Author Archives: mary
Two New Features
If you look at the black menu bar under the title of this blog, you will find two new entries: List of Families and Leaf Arrangement. The List of Families page allows you to browse through every Family that has … Continue reading
2012
Personal reasons have kept me from posting since last October. This long interlude has been fruitful, though. I’m evaluating how best to make the information on this site more useful for plant recognition and identification. I’m leaning toward creating an … Continue reading
New Tree Book and Field Guide for Panama
Here’s the book I wish I had seven years ago when I tried to identify my first tree in Panama. It would have saved a lot of time. But it wasn’t published until this year. I just got my own … Continue reading
Peltastes, the Shield Liana
About this time last year, there was this flower on the ground. When I looked straight up to see where it came from, all I could see were the leaves and green fruits of a nance tree. I looked down … Continue reading