tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post555701882939622994..comments2023-06-29T23:10:52.945-07:00Comments on Nature ID: western dogwood ~ 02/04/11 ~ Hatton CanyonKatie (Nature ID)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-36868912103253319292011-02-10T06:51:43.078-08:002011-02-10T06:51:43.078-08:00Awesome, Cindy! Thank you very much. Same specie...Awesome, Cindy! Thank you very much. Same species, different subspecies. I've added a postscript above. I have a difficult time identifying plants, especially when they're not in bloom. I am getting better at making sure to take photographs of things like leaves. Duh! Again, many thanks.Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8210757346121712556.post-90007470866629571182011-02-09T20:01:09.526-08:002011-02-09T20:01:09.526-08:00The leaves in the first photo are definitely a dog...The leaves in the first photo are definitely a dogwood. Not sure which one but the creek dogwood (Cornus sericea) does get brilliant red stems. I am just not used to seeing so many stems clustered together as in your photo so it may be a different dogwood species or something in the environment may make it grow like that there. Lovely<br />http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Cornus+californicaCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378411362651806039noreply@blogger.com