ehappy11's Identifications

This was the only patch I noticed on this ridge, aside from one lone plant a few dozen yards above and to the east of this spot. The lone plant is featured as the last photo uploaded in this observation. Nearby:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189414093
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190728498

This was the only patch I noticed on this ridge, aside from one lone plant a few dozen yards above and to the east of this spot. The lone plant is featured as the last photo uploaded in this observation. Nearby:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189414093
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190728498

This was the only patch I noticed on this ridge, aside from one lone plant a few dozen yards above and to the east of this spot. The lone plant is featured as the last photo uploaded in this observation. Nearby:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189414093
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190728498

@eralverson @brucen @tanyaharvey @wildbot
Growing near the top of a rocky peak. This was the last patch I found on this day, and numbered 5 clumps. Most of them were growing underneath a small Oregon white oak tree. Unfortunately, this site is likely going to be destroyed by quarry operations in the future. A road has already been built to the top of this peak, and there is a large quarry a few hundred yards to the east. Not previously documented here.
Nearby:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197196074
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197194595
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197193652
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189415390
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192154997
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192287434
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192297286

@eralverson @brucen @tanyaharvey @wildbot
This is the first patch of this species that I discovered on this day. At the time of its discovery, it is only the second known population in the Willamette Basin. By only a small margin, it was also the second farthest north. 4 clumps observed at this spot. There is likely more growing on the cliff above it, though it is hard to know. Unfortunately, this area is owned by a company that has begun quarrying the peak where this population is located. Eventually, I fear it is likely this patch will be destroyed. Not previously documented here.
Nearby:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197196981
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197196074
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197194595
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189415390
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192154997
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192287434
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192297286

@eralverson @brucen @tanyaharvey @wildbot
This is the second patch of this species that I found on this day. It was only slightly larger than the last one, with 6 clumps. By the time I found this it had become clear that this species is quite abundant on the rocky places in this area, despite being quite far from the nearest populations to the south. This site is one of the farthest north for this species in the world. Collected two fronds from this site. Not previously documented here.
Nearby:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197193652
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/189415390
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192154997
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192287434
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192297286
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197196074
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197196981

Not an exceedingly large population, likely less than two dozen plants. Growing in a sunny gully above a large cliff. This is part of a string of populations along the South Umpqua river in this area:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109023011
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108770656
Very difficult approach, definitely not recommended. Avoiding ticks and poison oak is virtually impossible.
@frondsinhighplaces might this be one of the sites where Jack Hausotter found coffee fern in 1974? The herbarium specimen for one of these sites describes a basalt dike 3.25 miles from Days Creek. This seems like the correct description for this site, although it's hard to be sure. I wonder if there might be other populations close by.