Carolannie2d ago
What is this? A fine salad green!
Miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) is really going to town! It is very tasty when freshly picked.
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I may plant it next winter along with my mache
Carolannie4d ago
Red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) growing in the woods understory. Apparently indigenous peoples used the flowering of this shrub as a, signal to fish halibut.
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Carolannie5d ago
Wild ginger (Asarum caudatum) on the park trail. I usually miss the flowers, but decided to stop and check today. Of course, the mud made walking interesting #Photography #SeattleWashington #SeattleParks #SeattleSpring #CowenPark #NativePlants #NativePlantsOfThePNW #BloomScrolling
Carolannie6d ago
The sun is out and the blooming bigleaf maples shine
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CarolannieApr 10
Wild dicentra (Dicentra formosa) blooming in the woods (also known as Pacific bleeding heart)
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CarolannieApr 9
Swamp lantern patch (Lysichiton americanus)
Soon they'll just be leaves
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CarolannieApr 2
Spring green and beautiful decay
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CarolannieApr 1
Native plant lovers of the PNW may be interested in attending this lecture about backyard botanizing, or watching it later online
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https://www.wnps.org/cps-events/calendar/thor-hanson,-author-presentation
Central Puget Sound: Thor Hanson, Author Presentation and Book Signing

Central Puget Sound: Thor Hanson, Author Presentation and Book Signing May 7, 2026 7:00PM Thor Hanson, acclaimed local author, will give a presentation on his recent book, Close to Home....

CarolannieApr 1
Twice as pink: salmonberry flowers (Rubus spectabilis) in the Ravenna Creek ravine. They vary in color from white to magenta pink, catching the eye fluttering among the newly open leaves.
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CarolannieMar 25
A mound of pretty fringecup (Tellima grandiflora) leaves by the trailside. There were flower stems with tightly closed buds extending in patches with a bit more sun.
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