Magnolia

Lat:47.6520948, Lon:-122.4013448
1:00-2:30
Day, 2012
4/22/12

Today was relatively sunny. There were a few clouds in the sky that covered up the sun at times, but overall the day was pretty nice. The temperature may've been around 60 degrees F. It was dry and comfortable.

I saw many plant species during this expedition and only a few animals. Of the plants, my favorite were a willow tree, a red alder, and a fucus. The willow tree was about 20-30 feet tall and probably about 15-20 feet wide. Its thin branches swooped downward, some just barely touching the ground. These branches had many notches on them and some even resembled bamboo shoots because of their smooth and shiny appearance. The leaves were very short and curved in all directions. Some had these almost lichen-looking type things growing out of them.

The red alder was especially interesting because it seemed to be growing out of the side of some land. This land was on the coast just infront of the beach. Red alders are one of my favorite trees because of their tiny cones. I don't know why but I am pretty fascinated by these cones. I wonder if, when the tide comes in, if the water carries these cones to different locations and whether its even possible for them to survive the trip.

The rockweed was also pretty interesting. I've seen this plant a lot along the beach both in the water (alive?) and dried up on the beach but never knew what it was called. Upon looking it up, I found that this species grows more abundantly on sloped rocks; and its presence increases species richness as it can "provide protection, shelter and food for a variety of small invertebrates."

Species List:
Tea camellia
California bumble bee
Roses
Grape hyacinth
Cherry laurel
Hybrid bluebell
Common goldeneye
Yellow shore crab
Himalayan blackberry
Pill bug
American crow
Cabbage white
Rose campion
Poison hemlock
Canada goose
Red alder
Rockweed
Common lilac
Malus
Willow

由使用者 lisad22 lisad222012年05月21日 22:45 所貼文

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百子蓮屬 ( Agapanthus)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

地點

Magnolia, WA (Google, OSM)

描述

Saw a lot of this grass (possibly planted) around my neighborhood.

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葡萄風信子屬 ( Muscari)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

地點

Magnolia, WA (Google, OSM)

描述

Common purpleish-blue flower seen around edges of grass. This particular cluster of muscari had some dead flowers but was just a small secluded cluster in this patch of grass.

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玫瑰屬 ( Rosa)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

地點

Magnolia, WA (Google, OSM)

描述

Roses were not in bloom. Green leaves with dark red edges bleeding into the green of the leaves. Not sure what type of rose bush this is though.

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茶樹 (Camellia sinensis)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

地點

Magnolia, WA (Google, OSM)

描述

Big flowering camellia. White flowers with clear stamen and yellow pollen at the ends.

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藍鈴花屬 ( Hyacinthoides)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

地點

Magnolia, WA (Google, OSM)

描述

Flowering bluebell amongst grass.

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觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

地點

Magnolia, WA (Google, OSM)

描述

Fuzzy bumblebee flying around low to the ground. Black wings, fuzzy yellow and black coat, long bent black legs.

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桂櫻 (Prunus laurocerasus)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

地點

Magnolia, WA (Google, OSM)

描述

Really tall tree/bush? Maybe 30 feet tall. Green leaves with white and yellow stalky things that look fuzzy from far away.

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柳屬 ( Salix)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

描述

This is a pretty bad picture but this tree is about 20-30 feet tall and has branches than sort of fall downwards but don't really hit the ground. The branches are thin and have a lot of notches on them. Some of them even resemble bamboo shoots. The leaves are small and light/lime green.

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丁香屬 ( Syringa)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

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Tree with purple bulbs that looked like berries. They were just about to start blooming and the branches were covered in what looked like gold crust lichen. The trunk howerver, was covered in a different more flaky type of lichen.

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蘋果屬 ( Malus)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

描述

Another tree with lots of thin branches. This tree was full of leaves and also just about to start blooming light pink/white flowers.

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喜瑪拉雅黑莓 (Rubus armeniacus)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

描述

Blackberry bush. Not flowering or fruiting.

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加拿大雁 (Branta canadensis)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

描述

Common goose seen all over Seattle.

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紅榿木 (Alnus rubra)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

描述

Tree right on the waterfront. Sort of coming out of the side of the land and looked like it was falling toward the water. The tiny cones made me think it was a red alder.

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觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

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Also commonly seen all over the city.

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鵲鴨 (Bucephala clangula)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

描述

Saw these two ducks swimming together in the Puget Sound.

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岩藻 (Fucus distichus)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

描述

I've seen these things a lot but never really knew what they were. Here's a picture of one under water and then a bunch dried up on the beach.

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觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

描述

Tiny crabs that are always under big rocks on the beach.

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觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

描述

Tiny bug that was around the tiny crab (from the last post). Looked sort of like a potato bug but a bit different.

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菜粉蝶 (Pieris rapae)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

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木蘭綱 ( Magnoliopsida)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

描述

This looked like a weed/fern. It was light green and the leaves were pretty firm. (This picture is really close up. The entire bush was about the size of a basketball).

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玫瑰色剪秋羅 (Silene coronaria)

觀察者

lisad22

日期

4月 22, 2012

描述

This is another small bush. I've seen this every spring/summer. Later it has very pretty magenta flowers on tall stalks. The leaves are very fuzzy.

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