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Tree Ruffle Liverwort (Porella navicularis)Observer
ericacronin13Description
Found in the Capital Forest area in the outskirts of Olympia, WA. Found on a small broken log near a Acer Macrophyllum. I also found it on the tree near by. Most of the area had recently been logged. The liverwort was dark green in color and shiny, and had a spreading mat. Pinnately branched.
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Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)Observer
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Color is a dark green. Next to an abundance of forestry. The tree is approximately 11 feet high and has very stiff needles, almost to pokey to touch. Also has what looks like paper comes on the tips on the lower branches.
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Oregon Beaked Moss (Kindbergia oregana)Observer
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Found in the evergreen forest in a densely forested area. Located on a moist log log approximately 2 feet long and laid over 90% of the log. Light green in color and approximately 1/2 inch across.
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Wirth's Beard Lichen (Usnea flavocardia)Observer
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Light yellow-green in color, found hanging on small branches on a tree located in the evergreen forest. Somewhat stiff in texture.
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Common Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)Observer
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Large tree. Trunk has deep grooves. Needless are flat, and still had a few brown cones.
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Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)Observer
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Small tree with small lobed leaves. Leaves multicolored due to seasonal change. Lobes palmately lobed and serrated edges.
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Common Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)Observer
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Triangular shaped fern. Obviously deciduous because of its browning areas. Approx 2 feet tall. 2-3x pinnate. Found this loner approximately a 1 2/2 feet from probably 20 other close together.
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Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium)Observer
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4 feet tall. Leathery texture, leaves look very similar to holly. There are intensely serrated leaf edges. Very defined mid-vein.
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Evergreen Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum)Observer
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Small leathery leaves with a few bluish-black berries. No other around like it. Approx 4 feet tall.
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Salal (Gaultheria shallon)Observer
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leathery and thick leaves with alternating branches. No lobes on leaf. Tiny teeth with wavy margin. Has strong central vein.
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Cascade Oregon-Grape (Berberis nervosa)Observer
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Observed in the Evergreen State College forest next to five other identical plants. Leaves are opposite, 1 pinnea, evergreen, leather serrated and sharp. The base seems also to be "wooded" and looks as if there may be some new growth.
