Covering a lot of the ground in a Doug fir and Salal dominated forest. The flowers were about a foot high with several per stem on a dark pink with lavender stripes down the middle. On the trail leading to lower Elwha dam viewing area. Weather was sunny and approaching 60F.
Growing from under a lumber pile, there are about 10 plants. Flowers are violet-lavender with dark veining that looks like stripes down each of the 4 petals. Leaves are large (up to 5in long) and heart shaped. None of them were here a week ago. Today it was sunny and in the 70's.
Spotted hopping around empty flower pots next to a blue house about 7' from the campfire. It was bright green with lighter edges and dark stripes along his edge and around the eyes. The feet had a hint of orange and there maaay have been 2 or more yellow spots on the head and elsewhere. Didn't seem to like people. Sun was just setting and about mid 50d.
Found in a cup that used to have soda in it on the counter. Almost frozen because he was so cold inside so I took him outside in the sun. He seemed very thankful and let me pet his back before flying away in less than 5 min. His body was fuzzy and soft with yellow and dark brown stripes. His wings were a light brown with dark veining.
Covering a lot of the ground in a Doug fir and Salal dominated forest. The flowers were about a foot high with several per stem on a dark pink with lavender stripes down the middle. On the trail leading to lower Elwha dam viewing area. Weather was sunny and approaching 60F.
Large pink and yellow flowers (almost 2'' wide) that appear to have developed before the young leaves or just at the same time. 5 petals. Leaves are a soft green with some appearing a reddish tone. Bark is dark brown and smooth with almost a greyish haze over it. Growing with dandelions in a front lawn.
Growing as a clumping mound next to dandelion, and some grass. Flowers small and white with 4 petals (many clustered together). Buds are a dark violet with lavender stripes where it will open. Leaves basal all up stem with other larger ones by themselves.
Bright sunny day. About 70F with southeast breeze. Growing next to the sidewalk with dandelions, and scattered clumps of grass. Felt very dry and crunchy.
Leaves are just blooming with one flower present. I picked it and stomped it to shreds because scotch broom is terribly invasive. On the cliff overlooking the Narrow's Bridges. Just off the grassy path with Salal, Douglas fir, Himalayan blackberry and madrone. Weather was bright, sunny with fun puffy clouds and ~63•F. Tide is freaking ripping, at Least 5 knots.
When I opened my bedroom window, a bat about the size of a large grapefruit (incl. Wings) flew past. The house has a strip of lawn along this side about 8 feet wide with a forested (madrone, aldar, salal, sword fern, etc.) cliff below. The bat was heading for the front yard which has apple, cherry, pear and plum trees. The bat was also too quick for me to get a photo.
I've always heard it called Palmate Coltsfoot. Growing in a large group with sword fern under evergreen huckleberry. Flowers are creamy white. Leaves are good for covering berries (from other plants) in cooking pits. Flowering stems come up before leaves.
Shrub growing new leaves about five feet tall. Surrounded by dandelions and grass.
Also known as Sadler. Surrounded by sword fern and rhododendron. Fagaceae family. Over 10' tall and twice as wide.
Open forest areas, low elevations. White berries you shouldn't eat persist through winter. Next to trail with salmon berry and camas. Shrub about 3' tall.
Full sun to light shade. Evergreen about 8' tall and over 10' wide. Leaves oval, opposite and wavy. Heat resistant seeds. Growing over sword fern, camas and woodland strawberry.
About 15' tall over camas and woodland strawberry. More shade tolerant than mountain hemlock. Needles are short, fat and blunt.
Growing with woodland strawberry next to a sword fern. In the Lily family. Native tribes ate bulbs as a staple food, dug during or just after flowering (not yet).
2 young trees (about 7 & 10') growing over mossy ground full of woodland strawberry and camas. Needles are equal in length and on all sides.
Growing in a group with woodland strawberry surrounded by sword fern. Next to the trail
Flowering shrub forming mat about 3.5 ft x 2 ft. Draped over a rock and next to woodland strawberry. Next to trail in the sun.
Also known as Trailing Blackberry or dewberry. The native blackberry growing on Salal under madrones. Just starting to bud.
Growing on side of the trail with cleavers and moss next to a forest of Douglas firs with evergreen and red huckleberry, sword fern and Salal.
About 7 ft diameter and about 99 ft tall. Surrounded by Salal, evergreen huckleberry and other Doug's.
Growing thick on red huckleberry about 10 ft tall. Above Salal next to a sunny trail.
Darting in and out of the road to eat spilled French fries. Very friendly and chubby (about 15 lbs). In forest near Indian plum, salmon berry and sword fern.
Invasive. About 4 ft tall near lumberyard
Nonnative herb up to 1 m tall (this one about 2 1/2ft). Also known as Rape.
