Plant Identification
Along the Train Tracks:
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- Scotch Broom – abundant along the train tracks, yellow flowers have wilted, I was surprised by the pea like pods
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- Ribwort – I’m finding this everywhere in Olympia now
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- Himalayin Blackberry – there are tons of bushes around
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- Oxeye Daisy
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- Spotted Knapweed
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- Purple Peavine
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- Nootka Rose
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- Western Buttercup
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- Prickly Sow-Thistle
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- Prickly Sow-Thistle
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- Orchard Grass – one of the many varieties of grass found along the train tracks
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- European Buttersweet – found hiding under a tree at the end of the rainbow bridge
In the vicinity of the Dam:
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- Salmon Berry – found in neighborhood behind train tracks opposite side of the bridges
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- Common Horsetail
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- Frog Pelt – also found at Cougar Rock at Mount Rainier
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- Tall Clustered Thread Moss
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- Juniper Haircap Moss – also found in Upper Nisqually
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- Herb-Robert – found on train tracks
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- Lipstick Cladonia – also found in Twin Firs at Mount Rainier
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- Western St. John’s-Wort
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- California Poppy
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- Swamp Moss
