DANDELION TRANSFORMATION

by John F. Williams, Autumn 2022

DANDELION TRANSFORMATION

by John F. Williams, Autumn 2022

A rugged-looking brown seed attached to a parachute glides through the air.

How did that dandelion flower create dozens and dozens of these seeds? This six minute video takes a look at that transformation process inside the flowers.

John F. Williams, publisher of Salish Magazine: over decades of exploring underwater and in our forests and beaches, my experiences have been enriched by the insights of knowledgeable people. What I learned from them dramatically changed the way I see things.

I shared those insights by making educational films and through lecture tours. Now, I’ve created Salish Magazine to extend that notion of sharing insights by offering a wealth of articles that are keyed to the observable, but pull back the curtains to reveal the invisible.

Table of Contents, Issue #17, Autumn 2022

Mountain Lilies

By Laura Mariko Marx, Autumn 2022The white avalanche lily (Erythronium montanum) and the yellow glacier lily (Erythronium grandiflorum) are native Pacific Northwest flowers that are related, but are usually found at slightly different altitudes. The best time to see...

All Kinds of Flowers!

By Fayla Schwartz, Autumn 2022 photos by Fayla Schwartz except as notedphoto by Thomas NolandBy Fayla Schwartz, Autumn 2022 photos by Fayla Schwartz except as notedThe Salish Sea region is home to a wide variety of flowering plants. This article provides a short...

Poetry-17

Autumn 2022 Autumn 2022All Goes Round Poem and photos by Barb Erickson Roundis the sun,seeming to rise each dayand descend each night,providing heat and light and morethan a touch of mysteryIt is roundwe are toldbut we dare not stare it in the faceto see for...

Sidewalk Wilderness

Text & photos by Sara and Thomas Noland, Autumn 2022 Queen Anne's lace.Text & photos by Sara and Thomas Noland, Autumn 2022The sidewalk is not the first place that comes to mind when thinking about habitat for plants and animals. Even discussions of “urban...

The Dandy Dandelion

By Sarah Lorse, Autumn 2022 photos by John F. Williams except as noted By Sarah Lorse, Autumn 2022 photos by John F. Williams except as notedThe dandelion is an iconic flower. It brings a burst of cheery yellow in early spring and summer seed-poofs to wish upon — a...

After the Camas

By Katherine Derbyshire, Autumn 2022Spring bloom on the prairie at Glacial Heritage Preserve near Grand Mound, Washington. photo by Thomas NolandBy Katherine Derbyshire, Autumn 2022Editor's Note: Mima Mounds near Littlerock, Washington, is one of several prairie...

Native Flowering Shrubs

By Julie O'Donald, Autumn 2022Flowering salal. photo by John F. WilliamsBy Julie O'Donald, Autumn 2022When it comes to wildflowers, native shrubs aren't the first thing most people think of, yet nature's gardens include an abundance of flowering shrubs at the right...

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