Turtle Posted March 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2010 Glechoma hederacea - WTU Herbarium Image Collection creeping charlie - Glechoma hederacea (aka ground-ivy, gill over the ground, field balm)march 26, 2010lacamas heritage trailclark county washington - introduced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 some individuals have no bloom; not sure if they broke off or if they never were there? Trilliums are generally long-life perrenials. The first year, the leaves are basal and may not be seen amongst the forest clutter. The second year, on until 3-7 years, they do not flower. When they reach maturity, which only happens in old, undisturbed colonies, they flower and bear fruit. It's not uncommon to find populations that are relatively young and then, maybe 50m away, find an old population that has a majority flowering. As Turtle points out, trilliums tend to be gregarious. They group together within the little sub-niches that exemplify their necessities, in the broader ecosystem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Ribes sanguineum - WTU Herbarium Image Collection red-flowering currant - Ribes sanguineum march 26, 2010lacamas heritage trailclark county washington :rolleyes: :cheer: :phones: Excellent find! Make sure to plan a follow up visit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted March 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Excellent find! [red-flowering quince] Make sure to plan a follow up visit! roger that. there's 2 of them just a few feet apart; each ~ 5 feet tall. i may try to get a cutting going. i see in minnesota (or was it michigan?) quince are considered invasive and/or noxious weeds. my final flower from the quince/trillium trip i have yet to id. here's the photos anyway. pretty stormy here now & for a few days, so they may be done & gone when i return. :shrug: better to have loved & lost, than never to have loved at all. i love the beauty shot, photo #2 below. :bouquet:unknown purple flowersmarch 26, 2010lacamas heritage trailclark county washington: nuttall's toothwort - Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii (aka Oaks Toothwort, Slender Toothwort, Spring Beauty: Synonyms: Cardamine nuttallii var. covilleana, Cardamine nuttallii var. dissecta, Cardamine pulcherrima, Cardamine pulcherrima var. pulcherrima, Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella, Dentaria tenella, Dentaria tenella var. pulcherrima, Dentaria tenella var. quercetorum, Dentaria tenella var. tenella)march 26, 2010lacamas heritage trailclark county washington -native Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2010 went back to lacamas heritage trail today for an hour or so & i think i have an id for that last purpley flower. first however, a few i have clinched, starting with this native maple. the tree is young, barely 4" diameter on the trunk at breast height. i know the tree well, but never knew the flowers. got 'er now boy!! :lol: :smart: :wink: Acer macrophyllum - WTU Herbarium Image Collection bigleaf maple - Acer macrophyllumapril 1, 2010lacamas heritage trailclark county washington -native flowers: trunk: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 the identifying single style with 3 linear stigmas turned up very clear in my photo. (one of them anyway. ) i opted not to adjust the brightness, contrast, hue, etcetera as the shot is very close to my naked eye view of this shaded bloom. :wink: Claytonia sibirica - WTU Herbarium Image Collectionstyle 1, with 3 linear stigmas. siberian springbeauty - Claytonia sibiricaapril 1, 2010lacamas heritage trailclark county washington - native flower: whole plant: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2010 here's another wildflower from the genus Claytonia. :wink: Claytonia perfoliata - WTU Herbarium Image Collection miner's lettuce - Claytonia perfoliataapril 1, 2010lacamas heritage trailclark county washington - native Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 good gracious! i don't think i have yet found a flower with so many names & synonyms as this. one person's oak toothwort is another's nuttall's toothwort. :) :) :) 'twas growing under garry oak, Quercus garryana, but i like to see nuttall's name in a name. :) moreover, one person's purple is another's pink i find, which is the color i finally tracked this little beauty down under (down in? :) :)). did you know we get the color pink, the name "pink" that is, from a flower of that color whose edges are "pinked" as in a patterned edge from pinking sheers? :) enjoy. :) :) :) Nuttall's Toothwort, Oak Toothwort, Slender Toothwort, Spring Beauty: Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii (Synonyms: Cardamine nuttallii var. covilleana, Cardamine nuttallii var. dissecta, Cardamine pulcherrima, Cardamine pulcherrima var. pulcherrima, Nuttall's Toothwort - Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii (aka Oaks Toothwort, Slender Toothwort, Spring Beauty: Synonyms: Cardamine nuttallii var. covilleana, Cardamine nuttallii var. dissecta, Cardamine pulcherrima, Cardamine pulcherrima var. pulcherrima, Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella, Dentaria tenella, Dentaria tenella var. pulcherrima, Dentaria tenella var. quercetorum, Dentaria tenella var. tenella)april 1, 2010lacamas heritage trailclark county washington -native blooms: stem-leaf detail (posted earlier #106 as unidentified): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2010 a native lily in a secret garden. :) :) note the mottled leaves & drooping bloom. historically, native americans ate the bulbs and used them medicinally. ethnobotany source Erythronium oregonum - WTU Herbarium Image Collection giant white fawn-lily - Erythronium oregonum (aka deer's tongue, wild easter lily)april 2, 2010gardenclark county washington -native full plant view: straight-up-cam view of bloom: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2010 i think i have a peg up on the yellow mystery flower. :hyper: Caltha palustris - WTU Herbarium Image CollectionLeaves: Leaves mostly basal, long-petiolate, the blades rounded-reniform, 4-6 cm. long and broad; cauline leaves usually 2, much reduced, short-petiolate.Flowers: Flowers usually solitary; sepals usually 5, yellow, oblong-elliptic; petals none; stamens numerous; pistils 5-10. plus, it's buttercup family! :phones:PLANTS Profile for Caltha palustris (yellow marsh marigold) | USDA PLANTSFamily Ranunculaceae – Buttercup family Genus Caltha L. – marsh marigold Species Caltha palustris L. – yellow marsh marigold so thens; yellow marsh marigold - Caltha palustris ? :rolleyes: oui? no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted April 9, 2010 Report Share Posted April 9, 2010 That looks like it, Turtle. :) Marigold :shrug: Turtle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 That looks like it, Turtle. :) Marigold :doh: excellente! on to a new mystery flower then. this one's in my garden so i have access for further details if needed. is this flower green? brown? not open? i have looked at every page in 3 guides for this leaf & nada. :eek: :cry: ideas? answers? questions? :eek2: :lol: :cup: flowers: whole plant: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeztar Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 excellente! on to a new mystery flower then. this one's in my garden so i have access for further details if needed. is this flower green? brown? not open? i have looked at every page in 3 guides for this leaf & nada. :eek: :cry: ideas? answers? questions? :( :cup: It looks like the flowers haven't opened yet, so the verdict is out on which color. The leaves look very familiar to me and I'm pretty sure I ID'd this one back in the day. I'll check some of my books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 It looks like the flowers haven't opened yet, so the verdict is out on which color. The leaves look very familiar to me and I'm pretty sure I ID'd this one back in the day. I'll check some of my books. muchas gracias. :( here are the mystery flowers today...with a scale even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 ok; i think i have the mystery flowers/plant id'd. tricky, because the plant is dioecious. my specimen is a boy. :cup: :eek: :( will wait for another nod from freezy et al before adding id info to images. :cry: western meadow-rue -Thalictrum occidentale Thalictrum occidentale - WTU Herbarium Image CollectionFlowers: Inflorescence an open, leafy-bracteate panicle; sepals 4-5, 2-3 mm. long, greenish-white to purplish; petals none; stamens 15-30, the filaments filiform, 4-8 mm. long, purplish; ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 so many flowers, so little time. :) :hihi: California blackberry - Rubus ursinus california blackberry - Rubus ursinus (aka dewberry )april 14, 2010clark county washington -native Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 :hihi: :) burke:woodland strawberry - Fragaria vesca woodland strawberry - Fragaria vescaapril 14, 2010suburbiaclark county washington -native Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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