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Longview, WA


Hooker's fairybells Disporum hookeri Pacific Way May 2007	Hooker's fairybells Disporum hookeri Pacific Way May 2007	Hooker's fairybells Disporum hookeri Pacific Way July 2007	Herb Robert Geranium robertianum Pacific Way July 2007


Herb Robert Geranium robertianum Pacific Way May 2007	Herb Robert Geranium robertianum Pacific Way May 2007	Common willowherb Epilobium ciliatum Pacific Way July 2007	Common willowherb Epilobium ciliatum Pacific Way July 2007


Wall lettuce Mycelis muralis Pacific Way July 2007	Wall lettuce Mycelis muralis Pacific Way July 2007	Western buttercup Ranunculus occidentalis Pacific Way May 2007	Western buttercup Ranunculus occidentalis Pacific Way May 2007


Cleavers Galium aparine Pacific Way May 2007	Cleavers Galium aparine Pacific Way May 2007	Broadleaf plantain Plantago major Pacific Way July 2007	Broadleaf plantain Plantago major Pacific Way July 2007


Fringecup Tellima grandiflora Pacific Way May 2007	Fringecup Tellima grandiflora Pacific Way May 2007	Fringecup Tellima grandiflora Pacific Way May 2007


Orange Jewelweed or Spotted touch-me-not Impatiens sp. Harmony Dr. August 2010	Orange Jewelweed or Spotted touch-me-not Impatiens sp. Harmony Dr. August 2010	Orange Jewelweed or Spotted touch-me-not Impatiens sp. Harmony Dr. August 2010	Tansy ragwort Senecio jacobaea non-native Harmony Dr. August 2010


Foxglove Digitalis purpurea non-native Harmony Dr. August 2010	Foxglove Digitalis purpurea non-native Harmony Dr. August 2010	Foxglove Digitalis purpurea non-native Harmony Dr. August 2010	Self-heal Prunella vulgaris Harmony Dr. August 2010


Fireweed Chamerion angustifolium Harmony Dr. August 2010	Fireweed Chamerion angustifolium Harmony Dr. August 2010	Red Baneberry Actaea rubra Harmony Dr. August 2010	sedge Harmony Dr. August 2010


Pacific ninebark Physocarpus capitatus Wake Robins June 2007	Red elderberry Sambucus racemosa Coal Creek Rd. June 2007	Hardhack Spiraea douglasii Wake Robins June 2007	Buckthorn (Cascara) Frangula purshiana (Rhamnus purshiana) Harmony Dr. August 2010

Mayfield Lake, WA


Redwood Sorrel Oxalis oregana Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Redwood Sorrel Oxalis oregana Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Siberian Miner's Lettuce Claytonia sibirica Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Siberian Miner's Lettuce Claytonia sibirica Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007


Enchanter's nightshade Circaea alpina Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Cleavers Galium aparine Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Woods nemophila Nemophila parviflora Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Woods nemophila Nemophila parviflora Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007


Pacific waterleaf Hydrophyllum tenuipes Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Pacific waterleaf Hydrophyllum tenuipes Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Foamflower Tiarella trifoliata Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Foamflower Tiarella trifoliata Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007


False Lily-of-the-Valley Maianthemum dilatatum Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	False Lily-of-the-Valley Maianthemum dilatatum Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Five-Stamened Mitrewort & Redwood Sorrel Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Five-Stamened Mitrewort Mitella pentandra Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007


Western Trillium Trillium ovatum Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Piggy-Back Plant (Youth-On-Age) Tolmiea menziesii Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Piggy-back Plant (Youth-On-Age) Tolmiea menziesii Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Piggy-back Plant (Youth-On-Age) Tolmiea menziesii Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007


Western Corydalis Corydalis scouleri Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Western Bleedingheart Dicentra formosa Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Large-leaved Avens Geum macrophyllum Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Stream Violet Viola glabella Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007


Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Deer Fern Blechnum spicant Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Deer Fern (and Redwood Sorrel) Blechnum spicant Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007


Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Sword Fern Polystichum munitum Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Licorice Ferm Polypodium glycyrrhiza Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Western Maidenhair Fern Adiantum aleuticum Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007


Bigleaf Maple Acer macrophyllum Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Big Leaf Maple seeds Acer macrophyllum Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007	Vine Maple Acer circinatum Mayfield Lake, WA May 2007

Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge


Purple Dead-nettle Lamium purpurem Ridgefield NWR May 2007	Purple Dead-nettle Lamium purpurem Ridgefield NWR May 2007	White Fawn Lily Erythornium oregonum Ridgefield NWR May 2007	Stream Violet Viola glabella Ridgefield NWR May 2007


Ridgefield NWR

Battle Ground, WA & surrounding area of Clark County


Common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus Royal Ridges Retreat September 2006	Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis Daybreak Park September 2006

Mount St. Helens, WA


Penstemon Penstemon sp. Trail of Two Forests June 2007	Penstemon Penstemon sp. Trail of Two Forests June 2007	Beargrass Xerophyllum tenax Trail of Two Forests June 2007	Beargrass Xerophyllum tenax Trail of Two Forests June 2007


Vari-leaved Collomia Collomia heterophylla Ape Cave June 2007	Snake Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Ape Cave June 2007	Snake Liverwort Conocephalum conicum Ape Cave June 2007

Copalis, WA


Yarrow Achillea millefolium Copalis, WA September 2006	Yarrow Achillea millefolium Copalis, WA September 2006	Am. Glasswort (Pickleweed) Salicornia virginica Copalis, WA September 2006 Botany Photo of the Day (UBC)	Am. Glasswort (Pickleweed) Salicornia virginica Copalis, WA September 2006 eNature.com: Am. Glasswort Save the Bay: Pickleweed


Copalis, WA September 2006

Online Plant ID Resources:

Plants of Washington - WTU Image Collection, University of Washington Herbarium (WTU) & Burke Museum
E-Flora BC - Electronc atlas of the plants of British Columbia
From Rainforest to Grassland: Plants and Their Communities Across Washington. Written by Larry Hufford and Linda Cook. Photographs by Larry Hufford. Marian Ownbey Herbarium, WSU.
Washinton Native Plant Society - WNPS is "a forum for individuals who share a common interest in Washington’s unique and diverse plant life..." Native plant lists for counties and locations in WA are available. Starflower Foundation native plants and weeds ID cards can be accessed, as well.
USFS Celebrating Wildflowers
PNW Wildflowers - Mark Turner, co-author of Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Timber Press (see published resources below)
Oregon Flora Project - OSU Herbarium
Oregon Wildflowers - "a community resource for wildflower and photography enthusiasts to share information on where and when to visit Oregon's best wildflower spots"
Flora & Fauna of the Northwest - Photos and information by Paul Slickter.
Adam Schneider's Digital Photos - Not a plant ID guide, but lots of great plant photos
Columbia Coast Plants - information compiled by Kathleen Sayce on plants of the lower Columbia River basin
Wildflowers of the Northwest - intangible northwest's photoguide to wildflowers (and hikes) in the PNW

Published Plant ID Resources:

Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Compiled and edited by Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon. Lone Pine Publishing.
Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest . Mark Turner & Phyllis Gustafson. Timber Press.
Wildflowers of Washington. C. P. Lyons. Lone Pine Publishing.
Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge. Russ Jolley.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest. Peter Alden and Cennis Paulson. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

Note: Most of the images above were taken with a Panasonic-Lumix DMC-FZ20 digital camera. They were then cropped and enhanced (lighting & contrast, ...) in Adobe Photoshop Elements.

** Please be aware that the identification of organisms on this site is done by a novice naturalist. Any assistance regarding incorrect or missing identification would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to contact me at the email address shown below.

modified: September 2010