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Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)Observer
amandatDescription
Long stem, with cottony blossom at the end. It is winter, so right now there is no color except brown. I am guessing that in the spring there is some sort of flower that blooms. It grows in the long grass.
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Corthylio calendula)Observer
amandatDescription
Yellow and gray bird. Smaller than a song sparrow. Likes to rustle through the trees. This one is a female- it doesn't have a red spot on top of the head.
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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
amandatDescription
A black and yellow insect that pollinates plants.
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Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus)Observer
amandatDescription
A brown and white spider. It is a hard working garden spider, and it spins a new web every day. This particular one had an insect that it caught wrapped up tightly in a web.
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Earthworms (Family Lumbricidae)Observer
amandatDescription
A long worm with a pink-grey to brown color. The body has rings around it that contract and extend as the body moves. There is a belt-like part of the body on one end.
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Common Pill Woodlouse (Armadillidium vulgare)Observer
amandatDescription
A shelled insect with many legs. It crawls along the dirt, rolling into a little ball if it feels threatened. It is dark grey, or black.
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Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta)Observer
amandatDescription
A shrub with slightly fuzzy leaves. The edges are coarsely serrated, and the leaves can be small to large. It has catkins, and is deciduous. The bark is smooth and grey.
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Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)Observer
amandatDescription
A shrub with orange-red berries. Right now in winter, the shrub is just the leaves, which have five on each stem. It has one large leaf in the middle, and two on each side that are basically connected.
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Common Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)Observer
amandatDescription
An evergreen tree. It grows unique cones with whisker like features. The needles are arranged in a bottle brush shape. It has buds on the end of the branches.
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Fluted Bird's Nest Fungus (Cyathus striatus)Observer
amandatDescription
Bird's Nest Fungus is a small crater mushroom that truly does resemble a nest full of eggs. The "eggs" are really seeds, and when these seeds fall out the spores are distributed. They grow in tight groups. Bird's nest is dark brown, and has no cap.
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Bonnets (Genus Mycena)Observer
amandatDescription
LBM's or little brown mushrooms. These capped mushroom are numerous, small, and cute. Mushrooms are very hard to identify sometimes, and so these account for a lot of the really small mushrooms that have attached gills, and leave a white spore print. I found these growing on a wood post.
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Wolf Lichen (Letharia vulpina)Observer
amandatDescription
A bright green, toxic lichen. It is leafy and grows on conifers in the NW and a few other places too. It is toxic because it has vulpinic acid which gives it its vibrant color. The lichen itself is bright greenish yellow.
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Ochre-banded Conk (Fomitopsis ochracea)Observer
amandatDescription
This is also called a red-belted polypore. It grows out of the tree like a shelf. You can count how many years old it is by the amount of rings. It has a woody texture on the top half, and the bottom is a white, porous surface. Can grow quite big! This one was about a 15" wide and 12" tall.
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Genus LeratiomycesObserver
amandatDescription
A bright red capped mushroom. It likes damp or wet climates. The cap has a slimy texture. I found them growing in dirt and bark chips. About 3-4 inches tall.
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Turkey-Tail (Trametes versicolor)Observer
amandatDescription
Trametes Versicolor, commonly known as Turkey tail is a mushroom that sprouts out of wood. It grows out in thin leafy caps that are very unique compared to regular caps. It has stripes on it, and is usually many different shades of brown.
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Order TremellalesObserver
amandatDescription
A yellow jelly fungus. I found it on a fallen log, and it was growing right next to some turkey tail mushrooms. The texture is like rubber and it is very bright.
