{"id":75133,"date":"2017-06-20T14:07:50","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T21:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=75133"},"modified":"2017-06-20T14:07:50","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T21:07:50","slug":"new-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=75133","title":{"rendered":"New Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I arrived in Southern Oregon, from Upstate New York, I immediately knew this could be my second home. After traveling across the country I passed through beautiful areas\u00a0including the Badlands\u00a0in South Dakota, Yellowstone and the Oregon coast but none compared to how at home I felt in the forests of Oregon. The combination of topography, abundant rivers, friendly people and of course rich plant diversity made me excited to explore the area and learn a whole new set of plants.<\/p>\n

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Rogue River Trail, Galice OR. About 4 miles from the house I’m living at! Plectritis congesta<\/em> <\/span>(Sea blush)\u00a0in foreground.<\/p><\/div>\n

My dear friend and fellow botanist in New York would introduce herself to new species, just as you greet a new friend. When I got to Oregon I was excited to see familiar plant friends and I just needed to know their\u00a0last name or “species”.<\/p>\n

There are many relatives of the east coast; native species such as Trillium<\/em>, Trientalis\u00a0<\/em>(starflower), Cornus<\/em>\u00a0(flowering dogwood), Oxalis<\/em>\u00a0(wood sorrel) and members of Sarraceniaceae\u00a0(pitcher plant family)\u00a0and was unpleased to see familiar invasive species such as\u00a0Polygonum cuspidatum<\/em>\u00a0(Japanese knotweed) and\u00a0Ailanthus altissima <\/i>(tree of heaven).<\/p>\n

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Left: Trientalis boreali ssp. borealis<\/em> (starflower) in Cranberry Lake, NY \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Right: Trientalis borealis ssp.latifolia (<\/em>broadleaf starflower)<\/em> in Grants Pass, OR<\/p><\/div>\n

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Left: Sarracenia purpurea<\/em> (northern pitcher plant) at Labrador Hollow, NY\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Right: Darlingtonia californica<\/em> (California pitcher plant) at Eight Dollar Mountain, OR<\/p><\/div>\n

The internship is going great, I’m learning a lot and I’m happy to work with other people that\u00a0are intrigued\u00a0with\u00a0botany as much as I am! I’m excited to learn more and meet new friends – humans and plants.<\/p>\n

Till next time,<\/p>\n

Sienna McDonald<\/p>\n

BLM Grants Pass, OR<\/p>\n

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