2017 April 16--A Few Places up Little River Area (3 of 3): Wolf Creek Trail

1320-1550. I had not ever been up this trail and decided to check it out. The trail is wide and well-groomed, though muddy in places. The creek as well as the forest are absolutely beautiful. Most of this area is what people call "old-growth" forest, with scattered very large trees and very large dead trees (snags) and down logs. There were abundant wildflowers, shrubs, a few salamanders, snails, and other invertebrates. I was surprised to find a Canyon Live Oak here.

Posted on May 7, 2017 07:36 PM by umpquamatt umpquamatt

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Saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia)

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April 16, 2017 01:28 PM PDT

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Wood Saxifrage (Saxifraga mertensiana)

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April 16, 2017 01:29 PM PDT

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California Mistmaiden (Romanzoffia californica)

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April 16, 2017 01:30 PM PDT

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Giant White Fawn Lily (Erythronium oregonum)

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April 16, 2017 01:30 PM PDT

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Pacific Trillium (Trillium ovatum)

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April 16, 2017 01:32 PM PDT

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Redwood Violet (Viola sempervirens)

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April 16, 2017 01:32 PM PDT

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No beard.

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Gray's Anemone (Anemonoides grayi)

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April 16, 2017 01:35 PM PDT

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Pacific Trillium (Trillium ovatum)

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April 16, 2017 01:35 PM PDT

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Western Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera oblongifolia)

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April 16, 2017 01:36 PM PDT

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Candy Flower (Claytonia sibirica)

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April 16, 2017 01:37 PM PDT

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Western Fairy-Slipper (Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis)

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April 16, 2017 01:42 PM PDT

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Redwood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana)

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April 16, 2017 01:43 PM PDT

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Western Wild Ginger (Asarum caudatum)

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April 16, 2017 01:47 PM PDT

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Robust Lancetooth Snail (Haplotrema vancouverense)

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Date

April 16, 2017 01:50 PM PDT

Description

Shell texture/lines look a lot like Ancotrema sportella, but this shell seems flatter; there is no dip in upper lip of shell aperture; insertion of aperture high, not dropped at all. Any ideas/tips?

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Pacific Banana Slug (Ariolimax columbianus)

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April 16, 2017 01:54 PM PDT

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Ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzii)

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Date

April 16, 2017 02:04 PM PDT

Description

Under piece of bark near huge snag. 23mm svl.

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Yellow-spotted Millipede (Harpaphe haydeniana)

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April 16, 2017 02:06 PM PDT

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Red Centipedes (Genus Scolopocryptops)

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April 16, 2017 02:06 PM PDT

Description

Under some wood on forest floor.

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Northwest Hesperian (Vespericola columbianus)

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April 16, 2017 02:12 PM PDT

Description

On bottom of Douglas-fir slab on forest floor. This species is what I get from this key: academic.evergreen.edu/projects/ants/TESCBiota/mollusc/key/webkey.htm. Not sure other similar species occur in this area.

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Coastal Giant Salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)

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Date

April 16, 2017 02:25 PM PDT

Description

23mm svl. Under cobble in stream. Stream temp 47 F, air temp 53 F at 1526.

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Dunn's Salamander (Plethodon dunni)

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Date

April 2017

Description

Under flat cobble-sized rock on stream edge. 58mm svl.

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Dunn's Salamander (Plethodon dunni)

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Date

April 2017

Description

30/63 svl/tl. Under pc of wood at stream edge.

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Dunn's Salamander (Plethodon dunni)

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Date

April 2017

Description

43 svl. Under cobble-sized rock at edge of stream.

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umpquamatt

Date

April 16, 2017 03:37 PM PDT

Description

I couldn't make any headway on IDing this one. Looks pretty distinctive though! Flying through old-growth Douglas-fir forest near riparian area in day time. Approximately 1 cm long x 2 cm wingspan at rest.

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Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis)

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Date

April 16, 2017 03:43 PM PDT

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Oregon Boxwood (Paxistima myrsinites)

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Date

April 16, 2017 03:44 PM PDT

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