursh’s with no apparent flowers or fruit. On arrived safely in the United States in 1814 Flora, as well as several unpub- the label are the words of its collector, 1806. The following year the explorer lished drawings ascribed to Pursh. As Meriwether Lewis, written during the turned the entire collection over to the we approach the bicentennial of the ex- winter of 1804-5: “No. 33 An ever- young German-born botanist, Frederick plorers’ epic journey, I enthusiastically green plant which grows in the open Pursh, for naming and illustration, recommend the Herbarium of the Lewis plains usually. the natives smoke it’s with the understanding that the cata- and Clark Expedition to all those who leaves, mixed with tobacco Called by logue of new plants would be pub- love western botany and history. the French Engages Sacocommis –- lished within a reasonable time. obtained at Fort Mandan.” However, by 1809 Lewis was What a thrill for a botanist to be tragically dead by his own hand able to study this photograph of a dear- and Pursh had seemingly aban- ly-loved species with notes in Lewis’ doned the project. own hand! The sheet contains more: In 1811 the German botanist jottings by Frederick Pursh who origi- traveled to England, but what no nally named many of the Lewis and one realized at that time was that Clark plants, as well as annotations by he took a good many of Lewis’ others who have studied the specimen. plants with him across the At- Thanks to University of Nebraska his- lantic. In 1814 Pursh published torian Gary Moulton and the Academy his noteworthy Flora Americae of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Septentrionalis (Flora of North readers can now view photos of over America) based in large part on 200 plant specimens collected by Lewis Lewis’ collection. He then sailed and Clark on their historic journey of for Canada where he died in exploration. obscurity, leaving the Lewis spec- This attractive oversized volume is imens in England. At this point, the final publication in Moulton’s readers must refer to Moulton’s twelve-part magnum opus, his entirely detailed Introduction to Volume TANYA HARVEY TANYA new edition of the journals of the ex- 12 to learn how at least some of plorers. Volume One was the Atlas of these plants eventually found the Expedition, highlighting Captain their way back to Philadelphia to Philadelphus lewisii, our native Mock-orange, one of William Clark’s skill as a cartographer. join others overlooked for years many plants named after Meriwether Lewis. The last presents, for the first time in a at the Philosophical Society. Photo taken at the Corvallis chapter’s native plant visual form, the important contribution These surviving collections were garden at the Avery House in Corvallis.
July 2001 89 NEW LIFE MEMBERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
New Life Members 2000-2001 Michelle Michaud Shawn Schmelzer Marti Crane Bill Miles Tom Seddon Kenneth & Robin Lodewick Katharine Morton Betty Seidel Paul & Sheila McMahon Barbara Mumblo Robert & Barbara Sherman Naoma Neyerlin Alice Smith Bonnie Brunkow Olson Vivian Starbuck Contributors 2000-2001 Rob Pabst George Sugai John Annear Kathy Pendergrass Scott Sundberg Lon Ball Pat Phillips Ron Swisher Dorothy Beardsley Elaine Plaisance Jennie Tucker Sharon Blair Portland Garden Club Bettina VonHagen Dick Brainard Erin Rainey Jack Wiles Kay Copenhaver John & Phyllis Reynolds Patricia Williams Ellen Crumb Nancy Russell Donald Zobel Alan & Mary Ann Curtis John Savage Judy Davis Jan & Dave Dobak Denis Dooley Sue Dornfeld Jim Duncan NPSO Items for Sale Diane & Louis English The “Atlas of Oregon Carex” was NPSO’s first Occasional Paper. The Atlas has 128 Larry Erickson location maps, one for each Carex taxon in the state of Oregon. Also included are Barbara Ertter a synonymy, fun facts about sedges, a history of the project, and Oregon geogra- Linda Fava phy maps. Price: $5. Ben Faver Barbara Fox “Louis F. Henderson (1853-1942): The Grand Old Man of Northwest Botany” Bob & Liz Frenkel by Rhoda M. Love is NPSO’s second and most recent Occasional Paper, published in Marvel Gillespie 2001. This fascinating, peer-reviewed, 64-page biography includes 56 historic and Gary Gnauck modern images. It is carefully and exhaustively researched with 133 notes plus Richard Haller chronology, lists of publications and plants named for Henderson. Price: $10. Donna Hammer To order either or both Occasional Papers, send check for the appropriate amount Everett & Linda Hansen (made payable to NPSO) to: Occasional Papers, Native Plant Society of Oregon, Linda Hardison PO Box 902, Eugene, OR 97440-0902. Phillip Hays NPSO Membership Directory lists names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail Claire Hibler address of NPSO members (April 2001). Available from Jan Dobak, 2584 NW Savier Mary Hodson St., Portland OR 97210. $3 postpaid. Bill & Mary Hoffman Manuela Huso Oregon’s Rare Wildflower Poster depicts Punchbowl Falls and three of the Colum- Robert & Andrea Hyslop bia River Gorge’s endemic wildflowers. Text on the back describes the natural his- Darryl Ianni tory of the Gorge and the mission of the NPSO. Available from Stu Garrett, 21663 Judy Jernstedt Paloma Drive, Bend, OR 97701, 541-389-6981. Individuals may order posters at Kathryn Jernstedt $12 each, plus $3 per order for shipping. Posters are mailed in tubes. Lori Johnson NPSO 40th Anniversary Tote Bag has been pro- Brian Kirkpatrick duced by the Corvallis Chapter to commemorate John Koenig this milestone year for NPSO. It is a sturdy black Larry Loftis canvas bag 14"w x 14"h x 3"d featuring our sig- Rhoda Love nature Trillium ovatum in a screenprinted design Craig & Susan Markham by Bonnie Hall. The totes can be ordered while Edward & Jean McDowell supplies last at $10 a piece plus $2 per bag for Peter & Esther McEvoy shipping from: Corvallis Chapter NPSO, 4090 NW Avis McHugh Dale Drive, Corvallis, OR 97330. Treat yourself. Michael McKeag Then consider Christmas or a uniquely Oregon Tom Meehan gift to give on your travels. Merilee Meiners
90 NPSO Bulletin English Ivy in Hendricks Park heavily infested; that is, start from rela- of restoring and protecting the native continued form page 87 tively pristine forest areas and work forest ecosystem in the park and man- outward into the heavier infestations aging it toward an old growth forest. It 2000). It is important to time removal (Bradley, 1988). Proceeding outward also recognized that H. helix is a pri- activities so that damage to native un- from relatively ivy-free areas also helps mary factor in the decline of that derstory plants is minimized. Ideally, to promote recolonization of the ecosystem and must be managed ag- ground ivy removal takes place in the cleared area by native plant populations gressively. Over the years a number of late fall and winter months after sea- already present. Restoration planting of volunteer efforts have been undertaken sonal rains have begun, but before na- native plants in a cleared area will also to remove ivy (including groups from tive bulbs and forbs begin to emerge. compete against the recolonizing ef- the NPSO… thanks!). These efforts are Moist soil conditions make root re- forts of ivy. continuing now on a coordinated basis moval more effective. Though perenni- Hedera helix does not respond well with additional community, neighbor- als haven’t yet emerged, it is still impor- to herbicides; its waxy leaves prevent hood, university and local business vol- tant to reduce the amount of traffic on absorption of most chemical applica- unteers. Over the summer, we’ll con- exposed soils where mats of ivy have tions. Widespread applications of non- centrate on tree bole ivy removal with been removed. One way to do this is to specific herbicides can also damage our “Free the Trees” days on July 21, stand on the unremoved ivy while non-target species, including the na- August 11 and September 8 (see p. 86). pulling the removal edge toward you tives necessary for restoration of the (Peeters, Pers. Comm., 2001). cleared area. Some success has been re- References: The primary summer restoration ported with burning ivy foliage with a Barnea, A., J.B. Harborne and C. Pan- activity (when soil is dry and not con- propane weed flamer, then manually nell. 1993. What part of fleshy ducive to root removal) is to remove removing runners from the ground fruits contain secondary compo- ivy from tree boles. It seems most effec- (Stanley, Pers. Comm., 2001) although nents toxic to birds and why? Bio- tive and efficient to cut a three foot simply burning the leaves and letting chemical Systematics and Ecology, swath between the ivy stems and their the runners remain will result in a fair- 21 (4):421-429. In A. Okerman roots at the base of the tree, then pull ly quick return (Sardy, 1997). 2000, Combatting the “Ivy Desert”: the lower portion of the stems back The invasion of Hedera helix (Eng- from the tree to slow the ivy’s recovery. Current ivy removal efforts in Hen- lish ivy) in the Pacific Northwest Ivy that remains in the tree will die and dricks Park United States. Restoration and leaves will fall to the forest floor. During 1998, 1999 and early 2000, Reclamation Review. On-line Stu- H. helix is an effective colonizer, citizens, park staff and consultants dent Journal, University of Min- capable of reclaiming cleared areas worked together to develop a compre- nesota, Vol. 6.
July 2001 91 Allotropa virgata truffle) and Cenococcum geophilum Other achlorophyllous Ericaceae, like continued form page 81 (filamentous fungi). The main require- Pterospora andromedea (pine drops) can ments for these fungi are availability of be distinguished because their petals appear scale-like. A. virgata has a rhi- host trees and type of soil environment. face downward and are borne on zome, bearing adventitious buds that A moist climate must be maintained pedicels and Hypopitys monotropa (pine- give rise to above ground shoots. for fungal success. Therefore, A. virgata sap) is a uniform pink to straw color. Although often referred to as is often found in foggy costal areas Nestled into the forest floor, this saprophytic, a plant which derives its from British Columbia to California or unique angiosperm is a delight to be- nourishment from dead organic mate- the inland mature forests of Idaho, hold. It is a lovely result of an intricate rial, A. virgata is truly an epiparasitic Nevada and Montana in the presence relationship among species. May it be mycotroph, a plant that obtains its nu- of rotting trees or other organic matter an example and inspiration to our own trients and carbon compounds from a that retains moisture as well as provides species of what cooperation and shared fungal association between its roots and supplemental minerals and organic resources can accomplish. the roots of a third photosynthetic substances to the fungi (1). This article is an excerpt from a more partner (1). The photosynthetic hosts There are differing opinions about comprehensive profile published in the are usually Pseudotsuga menziesii its population size and distribution. In Mount Pisgah Arboretum 2001 Wild- (Douglas fir), Tsuga heterophylla (west- the past it has been called rare, but flower Festival Checklist. Please contact ern hemlock), Abies grandis (grand fir), abundant where found. Its main limita- the Arboretum to obtain the complete pro- Abies amabilis (silver fir), Pinus contorta tion is the environment that the host file, [email protected] or 541-747-3817. (lodgepole pine), Lithocarpus densiflorus fungi prefer. Reproduction of A. virgata (tanoak) or Abies magnifica (red fir). can be vegetative or by seed. Seeds have Bibliography/Resources The specific host seems to depend on a highly reduced to entirely lacking 1. http://www.or.blm.gov/surveyandman- climate, elevation, habitat and what endosperm. This makes the establish- age/MR/VascularPlants/section1.htm; species are present. Although the actual ment of the mycorrhizal association Management Recommendations for mycorrhizal fungi are still being inves- necessary upon germination for seed- Candystick or Sugarstick (Allotropa tigated, fungi observed to be in ling survival, and some think even pre- virgata Torrey & Gray), v. 2.0, by N.S. association with A. virgata’s roots are germination. Because vegetative Wogen and Z.J.D. Lippert, last updat- Tricholoma magnivelare (matsutake), reproduction is a major means of prop- ed 12-98 Rhizopogon vinicolor (blushing false agation, genetic diversity may not be as 2. http://www.efn.org/~onrcdoug/crea- high as appears to be and has lead to an tures.htm; “All Creatures Great and over estimation of number of distinct Small” Help Make Our Forests Diverse individuals (1). A. virgata doesn’t and Beautiful, rough draft 2-28-00 necessarily flower every year. Therefore, standing dead stems are a good indica- 3. http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/ama/re- tor of population location. view_1998/allotropa.htm; Cispus The greatest danger facing the A. Adaptive Management Area, Gifford virgata is disturbance of the delicate Pinchot National Forest, reviewed interrelationship with its fungal coun- 1998 terpart. This occurs most often from 4. http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/ama/re- logging, thinning, mushroom picking search/allotrop.htm; The Influence of (especially the raking of matsutake Commercial Thinning on Survey and seekers), browsing, grazing and the Manage Species, Gifford Pinchot Na- recreational activities of humans tional Forest, revised 12-17-97 disturbing the duff layer of the forest floor. Other dangers facing the A. 5. Hitchcock & Cronquist, Flora of the virgata are loss of genetic variation Pacific Northwest, University of Wash- through fragmentation of suitable ington Press, Seattle, 1996, p. 341 habitats, general forest management 6. Pojar & MacKinnon, Plants of the Pacific activities (such as road building, rota- Northwest Coast, Lone Pine Publish- tions and fire suppression), reduction ing, Canada, 1994, p. 353 of decaying woody debris and noxious weed competition (1,4). 7. Smith, Jr.,Vascular Plant Families, Mad There are several species that can River Press, Inc., Eureka, Ca., 1977, TANYA HARVEY TANYA be confused with A. virgata. Non- pp. 116, 135 photosynthetic orchids, such as Coral- 8. Stearn, Botanical Latin, 4th ed., Timber Allotropa virgata at Castle Rock, near lorhiza ssp. (coral root) can be identi- Press, Portland, Or., 1996, p. 528 Blue River, Oregon. fied by their irregular-shaped flowers.
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A Case for Common Names? by Wilbur L. Bluhm, Willamette Valley Chapter, NPSO ecently, while visiting with Drs. beginning within the family Asteraceae. plants, which may or may not be the RKen Chambers and Scott Sund- We may even lose the genus Aster. same as those someone else has. But, berg at Oregon State University, I Though it’s confusing and some- we don’t change them, even when the learned of the nomenclatural changes times difficult to learn the changes, plant has become something else in the with the genera Grindelia and Madia. new genera, and new species, modern scientific world. We always remember It wasn’t surprising to learn this of science has improved the accuracy of the plant by its lasting common name. these two genera. Grindelia and Madia plant classification and nomenclature Oregon grape is a case with a dif- have long been taxonomically messy with its DNA and other precise meas- ferent point. With most botanists its and confusing. Plants within Madia urements of plant relationships. genus is Berberis. With horticulturalists may be divided from one into three or But, let’s look at common names, worldwide its genus is Mahonia. We more genera, which may, in the short too. As a rose is a rose is a rose, a horticulturists believe we can make a run, be as confusing as before. But, in Madia, or ex-Madia, will always be a good point in keeping Oregon grape the long run, there is merit. tarweed, and most Grindelias will al- and its close relatives in a separate Two other “old” Asteraceae genera, ways be a gumplant, gumweed, or gum- genus within Berberidaceae. Botanists Chrysothamnus and Haplopappus, have something-or-the-other. The color and have similar beliefs for their case. It ap- been lost to us Oregonians. Our Hap- stability of common names almost pears “neither the twain shall meet.” lopappuses have become Columbiadoria, makes one yearn for such beauty and And, what would we do with the Ericameria, Pyrrocoma, Stenotus, and simplicity in botanical nomenclature. bigeneric hybrids, X Mahoberberis spp., Tonestus - es. All the old Chrysotham- Of course, many of us have our if there was no Mahonia? nuses are now Ericamerias. That’s just a own common name for different Oh, well….
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