365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Friday, July 5, 2013
Hardhack, Spiraea Douglasii
Day 276: Hardhack is a member of the family of Spiraeas, but instead of bearing its flowers in a flat cluster, it sends up tall spikes. Technically a shrub, it is a rather weedy plant, often forming thick cover for wildlife where it fills in wetlands. It is the most common Spiraea in western Washington and a cousin, Spiraea menziesii, is found more often on the east side of the mountains. The two may be distinguished by the presence or absence of fine, matted hairs on the back side of the leaves.
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