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אביבית בינונית (Draba verna)מתצפת.ת
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under a large rock overhang
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Cornus cornuta has a closed involucre. C. avellana also grows here, it has an open involucre.
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leaves alone make it difficult to reliably prove at this time of year, however I think it's this.
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Habitat: Winter rains drain from the rock cliffs and cause a temporary pond near where this willow is living, but the area tends to dry out during the summer/.
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ערבה (סוג Salix)מתצפת.ת
judithofsquamishתיאור
Salix sitchensis? Stamens appear to be single; bracts and stems light brown
or is it a hybrid with S. hookeriana?
Habitat: almost adjacent shrubs in same grove as where the S. hookeriana is growing in this observation: https://inaturalist.ca/observations/205782205 and this shrub is similar in overall size and shape.
leaf back has a sheen like S. sitchensis but shape is oval, not obovate, and the old leaves on the ground clearly are oval, not obovate.
https://nativeplantspnw.com/willows/
" Vegetative characters are variable even on the same plant. Even technical floral characteristics may have some variability, making it difficult even for experts to determine the exact species. Add to that, willows will often hybridize naturally in the wild, creating another level of complexity."
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stamens in pairs
stems hairy (rather than silky)
habitat: Estuary, floods at high tide, growing in a dense grove of large willow shrubs alongside a drainage channel of the estuary
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female shrub
habitat: wet estuary, floods at high tide, in a grove of willows
One more developed leaf looks oval, not obovate, which is one reason I think this is S. hookeriana and not S sitchensis. Also, the stems are still quite hairy, not velvety.
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simply a beautiful old Acer macrophyllum, carrying mosses and fern, with evidence that animals are sheltering in the hollows near the base.
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דו-פסיגיים קדומים (מחלקה Magnoliopsida)מתצפת.ת
judithofsquamishתיאור
There are many Alnus rubra here in this mixed forest. Perhaps a woody red alder stem as young as this can be so hairy.
growing in mixed forest, beside a Prunus emarginata.
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unusual, so shiny
It is older than most P. emarginata I've seen.
growing in mixed forest, primarily hardwoods
