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What

Bigelow's Porotrichum Moss (Porotrichum bigelovii)

Observer

johndreynolds

Date

March 17, 2023 11:27 AM PDT

Description

On rock. Cape Roger Curtis, Bowen Island, BC, Canada

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What

Bank Haircap Moss (Polytrichum formosum)

Observer

rambryum

Date

June 29, 2020 01:03 PM PDT

Description

On gradodiorite and duff

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What

Western Black Elfin Saddle (Helvella vespertina)

Observer

breannawilson

Date

October 25, 2020 12:00 PM PDT

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What

Powder-headed Tube Lichen (Hypogymnia tubulosa)

Observer

gwenlh

Date

April 20, 2021 04:17 PM PDT

Description

Starting with the idea that this is Hypogymnia, I reviewed photos on Mr. Goward's Ways of Enlichenment website and found similarities with H. tubulosa: the protrusions at the ends of the tubes, covered with (?) soredia. The inside of the tubes is black, except at the lobes. This specimen appeared in my garden a few weeks ago after wind, so likely blew down from a western red cedar. It appears to be old. I found a smaller specimen more recently - it shows little damage and is bluish green so I'm assuming is younger. See: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75187928

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What

Powder-headed Tube Lichen (Hypogymnia tubulosa)

Observer

gwenlh

Date

April 24, 2021 03:33 PM PDT

Description

Starting with the idea that this is Hypogymnia, I reviewed photos on Mr. Goward's Ways of Enlichenment website and found similarities with H. tubulosa: the protrusions at the ends of the tubes, covered with (?) soredia. The inside of the tubes is black, except at the lobes. This specimen appeared in my garden after wind, so likely blew down from a western red cedar. This specimen seems young to me : it shows little damage, is quite small and is bluish green.
I found an older specimen and posted it at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/75183184

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What

Coastal Brookfoam (Boykinia occidentalis)

Observer

cgbc

Date

July 24, 2021 01:03 PM PDT

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What

Irregular Polypody (Polypodium amorphum)

Observer

steveansell

Date

October 31, 2021 10:38 AM PDT

Description

Probably.

Highly curled/tilted leaflets. Many wilted and persistent dead leaves, but I'd have to go back next spring to confirm how long each fresh set lasts.

Several sporangiasters present in most sori, although they can be tough to see in such large sori balls.

Hydathodes look wide and round, and veins somewhat hidden in thick fleshy leaves.

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What

Wolf's Milk (Lycogala epidendrum)

Observer

judithofsquamish

Date

June 22, 2020 10:30 AM PDT

Description

They are small 'balls', see all three photos to get perspective of the size

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What

European Blackberry Complex (Section Rubus)

Observer

anthonytrasolini

Date

June 11, 2023 02:32 PM PDT

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What

Blueberries, Cranberries, and Allies (Genus Vaccinium)

Observer

alijoyg

Date

June 11, 2021 03:41 PM PDT

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What

Mountain Hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana)

Observer

katiecushen

Date

June 1, 2023 02:21 PM PDT

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What

Juniper Haircap Moss (Polytrichum juniperinum)

Observer

rosaceae_roberts

Date

February 20, 2021 05:12 PM UTC

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What

Pendulous Wing-Moss (Antitrichia curtipendula)

Observer

alison__w

Date

March 31, 2023 09:21 AM PDT

Description

  • Pacific Spirit Regional Park, Point Gray, Vancouver area, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.
    o 49°14'55.0"N 123°13'38.3"W

  • In a forest
  • On a tree log with other species of moss
  • Has low exposure to sunlight
  • Roughly 0.3m elevation from ground
  • Associated with different species of moss
  • No sporophyte
  • Has radiating midribs (main midrib is long and is sided by two shorter fainter ones)
  • Yellow green tufts
  • Dark red stem
  • Accompanied by no one

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What

Yellow-ladle Liverwort (Scapania bolanderi)

Observer

alison__w

Date

March 31, 2023 09:58 AM PDT

Description

  • Pacific Spirit Regional Park, Point Gray, Vancouver area, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
    o 49°14'54.6"N 123°13'31.9"W.

  • In forest
  • On a tree stump by a pathway
  • Has low-medium exposure to sunlight
  • 0.0-1.0m elevation from ground
  • Scapania bolanderi is the dominating species on the stump
    o There’s a bunch of leaves on the top of the stump and some moss here and there

  • Observable oil bodies
  • Has widely separated teeth of the dorsal lobe compared to finely dentist central lobes
  • Leafy plant
  • Lobes round to obtuse
  • Accompanied by Catherine

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What

Selwyn's Smoothcap (Atrichum selwynii)

Observer

alison__w

Date

March 31, 2023 09:18 AM PDT

Description

  • Pacific Spirit Regional Park, Point Gray, Vancouver area, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
    o 9°14'55.0"N 123°13'39.1"W.

  • On soil in a forest floor opening surrounded by leaves
  • Has medium exposure to sunlight
  • In forest
  • 0.0m elevation from ground
  • Associated with no other moss species
    o Surrounded by leaves and shoots of other plants

  • Hairless calyptra
  • Seta and sporangium are red brown
  • Contorted leaves when dry
  • Teeth in diagonal lines on lower leaf surface
  • Accompanied by no one

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What

Oregon Beaked Moss (Kindbergia oregana)

Observer

alison__w

Date

March 24, 2023 01:26 PM PDT

Description

  • Capilano Suspension Bridge Park, North Vancouver, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA.
    o 49°20'36.1"N 123°06'49.7"W.

  • In forest
  • On soil by a pathway near ferns and other low growing plants
  • Has medium exposure to sunlight
  • 0.0m elevation from ground
  • Not associated with other mosses or species
  • Abundant
    o Observed similar mosses along pathway on crevices of cliff walls and by/on tree stumps

  • Yellow-green with feather like appearance
  • Pinnately branched
  • Single costa
  • Teeth on leaf
  • Accompanied by Olivia

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What

Juniper Haircap Moss (Polytrichum juniperinum)

Observer

alison__w

Date

April 1, 2023 03:05 PM PDT

Description

  • Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
    o 49°23'31.4"N 123°12'17.4"W

  • On soil and roots on an overarching small cliff/snowbank
  • Has medium-high exposure to sunlight
  • By a ski slope on a mountain
  • Over 1.0m elevation from ground
  • Surrounded by lichen, wood and small non-vascular plants
  • Smooth lamellae
  • Green leaves with red-brown tip
  • Leaves upright when dry and wide spreading when wet
  • Acrocarpous
  • Laminar edges overarch the leaf
  • Red/brown sporangium
  • Accompanied by no one

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What

Waved Silk-Moss (Plagiothecium undulatum)

Observer

guerrichache

Date

March 26, 2023 10:23 AM PDT

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What

Spreading Wood Fern (Dryopteris expansa)

Observer

cgbc

Date

June 12, 2022 02:04 PM PDT

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What

Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina)

Observer

rambryum

Date

November 17, 2021 09:38 AM PST

Description

Gametophytes with emerging sporphytes on tip up soil

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What

Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)

Observer

gwenlh

Date

August 15, 2022 11:03 AM PDT

Description

These flowers are so well-liked by insects I wanted to take a close look to help understand why.

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What

White Hawkweed (Hieracium albiflorum)

Observer

elsemikkelsen

Date

June 18, 2021 07:16 PM PDT

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What

Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Observer

hillanddale

Date

April 21, 2015

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What

Western Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera oblongifolia)

Observer

gwenlh

Date

July 23, 2018 03:54 PM PDT

Description

The striping on the blooms doesn't seem to be typical of this species. It is clear on the middle three blooms and in close examination of a high resolution version of the photo is faintly present in the blooms above and below, drying and developing. We will watch in the area next year for more like this. It seems that the plant will bloom just once.

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What

Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos ssp. horribilis)

Observer

chrisobennett

Date

August 2019

Description

On the way up to Tricouni Meadows saw the bear across a creek.
This bear was feeding on a Mountain Goat. It is not known if the bear caught the goat or acquired it from another predator. The bear was first spotted in the trees above the kill In the nearby wooded area. There was open alpine land with a steep slope down to a creek. The bear then went back into the wood and emerged inline with goat and started to pull it into the wooded area.

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What

Pacific Glasswort (Salicornia pacifica)

Observer

rambryum

Date

September 8, 2019 12:15 PM PDT

Description

In fruit with seed

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What

Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens)

Observer

hillanddale

Date

May 27, 2013

Description

First sighting in Squamish. You-Tube video https://youtu.be/LLyv9DX3Kxc

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