Monthly Archives: October 2015

Sticky Plants

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Charley Eiseman

When you use a technical botanical manual to identify a plant, you will often encounter vague references to “glands” or “glandular hairs” on various plant parts, without any indication of the functions of these structures. Four years ago I wrote about … Continue reading →

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Feeding on Fern Spores

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Charley Eiseman

Last August, I was on the way to a wetland plant plot with fellow field botanist Sally Shaw, when Sally spotted some suspicious white patches on a frond of New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis or Parathelypteris noveboracensis, depending on who you ask). … Continue reading →

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Green Islands (Part 2), and Another Mystery Moth

Posted on October 13, 2015 by Charley Eiseman

(Note: For those who have already read yesterday’s post, I’ve added a little more information at the end after hearing back today from Jerry Powell, who described the genus Areniscythris in 1976.) Last January I wrote about the “green islands” … Continue reading →

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Dune-burrowing Moths

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Charley Eiseman

In late July of 2008, Noah and I were on our way to Zion National Park in Utah when we spotted a sign for Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, which we had never heard of. It sounded like a good … Continue reading →

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