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Blueberries
The vaccinium family is quite big on this coast, but this was the first time I've seen the larger Blue Berry plant. Species: Vaccinium ovalifolium (oval-leaved blueberry)
John Harvey Photo > John Harvey Photo - Hiking > Elfin Lakes > Blueberries
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Twisted Stalk
Yet another red berry. I have no idea how plants expected animals to keep this all straight. Species: Streptopus lanceolatus (twistedstalk)
John Harvey Photo > John Harvey Photo - Hiking > Elfin Lakes > Twisted Stalk
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Thimbleberries
I always figured these were salmonberries but I looked them up and I was wrong - it's actually thimbleberry. Species: Rubus parviflorus (thimbleberry)
John Harvey Photo > John Harvey Photo - Hiking > Elfin Lakes > Thimbleberries
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Canadian Dogwood
Canadian Dogwood Species: Cornus canadensis (Canadian Dogwood, Canadian bunchberry)
John Harvey Photo > John Harvey Photo - Hiking > Elfin Lakes > Canadian Dogwood
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Baneberry
Yup, it's poisonous. Species: Actaea rubra (western baneberry)
John Harvey Photo > John Harvey Photo - Hiking > Elfin Lakes > Baneberry
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Bog Cranberries
Bog Cranberries Tags: plant
Species: Vaccinium oxycoccos (Bog Cranberry, Small Cranberry)
John Harvey Photo > John's Overnight Page > North Island > Bog Cranberries
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Indian Hellebore
Indian Hellebore Tags: plant
Species: Veratrum viride (Green False Hellebore, Indian Hellebore)
John Harvey Photo > John Harvey Photo - Hiking > Cerise Creek > Indian Hellebore
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Broad-Leaved Marsh-Marigold
These things love water - any bit of stream had at least a few of these accompanying it. Tags: plant
Species: Caltha leptosepala (White Marsh Marigold)
John Harvey Photo > John Harvey Photo - Hiking > Cerise Creek > Broad-Leaved Marsh-Marigold
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Spreading Stonecrop
These plants really surprised me - I only saw them once and I've never seen a stonecrop at this altitude before. At first I thought they were berries. Tags: plant
Species: Sedum divergens (Spreading Stonecrop, Pacific stonecrop)
John Harvey Photo > John Harvey Photo - Hiking > Cerise Creek > Spreading Stonecrop
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Some Saprophyte
This looks like it could be spotted, striped or western coralroot. They are various subspecies of coralroot. Tags: plant
Species: Corallorrhiza maculata (Spotted Coralroot, Summer Coralroot)
John Harvey Photo > John Harvey Photo - Hiking > Petgill Lake > Some Saprophyte
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Aloe Plants
Aloe Plants John Harvey Photo > Trips out of the Country > A Third Trip to Japan > Kochi > Aloe Plants
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Cactus
Turns out there are only four species of cactus that grow in Canada. This is the one that is most common in Alberta and the prairies. Species: Opuntia polyacantha (plains pricklypear)
John Harvey Photo > Banff in Mid Week > Drumheller > Cactus
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Shrub On Rock
I would love to know what this. John Harvey Photo > Banff in Mid Week > Drumheller > Shrub On Rock
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Stand Of Bamboo
We were definitely in Bamboo climate - tall stands grew where trees weren't. Some of the poles had been cut down and used in local projects. John Harvey Photo > Trips out of the Country > A Second Trip to Japan > Amanohashadate > Stand Of Bamboo
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Skunk Cabbage
This boggy bit has sprouted skunk cabbage. Tags: plant
Species: Lysichiton americanus (Skunk Cabbage, Swamp Lantern)
John Harvey Photo > Brothers Creek > Skunk Cabbage
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Cactus on Moss
I haven't figured out what this is yet. Tags: plant
Species: Micranthes ferruginea (russethair saxifrage)
John Harvey Photo > John Harvey Photo - Hiking > Cheakamus Canyon > Cactus on Moss
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Grass
I love hiking at sunrise. (OK - really I don't - but the lighting was cool.) John Harvey Photo > John Harvey Photo - Kayaking in the Gulf Islands > Grass
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Leaves of False Lily of the Valley
I believe this is False Lily of the Valley - Maianthemum dilatatum. Tags: plant
Species: Maianthemum dilatatum (false lily of the vally)
John Harvey Photo > A Weekend Around Nanaimo > Leaves of False Lily of the Valley
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Two Paintbrushes
I quite like this flower just because it's my favorite colour. Tags: plant
Species: Castilleja miniata (Giant Red Indian Paintbrush)
John Harvey Photo > Flowers in Manning Park > Two Paintbrushes
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White Paintbrush
This is probably Castilleja parviflora var. albida but apparently this species hybridizes quite easily so it's tough to be specific (and I know nothing). Tags: plant
Species: Castilleja parviflora (Small-flowered Paintbrush)
John Harvey Photo > Flowers in Manning Park > White Paintbrush
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