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Beetles (Order Coleoptera)Observer
judithofsquamishDescription
heavily feeding on emerging Salix scouleriana leaves
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Hawkweeds (Genus Hieracium)Observer
judithofsquamishDescription
The teeth on these leaves are more pronounced than some Hieracium spp, the introduced European H. lachenalii is a possibility.
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Juniper Haircap Moss (Polytrichum juniperinum)Observer
judithofsquamishDescription
open, rather dry habitat
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Juniper Haircap Moss (Polytrichum juniperinum)Observer
judithofsquamishDescription
open, quite dry habitat
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Youth-on-Age (Tolmiea menziesii)Observer
judithofsquamishDescription
the area is quite wet, I've seen these here in flower
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Selwyn's Smoothcap (Atrichum selwynii)Observer
judithofsquamishDescription
humid soil near wet areas
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Common Whitlowgrass (Draba verna)Observer
judithofsquamishDescription
under a large rock overhang
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Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta)Observer
judithofsquamishDescription
Cornus cornuta has a closed involucre. C. avellana also grows here, it has an open involucre.
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Bog Yellowcress (Rorippa palustris)Observer
judithofsquamishDescription
leaves alone make it difficult to reliably prove at this time of year, however I think it's this.
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Sitka Willow (Salix sitchensis)Observer
judithofsquamishDescription
Habitat: Winter rains drain from the rock cliffs and cause a temporary pond near where this willow is living, but the area tends to dry out during the summer/.