Identificaciones de orissaq

7/10/22
The Evergreen State College
Partly cloudy, 75 F
Mid-successional, mixed conifer forest, dominant over story Pseudotsuga menziesii and Thuja plicata

Leaves are simple and whorled in groups of 4-5, with netted venation, and elliptic with cuspidate tips. Plants are small, 3-6” high. No fruits or flowers visible at this time.

Weather: sunny
Habitat: wooded wetland, mixed canopy of Quercus garryana, Populus trichocarpa, Alnus rubra, and Acer macrophyllum
Diagnostic features: large leaves of typical maple form; samaras; thinly furrowed bark with lots of moss

6/26/22
The Evergreen State College
Clear day, 88 F
Mid-successional, mixed conifer forest, dominant over story Pseudotsuga menziesii and Thuja plicata

Thin stems 3”-5” high with soft, slightly fuzzy, simple, palmate leaves. Three large lobes, and two smaller lobes at leaf base. Two leaves growing per stem, splitting from the top of the stem.

Apologies for the slight blurriness of photos, my phone camera was having a hard time focussing.

Observed down game trail off of Discovery Trail in Seaview Wa, in dense undergrowth in mixed deciduous coniferous forest 
Weather- Partially, sunny 63 degrees F
Diagnostic Features- flowering during June-August, broad flat topped umbrels, large up to 15 inch leaves present
Phenological Phase- Flowering

Weather: Overcast, 11.7 degrees Celsius
Habitat: Mixed coniferous and deciduous forest, partial shade
Odor: Slightly pungent but mild
Texture: Leaves herbaceous but stems prickly
Diagnostic features: Anthers reddish, petals pink, moist woodland areas, compound-palmate leaves, stems hairy

Nearly 6 foot tall
Taken during clear weather.
In the forest near streets.
Easily known due to purple bell flowers with gray and white glandular hairs.
Is in its flowering state.
Proceed with caution does have toxic properties.