On the day of the field trip, I instead traveled north to Deception Pass to explore and enjoy the weather and observe more species. Our day started by following a trail that led down a steep grade and into a large covered forest dominated by firs, cedars, and pines. The trail split off into multiple smaller trails going in all different directions. I noticed the understory was dominated by snowberry, salal, and oregon grape but there were also some species I had not seen in the Seattle area. It began with indian paintbrush which I found in a clearing on a hillside which was also in close proximity to lavender peavine. As we followed the trail along the shore, I saw many different wildflowers that I had not seen before such as western starflower and an unknown purple flower. Further down the trail, it opened up to a rocky meadow overlooking the Strait of Juan de Fuca. It was here that I observed colorado stonecrop and common yarrow growing out of the rocky substrate. From the clearing, I made my way down to the beach and found barnacles glued to the rocks and bull kelp lining the shore. As I continued back on the trail, I came to an opening on a plateau covered in grasses and flowers such as daisies and another white flower I could not identify. We then took another trail back and went back into the forest where I found two species of fungi that I found interesting. It was a great day at Deception Pass and very refreshing to see species I would not otherwise see in the Seattle area.
Small weird looking plant with a red stem and green leaves with yellow flowers, leaves and flowers are clustered and the plant was located on a gravel and rocky substrate
Located on a rocky substrate about 2 feet off the ground with a hairy stem and leaves that look like fern leaves. Near top of stem there are large bundles of small white flowers that form a bouquet like structure
Small plant about a foot tall with opposite branching leaves, small, single purple ish flower
This plant has a hairy stalk and thin leaves with five points, the leaves have vertical lines along of them and there is a bright orange-red flower at the top.
Very small star shaped wildflower found, flower is a bright white color with four leaves of which three were the same size
Acorn barnacles found at low tide at deception pass. Found on large boulder on the beach in large clusters
Found right off shore at deception pass in large clusters, large bulb with long dark green colored leaves
Some sort of fungi growing on a medium sized tree, roughly spherical shaped with a light brown-white coloration, firm to the touch, found at deception pass
Small white flower a few inches from the ground with a yellow center and five petals, leaves are dark green and serrated and branch off in pairs of three
Found fungi on side of a downed tree in deception pass, very dark brown color and situated horizontally and terraced, looks related to oyster mushroom
White flower with yellow center with many small thin petals surrounding it
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