Ruxton Island Field Guide

Ruxton Island is in the Canadian province of BC, in the warm, sunny Gulf Islands. I'm constantly adding observations. Please enter your photos on iNat's Ruxton Island Biodiversity Project, and I'll add them here. Birds are under 2 headings on the left, due to a glitch in iNat.

lady fern ¹
Athyrium filix-femina

Western Sword Fern ²
Polystichum munitum

northern wood fern ³
Dryopteris expansa

Goldback Fern ⁴
Pentagramma triangularis

Licorice Fern ⁵
Polypodium glycyrrhiza

common bracken ⁶
Pteridium aquilinum

Seaside Juniper ⁷
Juniperus maritima

Shore Pine ⁸
Pinus contorta contorta

Coast Douglas-fir ⁹
Pseudotsuga menziesii menziesii

Grand Fir ¹⁰
Abies grandis

field horsetail ¹¹
Equisetum arvense

dicots ¹²
Magnoliopsida

Common Broom ¹³
Cytisus scoparius

Sierra Nevada Peavine ¹⁴
Lathyrus nevadensis

Red Clover ¹⁵
Trifolium pratense

white clover ¹⁶
Trifolium repens

Black Medick ¹⁷
Medicago lupulina

Hairy Tare ¹⁸
Vicia hirsuta

plums, cherries, and allies ¹⁹
Prunus

Bitter cherry ²⁰
Prunus emarginata

Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus

trailing blackberry ²¹
Rubus ursinus

rose spiraea ²²
Spiraea douglasii

Saskatoon ²³
Amelanchier alnifolia

Virginia strawberry ²⁴
Fragaria virginiana

common silverweed ²⁵
Potentilla anserina

Ocean spray ²⁶
Holodiscus discolor

Baldhip Rose ²⁷
Rosa gymnocarpa

Nootka rose ²⁷
Rosa nutkana

large-leaved avens ²¹
Geum macrophyllum

Cascara ³
Frangula purshiana

Canadian buffalo-berry ²⁸
Shepherdia canadensis

Indian pipe ²⁹
Monotropa uniflora

Salal ³⁰
Gaultheria shallon

Labrador Tea
Rhododendron tomentosum tomentosum

Pacific Madrone ³¹
Arbutus menziesii

Starflower ³²
Lysimachia borealis

Northern Starflower
Lysimachia borealis borealis

Western Star Flower ³³
Lysimachia latifolia

red osier dogwood ³⁴
Cornus sericea

Three-petal Bedstraw ³⁵
Galium trifidum

curly dock
Rumex crispus

Crisp Starwort ³⁶
Stellaria crispa

field chickweed ³⁷
Cerastium arvense

Rose Campion ³⁸
Silene coronaria

Common catchfly ³⁹
Silene gallica

Largeleaf Sandwort ⁴⁰
Moehringia macrophylla

Virginia Glasswort ⁴¹
Salicornia depressa

Pacific Glasswort ⁴²
Salicornia pacifica

Sea Thrift ⁴³
Armeria maritima

miner's lettuce ⁴⁴
Claytonia perfoliata

Oregon boxwood ²⁰
Paxistima myrsinites

sunflowers, daisies, asters and allies ⁴⁵
Asteraceae

sow thistles
Sonchus

dandelions ⁴⁶
Taraxacum

common dandelion ⁴⁷
Taraxacum officinale

woodland madia ³⁹
Anisocarpus madioides

pearly everlasting ⁴⁸
Anaphalis margaritacea

Yarrow ⁴⁹
Achillea millefolium

ox-eye daisy ⁵⁰
Leucanthemum vulgare

Nipplewort ⁵⁰
Lapsana communis

Oregon Gumplant ⁵¹
Grindelia stricta

English daisy ⁵²
Bellis perennis

Wall Lettuce ³⁷
Mycelis muralis

bull thistle ¹⁵
Cirsium vulgare

Ragwort ⁵³
Jacobaea vulgaris

dove's-foot crane's-bill ⁵⁴
Geranium molle

Herb Robert ¹⁷
Geranium robertianum

Bigleaf Maple ⁵⁵
Acer macrophyllum

fringed willowherb ⁵⁶
Epilobium ciliatum

Fireweed ⁵⁷
Chamerion angustifolium

Oregon Oak ⁵⁸
Quercus garryana

Red Alder ²⁰
Alnus rubra

Paintbrushes ⁵⁹
Castilleja

harsh indian paintbrush ⁶⁰
Castilleja hispida

common selfheal ⁵⁶
Prunella vulgaris

yellow archangel ⁶¹
Lamium galeobdolon

Lemon Balm ⁶²
Melissa officinalis

maiden blue-eyed mary ⁶³
Collinsia parviflora

Ribwort Plantain ⁶⁴
Plantago lanceolata

greater plantain ²⁵
Plantago major

Sea Plantain ¹⁸
Plantago maritima

Brooklime ¹⁸
Veronica beccabunga

heath speedwell ⁶⁵
Veronica officinalis

Purple Foxglove ⁶⁶
Digitalis purpurea

Common Mare's Tail ⁶⁷
Hippuris vulgaris

seep monkeyflower ⁶⁸
Mimulus guttatus

Western Buttercup ²¹
Ranunculus occidentalis

Creeping buttercup ⁵⁰
Ranunculus repens

Oregon grape ⁶⁹
Berberis aquifolium

Cascade Oregon-grape ⁷⁰
Berberis nervosa

Symphoricarpus albus

Honeysuckles ⁷¹
Lonicera

Pink Honeysuckle ³⁹
Lonicera hispidula

Common Snowberry ⁶⁹
Symphoricarpos albus

creeping snowberry ¹⁴
Symphoricarpos mollis

Twinflower ⁷²
Linnaea borealis americana

shortspur seablush ⁴⁰
Plectritis congesta

Pacific Sanicle ⁷³
Sanicula crassicaulis

Pacific Black-snakeroot ⁷⁴
Sanicula crassicaulis crassicaulis

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Ruxton Island Field Guide

lady fern 1 Athyrium filix-femina

Western Sword Fern 2 Polystichum munitum

northern wood fern 3 Dryopteris expansa

Goldback Fern 4 Pentagramma triangularis

Licorice Fern 5 Polypodium glycyrrhiza

common bracken 6 Pteridium aquilinum

Seaside Juniper 7 Juniperus maritima

Shore Pine 8 Pinus contorta contorta

Coast Douglas-fir 9 Pseudotsuga menziesii menziesii

Grand Fir 10 Abies grandis

field horsetail 11 Equisetum arvense

dicots 12 Magnoliopsida

Common Broom 13 Cytisus scoparius

Sierra Nevada Peavine 14 Lathyrus nevadensis

Red Clover 15 Trifolium pratense

white clover 16 Trifolium repens

Black Medick 17 Medicago lupulina

Hairy Tare 18 Vicia hirsuta

plums, cherries, and allies 19 Prunus

Bitter cherry 20 Prunus emarginata

Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus

trailing blackberry 21 Rubus ursinus

rose spiraea 22 Spiraea douglasii

Saskatoon 23 Amelanchier alnifolia

Virginia strawberry 24 Fragaria virginiana

common silverweed 25 Potentilla anserina

Ocean spray 26 Holodiscus discolor

Baldhip Rose 27 Rosa gymnocarpa

Nootka rose 27 Rosa nutkana

large-leaved avens 21 Geum macrophyllum

Cascara 3 Frangula purshiana

Canadian buffalo-berry 28 Shepherdia canadensis

Indian pipe 29 Monotropa uniflora

Salal 30 Gaultheria shallon

Labrador Tea Rhododendron tomentosum tomentosum

Pacific Madrone 31 Arbutus menziesii

Starflower 32 Lysimachia borealis

Northern Starflower Lysimachia borealis borealis

Western Star Flower 33 Lysimachia latifolia

red osier dogwood 34 Cornus sericea

Three-petal Bedstraw 35 Galium trifidum

curly dock Rumex crispus

Crisp Starwort 36 Stellaria crispa

field chickweed 37 Cerastium arvense

Rose Campion 38 Silene coronaria

Common catchfly 39 Silene gallica

Largeleaf Sandwort 40 Moehringia macrophylla

Virginia Glasswort 41 Salicornia depressa

Pacific Glasswort 42 Salicornia pacifica

Sea Thrift 43 Armeria maritima

miner's lettuce 44 Claytonia perfoliata

Oregon boxwood 20 Paxistima myrsinites

sunflowers, daisies, asters and allies 45 Asteraceae

sow thistles Sonchus

dandelions 46 Taraxacum

common dandelion 47 Taraxacum officinale

woodland madia 39 Anisocarpus madioides

pearly everlasting 48 Anaphalis margaritacea

Yarrow 49 Achillea millefolium

ox-eye daisy 50 Leucanthemum vulgare

Nipplewort 50 Lapsana communis

Oregon Gumplant 51 Grindelia stricta

English daisy 52 Bellis perennis

Wall Lettuce 37 Mycelis muralis

bull thistle 15 Cirsium vulgare

Ragwort 53 Jacobaea vulgaris

dove's-foot crane's-bill 54 Geranium molle

Herb Robert 17 Geranium robertianum

Bigleaf Maple 55 Acer macrophyllum

fringed willowherb 56 Epilobium ciliatum

Fireweed 57 Chamerion angustifolium

Oregon Oak 58 Quercus garryana

Red Alder 20 Alnus rubra

Paintbrushes 59 Castilleja

harsh indian paintbrush 60 Castilleja hispida

common selfheal 56 Prunella vulgaris

yellow archangel 61 Lamium galeobdolon

Lemon Balm 62 Melissa officinalis

maiden blue-eyed mary 63 Collinsia parviflora