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Plant Database
New growth of needles
Grand Fir
Abies grandis
Stem with ball cluster of unopened flowers
Biddy-Biddy
Acaena novae-zelandiae
Vine Maple, Acer circinatum, Stem with green vine maple leaves
Vine Maple
Acer circinatum
Big Leaf Maple Crown
Bigleaf Maple
Acer macrophyllum
Light green cluster of winged seeds (samaras) of Norway Maple
Norway Maple
Acer platanoides
Whole yarrow plant with feathery leaves and flat white flower tops
Western Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
an understory patch of vanilla leaf with robust triangular leaves and spikes of tiny white flowers emerging from the center.
Vanilla Leaf
Achlys triphylla
a cluster of reddish brown samaras.
Tree of Heaven
Ailanthus altissima
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata Small plant with green heart shaped leaves
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
a bee on a lavender flower, flowers are arranged in an umbel on short stalks that emerge from a central core.
Tapertip Allium
Allium acuminatum
A full white alder tree in a neighborhood. Tree is probably 20-30' tall with a full yet narrow canopy.
White Alder
Alnus rhombifolia
Tall spire of smaller purple flowers with yellow and white stamen
Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
a cluster of small white many-petaled disk and ray flowers with yellow centers
Pearly Everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
whole columbine plant with red flowers rising above foliage
Red Columbine
Aquilegia formosa
whole madrone tree
Pacific Madrone
Arbutus menziesii
a carpet of kinnikinnick in bloom
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
a patch of mugwort with thin leaved green foliage along upright non-woody stems
Douglas’ Sagewort
Artemisia douglasiana
whole plant showing plumes of inflorescences and mounded leaves
Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
heart shaped ginger leaves
Wild Ginger
Asarum caudatum
loosely arranged compound leaves of lady fern with deeply dissected leaflets
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
water birch leaf - serrate edge
Water Birch
Betula occidentalis
deer fern fronds viewed from above
Deer Fern
Blechnum spicant
close up leaf edges
False Brome
Brachypodium sylvaticum
Sprays of flat scale-like leaves.
Incense Cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
three fuzzy white pointy-tipped petals tinged with purple at center
Mariposa Lily
Calochortus tolmiei
a spike of star shaped purple camas flowers
Great Camas
Camassia leichtlinii ssp suksdorfii
a field of camas mixed with grasses
Common Camas
Camassia quamash
an attractive evergreen shrub; low growing with clusters of white flowers at tips.
Snowbrush
Ceanothus velutinus
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