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Bluff Lettuce (Dudleya farinosa)Observer
sageferdDescription
This is a very thick succulent found on the California coast on many cliff sides. It's soft exterior and strong interior keeps it A beautiful and strong plant. Very resilient in dry locations. Pale green and pink leaves wide lobbed leaves too.
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Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata)Observer
sageferdDescription
This is an immature cedar but one that will grow up to about 60 meters tall. Branches tend to droop a bit With scale like leaflets. Closely pressed together to form their overlapping arrangements in opposite pairs. Grows in shady forests
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Deer Fern (Struthiopteris spicant)Observer
sageferdDescription
Soft flat fern, once pinnate. Two rows of sori on the other side of the fern. Grows in the woods of the Olympic national forest.
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Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana)Observer
sageferdDescription
About 40 m tall with slightly dropped branches. Similar needles to western hemlocks . Densely covering beaches, less flat than Douglas fir.
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Western Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum aleuticum)Observer
sageferdDescription
Black veins on this delicate fern. Ginkgo like leaflets. Twice pinnate. Growing by the bay. Small fine leaflets. Sori growing on the tips
Of each leaflet
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Stairstep Moss (Hylocomium splendens)Observer
sageferdDescription
Step moss, is a large shiny moss that can get up to 20 cm with twice pinnately branched stems. The moss has multiple layers along the stem
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Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)Observer
sageferdDescription
Fern like lacy wild flower. White and hairy throughout single stem. 20-120 cm tall. Small narrow segments make up the lacy top. Soft and fine petals and leaves are pinnately dissected.
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Common Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)Observer
sageferdDescription
This is a shrub that is part of the honeysuckle family. It's plump white fruit is poisonous. Leaves are in opposition. Leaves are wide with four thumbs. Stems are long and brown and the fruit grows of the end of the buds.
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Salal (Gaultheria shallon)Observer
sageferdDescription
This shrub has rich green leaves. Leaves are very thick leathery and broad. They are alternating on the stem. Leaves are sharp toothed and have small hairs on them. There are buds along the stem and there are many hairs along the stem too. They produce a dark purple berry and pink and white flowers. The leaves have very detailed vivid veins.
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Red Alder (Alnus rubra)Observer
sageferdDescription
Part of the betulacae family, this deciduous tree grows near wet land areas. Bark is mostly smooth with some bumpy texture. Covered in lichen such as usnea longissima. It has spiky, Broad leaves and smooth light brown branches.
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Licorice Fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza)Observer
sageferdDescription
Small fern that grows mostly on mossy went tree trunks. It has small licorice flavored rhizomes. The leaflets are small leathery leaves that get no longer than 3 cm in size. Each leaflet has a small thumb they are very vibrantly