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Western Anemone - Anemone occidentalis
These flowers have a number of other names - hippie hair, dishmop and mouse-on-a-stick. Species: Pulsatilla occidentalis (White Pasqueflower)
John Harvey Photo > Flowers in Manning Park > Western Anemone - Anemone occidentalis
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Sundews
These plants are tiny - only a few cm high. Species: Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaf Sundew)
John Harvey Photo > John's Overnight Page > Winter Harbour To Brooks Peninsula > Sundews
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Spreading Phlox And Stonecrop
Spreading Phlox And Stonecrop Species: Phlox diffusa (Spreading Phlox)
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > May, 2005 > Spreading Phlox And Stonecrop
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Oregon Grape
These are very common but generally have berries, not flowers. Tags: plant
Species: Mahonia nervosa (Oregon grape)
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > April 2005 > Oregon Grape
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Sea Asparagus
This is one of my favorite plants because it's super easy to identify and you can eat it! I've seen it for sale on Granville Island and it certainly isn't cheap. Species: Salicornia virginica (Pacific Samphire, Sea Asparagus, Virginia glasswort )
John Harvey Photo > Kayaking in the Gulf Islands > Sea Asparagus
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Round-Leaved Sundew
(Drosera rotundifolia). These things are tiny - you don't realize you are standing on half a dozen of them until you lean over to inspect the moss. They are beautiful with the shiny balls of sap. Tags: plant
Species: Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaf Sundew)
John Harvey Photo > Aristazabal Island > Aristazabal Island - Day 5, 6 > Round-Leaved Sundew
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Immature Bog Cranberry
Oxycoccus oxycoccos - this was a small plant - less than 30cm long with just one plant. Tags: plant
Species: Vaccinium oxycoccos (Bog Cranberry, Small Cranberry)
John Harvey Photo > Aristazabal Island > Aristazabal Island - Day 5, 6 > Immature Bog Cranberry
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Sundew in Sphagnum
(Drosera rotundifolia). These things are tiny - you don't realize you are standing on half a dozen of them until you lean over to inspect the moss. They are beautiful with the shiny balls of sap. Tags: plant
Species: Drosera rotundifolia (Round-leaf Sundew)
John Harvey Photo > Aristazabal Island > Aristazabal Island - Day 5, 6 > Sundew in Sphagnum
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Mirror In Forest
This small, shallow pool caught my eye the first time I came by. Unfortunately, my lens had water on it this time. John Harvey Photo > Aristazabal Island > Aristazabal Island - Day 3, 4 > Mirror In Forest
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Skunk Cabbage
In other places we have seen skunk cabbage eaten down to the stalks. Tags: plant
Species: Lysichiton americanus (Skunk Cabbage, Swamp Lantern)
John Harvey Photo > Aristazabal Island > Aristazabal Island - Day 3, 4 > Skunk Cabbage
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Common Red Paintbrush
I've run into this plant at near alpine elevations so I was surprised to see it here on the shore line. Castilleja miniata to friends. Tags: plant
Species: Castilleja miniata (Giant Red Indian Paintbrush)
John Harvey Photo > Pender Island for the May Long Weekend > Common Red Paintbrush
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Blade Frosted
I think I would have liked the background 1 stop fuzzier, but the depth of field was already a pain. John Harvey Photo > Blade Frosted
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Ocre Soil
It's not often you see soil this bright. The plants seem to be able to grow in it though. John Harvey Photo > A BC Road Trip > Radium to Calgary > Ocre Soil
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Rose Twig
This is me trying to be an artist. Tags: plant
John Harvey Photo > John Harvey Photo - Hiking > Skagit River > Rose Twig
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Two Bamboo Trees
Two Bamboo Trees
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Leaves Of Something Purple
Leaves Of Something Purple Tags: plant
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Aloe Plants
Tags: plant
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Several Beards
Several Beards
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