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Updates to section commands for plant families

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Kenneth John Odle 2026-06-08 09:18:15 -04:00
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\usepackage{ninecolors}
\usepackage{lettrine} % Drop caps
\usepackage[object=vectorian]{pgfornament}
\usepackage[english]{babel} % Correcting hyphenation issues
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref}
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\section*{{#1}}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{{#1}}
}
% Plant family names in \ksecp command
\newcommand{\kfam}[1]{\textmd{\textsc{{\small {#1}}}}}
%%% Get it started
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\lettrine[lraise=0.0, nindent=3pt]{I}{} have been getting back into the habit of identifying plants I see out on my walks and I've noticed that many of them are ``introduced''—i.e., they were brought to this continent from somewhere else, sometimes accidentally and often deliberately.
It took me longer than it should have to realize that introduced species tend to do well in distubed places—and lawns, gardens, and the sides of roads and paths are all disturbed spaces. So it makes sense that the vast majority of what I find there introduced species. If I want to see native species, I need to visit the wild spaces around me and go further afoot.
It took me longer than it should have to realize that introduced species tend to do well in distubed places—and lawns, gardens, and the sides of roads and paths are all disturbed spaces. So it makes sense that the vast majority of what I find there are introduced species. If I want to see native species, I need to visit the wild spaces around me and go further afoot.
\ksecp{Poison Hemlock}{(\textit{Conium maculatum} L.)}
\noindent{}One plant that has wandered far afield is poison hemlock (\textit{Conium maculatum} L.) which I have noticed in increasing numbers in recent years. It is native to Europe and North Africa, and has spread to almost every continent in the past few hundred years, where it is often an invasive weed.
\ksecp{Poison Hemlock}{(\textit{Conium maculatum} L. • \kfam{Apiaceae})}
\noindent{}One plant that has wandered far afield is poison hemlock which I have noticed in increasing numbers in recent years. It is native to Europe and North Africa, and has spread to almost every continent in the past few hundred years, where it is often an invasive weed.
A member of the Apiaceae family (which also includes carrots, dill, and parsnips), it is a striking plant. It can grow to two and a half meters in height and has fernlike bipinnately compound leaves—the botanical description is ``highly dissected'—although this varies from the bottom of the plant to the top, and beautiful white flowers that are tiny and white, but make up for their dimunitiveness by appearing in large compound umbels. The hollow stems are often spotted or streaked with a dull purple color. Once you have see it, you cannot miss it growing in other areas.