What
Mottled Tube Lichen (Hypogymnia inactiva)Observer
alyatoquintoDescription
Growing on fallen branch off of Pinus contorta, mingled with other lichens (usnea, rag lichen)
What
Lipstick Powderhorn (Cladonia macilenta)Observer
alyatoquintoDescription
Growing on Douglas fir trunk near the creek, fruiting bodies visible, red cap on fruiting body.
What
Beard Lichens (Genus Usnea)Observer
alyatoquintoDescription
Growing prolifically on Doug Fir branches, main central chord, growing on numerous unidentifiable shrubs as well.
What
Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Observer
alyatoquintoDescription
Coast Redwoods dominant forest, old-growth, scattered young Douglas Fir, understory sword fern dominant.
What
Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana)Observer
alyatoquintoDescription
Snowy rose hips on the side of the road on the way to Forest Park in Portland
What
Lettuce Lichen (Lobaria oregana)Observer
alyatoquintoDescription
Growing on the trunk of a small Western Hemlock, in Hemlock dominated forest. Scattered all over the ground in the surrounding area.
What
Orange Honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa)Observer
alyatoquintoDescription
Orange vining honeysuckle, fruiting. Growing amongst Ocean Spray and Douglas Fir.
What
Western Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum)Observer
alyatoquintoDescription
Growing over waters edge along the sound, observed at high tide. Sori yellow/brownish.
Photos / Sounds
What
Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa)Observer
alyatoquintoDescription
Growing in a patch, surrounded by creeping mosses, dominantly Western Hemlock forest near the Evergreen campus.
Photos / Sounds
What
Common Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)Observer
alyatoquintoDescription
Seemingly planted ornamentally, colonized small area and growing in dense thicket. Branching main stem and several shoots from the plants rhizome. Leaves are oppositely arranged, oval in shape and differing in size. Round, fleshy white berries differing in size along branches. Leaves just starting to turn red!