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Eurasian Running Crab Spider (Philodromus dispar)Observer
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Crawling on the kitchen counter. Shot with my iPhone11 pro max and a small flashlight in my teeth as a spotlight.
Did not preserve Specimen.
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Tribe GaleruciniObserver
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Crawling on the edge of my car window.
Did not preserve specimen.
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Western Panther (Amanita pantherinoides)Observer
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Single fruiting body beneath Douglas fir and vine maple.
Harvested cap and dehydrated for herbarium collection/genetic record.
My corresponding Mushroomobserver observation below-
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Questionable Stropharia (Stropharia ambigua)Observer
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Single dry fruiting beneath Douglas fir, vine maple and Western red cedar.
Gills: stained dark purple brown beneath veil from spore dispersal.
Harvested specimen.
Removed single gill and mounted on slide in 3% KOH.
MICROSCOPY:
Spores: large, Ellipsoid to elongated, most with a flattened truncate end on one side with visible germ pore. Brown in KOH.
Basidia: 4 sterigmate.
Dehydrated specimen and bagged for herbarium collection/genetic record.
My corresponding Mushroomobserver observation below-
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Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum var. ovatum)Observer
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Flowering.
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Dove's-foot Crane's-Bill (Geranium molle)Observer
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Flowering.
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Dwarf Orthocarpus (Triphysaria pusilla)Observer
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Abundant in the northern orchard/field at Millersylvania.
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Western Thatching Ant (Formica obscuripes)Observer
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Building/majntaining a large mound. Multiple long production trails tangential off main mound.
In the northern orchard field at Millersylvania.
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Miner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)Observer
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Abundant near the Northern field parking lot at Millersylvania.
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Western Lily of the Valley (Maianthemum dilatatum)Observer
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Flower budding.
Along the riparian boardwalk trail.
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Western Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus)Observer
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Flowering.
Riparian boardwalk trail.
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Candy Flower (Claytonia sibirica)Observer
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Flowering.
Riparian boardwalk trail.
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Tree Flute Lichen (Menegazzia subsimilis)Observer
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On Alnus rubra.
Off the riparian boardwalk.
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Braun's Giant Horsetail (Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii)Observer
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Early season growth/development.
Riparian boardwalk trail.
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Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)Observer
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Flowering.
Riparian boardwalk.
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Common Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)Observer
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Very large 2nd growth Doug fir.
My son Boyd for scale in shot#2.
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Little Cone Bell (Entoloma holoconiotum)Observer
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Nolanea holoconiota(Entoloma holoconiotum):
Two mature fruiting bodies beneath Douglas fir and Western red cedar.
Stem: Pruinose/frosted.
Gills: coated in dense layer of pink spores.
Odor: none detected.
Harvested both specimens.
Removed a single gill from largest specimen and mounted in KOH on a glass slide.
MICROSCOPY:
Spores: angular, 5-6 sided. Medium sized.
Basidia: all basidia 4 sterigmate in this collection.
Dehydrated both specimens and bagged for herbarium collection/genetic record.
My corresponding Mushroomobserver observation below-
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Western Panther (Amanita pantherinoides)Observer
hendre17Description
Single fruiting beneath Douglas fir and Western red cedar.
Harvested two sections of cap.
MICROSCOPY:
Removed a single gill and mounted in 3% KOH on a glass slide.
Gill edge: abundant with chain of “cystidia like” clavate cells.
Spores: ellipsoid to slightly pip shaped/curved. Smooth, medium sized.
Dehydrated both sections of cap and bagged for herbarium collection/genetic record.
My corresponding Mushroomobserver observation below-
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Western Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus)Observer
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Flowering. In a dried up wetland near the main dock at deep lake.
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Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum var. ovatum)Observer
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Flowering.
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Little Cone Bell (Entoloma holoconiotum)Observer
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Nolanea holoconiota(Entoloma holoconiotum):
Single fruiting beneath Douglas fir and Western red cedar.
Nolanea with Pale tones overall.
Stem: Pruinose.
Gills: coated in pink spore drop.
Odor: None.
Harvested single specimen.
Removed a single gill and mounted in 3% KOH.
Spores: Angular, 5-6 sided, medium sized.
Basidia: both 4 and 2 sterigmate analyzed/photographed.
Lamellar trama: abundant globose cells.
Dehydrating specimen for herbarium collection/genetic record.
My corresponding Mushroomobserver observation linked below-
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Amanita Sect. Amanita (Section Amanita)Observer
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Likely Amanita pacificogemmata nom. prov(breckonii ‘PNW01’):
Young fruiting beneath Douglas fir and Western red cedar.
Cap: pale dull yellow.
Cap vellum very fragile/delicate. Slides off easily.
Likely young Amanita pacificogemmata.
Harvested specimen.
Bisected specimen and dehydrating for herbarium collection/genetic record.
My corresponding Mushroomobserver observation linked below-
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Sunshine Amanita (Amanita aprica)Observer
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Fruiting beneath a stand of Douglas fir.
Cap: “ironed on” vellum material adhering to cap cuticle.
Cap: peachy tones/orange/yellowish.
Stem: short, squat.
Harvested 1/2 cap.
Removed a single gill and mounted in 3% KOH.
MICROSCOPY:
Spores: ellipsoid, with slightly curved tips, medium sized.
Dehydrating specimen for herbarium collection/genetic record.
My corresponding Mushroomobserver observation linked below-
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Wood Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis sylvatica)Observer
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Flowering.
Volunteering next to our front tomato patch.
Shot with iPhone11 Pro Max.
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Redstem Stork's-Bill (Erodium cicutarium)Observer
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Flowering.
Abundant along the entrance parking lot at Pioneer Elementary school.
Shot with iPhone11 Pro Max.
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Observer
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One of multiple on dandelion blooms along the bulkhead at the Budd street house. Shot with iPhone11 Pro Max.
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Common Loon (Gavia immer)Observer
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Adult in breeding plumage approximately 50 yards south of the Budd street house cutbacks deck. Shot with Canon Powershot sx520hs.
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Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)Observer
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Adult Male(with Female close behind) on the beach directly below the Budd street house cutbacks deck. Shot from the viewing deck above with my Canon Powershot sx520hs.
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Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)Observer
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Small flock approximately 75 yards off shore. Shot from the top of the bank with Canon Powershot sx520hs.
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Eurasian Running Crab Spider (Philodromus dispar)Observer
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Crawled out from a shred pile of old bills/papers in the living room.
Shot with iPhone11 Pro Max while I had small flashlight in my mouth as a spotlight. Did not preserve specimen.
