Monday, September 23, 2013

Welcome to the Alder forest! This is the alder forest proper, and is populated most notably by the Red Alder. There are also other kinds of trees, as well as a number of things from the previous two areas. This is the region logged least recently of the three that are being explored. Because of this, the undergrowth is much different from the previous area. Here it is mostly grass where the other areas were rich with non-grass low vegetation. Things you will find here include:

Himilayan Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)
Apargidium (Microseris borealis)
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menzeisii)
No Common Name (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca)
Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis Margaritacea)
Red Alder (Alnus rubra)
Hairy Cat's Ear (Hypochaeris radicata)
Orange-winged Fly (Mesembrina latreillii)
Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)
Quackgrass (Agropyron repens)
Blue-Joint (Calamagrostis canadensis)
Fragrant Goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia)
Common Rush (Juncus effusus)
Colonial Bentgrass (Agrostis capillaris)
Western Fescue (Festuca occidentalis)
Juniper Haircap Moss (Polytrichum juniperinum)
Unknown Plant #5
Unknown Plant #6
Unknown Grass
Pacific Tree Frog (Pseudacris regilla)