Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest

Starlings in the Pacific Northwest

Pacific Northwest Fungi

Epiphytic macrolichen communities were compared among forest stand types in the Blue River watershed of western Oregon. Stand types were defined by stand structure, according to age classes of the younger tree cohort and remnant tree retention. Remnant trees were those in an older cohort that remained following a stand disturbance that initiated tree regeneration, such as a timber harvest or na...

Pacific Northwest Fungi

Podosphaera (Sphaerotheca) euphorbiae on Euphorbia epithymoides (= E. polychroma, cushion spurge) is reported for the first time in North America. Neoerysiphe (Erysiphe) galeopsidis on Lamium amplexicaule (henbit), Blumeria (Erysiphe) graminis on Festuca idahoenis (Idaho fescue), Taphrina johansonii on Populus tremuloides (trembling aspen), and Taphrina occidentalis on Alnus rubra (red alder) a...

Ethnobotany and Native Plant Production Ethnobotanically Significant Plants of the Pacific Northwest

With notable exceptions, indigenous peoples in most parts of the world relied on plants for most of their physical and cultural needs. Plants provide not only food, in many diverse forms, but also medicine, as well as the basis of material culture. Traditional cultures manufactured everything from string to boats to houses with the materials provided by the plants around them. We have provided ...

Phonetic Fieldwork in the Pacific Northwest

This paper focuses on how to design and conduct phonetic experiments with speakers of Pacific Northwest languages of North America, focusing on two main topics: 1) challenges related to eliciting data and 2) ethical considerations.