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Sideoats Grama (Bouteloua curtipendula)Observer
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Tree Cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata)Observer
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Slimleaf Plains-Mustard (Hesperidanthus linearifolius)Observer
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Unknown light purple flower with succulent-like leaves. Maybe in caryophyllaceae? Seen all over Pecos.
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Sea-Watch (Angelica lucida)Observer
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Large flowering shrub growing in a small riparian zone at the edge of the beach.
Habitat: Shore pine/ beach grass dominated pacific ocean shore.
Vegetation: Ground cover species present included Gaultheria shallon, Vaccinium spp, Maianthemum dilatatum, & various mosses.
Weather: Overcast day, slightly cloudy and drizzly. Cooler by the shore, around mid 60's
Route:
Take 101 West and follow signs to Ocean Shores.
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Seashore Lupine (Lupinus littoralis)Observer
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A very small lone lupine growing among dune grasses.
Habitat: Shore pine/ beach grass dominated pacific ocean shore.
Vegetation: Ground cover species present included Gaultheria shallon, Vaccinium spp, Maianthemum dilatatum, & various mosses.
Weather: Overcast day, slightly cloudy and drizzly. Cooler by the shore, around mid 60's
Route:
Take 101 West and follow signs to Ocean Shores.
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Western Lily of the Valley (Maianthemum dilatatum)Observer
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A very common ground cover species growing throughout the forest.
Habitat: Mixed conifer sitka spruce forest nestled between the oceanside and marshy areas. Very moist & dense forest at sea level.
Vegetation: Ground cover species present included Gaultheria shallon, Vaccinium spp, Maianthemum dilatatum, & various mosses.
Weather: Overcast day, slightly cloudy and drizzly. Cooler by the shore, around mid 60's
Route:
Take 101 West and follow signs to Ocean Shores.
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Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)Observer
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A large fern with prominent sori and thick leather-like blades.
Habitat: Shore pine/ beach grass dominated pacific ocean shore.
Vegetation: Ground cover species present included Gaultheria shallon, Vaccinium spp, Maianthemum dilatatum, & various mosses.
Weather: Overcast day, slightly cloudy and drizzly. Cooler by the shore, around mid 60's
Route:
Take 101 West and follow signs to Ocean Shores.
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Waved Silk-Moss (Plagiothecium undulatum)Observer
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Mixed moss growing on moist soil underneath a medium sized Hemlock tree.
Habitat: Mixed conifer sitka spruce forest nestled between the oceanside and marshy areas. Very moist & dense forest at sea level.
Vegetation: Ground cover species present included Gaultheria shallon, Vaccinium spp, Maianthemum dilatatum, & various mosses.
Weather: Overcast day, slightly cloudy and drizzly. Cooler by the shore, around mid 60's
Route:
Take 101 West and follow signs to Ocean Shores.
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Shore Pine (Pinus contorta var. contorta)Observer
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A shore pine amongst many shore pines growing on the beach.
Habitat: Shore pine/ beach grass dominated pacific ocean shore.
Vegetation: Ground cover species present included Gaultheria shallon, Vaccinium spp, Maianthemum dilatatum, & various mosses.
Weather: Overcast day, slightly cloudy and drizzly. Cooler by the shore, around mid 60's
Route:
Take 101 West and follow signs to Ocean Shores.
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Salal (Gaultheria shallon)Observer
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Salal growing in abundance throughout the state park.
Habitat: Shore pine/ beach grass dominated pacific ocean shore.
Vegetation: Ground cover species present included Gaultheria shallon, Vaccinium spp, Maianthemum dilatatum, & various mosses.
Weather: Overcast day, slightly cloudy and drizzly. Cooler by the shore, around mid 60's
Route:
Take 101 West and follow signs to Ocean Shores.
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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)Observer
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Usnea-like moss growing off of an evergreen huckleberry shrub, Vaccinium ovatum
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Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)Observer
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Maple-like broadleaf tree with leaves in clusters of three, very similar habit to that of a Box Elder; the only compound-leaved tree in the maple family. Unique rough hickory/cedar-like bark
Habitat: Mixed conifer sitka spruce forest nestled between the oceanside and marshy areas. Very moist & dense forest at sea level.
Vegetation: Ground cover species present included Gaultheria shallon, Vaccinium spp, Maianthemum dilatatum, & various mosses.
Weather: Overcast day, slightly cloudy and drizzly. Cooler by the shore, around mid 60's
Route:
Take 101 West and follow signs to Ocean Shores.
**To my knowledge, box elders are not native to this region of North America, it could possibly be introduced. (otherwise, I have no idea what this is!)
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Cascara (Frangula purshiana)Observer
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A lone buckthorn growing among a mixed coniferous forest.
Habitat: Mixed conifer sitka spruce forest nestled between the oceanside and marshy areas. Very moist & dense forest at sea level.
Vegetation: Ground cover species present included Gaultheria shallon, Vaccinium spp, Maianthemum dilatatum, & various mosses.
Weather: Overcast day, slightly cloudy and drizzly. Cooler by the shore, around mid 60's
Route:
Take 101 West and follow signs to Ocean Shores.
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Pelt Lichens (Genus Peltigera)Observer
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A lichen growing on a sitka spruce nurse log.
Habitat: Mixed conifer sitka spruce forest nestled between the oceanside and marshy areas. Very moist & dense forest at sea level.
Vegetation: Ground cover species present included Gaultheria shallon, Vaccinium spp, Maianthemum dilatatum, & various mosses.
Weather: Overcast day, slightly cloudy and drizzly. Cooler by the shore, around mid 60's
Route:
Take 101 West and follow signs to Ocean Shores.
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Western Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus)Observer
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A large unidentified shrub found at the opening to a trail through the sitka spruce forest. Leaves ~1-2 ft. long with netted venation.
Habitat: Mixed conifer sitka spruce forest nestled between the oceanside and marshy areas. Very moist & dense forest at sea level.
Vegetation: Ground cover species present included Gaultheria shallon, Vaccinium spp, Maianthemum dilatatum, & various mosses.
Weather: Overcast day, slightly cloudy and drizzly. Cooler by the shore, around mid 60's
Route:
Take 101 West and follow signs to Ocean Shores.
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Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)Observer
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Multiple Sitka Spruce trees present throughout forest. The trees were relatively tall so it was difficult to identify them form just their needles, which is why I used their cones as a confirming factor for ID.
Habitat: Mixed conifer sitka spruce forest nestled between the oceanside and marshy areas. Very moist & dense forest at sea level.
Vegetation: Ground cover species present included Gaultheria shallon, Vaccinium spp, Maianthemum dilatatum, & various mosses.
Weather: Overcast day, slightly cloudy and drizzly. Cooler by the shore, around mid 60's/
Route:
Take 101 West and follow signs to Ocean Shores.
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Plants (Kingdom Plantae)Observer
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A few species of moss and a little eastern hemlock cone on the forest floor in Acadia National Park, Maine.
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Reindeer Lichen (Cladonia portentosa)Observer
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Reindeer lighen growing among herbaceous plants on the prairie. Lichen was very dry and brittle from the hot summer days.
Habitat: Unique sunny puget sound prairie.
Vegetation: Numerous grasses, both native and invasive as well as a plethora of ephemeral wildflowers.
Weather: Very sunny day, high upper 80's.
Route:
Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, off of Delphi rd in Olympia.
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Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)Observer
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An aster with highly complex floral umbels.
Habitat: Unique sunny puget sound prairie.
Vegetation: Numerous grasses, both native and invasive as well as a plethora of ephemeral wildflowers.
Weather: Very sunny day, high upper 80's.
Route:
Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, off of Delphi rd in Olympia.
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Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)Observer
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An aster with highly complex floral umbels.
Habitat: Unique sunny puget sound prairie.
Vegetation: Numerous grasses, both native and invasive as well as a plethora of ephemeral wildflowers.
Weather: Very sunny day, high upper 80's.
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Route:
Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, off of Delphi rd in Olympia.
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Common St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)Observer
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This medicinal herb was on of the common yellow flowers in bloom on the prairie.
Habitat: Unique sunny puget sound prairie.
Vegetation: Numerous grasses, both native and invasive as well as a plethora of ephemeral wildflowers.
Weather: Very sunny day, high upper 80's.
Route:
Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, off of Delphi rd in Olympia.
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Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)Observer
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An abundant ground-creeping heath growing alongside of the trail.
Habitat: Unique sunny puget sound prairie.
Vegetation: Numerous grasses, both native and invasive as well as a plethora of ephemeral wildflowers.
Weather: Very sunny day, high upper 80's.
Route:
Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, off of Delphi rd in Olympia.
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Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)Observer
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A mint relatively common to the prairies.
Habitat: Unique sunny puget sound prairie.
Vegetation: Numerous grasses, both native and invasive as well as a plethora of ephemeral wildflowers.
Weather: Very sunny day, high upper 80's.
Route:
Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, off of Delphi rd in Olympia.
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Crown Brodiaea (Brodiaea coronaria)Observer
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A native lily growing on the side of the paved trail at Mima Mounds amongst other native & invasive herbaceous plants and grasses.
Habitat: Unique sunny puget sound prairie.
Vegetation: Numerous grasses, both native and invasive as well as a plethora of ephemeral wildflowers.
Weather: Very sunny day, high upper 80's.
Route:
Mima Mounds Natural Area Preserve, off of Delphi rd in Olympia.
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White Inside-out Flower (Vancouveria hexandra)Observer
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This small plant, inside-out flower, dominates the ground floor of the McLane Creek area. A little hard to identify since the unique flowers were not in bloom, but the numerous leaves lead to a positive ID.
Habitat: A long marshy trail throughout dense maple-alder dominated second growth forest.
Vegetation: Large sun-loving trees and numerous small creeks with a large pond surrounded by marsh plants.
Weather: Very sunny day, high upper 80's.
Route:
McLand Creek Nature Trail off of Delphi Road in Capital Forest State Park.
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Water Parsley (Oenanthe sarmentosa)Observer
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A delicate white herbaceous member of the carrot family.
Habitat: A long marshy trail throughout dense maple-alder dominated second growth forest.
Vegetation: Large sun-loving trees and numerous small creeks with a large pond surrounded by marsh plants.
Weather: Very sunny day, high upper 80's.
Route:
McLand Creek Nature Trail off of Delphi Road in Capital Forest State Park.
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Red-berried Elder (Sambucus racemosa)Observer
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A red elderberry with it's fruits fully developed growing right at the beginning of the trail.
Habitat: A long marshy trail throughout dense maple-alder dominated second growth forest.
Vegetation: Large sun-loving trees and numerous small creeks with a large pond surrounded by marsh plants.
Weather: Very sunny day, high upper 80's.
Route:
McLand Creek Nature Trail off of Delphi Road in Capital Forest State Park.
