Orange-Yellow Bonnet
The Orange-Yellow Bonnet (Atheniella aurantiidisca) is a wild mushroom/fungus/fungi that can be found growing in coniferous forests throughout Western North America.
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Pearly Everlasting
Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) is a perennial herb/wildflower belonging to the Aster (Asteraceae) Family that grows in open areas from low to subalpine elevations. Pearly Everlasting can be found throughout the Northern Hemisphere and is also known as Western Pearly Everlasting.
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Red Columbine-Early Flowering
The Red Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) is a perennial wildflower/herb that grows in damp forests, meadows, clearings, beaches, and creek/streambanks at low to high elevations. The Red Columbine can be found in British Columbia, Alaska, Washington State, and Oregon and is also known as Red Rain-Flowers, Grizzly-Bears Den, and Culverwort .
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Fluted Black Elfin Saddle
The Fluted Black Elfin Saddle (Helvella vespertina) is an ascomycete fungus/fungi belonging to the Helvellaceae Family that can be found growing in coniferous forests from October to December . The Fluted Black Elfin Saddle can be found In Western North America and is also known as the Fluted Black Helvella.
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Alaska Red-Tailed Hawk
The Alaska Red-Tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis alascensis) is one of the fourteen subspecies of hawks found in North America. The Alaska Red-Tailed Hawk can be found on Vancouver Island, The Queen Charlotte Islands(Haida Gwaii), and Southeastern Alaska.
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Goose Neck Moss
Goose Neck Moss (Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus) can be found throughout the Pacific Northwest growing on logs, trees, and humus. Goose Neck Moss is also known as Electrified Cat's-Tail Moss, Goose-Necked Moss, Rough Goose Neck Moss, and Big Shaggy-Moss.
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Apricot Jelly
The Apricot Jelly (Guepinia helvelloides) is a wild mushroom that can be found growing in coniferous forests on decomposing trees, logs, stumps, and debris. The Apricot Jelly can be found throughout North America and is also known as the Red Jelly Fungus, Candied Red Jelly Fungus, Apricot Jelly Mushroom, Apricot Jelly Fungus, Apricot Jelly Fungi, Phlogiotis helvelloides, and Tremiscus helvelloides.
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Artist's Conk
The Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum) is a bracket fungus/fungi that grows on living and dead deciduous and coniferous trees, logs, and stumps. The Artist's Conk can be found worldwide and is also known as Artist's Fungus, Artist's Bracket, and Bear Bread.
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Fan Lichen
Fan Lichen (Peltigera venosa) is a cyanolichen belonging to the Peltigeraceae Family that grows on rocks, damp soil, and in seepage areas. Fan Lichen can be found in North America, Europe, and Asia and is also known as Fan Pelt Lichen and Lesser Toad Lichen.
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Riverbed Ice
An ice formation in the riverbed of the Gordon River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Admirable Bolete
The Admirable Bolete (Aureoboletus mirabilis) is a saprotrophic fungus/wild mushroom that can be found in coniferous forests in North America and Asia growing on the decomposing wood and debris of Hemlock trees. The Admirable Bolete is also known as Boletus mirabilis, Velvet Top, and Bragger's Bolete.
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Streambank Arnica-Early Spring
Streambank Arnica (Arnica amplexicaulis) is a perennial herb/wildflower that belongs to the Aster/Sunflower (Asteraceae) Family that grows in glades, damp forests, and along creeks/streams at low to middle elevations. Streambank Arnica can be found in British Columbia, Washington State, and Oregon.
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River Icicles
Icicles at the edge of the Gordon River (Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada).
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Black Bear-Nitinat River
A Vancouver Island Black Bear in the Nitinat River. The Vancouver Island Black Bear (Ursus americanus vancouveri) is the largest of the six subspecies of Black Bear in British Columbia, Canada. The Vancouver Island Black Bear can be found on Vancouver Island and some of the other nearby islands.
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American Red Squirrel
The American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) is a species of tree squirrel belonging to the Sciuridae (Squirrel) Family that feeds on the seeds of deciduous and coniferous trees. The American Red Squirrel can be found in forests throughout North American and is also know as the Pine Squirrel, Red Squirrel, and Chickaree.
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Mayo Creek Waterfall
The Mayo Creek Waterfall can be found in an area called Marie Canyon where the Mayo Creek drains into the Cowichan River (on Southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada).
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Rough-Skinned Newt
The Rough-Skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa) is a species of carnivorous amphibian that lives in forested areas near swamps, ponds, and lakes in the Pacific Northwest. The Rough-Skinned Newt produces a strong neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin and is also known as the Roughskin Newt.
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American Robin
The American Robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory songbird belonging to the Thrush (Turdidae) Family that is found across most of North America. The American Robin is also Known as the Red Breasted Robin.
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Western Trillium-Late Spring
The Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum) is a perennial wildflower that belongs to the Lily (Liliaceae) Family and grows in damp forests, along streams/creeks, and in open shaded areas from low to middle elevations. The Western Trillium is also known as the Wake Robin and can be found in British Columbia, Alberta, Washington State, Oregon, California, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, and Wyoming.
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Violet Chanterelle
The Violet Chanterelle (Gomphus clavatus) grows from August to October in coniferous forests with Fir and/or Spruce trees at middle to high elevations. The Violet Chanterelle can be found in the Pacific Northwest and is also known as the Clustered Chanterelle, Pig's Ear, Cantharellus clavatus, Nevrophyllum clavatum, and Pig's Ear Gomphus.
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Pinesap
Pinesap (Hypopitys monotropa) is a saprophyte that grows in coniferous forests at middle elevations. Pinesap can be found in British Columbia, Alaska, Washington State, Oregon, and California.
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Bigleaf Maple Trees
The Bigleaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) is a deciduous tree that grows at low to middle elevations. The Bigleaf Maple is also known as the Oregon Maple and can be found in British Columbia, Alaska, Washington State, Oregon, California, and Idaho.
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Fireweed
Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) is a perennial wildflower/herb belonging to the Willowherb (Onagraceae) Family that grows in open areas. Fireweed can be found in the Northern Hemisphere and is also known as Rosebay Willowherb, Saint Anthony's Laurel, Great Willowherb, Epilobium angustifolium, and Chamerion angustifolium.
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Yellow-Ladle Liverwort
Yellow-Ladle Liverwort (Scapania bolanderi) grow abundantly in lowland, shaded forests on the trunks, stumps and logs of Douglas-Fir, Hemlock, and Cedar trees and occasionally in soil. Yellow-Ladle Liverwort can be found in British Columbia, Alaska, Washington State, and Oregon.
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Black-Tufted Rock Moss
Black-Tufted Rock Moss (Racomitrium aciculare) can be found growing on rocks that are periodically wet from low to middle elevations in British Columbia, Alaska, Washington State, and Oregon.
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