May 19, 2012 Old Growth Forest and Stream Bed

I spotted these blooming around 2:00 in the afternoon growing abundantly along the shady path through the old growth forest. They were about as high as my knees and grew rather thickly.

Near the entrance of the trail to the forest was a field, and these tiny daises grew in patches in various colors in the sunlight. They were fairly small in stature.

The False Solomon's Seal was growing in the shade of the forest. It was in bloom with plumes of white flowers at the tip.

The foam flower was growing in thick patches close to the ground. Its tiny flowers were just blooming.

There were quite a few huckleberry bushes growing out of stumps in the forest. They did not have any red berries yet.

The Kinnikinnick was growing near the forest in a medium sized patch fairly close to the ground. There were no red berries at this time.

These were growing near the forest as well in a patch closer to the ground, and there were a few yellow flowers visible.

These were growing in a patch near the forest in the sun. They did not have any flowers blooming at this time, and grew quite close to the ground.

This invasive species was growing alone the edge of the medow near the forest. It was blooming bright yellow flowers.

This baby sitka spruce was growing alone near the forest. It was only about as high as my shoulder, and had many soft new needles growing.

The stink currant was growing tall and draping oer the stream bed. It had streamers of tiny yellow-ish green flowers hanging from its stem.

There were quite a few Trillium plants growing on the forest floor and near the stream bed. Many were much smaller than this one, and this was one of the few that was blooming.

There were small Yarrow plants growing in the medow. They were not yet flowering, and only reached up to around my ankles.