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Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
Common name: Tall Oregon grape
Family: Berberidaceae
Found: Sem II A building at the end of the ADA ramp from red square
Taller oregon grape
leathery
pinnately compound holly-like leaves
leaflets rarely more than 9 with one prominent midvein in each
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Cascade Oregon-Grape (Berberis nervosa)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
Common: Dull Oregon grape
Family: Berberidaceae
Found: Trail from C lot to Sem II building
between C and D buildings
Smaller oregon grape
leathery
pinnately compound leaves
11-21 spiny leaflets with 3 prominent mid veins each
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Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
Common name: Mountain Hemlock
Family name: Pinaceae
Found: Sem II near concrete bridge from red square
Short needles of equal length, drooping leader
longer cone then western hemlock
blue-ish green
covered equally by stomata on upper and lower surface
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Salal (Gaultheria shallon)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
Common name: Salal
Family name: Ericaceae
Found: Native plant demonstration garden
Shrubby with leathery simple leaves with pointed tip
flowers as seen are pale pink
black- purple berries not visible
leaves: alternate, green, leathery, thick, shiny, egg shaped, 5-10cm long, sharply and finely toothed
spreads by layering
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Crescent-cup Liverwort (Lunularia cruciata)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
Family name: Lunulariaceae
Found: near west exterior door to Lab I
Thalloid liverwort
crescent shaped gemmae cups
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Douglas' Neckera Moss (Neckera douglasii)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
Common name: Douglas' Neckara
Family name: Brachytheciaceae
wavy leaves, no costa, growth from sweeping outward from tree trunk
lacks paraphyllia
olive green to light green
glossy
irregular branching
found on trail between lot C and Sem II buildings.
i believe it was growing off of a big leaf maple. Picture of tree included.
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Vine Maple (Acer circinatum)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
7-9 lobed leaves
Winged fruits 2-4 cm long
Reddish brown
Winged fruits occur in a straight line rather than the V shape of Douglas maples
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Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
Leaves stiff due to internalized water pressure
Classic fan shaped leaves
located in front on the bike shop on Evergreen campus
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Licorice Fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
Common name: licorice fern
family name: Polypodiaceae
1x pinnate
Leaflets with pointed tips
Found growing on dead log
on evergreen's 'Native plant demonstration garden' trail
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Western Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera oblongifolia)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
Common name: Rattle - snake Plantain
Circular arrangement of leaves.
dark green, thick
thick stripes in white resembling the veins, heaving along the midrib of leaf.
Found at Staircase, Olympic national park
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Snakewort (Conocephalum salebrosum)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
Common name: Snake Liverwort
plants flattened, ribbon like, with coarse, hexagonal markings on the upper surface. each hexagon with a dot or pore in its centre
1 to 2.2 cm wide
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Lipstick Powderhorn (Cladonia macilenta)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
Common name: Lipstick Cladonia
upright club lichen
unbranched
pale grayish almost minty colored
was bearing bright red fruiting bodies (apothecia)
hollow
blunt pointed tips
found on upright decaying wood
on trail between C parking lot and seminar building D & C
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Western Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum aleuticum)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
Very delicate
Palmately branched
Dark brown to black leaf stalk
Sori oblong on margins of upper pinnae
Family: Polypodiaceae
Common name: Five-figered fern; maidenhair fern
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Evergreen Huckleberry (Vaccinium ovatum)Observer
ivyilkayDescription
Found between the C & D Seminar II Building.
Spiral leaf arrangement.
Small leathery leaves.
blackish purple leaves.
leaves had serrated edges.
large bush, about 6 feet tall.
Family: Ericaceae
Common Name: Evergreen Huckleberry