Qué
Hongo Azufroso (Hypholoma fasciculare)Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
They usually are less spread out and form a clump that looks more like a pile of biscuits, but these are in full display. These wood decomposers are common world wide... and toxic
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Setas, Bejines Y Parientes (Clase Agaricomycetes)Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
I like the name, although it is also called jelly rot and trembling phlebia. This one started out as a tiny patch on a fallen log, and had it half covered after a few days. Fungi grow both amazingly fast and amazingly slowly
Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
sweet coltsfoot catches your eye along the wet banks.
I don't know why it's called coltsfoot.
Qué
Camassia quamashObserv.
carolannie1949Descripción
A lovely native, which could replace scilla and hyacinth in people's yards.
Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
or common lomatium, is another spring native being reintroduced to the wilder borders of the Seattle parks. It could probably be used in gardens as a bright note alternative to alyssum.
Qué
Trébol Amargo (Oxalis oregana)Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
carpeting a spot under the redwoods, natch. Well, under the Douglas fir in this cass
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Corazón de la Virgen Occidental (Dicentra formosa)Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
I spotted this pale variant of Dicentra formosa. They sure are in full bloom in the woods this year!
The leaf in the left foreground is fringed cup
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Lonicera ciliosaObserv.
carolannie1949Descripción
One of my favorites to spot in the woodsy areas. As I was walking I spotted a local birder (ha ha) spotting a Western tanager nearby. It seemed appropriately colored.
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Frambuesa Dedal (Rubus parviflorus)Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
Thimbleberry bushes this year are so covered in blossoms that I know, barring a bad heatwave, we'll have a lovely feast in August
“Many wild foods have their charms, but the dearest one to my heart - my favorite fruit in the whole world - is the thimbleberry. Imagine the sweetest strawberry you've ever tasted, crossed with the tartest raspberry you've ever eaten. Give in the texture of silk velvet and make it melt to sweet juice the moment it hits your tongue. Shape it like the age-old sewing accessory that gives the fruit its name, and make it just big enough to cup a dainty fingertip. That delicious jewel of a fruit is a thimbleberry. They're too fragile to ship and too perishable to store, so they are one of those few precious things in life that can't be commoditized, and for me they always symbolize the essence of grabbing joy while I can. When it rains in thimbleberry season, the delicate berries get so damp that even the gentlest pressure crushes them, so instead of bringing them home as mush, I lick each one of my fingers as soon as it is picked. These sweet berries are treasure beyond price...”
― Sarah A. Chrisman, This Victorian Life: Modern Adventures in Nineteenth-Century Culture, Cooking, Fashion, and Technology
Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
Surprise in the boggy undergrowth, not very striking because the flowers are so pale, but light and airy
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Cornejo Colorado de Arroyo (Cornus sericea)Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
Another recurring late spring delight, red osier dogwood gracing the streambanks.
I was used to red osier dogwood being a smallish shrub (4 to 6 ft) in Colorado. They are huge here, relatively speaking (18 or more feet),
Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
This pretty plant's flowers range from ivory to peach. It was one of the nice discoveries in the grass restoration in Maple Leaf Reservoir Park
Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
Also called fool's-onion or wild hyacinth, it sparkles in between the clumps of grass. The long stem has a few strap like leaves at the bottom, which look like onion leaves
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Llovizna (Holodiscus discolor)Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
Nice fluffy flower sprays along Frog Pond Trail. I did hear a few frogs burping in the ponds
Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
Along the wetlands trails in Magnuson Park. The weather drizzling the way it does on foggy days
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Rosa pisocarpaObserv.
carolannie1949Descripción
The small but glowing flowers of this bushy rose lighten up a foggy day in Magnuson Park's wetlands. It's also known as cluster rose, because its flowers cluster at the ends of the blooming stems, or peafruit rose, because the rose hips are so small and dry.
Qué
Hongo Azufroso (Hypholoma fasciculare)Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
They usually are less spread out and form a clump that looks more like a pile of biscuits, but these are in full display. These wood decomposers are common world wide... and toxic
Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
sweet coltsfoot catches your eye along the wet banks.
I don't know why it's called coltsfoot.
Qué
Camassia quamashObserv.
carolannie1949Descripción
A lovely native, which could replace scilla and hyacinth in people's yards.
Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
or common lomatium, is another spring native being reintroduced to the wilder borders of the Seattle parks. It could probably be used in gardens as a bright note alternative to alyssum.
Qué
Trébol Amargo (Oxalis oregana)Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
carpeting a spot under the redwoods, natch. Well, under the Douglas fir in this cass
Qué
Corazón de la Virgen Occidental (Dicentra formosa)Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
I spotted this pale variant of Dicentra formosa. They sure are in full bloom in the woods this year!
The leaf in the left foreground is fringed cup
Qué
Lonicera ciliosaObserv.
carolannie1949Descripción
One of my favorites to spot in the woodsy areas. As I was walking I spotted a local birder (ha ha) spotting a Western tanager nearby. It seemed appropriately colored.
Qué
Frambuesa Dedal (Rubus parviflorus)Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
Thimbleberry bushes this year are so covered in blossoms that I know, barring a bad heatwave, we'll have a lovely feast in August
“Many wild foods have their charms, but the dearest one to my heart - my favorite fruit in the whole world - is the thimbleberry. Imagine the sweetest strawberry you've ever tasted, crossed with the tartest raspberry you've ever eaten. Give in the texture of silk velvet and make it melt to sweet juice the moment it hits your tongue. Shape it like the age-old sewing accessory that gives the fruit its name, and make it just big enough to cup a dainty fingertip. That delicious jewel of a fruit is a thimbleberry. They're too fragile to ship and too perishable to store, so they are one of those few precious things in life that can't be commoditized, and for me they always symbolize the essence of grabbing joy while I can. When it rains in thimbleberry season, the delicate berries get so damp that even the gentlest pressure crushes them, so instead of bringing them home as mush, I lick each one of my fingers as soon as it is picked. These sweet berries are treasure beyond price...”
― Sarah A. Chrisman, This Victorian Life: Modern Adventures in Nineteenth-Century Culture, Cooking, Fashion, and Technology
Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
Surprise in the boggy undergrowth, not very striking because the flowers are so pale, but light and airy
Qué
Cornejo Colorado de Arroyo (Cornus sericea)Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
Another recurring late spring delight, red osier dogwood gracing the streambanks.
I was used to red osier dogwood being a smallish shrub (4 to 6 ft) in Colorado. They are huge here, relatively speaking (18 or more feet),
Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
This pretty plant's flowers range from ivory to peach. It was one of the nice discoveries in the grass restoration in Maple Leaf Reservoir Park
Observ.
carolannie1949Descripción
Also called fool's-onion or wild hyacinth, it sparkles in between the clumps of grass. The long stem has a few strap like leaves at the bottom, which look like onion leaves