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Pacific Glasswort (Salicornia pacifica)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Trailing to erect hairless stems thick and round. No leaves visible. Growing roughly 5 inches tall within salt marsh. Tiny flowers with purplish pink at terminal end.
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Western Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
No flowers blooming. Glabrous plant with large lance-shaped, thin leaves. Growing within fen in standing water.
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Soft-stemmed Bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Sheaths around the long, round stems. Panicle of spikelets attached to long, thin branches. Some branches drooping, others erect. Spikelets brownish colored. Growing roughly 4 ft tall in large cluster alongside wetland.
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Yellow Pond-Lilies (Genus Nuphar)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Leaves raised about 2 inches above the water. Yellow bright flowers in cup shape. Large heart shaped leaves with wavy margins. Growing in wetland in full sun.
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Hardstem Bulrush (Schoenoplectus acutus)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Thick, round green stem roughly 6 ft tall. Growing in wetland. Long leaves with radially symmetrical brown flowers in clusters at the tip of stems. Full sun.
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Broad-leaved Cattail (Typha latifolia)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Growing beside Spirea. Flat, long and narrow green leaves in alternate arrangement. Thick, dark brown rod shaped flowers densely packed in a terminal spike. Partial shade within wetland.
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Common Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Bright orange flower with darker brownish spots at the base. Growing roughly 2 ft tall with hairless stems. Alternate elliptical shaped, toothed leaves. Growing in partial sun amidst wetland.
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Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Purplish green, hairless stem. Dark green alternate leaves with two basal lobes. Purple flower with yellow cone. Growing in full sun within a wetland.
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Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Clustered fronds spreading outward. Green blades lance shaped with pubescence on the underside. Sori elongated in pairs on underside of leaves, brownish in color.
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Swamp Smartweed (Persicaria hydropiperoides)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Hairless leaves and stem. Narrow leaves slightly rounded at the base with sharp point at tip. Small flowers white with pink buds.
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Slough Sedge (Carex obnupta)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Lower stalks dropping, upper stalks more erect. Brown spikelets with lower ones more cylindrical. Growing alongside wetland about 1 ft tall. Partial sun.
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Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Green large seed capsules roughly 2-3 inches long. Long, narrow green leaves. Growing between meadow and wetland.
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Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Growing roughly 4 ft tall in full sun. Narrow, spiked, cream colored panicle. Stems light green and jointed. Mildly pubescent leaves.
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Common Duckweed (Lemna minor)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Flat, oval shaped leaves in groups of 1-3. Thin, short floating stem. Leaves varying in color from light green to purplish brown. Full sun. Growing in dense colony floating on water near the shore.
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Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Roughly 4 ft tall, growing in partial sun nearby wetland. Cream to brownish small flowers densely arranged in pyramidal shape.
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Red Alder (Alnus rubra)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Grey bark with light green lichen patches. Alternate green leaves with prominent veins. Growing nearby wetland.
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Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Opposite, oval leaves green leaves with prominent parallel veins. White and greenish berries. Stems red towards base. Partial sun.
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Redtop (Agrostis gigantea)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Growing in moist soil amidst wetland. Nearby to black two berry. Reddish tinted panicles. Growing roughly 3 feet tall. Full sun.
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Twinberry Honeysuckle (Lonicera involucrata)Observer
paigeneufeldDescription
Black berries with purplish bracts. Growing in moist soil within wetland with full sun. Opposite elliptical leaves. Growing roughly 6 ft tall.