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.

mosses, liverworts, and hornworts ¹
Bryophyta

Menzies' Tree Moss ²
Leucolepis acanthoneura

Badge Moss ³
Plagiomnium insigne

Oregon Beaked Moss ⁴
Eurhynchium oreganum

Glittering Wood-moss ⁵
Hylocomium splendens

Big Shaggy-moss ⁶
Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

lady fern ⁷
Athyrium filix-femina

Western Sword Fern ⁸
Polystichum munitum

northern wood fern ⁹
Dryopteris expansa

Goldback Fern ¹⁰
Pentagramma triangularis

Licorice Fern ¹¹
Polypodium glycyrrhiza

common bracken ¹²
Pteridium aquilinum

Seaside Juniper ¹³
Juniperus maritima

Shore Pine ¹⁴
Pinus contorta contorta

Coast Douglas-fir ¹⁵
Pseudotsuga menziesii menziesii

Grand Fir ¹⁶
Abies grandis

field horsetail ¹⁷
Equisetum arvense

dicots ¹⁸
Magnoliopsida

Common Broom ¹⁹
Cytisus scoparius

Sierra Nevada Peavine ²⁰
Lathyrus nevadensis

Red Clover ²¹
Trifolium pratense

white clover ²²
Trifolium repens

Black Medick ²³
Medicago lupulina

Hairy Tare ²⁴
Vicia hirsuta

plums, cherries, and allies ²⁵
Prunus

Bitter cherry ²⁶
Prunus emarginata

Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus

trailing blackberry ²⁷
Rubus ursinus

rose spiraea ²⁸
Spiraea douglasii

Saskatoon ²⁹
Amelanchier alnifolia

Virginia strawberry ³⁰
Fragaria virginiana

common silverweed ³¹
Potentilla anserina

Ocean spray ³²
Holodiscus discolor

Baldhip Rose ³³
Rosa gymnocarpa

Nootka rose ³³
Rosa nutkana

large-leaved avens ²⁷
Geum macrophyllum

Cascara ⁹
Frangula purshiana

Canadian buffalo-berry ³⁴
Shepherdia canadensis

Indian pipe ³⁵
Monotropa uniflora

Salal ³⁶
Gaultheria shallon

Labrador Tea
Rhododendron tomentosum tomentosum

Pacific Madrone ³⁷
Arbutus menziesii

Starflower ³⁸
Lysimachia borealis

Northern Starflower
Lysimachia borealis borealis

Western Star Flower ³⁹
Lysimachia latifolia

red osier dogwood ⁴⁰
Cornus sericea

Three-petal Bedstraw ⁴¹
Galium trifidum

curly dock
Rumex crispus

Crisp Starwort ⁴²
Stellaria crispa

field chickweed ⁴³
Cerastium arvense

Rose Campion ⁴⁴
Silene coronaria

Common catchfly ⁴⁵
Silene gallica

Largeleaf Sandwort ⁴⁶
Moehringia macrophylla

Virginia Glasswort ⁴⁷
Salicornia depressa

Pacific Glasswort ⁴⁸
Salicornia pacifica

Sea Thrift ⁴⁹
Armeria maritima

miner's lettuce ⁵⁰
Claytonia perfoliata

Oregon boxwood ²⁶
Paxistima myrsinites

sunflowers, daisies, asters and allies ⁵¹
Asteraceae

sow thistles
Sonchus

dandelions ⁵²
Taraxacum

common dandelion ⁵³
Taraxacum officinale

woodland madia ⁴⁵
Anisocarpus madioides

pearly everlasting ⁵⁴
Anaphalis margaritacea

Yarrow ⁵⁵
Achillea millefolium

ox-eye daisy ⁵⁶
Leucanthemum vulgare

Nipplewort ⁵⁶
Lapsana communis

Oregon Gumplant ⁵⁷
Grindelia stricta

English daisy ⁵⁸
Bellis perennis

Wall Lettuce ⁴³
Mycelis muralis

bull thistle ²¹
Cirsium vulgare

Ragwort ⁵⁹
Jacobaea vulgaris

dove's-foot crane's-bill ⁶⁰
Geranium molle

Herb Robert ²³
Geranium robertianum

Bigleaf Maple ⁶¹
Acer macrophyllum

fringed willowherb ⁶²
Epilobium ciliatum

Fireweed ⁶³
Chamerion angustifolium

Oregon Oak ⁶⁴
Quercus garryana

Red Alder ²⁶
Alnus rubra

Paintbrushes ⁶⁵
Castilleja

harsh indian paintbrush ⁶⁶
Castilleja hispida

common selfheal ⁶²
Prunella vulgaris

yellow archangel ⁶⁷
Lamium galeobdolon

Lemon Balm ⁶⁸
Melissa officinalis

maiden blue-eyed mary ⁶⁹
Collinsia parviflora

Ribwort Plantain ⁷⁰
Plantago lanceolata

greater plantain ³¹
Plantago major

Sea Plantain ²⁴
Plantago maritima

Brooklime ²⁴
Veronica beccabunga

heath speedwell ⁷¹
Veronica officinalis

Purple Foxglove ⁷²
Digitalis purpurea

Common Mare's Tail ⁷³
Hippuris vulgaris

seep monkeyflower ⁷⁴
Mimulus guttatus

Western Buttercup ²⁷
Ranunculus occidentalis

Creeping buttercup ⁵⁶
Ranunculus repens

Oregon grape ⁷⁵
Berberis aquifolium

Cascade Oregon-grape ⁷⁶
Berberis nervosa

Symphoricarpus albus

Honeysuckles ⁷⁷
Lonicera

Pink Honeysuckle ⁴⁵
Lonicera hispidula

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Ruxton Island Field Guide

mosses, liverworts, and hornworts 1 Bryophyta

Menzies' Tree Moss 2 Leucolepis acanthoneura

Badge Moss 3 Plagiomnium insigne

Oregon Beaked Moss 4 Eurhynchium oreganum

Glittering Wood-moss 5 Hylocomium splendens

Big Shaggy-moss 6 Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

lady fern 7 Athyrium filix-femina

Western Sword Fern 8 Polystichum munitum

northern wood fern 9 Dryopteris expansa

Goldback Fern 10 Pentagramma triangularis

Licorice Fern 11 Polypodium glycyrrhiza

common bracken 12 Pteridium aquilinum

Seaside Juniper 13 Juniperus maritima

Shore Pine 14 Pinus contorta contorta

Coast Douglas-fir 15 Pseudotsuga menziesii menziesii

Grand Fir 16 Abies grandis

field horsetail 17 Equisetum arvense

dicots 18 Magnoliopsida

Common Broom 19 Cytisus scoparius

Sierra Nevada Peavine 20 Lathyrus nevadensis

Red Clover 21 Trifolium pratense

white clover 22 Trifolium repens

Black Medick 23 Medicago lupulina

Hairy Tare 24 Vicia hirsuta

plums, cherries, and allies 25 Prunus

Bitter cherry 26 Prunus emarginata

Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus

trailing blackberry 27 Rubus ursinus

rose spiraea 28 Spiraea douglasii

Saskatoon 29 Amelanchier alnifolia

Virginia strawberry 30 Fragaria virginiana

common silverweed 31 Potentilla anserina

Ocean spray 32 Holodiscus discolor

Baldhip Rose 33 Rosa gymnocarpa

Nootka rose 33 Rosa nutkana

large-leaved avens 27 Geum macrophyllum

Cascara 9 Frangula purshiana

Canadian buffalo-berry 34 Shepherdia canadensis

Indian pipe 35 Monotropa uniflora

Salal 36 Gaultheria shallon

Labrador Tea Rhododendron tomentosum tomentosum

Pacific Madrone 37 Arbutus menziesii

Starflower 38 Lysimachia borealis

Northern Starflower Lysimachia borealis borealis

Western Star Flower 39 Lysimachia latifolia

red osier dogwood 40 Cornus sericea

Three-petal Bedstraw 41 Galium trifidum

curly dock Rumex crispus

Crisp Starwort 42 Stellaria crispa

field chickweed 43 Cerastium arvense

Rose Campion 44 Silene coronaria

Common catchfly 45 Silene gallica

Largeleaf Sandwort 46 Moehringia macrophylla

Virginia Glasswort 47 Salicornia depressa

Pacific Glasswort 48 Salicornia pacifica

Sea Thrift 49 Armeria maritima

miner's lettuce 50 Claytonia perfoliata

Oregon boxwood 26 Paxistima myrsinites

sunflowers, daisies, asters and allies 51 Asteraceae

sow thistles Sonchus

dandelions 52 Taraxacum

common dandelion 53 Taraxacum officinale

woodland madia 45 Anisocarpus madioides

pearly everlasting 54 Anaphalis margaritacea

Yarrow 55 Achillea millefolium

ox-eye daisy 56 Leucanthemum vulgare

Nipplewort 56 Lapsana communis

Oregon Gumplant 57 Grindelia stricta

English daisy 58 Bellis perennis

Wall Lettuce 43 Mycelis muralis

bull thistle 21 Cirsium vulgare

Ragwort 59 Jacobaea vulgaris

dove's-foot crane's-bill 60 Geranium molle

Herb Robert 23 Geranium robertianum

Bigleaf Maple 61 Acer macrophyllum

fringed willowherb 62 Epilobium ciliatum

Fireweed 63 Chamerion angustifolium

Oregon Oak 64 Quercus garryana

Red Alder 26 Alnus rubra