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Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)Observer
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Green spiked capsule, relatively sharp spines on bract. Pink disk flowers. Growing on side of road at mailbox peak near snoquailme.
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Shore Pine (Pinus contorta var. contorta)Observer
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Short pine growing near beach. About 20 m tall. Curved trunk, thick bark, irregular crown. Needles curved and growing in pairs. Small pine cones with sharp tip.
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Common Silverweed (Argentina anserina)Observer
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Growing on side of path at ocean shores. Small and numerous. Elliptical serrated leaves.
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American Searocket (Cakile edentula)Observer
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Short plant growing on beach. Light green leaves with round "teeth" on margins. Buds sprouting from middle stem.
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Reedgrasses (Genus Calamagrostis)Observer
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Tough grass growing on tufts along beach. Long, narrow leaves with sharp point. Spikelet: glumes longer than lemmas.
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Springbank Clover (Trifolium wormskioldii)Observer
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Purple flower growing on side of path next to dunes. Petals are numerous. Pink tips and darker base.
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Common Cat's-Ear (Hypochaeris radicata)Observer
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Common dandelion. 30 cm tall, yellow flower head. Long skinny leaves, toothed, with lobed venation.
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Harebell Complex (Complex Campanula rotundifolia)Observer
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Common harebell. Branched stem base. Flowers purple and bell-shaped, fused base. Leaves not visible/ withered.
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Small Camas (Camassia quamash)Observer
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Common Camas. Grass-like leaves. Purple/blue flowers, growing in terminal spike. Yellow capsules. Looks very similar to Brodiaea.
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Colonial Bent (Agrostis capillaris)Observer
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Colonial bentgrass. Flat, folded leaves. Lemma shorter than glume on spikelet. No aum. Branches spaces apart, consistent internodes.
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Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)Observer
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Yarrow. Fern-like leaves, stalkless, opposite, pinnately dissected. Growing alongside pathway.
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St. John's Worts (Genus Hypericum)Observer
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Western St. John's-wort. Stems upright and leafy. Opposite leaves, purple/black dotted, stalkless, somewhat clasping. Yellow flowers with dots on margins. Stamen numerous and growing in clusters.
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Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)Observer
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Self heal. Opposite leaves, elliptic, stalkless, smooth. Purple flowers in spike like cluster atop stem.
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Sweet Vernal Grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum)Observer
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Sweet vernalgrass. Inflorescence narrow and spike like, glumes sharp pointed. Short spikelet, short aum. Paper thin lemma. Open sheath.
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Crown Brodiaea (Brodiaea coronaria)Observer
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Harvest brodiaea. Purple, vase shaped flowers with green base. Yellow egg shaped capsules (fruits). Growing in grassy meadow.
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Common Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)Observer
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Bracken fern. Triangular arrangement of blades, 3 pinnate leaves. Leaflets growing opposite. Sori underneathe leaf. Growing sparsely throughout prairie.
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Common Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris)Observer
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About 8 inches tall. Lance leaves in opposite pairs, 3-7 veins in leaves that curve parallel with margin. Purple tubular flowers growing off red and green pine-cone shaped base.
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Cascara (Frangula purshiana)Observer
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Cascara. Growing in the riparian area next to Mclane creek. Small tree growing in understory near big leaf maples. Round leaves, brown bark with white blotches.
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Western Lily of the Valley (Maianthemum dilatatum)Observer
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False lily of the valley. Waxy oval-shaped leaves with pointy apex and heart shaped base. White flower buds off of stalk sticking straight up above leaves. Grey/green berries with brown/red blotches.
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Scouler's Corydalis (Corydalis scouleri)Observer
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Scoulers corydalis. Divided leaves with leaflets ending in pointed tips. Leaves grow opposite. Flowers are pink, skinny, and grow on stalk.
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Cooley's Hedge-Nettle (Stachys chamissonis var. cooleyae)Observer
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Marsh skullcap. Serrated leaves, ovular and long with pointed tip and netted venation. Pink flowers growing outward from stem in clusters at different ranks.
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Hanging Millipede Liverwort (Frullania nisquallensis)Observer
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Hanging millipede liverwort. Reddish brown patch growing on tree trunk of maple.
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Osoberry (Oemleria cerasiformis)Observer
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Indian-plum. Shrub/small tree. Alternate, deciduous leaves are broad and lance-shaped. Cucumber smell when crushed.
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Broadleaf Cattail (Typha latifolia)Observer
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Cattail. Long, flat, skinny leaves. Tall spike - tiny flowers grow out of it, female on bottom (darker), male on top (lighter).
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Marsh Cinquefoil (Comarum palustre)Observer
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Marsh cinquefoil. Alternate leaves, toothed, divided into 5-7 leaflets. Purple/red flowers, 5 petals, red clusters inside.
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Red Alder (Alnus rubra)Observer
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Red alder. Tree with alternating deciduous leaves that are toothed, round, with pointy base and apex. Venation straight out to margin. Bark is thin and grey with white patches of lichens growing on it.
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Rose Spirea (Spiraea douglasii)Observer
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Hard hack. Growing in thicket. Leaves are alternate, toothed in middle, and have pale undersides. Flowers are pink (this one is withering) and are tiny and numerous, growing in clusters.
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Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense)Observer
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Common horsetail. Green stem and branches, 70 cm tall, ridges where branches grow. Branches are long and skinny, needle-like.
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Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata)Observer
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Western Prince's pine. It's leaves are small and low to the ground, growing only a few inches long. The leaves have small teeth and have a glossy sheen. It's flowers hang in bunches. The whole plant was only a out 4-5 inches tall. This was found growing on the side of the path, open to the sun.
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Athyrium Sect. Athyrium (Section Athyrium)Observer
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Missing LocationDescription
Lady fern. These were found growing right along the pathway. They are tripinnate, having leaflets that subdivide three times. Their leaves grow in the shape of a diamond, an easy way to differentiate them from the bracken fern.
