Observations by caoimheanne

Needles are short and different lengths, irregularly spaced.
Feathery flat sprays.
Yellow-green on top.
Drooping leader.
Small, delicate cones that are medium brown
Common name is Western Hemlock.

Resembles tiny pine trees.
Ground dwelling.
Pointy bluish-green leaves with red tips.
Sporophyte stalks are ~4-5 cm tall.
Sporophyte bears blunt teeth around capsule mouth.
Common name is juniper haircap moss.

Bark is brown/grey and has deep grooves
Leaves are spirally arranged and needle-like, yellowish-green, 2-3 cm long
Ovulate cones (pictured) between 4-10 cm tall with trifid bract.
The pollen cones are smaller and reddish brown.
Pointed terminal winter buds (not featured).
Common name is Douglas Fir

leaves: alternate
deciduous
3 leaflets ranging from 3-7 cm long
dark green
toothed
prickles are curved and unflattened
'trailing' similar to strawberry, anchors in the ground every couple of feet

stiff-branched shrub all over Grass Lake woods

yellow stem and bark

leaves: alternate, clustered, leathery. between 9-13 leaflets per leaf. underside of leaves slightly duller than top of leaves. toothed.

found beneath douglas fir and nearby western hemlock and big leaf maple

plant approximately 5 feet tall

fronds are 3 times pinnate and hairy. 10-14 pairs of leaflets, number and size of leaflets per frond increases near base of stem. triangular blades

found amongst blackberry near lake under douglas fir trees.

plant approximately 5 feet tall.

leaves are 3-5 cm long, oval, margins are smooth

berries are white and approximately 8-12 mm wide

found growing underneath douglas fir tree and near bracken fern/ blackberry

common name is Salal
leaves are 7-10 cm long, 4-6 cm wide and deep green color. leathery/tough texture. "egg shaped"
flowers are 5-10 mm long and wide. light pinkish/white color. small pink leaves at base of each flower. slightly hairy texture.
stems are reddish green and quite sturdy

hollow stem
needle like branches
branches near base if stem are ~ 1 inch
nodes are 1 inch apart with roughly 20 branches coming out of each one
very fragile plant
found on the evergreen state college beach trail in a marsh
growing under big leaf maple, near red cedar and pacific yew
blackberry and fern nearby