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Coastal Mugwort (Artemisia suksdorfii)Observer
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This smelled so good!!
It was about 1.5ft tall, found on a grassy knoll by the beach. The leaves were whitish on the underside.
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Garden Snail (Cornu aspersum)Observer
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nonnative garden snail
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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)Observer
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Not native to Western Washington. Disclaimer - this is a stock photo. courtesy of wikipedia.
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Oregon Grape (Berberis aquifolium)Observer
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Tall oregon grape can grow taller than short oregon grape, and has one central vein on its leaves.
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Western Redcedar (Thuja plicata)Observer
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Likes wet habitat, and distinctive reddish bark that peels easily.
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Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus)Observer
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Western Washington's native, viney blackberry. Has 3 leaves instead of 5 and much smaller thorns.
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Salal (Gaultheria shallon)Observer
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Has dark blue edible berries in late summer. It's a very hardy plant, and a nitrogen-fixer
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Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)Observer
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This sunloving tree has 2 needles per bundle and is very prominent on the eastside of the cascades.
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Common Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)Observer
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"mousetail" pinecones and very grooved, chunky bark.
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Grand Fir (Abies grandis)Observer
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Very, very flat needles.
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Deer Fern (Struthiopteris spicant)Observer
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Looks similar to a sword fern, but it is usually smaller, less upright, a slightly lighter green hue, and does not have the characteristic "hilt" of a sword fern.
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Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)Observer
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has red edible berries.
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Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta)Observer
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heart shaped fuzzy and serrated leaves, usually a very multi-stemmed shrub
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Pacific Yew (Taxus brevifolia)Observer
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Shrubby-looking evergreens.
It's needles have a very characteristic yellowish underside.
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Earthworms (Family Lumbricidae)Observer
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Troglodytes Wrens (Genus Troglodytes)Observer
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Winter wrens are very similar to pacific wrens - it can be near impossible to tell them apart without their calls.
Here is a link to winter wren calls
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Winter_Wren/sounds#
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Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)Observer
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Brown creepers cling to tree trunks and will always creep UP the trunk. They have a white underbelly, and a white eyestripe.
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Lyell's Bristle-Moss (Pulvigera lyellii)Observer
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Shield Lichen (Parmelia sulcata)Observer
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Beard Lichens (Genus Usnea)Observer
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Human (Homo sapiens)Observer
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They walk around on two legs, and have no fur. They are often seen jogging or with their dog companions in this area. Most are nonnative invasives
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European Holly (Ilex aquifolium)Observer
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Leaves reminiscent of the oregon grapes, but more folded and spikey. The bush is much taller. A
nonnative invasive.
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Common Ivy (Hedera helix)Observer
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A nonnative invasive species.
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Varied Rag Lichen (Platismatia glauca)Observer
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