Welcome to Columbine’s School of Botanical Studies Botany Pages

Botany is the science of plants: their life, structure, growth, classification, as well as the study of the plant life in a specific area. In this section you will find plant lists of the western United States, original articles and links pertaining to the science of plant identification, as well as other aspects of the scientific study of plant life.

Articles from Columbine’s School of Botanical Studies

Plant Lists of the Pacific Northwest:
These plant lists, field trip highlights, and lecture topics were generated by the Columbines School of Botanical Studies 2019 Apprenticeship Program in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and the surrounding areas. New material will be added regularly. Read and enjoy as the season unfolds.

Research results from field
studies on a rare Pacific Northwest Mugwort, Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. estesii,
that raises both evolutionary and conservation issues. This article was
published in the 1996 issue of the Kalmiopsis , the Journal of the Native Plant Society of Oregon.

Want to harvest some Queen Anne’s Lace? Check out the differences between Daucus carota and Poison Hemlock, Conium maculatum , in a warning about harvesting umbelliferaes.