lalitacalabria 的鑑定

Collected 7/16/23 at 3:24pm while fruiting on a sunny, 70° F day in Alder-dominant forest edge along a road. Leaves textured, berries edible and sweet though seedy. Around 6 feet in height with thorns on branches. Identified primarily by the orange berries and 3 leaflets.

Weather sunny, clear.
Habitat: riparian zone of wetland. Dominant over story cedar.
Leaves opposite, glabrous, ovate, spinose. Underripe prolate fruits lime green, turning purple. Woody shrub.
Phenological phase: fruiting.

Found on moist rocky creek bank. Whole plant about 6 in tall. Achenes subtended by scale, not enclosed. Spikelets solitary, rounded, thicker than stem. Tubercle forms distinct apical cap. Achenes yellow to brown, scales red-brown.

Golden green plant that has 2.5 to 4 mm long "leaves" that seem to curl a little inward. Sporophytes are a blackish red color. Found on the trunk of a big leaf maple in a large mat with a couple others Bryophytes.

Small low to the ground bush to ground cover plant. Stems are covered in tiny needle-like thorns that relatively stick out straight from the stem. Leaves are separated into up to 7 leaflets that have serrated edges. Located in direct sunlight, on the side of a trail.

The moss appears dried and shiveled in early July with a stretch of high heat. Olive to light green with leaves that are 3-5 mm long. Found growing on forest floor with possible decomposing wood underneath a canopy of Douglas Fir. Dappled shade.

Still learning bryophtes. Found growing on moist soil of forest floor. Douglas Fir canopy. Branched leaves 1.5-2.0mm long with a circle of branches at the tips. Light green, glossy. Growing in mats 4-8 cm in height.