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But is it better than a few doses of hydroxychloroquine + azythromiacin (as a preventative, of course)?
4 years agoEnjoy your time in Portland, as well as your blog break. You deserve it after keeping so many of us entertained! Looking forward to the next installment from Corvallis. Bob
4 years agoFrom the Balkans! A world traveler, a plant I can relate to. Also an unwanted noxious weed.
4 years agoImage matches well with Balkan toadflax.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linaria_dalmatica
Biscuit root is a much more romantic name than lomatium, isn’t it? Or desert parsley. Interestingly, nearly every reference to lomatium is for its herbal medicinal properties. Sounds like a cure-all. Probably effective against COVID-19 too, I imagine. Even better than bleach!
4 years agoWhat a nice thing to say! Nothing to sneeze at, as my grandmother would have said.
4 years agoMight be some kind of biscuit root.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomatium
I was really surprised by it myself when I looked back. For awhile I didn’t see much of interest, other than the great trees soaring skyward. Things just kept cropping up though.
4 years agoGod bloess you!
4 years agoSlime mold! Not sure I've ever seen one of these.
What a fascinatingly biodiverse outing!
Great job! Quite a spectacular plant. I forwarded this on to Andrea in case she misses it.
4 years agoYup. I’ve seen both of these earlier on this tour, and several places on this hike. I liked seeing the two together.
4 years agoLower brilliant blue flowers might be larkspur.
http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Delphinium%20nuttallianum
Upper pale one might be Douglas’ Brodiaea.
http://wildflowersbydonna.com/?page_id=3113
After considerable internet searching, I think it might be Umpqua green-gentian.
http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Frasera%20fastigiata
Not only did you ride 74 miles, you did it spontaneously! Excellent!
4 years ago