greysonkingen's Identifications

•Weather: ~80 degrees F, cloudy skies and high humidity.
•Habitat: Open disturbed flood plain, ~15-20m away from South Fork Toutle River.
•Plant associations: Populus trichocarpa
•Identification confirmed by iNaturalist

•Weather: ~79 degrees F, cloudy skies and high humidity.
•Dominate Over Story: Pseudotsuga menziesii.
•Habitat: Found on the side of a trail growing in a mix of various species, in the understory of a small coniferous stand surrounding a wetland habitat, ~10-20m away from wetland area.
•Plant Associations: Gaultheria shallon, Rubus ursinus, Equisetum spp, and Berberis nervosa.
•Identification confirmed with “Flora of the Pacific Northwest” by Hitchcock and Cronquist

Image Descriptors:
1). Budding& Flowering: Stamens (8) attached at middle
2). Stigma 4-lobed, Racemes 4- 10 flowered.
3). Leaves lanceolate.
4). View of whole plant
5). Leaves alternate
Location: Logging Trail near Thornton Rd
Weather: Clear, bright, 45 degrees
Habitat: Sunlit path, edge of mixed conifer forest
Relationships:
Diagnostic features: Plant keyed with Flora of the Pacific Northwest, and Burke Herbarium

75 degrees, sunny
Shady Forest edge of yard
Compound pinnate alt leaves
Sepal remnants present at developing fruit tips
Flowers pink with 5 petals and many stamens
Large woody shrub, over 8 feet tall !

I found this Common Red Paintbrush at Johnston Ridge Observatory north of Mount St. Helens. It was on the south facing slope which is fully exposed to the sun.

The temperature was in the mid 80's and it was sunny.

Common Red Paintbrush can be found in the PNW at low to high elevations. It's flower petals are bright red and pointed.

Date- 7-9-21
Location- Shelton WA
Weather- Cloudy and warm
Habitat- Partial shade in yard
Diagnostic features-
Starting from aster
1b Not milky
2a Head has rays
3b Yellow flowers
4a Pappus of capillary bristles
Group 3 p524
1b leaves alternate
2b receptacle flat
3b phyllary uniseriate
4b disk flowers are fertile
5b leaves not entire
6a leaves deeply pinnatifid
Senecio p610
1b leaves deeply pinnatifid
2b Rays present and yellow
3a 13 phyllaries
Senecio sylvaticus

Phenological phase- Flowering

McLane Creek nature trail
•Weather: ~73 degree F, sunny, blue skies.
•Elevation: ~37m
•Habitat: Understory of coniferous-deciduous forest, growing alongside trail on the base of an Acer macrophyllum, ~10m away from beaver pond and wetland area.

•Dominate over story: Acer macrophyllum, Tsuga heterophylla and Thuja plicata.
•Flowering: present
•Plant associations: Maianthemum dilatatum, Hydrophyllum tenuipes and Polystichum munitum.
•Identification confirmed with “Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast” by Pojar and MacKinnon.

Terrestrial annual growing in mixed forest, Thuja plicata and Acer macrophyllum overstory, growth near Gaultheria shallon and Vaccinium parvifolium.
78 degrees F and Sunny.
Stems and inflorescence incredibly glandular and sticky. Flowers are white and small. Triangular basal leaves that are light green and smooth on top and white-finely tomentose on the undersides.

This specimen is located in a rural residential area of east Grays Harbor county.

Weather was low 70's, sunny and a slight breeze.

It was growing in disturbed soil near Douglas Firs.

ID'd using iNaturalist to confirm. This is a common but sporadic plant in this location.