marianna's Identifications

-Plant: Needle like leaves, single pinate, black spine that fades to green, alternate extensions

-Route: From US Highway 101 turn west onto the Skokomish Valley Road (6 miles north of Shelton and 7 miles south of Hoodsport). Drive west on the Skokomish Valley Road from the George Adams State Fish Hatchery for about 5 miles to FS Road 23. Turn right onto FS 23 and drive 9.0 miles to FS Road 2353. Turn right onto FS 2353 and drive approximately ¾ mile to the South Fork Skokomish River Bridge. Turn left after the bridge, the parking area for the trail head will be on your left about .2 miles down South Fork Skokomish Trailhead.

-Weather: Sunny, clear skies, about 24 degrees C

-General Veg: Canopy was dominated by Pseudotsuga menziesii and Tsuga heterophylla while the ground was dominated by Galtheria shallon and Manhonia aquifolium

sparsely covered hillside, some salal and sword fern, red cedar and tsuga heterophylla saplings. growing right on the trail. at least 3 more patches found up and over the hillside, groupings of 10~20 predominantlly growig under red cedar .

Common in meadows and woodlands. Tall perennial with square stems typical of the mint family (see detail photo). Pinkish purple tubular flowers. Associated with marsh and meadow grasses, lady fern/Athyrium felix-femina, Himalayan blackberry/Rubus discolor, beaked hazelnut/Corylus cornuta, creeping buttercup/Ranunculus repens.

Found this Western St. John's-wort at a turn in the path punctuated by an old apple tree. Perennials up to 12 centimeters tall. Yellow flowers with numerous showy stamens in loose clusters at the tips of stems and tips of lateral stems near the top of the plant. Associated with meadow grasses, thistle/Cirsium spp., stinging nettle/Urtica dioica, thimbleberry/Rubus parviflorus. Across the path was a cow-parsnip/Heracleum lanatum with last year's salad-plate-size seed heads.

Maidenhair fern has thin dark brown- purple black stems. Its an adaptable species and is often found in moist areas in the wild. I found this fern in an old growth forest with nutrient rich and moist soil.

-Plant: Needle like leaves, single pinate, black spine that fades to green, alternate extensions

-Route: From US Highway 101 turn west onto the Skokomish Valley Road (6 miles north of Shelton and 7 miles south of Hoodsport). Drive west on the Skokomish Valley Road from the George Adams State Fish Hatchery for about 5 miles to FS Road 23. Turn right onto FS 23 and drive 9.0 miles to FS Road 2353. Turn right onto FS 2353 and drive approximately ¾ mile to the South Fork Skokomish River Bridge. Turn left after the bridge, the parking area for the trail head will be on your left about .2 miles down South Fork Skokomish Trailhead.

-Weather: Sunny, clear skies, about 24 degrees C

-General Veg: Canopy was dominated by Pseudotsuga menziesii and Tsuga heterophylla while the ground was dominated by Galtheria shallon and Manhonia aquifolium