pluirving's Identifications

Family: Boraginaceae. Common name: Pacific waterleaf. Herbaceous stems. Leaves palmately lobed, dark green. Flowers in compact heads.

Common name: Piggyback plant. Herbaceous stems. Complete flowers with 3 stamens that are unequal. Calyx is greenish-purple to brown. Leaves palmately veined and shallowly lobed.

A really nice Lily found in Levensworth during our field trip.

Found on green river walking trails

Found on greenriver walking trails

Growing in Auburn across the street from the sounder station underneath Xanthocyparis nootkatensis.

Ryegrass Summit Rest Area on I-90. Found Mertensia sp. growing in the dog run area in large numbers.

Found growing next to a small creek off of Hayward Road. The area was fairly flat, and the plant was growing among Dodecatheon sp.

Located on roadside, not far from turn-off onto Hayward Road from Highway 10

Next to bridge on way to Hitchcock

Lysichiton americanus found on the side of the road in marshy area.

-pointy, conical buds are visable
-many cones underneath
-rivals the Thuja plicata as the biggest tree in the neighborhood