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Redwood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana)Observer
camilaalvarezbuyllaDescription
These small flowers cover most of the forest floor. They have very straight, stiff stems that point straight up and 3 heart shaped leaves on each.
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Horsetails (Genus Equisetum)Observer
camilaalvarezbuyllaDescription
This plant was in a large concentration along side the trail. The stalk is very straight and each little break it branches out into dozens of hair-like strands.
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Threeleaf Foamflower (Tiarella trifoliata)Observer
camilaalvarezbuyllaDescription
This shrub lined the trail. It's flowers are like little while bells and there seemed to be a very low flower to lead ratio.
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California Banana Slug (Ariolimax californicus)Observer
camilaalvarezbuyllaDescription
These slugs are very common to this area. This one specifically was found on a tree. There were other on the sides of the trail between the shrubs and leaves.
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Hedgenettles (Genus Stachys)Observer
camilaalvarezbuyllaDescription
This plant was found in an dry opening where the sun is usually shinning. The leaves have a layer of fuzziness and always come out of the stem in pair on either side.
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Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)Observer
camilaalvarezbuyllaDescription
This plant was found in a clearing that was drier than the usual humid redwood forest. The flowers were in bunches at the tops of long stems.
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Western Terrestrial Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans)Observer
camilaalvarezbuyllaDescription
We found this snake in the path, killed by another hiker or animal. It was about a foot long and half an inch thick.
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Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)Observer
camilaalvarezbuyllaDescription
These ferns populate many the majority of the sides of the trail ravines. They have one long central stem with the leaves at the bottom being longer and slowly decreasing in size as they go up the stem.
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Western Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum aleuticum)Observer
camilaalvarezbuyllaDescription
We only saw one of these plants on the trail. The stem was very black and each leaf was orderly fitting with the next.
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Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)Observer
camilaalvarezbuyllaDescription
This was a very large bush with only a few raspberry-looking fruits. It had a lot of sun exposure and didn't show any signs of dampness or rain.
