mpenuelas's Identifications

Poison Hemlock Conium maculatum
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae
Dicot
Conium

Wash Pk WNPS 041605
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Fritillaria affinis
Monocot Liliaceae
Chocolate Lily or checker lily
previously named Fritillaria lanceolata

Washington Park, Anacortes, Skagit County,Washington, USA

Green Point

Washington Park 008

Western Skunk Cabbage

Lysichiton americanum

Up in the mountains, this is just emerging in May. In the Puget Sound lowland where I live, this is out in march.

This is along the Lower Elliot Creek portion of the trail

Snohomish County, Washington, USA

First Skunk Cabbage of 2009
Seen while out on my walk 29 March 2009, in Lake Forest Park, King County, Washington
Western Skunk Cabbage Lysichiton americanum
Family Araceae

this is "one of the few native species in the arum family" in the Pacific Northwest according to wikipedia Western Skunk Cabbage

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Cornus sericea (red osier dogwood)
Cornus sericea at University of Washington Burke Museum herbarium
Friends of the Bernie Whitebear Daybreak Star Garden, Discovery Park, Seattle Washington

This is a great native plant garden, with the species well labeled. I am trying to learn our different shrubs and seeing this really helped me. It will be worth revisiting over the course of a year.

Native American Bernie Whitebear was a leader of the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation; he helped found the Daybreak Star Center

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Berberis aquifolium (Tall Oregon Grape) was Mahonia aquifolium

Berberis aquifolium at University of Washington Burke Museum herbarium

Friends of the Bernie Whitebear Daybreak Star Garden, Discovery Park, Seattle Washington

This is a great native plant garden, with the species well labeled. I am trying to learn our different shrubs and seeing this really helped me. It will be worth revisiting over the course of a year.

Native American Bernie Whitebear was a leader of the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation; he helped found the Daybreak Star Center

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Western Skunk Cabbage Lysichiton americanus
Araceae family

seen in a wetland area
Lake Forest Park, King County, Washington

So just to be clear, this is a wild heron I encountered at the zoo. He was standing in the penguin enclosure probably waiting to steal a fish from the penguins. It was really cool to see him this close though!