tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16996778727701115672024-03-13T04:15:07.789-07:00NWfloraPictures of Pacific North West plants - mainly flowersmetasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-87430951197766292392020-11-23T20:02:00.001-08:002020-11-23T20:02:37.944-08:00Black Elfin Saddle Mushroom, Helvella vespertina<p>Found this specimen today growing in some wood chips next to the house. To me it has to be the ugliest mushroom I have ever seen! But I suppose it has its niche in the local ecology.......<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ETJ0eO-LsUw/X7yE-2qReGI/AAAAAAAAVn4/WPwrn27ozIs3Wlgix5BfKNJ0VW73GWTawCLcBGAsYHQ/s2604/Black%2BMushroom1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="1208" height="739" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ETJ0eO-LsUw/X7yE-2qReGI/AAAAAAAAVn4/WPwrn27ozIs3Wlgix5BfKNJ0VW73GWTawCLcBGAsYHQ/w342-h739/Black%2BMushroom1.jpg" width="342" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-82001633392010373812019-11-05T14:17:00.001-08:002019-11-12T17:36:07.067-08:00Puffball Mushroom, Lycoperdon pyriformeThese mushrooms are growing up through a gravel logging road near the summit of Bells Mtn in SW Washington. I'm not sure of the species identification.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-29759638234308191092019-10-25T19:41:00.001-07:002019-10-26T13:31:59.218-07:00Shaggy Mane Mushroom, Coprinus comatusI found these edible Mushrooms at Battle Ground State Park in SW Washington.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-14191717727650111382019-10-05T14:55:00.000-07:002019-10-05T18:11:39.102-07:00Hare's Foot Inkcap mushroom coprinopsis LagopusI found this mushroom in our front yard in SW Washington; it is about 1.5" across and semi-translucent. ID credit goes to Jinx on the Houzz "Name that plant" discussion group.<br />
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metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-321573873156742762018-02-17T10:39:00.002-08:002018-02-17T10:39:54.716-08:00Running Clubmoss, Lycopodium clavatumI found this bright green, low growing plant along the trail between Grouse Vista and Silver Star Mountain in SW Washington.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-23308669554594895272017-05-02T18:19:00.001-07:002017-05-02T18:23:38.145-07:00East Fork Lewis River, SW WashingtonNot really focused on NW Flora, but I wanted to share this picture taken on an overcast day last Fall just downstream of Lucia Falls. A 2-second exposure makes for an interesting contrast in the flowing river water and the still pool in the foreground. In Summer the water level is much lower and it is an easy walk over to the rock 'island' in the background.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-50586575793935380332017-05-02T17:50:00.002-07:002017-05-02T17:50:31.921-07:00Common Horsetail, Equisetum arvenseEarly Spring view of a shoot emerging from a swampy area on Bells Mountain in SW Washington.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-90618041813865777802016-12-27T20:29:00.000-08:002017-05-02T17:26:21.934-07:00Pebbles atop ice pillarsAnother hike up Bells Mountain in SW Washington in cold weather brought me to this sight. A spring is flowing past a small island of dirt, and ice pillars have grown upward taking small rocks and twigs along for the ride. The pillars are about 4" high.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-20694383190507833352016-11-14T16:30:00.001-08:002016-11-14T16:32:44.875-08:00Coral Fungi, Lentaria byssisedaThis ghostly white fungi is coming up through forest floor detritus and is abundant but quite small- for size comparison, those are Doug Fir needles adjacent to the fungi. These specimens are growing near the summit of Bells Mountain in SW Washington.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-53840510078396503302016-11-07T08:29:00.002-08:002016-11-07T08:29:50.960-08:00Large Cup fungi, Aleuria aurantiaWhile hiking on a logging road near the top of Bells Mountain in SW Washington, I came upon these startling orange fungi. According to North American Mushrooms, they are edible but rather tasteless.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-3024123189844425372016-09-05T12:18:00.002-07:002016-09-08T20:39:50.079-07:00Tuolumne River, Yosemite National ParkThis picture has nothing to do with North West flora but I felt like sharing a couple of photos from a recent trip to Yosemite. The first shows the awesome beauty of the Tuolumne River sliding over a granite staircase into a deep pool.<br />
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Here is a photo of Half Dome from the same trip.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-17502519364625640582016-08-07T13:59:00.001-07:002016-08-07T13:59:16.326-07:00Mountain Sneezweed, Helenium autumnaleThis plant is growing in a wet marsh near Rainier, Oregon.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-67217872744076225352016-08-07T13:36:00.002-07:002016-08-07T13:36:56.302-07:00Wapato, Sagittaria latifoliaAlso known as Arrowhead from the shape of the leaves, these pictures were taken near Rainier, Oregon in a marshy area near the Columbia River. Wapato bulbs were collected, baked, and eaten by Indians in the Columbia River area.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-58172109525083301652016-06-01T21:27:00.001-07:002016-06-01T21:27:26.770-07:00Mt. Hood from Silver Star MountainThe title says it all.....<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-21424481957107615022016-06-01T18:13:00.001-07:002016-06-01T18:17:01.703-07:00Alpine Aster, Aster alpigenusScattered along the trail to the summit of Silver Star Mountain in SW Washington, these small flowers are fairly abundant.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-43894364036900849062016-05-29T18:05:00.001-07:002016-05-29T18:06:20.272-07:00Oregon Iris, Iris tenaxMost Oregon Iris flowers are purple, as shown in the November, 8, 2008 blog post but a few are very pale- almost white. This specimen is growing on Bells Mountain in SW Washington.<br />
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metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-88801713365469318212015-06-25T08:11:00.002-07:002015-06-25T08:17:54.544-07:00Bear-Grass, Xerophyllum tenaxLast week I took a hike up Silver Star Mountain, and near the summit the Bear-grass was putting on quite a display.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-78940483691267368392015-06-25T07:50:00.001-07:002015-06-25T07:50:13.983-07:00Bog Bunchberry, Cornus suecicaThis low-growing member of the Dogwood family is growing near the Summit of Silver Star Mountain in SW Washington.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-23435100846878902862015-06-21T14:20:00.002-07:002015-06-21T14:20:56.656-07:00Alpine Aster, Aster alpigenusGrowing along the trail near the summit of Silver Star Mountain, these Asters were just one of many wildflowers that are present on the mountain.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-15916292633777616602015-06-21T14:03:00.002-07:002015-06-21T14:12:37.788-07:00Subalpine Spiraea, Spiraea densifloraGrowing along the trail on the way to the summit of Silver Star Mountain in SW Washington, these low-growing flowers are similar to the more common Hardhack, Spiraea douglasii, whose flowers have a more cone shaped overall appearance as opposed to the Subalpine Spiraea that has a more flat-topped overall appearance.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-66791397491809909682015-06-07T18:44:00.001-07:002015-06-07T18:44:31.296-07:00Mountain Sweet-Cicely, Osmorhiza chikensisGrowing near a creek on our property, this native perennial has interesting seeds. Immature seeds are visible in the first photo even while the flowers are blooming. The second picture shows more mature seeds and hopefully later in the season I can photograph fully mature seeds that taste somewhat like licorice.<br />
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<br />metasequoiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05443242128347828392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1699677872770111567.post-60541887925969771322015-06-06T19:49:00.003-07:002015-06-06T19:49:49.944-07:00Arrow-Leaved Groundsel, Senecio triangularisThis native perennial is growing along a small un-named creek on Bells Mountain in SW Washington.<br />
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