Appologies for my terrible handwriting. The above descriptions are as follows
Arabis pycnocarpa
Slender Rockcress
North Pole, AK
June 21st 2025
Jay Clapeck #1
Blitum capitatum
Beetberry / Strawberry Blite
North Pole, AK
June 21st 2025
Jay Clapeck #2
Erysimum cheiranthoides
Wormseed Wallflower
North Pole, AK
June 21st 2025
Jay Clapeck #3
Hi Jay –
No worries about the handwriting – I can make it out.
Gotta confess: Blitum capitatum (Strawberry blite) is a favorite of mine. I don’t think anybody else has featured it, either. Nice! And good job on the Arabis, too.
You did miss one thing from the Rubric, relating to the scientific name. Go back and review the Rubric, and see if you can figure out what it is. Then reply back to me with the answer.
How sure are you of that Erysimum ID? Those leaves don’t look right for Erysimum cheiranthoides – look at some examples on Google. I see this and I think I see one of the Senecio species – S. pauciflorus or S. vulgaris (both are found in North Pole too, and have that highly dissected leaf form). Look on the Internet for some photos, compare to your specimen, and let me know what you think.
Good job!
Steph
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