karenurman's Identifications
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Salal (Gaultheria shallon)Observer
lisalombardoPlace
PrivateDescription
Weather warm and clear
Habitat - suburban garden. Most likely planted by some previous owner but has spread into a large stand of erect scrubs that is at least 4 meters in diameter.
Older stems show signs of bark formation.
Spreads vigorously by underground rhizomes
Leaves are alternate, evergreen, leathery. Ranging from light green when young, to a deep green when mature.
Fruits - dark purple berries. Dried petals often still visible in center of mature fruit. Ripe when the bottoms open. Processing fruit leaves a sticky resinous material on the hands.
Fruits and stems are covered in fine red hairs.
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Common Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)Observer
blajamDescription
This Douglas-fir was found at Joseph Stewart County Park in southern Oregon. These trees might be to most iconic tree species in the PNW.
The temperature was in the low 90's and is was sunny.
I found this tree in a meadow along a trail. One of the easiest ways to identify this tree is to look at it's cones. If you look at the cone in-between the scales you will see what bracts that look like a mouss' back legs and tail.
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Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)Observer
laelann_sPlace
PrivateDescription
Image Descriptors:
1). Plant Fruiting (phenological phase)
2). Stamens
3). Palmate Leaves
4) Whole Plant.
Location: McCleary WA
Weather: 80 degrees - Sunny
Habitat: Sloped hillside
Relationships: Corylus americana, Acer macrophyllum, Vaccinium parvifolium, Polystichum munitum, Actaea rubra
Diagnostic features: Composite thimble shaped red fruit, palmate leaf shape,
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Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium)Observer
lisalombardoDescription
Weather; sunny and clear
Habitat: Grassland, recovering agricultural heavily overgrown with invasion blackberry.
Observations.
Erect with stiff branches.. Larger stems showing bark development. When scraped is bright yellow.
Leaflets of 5-9, glossy above, duller and paler below. Elliptical shaped with scallops between (very sharp) spines. One central vein.
Berries are blue with whitish bloom, velvety to touch., in elongated clusters.
Stats
- 7 IDs made for others
