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Field Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis arvensis)Observer
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Note the Coronas
In yet another neighbor's garden!
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Cheddar Pink (Dianthus gratianopolitanus)Observer
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"Opposite Leaves and Swollen Nodes"
In my other neighbor's garden
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Fringe Cups (Tellima grandiflora)Observer
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Right off Cat Whiskers Road
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Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)Observer
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In my neighbor's garden
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Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)Observer
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Missing DateDescription
Just a few yards away from a lumber mill
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Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium)Observer
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-pinnately compound leaves
-According to Hitchcock & Cronquist: leaves are "spinulose-margined" (essentially spiny teeth)
-I suppose it's too early for berries
Found in a Safeway parking lot
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Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)Observer
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-needles in fascicles of 2
-short, thick needles
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Western White Pine (Pinus monticola)Observer
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-Banana cone!
-long, thin needles in fascicles of 5
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Grand Fir (Abies grandis)Observer
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-waxy upper surface of needles
-rounded apex
-stomata on underside
-needles block the view of the twig from above
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Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)Observer
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3 needles per fascicle
long, thick needles
surrounded by other pines
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Common Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)Observer
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-pointy, conical buds are visable
-many cones underneath
-rivals the Thuja plicata as the biggest tree in the neighborhood
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Cypresses, Cedars, Junipers, and Allies (Subfamily Cupressoideae)Observer
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about a foot away from a Thuja plicata
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Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata)Observer
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looming over our mailbox
