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Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana)Observer
claytonsavageDescription
Larger thorns, well spaced. Grows in the open.
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Yerba Buena (Clinopodium douglasii)Observer
claytonsavageDescription
The crushed leaves smell like wintergreen.
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Great Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)Observer
claytonsavageDescription
Cook lightly and it tastes like spinach..
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Cutleaf Blackberry (Rubus laciniatus)Observer
claytonsavageDescription
Non-native species.
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Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)Observer
claytonsavageDescription
Native species. Cylindrical stem.
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Vancouver Island Bumble Bee (Bombus vancouverensis ssp. vancouverensis)Observer
claytonsavageDescription
Bee was walking across dried grass. Picture shows how close I was able to get, and it never did fly away.
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Mints (Genus Mentha)Observer
claytonsavageDescription
Growing in low, dry area that might be wet during the rainy season. Plant is appropriately 0.5 meters tall. Growing in a clump of about a dozen stalks.
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Western Starflower (Lysimachia latifolia)Observer
claytonsavageDescription
Grows in plant detritus on the forest floor. Each each stem supports a single set of leaves. Stems are 3 to 10 cm above the ground cover.
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Vanilla Leaf (Achlys triphylla)Observer
claytonsavageDescription
Leaf in three sections, 15 cm diameter. Thin stalk. Leaves 15 cm above ground.
