Lacamas Park Field Trip: for 2024, during lab March 20/21

camas field

[photo:  Lacamas Park Camas Fields; April 20, 2015]

Below are images for the plants we found (mostly in bloom) at Lacamas Park, WA (link to a PDF trailmap). Clicking on an image will open a window with a higher-resolution image.


Btrassica
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
toothwort (Cardamine nuttallii)
Oregon grape
Berberidaceae
inside-out flower (Vancouveria hexandra) vegetative
Oregon grape
Berberidaceae
tall Oregon grape (Berbris aquifolium)
alder
Betulaceae
alder (Alnus rubra)
hazelnut
Betulaceae
hazelnut (Corylus cornuta)
bleeding heart
Papaveraceae (formerly Fumariaceae)
bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa) vegetative
sandowrt
Caryophyllaceae
big-leaved sandowrt (Arenaria macrophylla) in bud
chickweed
Caryophyllaceae
chickweed (Stellaria spp.)
mint
Lamiaceae
mint (Lamium spp.) last year's stems
candy flower
Montiaceae (formerly Portulacaceae)
candy flower (Claytonia sibirica) vegetative
violet
Violaceae
stream violet (Viola glabella)
cottonwood
Salicaceae
black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa)
kinnickinick
Ericaceae
kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) bud
salal
Ericaceae
salal (Gaultheria shallon) vegetative
huckleberry
Ericaceae
red huckleberry (Vaccinium parvifolium) bud
indian plum
Rosaceae
Indian plum (Oemleria caerasiformis)
cherry
Rosaceae
cherry (Prunus spp.)
slamonberry
Rosaceae
salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)
saxifrage
Saxifragaceae
Oregon saxifrage (Saxifraga oregana) in bud
fringecup
Saxifragaceae
fringe cup (Tellima grandiflora) in bud
scots broom
Fabaceae/Leguminosae
Scot's broom (Cytisus scoparius) vegetative
monkeyflower
Plantaginaceae (formerly Scophulariaceae s.l.)
spring queen, kittentails (Synthris spp.)
fawn lily
Liliaceae
fawn lily (Erythronium oreganum) in bud
trillium
Melanthiaceae (formerly Liliaceae s.l.)
western trillium (Trillium ovatum)
skink cabbage
Araceae
skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum) bud
rattlesnake plantain
Orchidaceae
rattlesnake-plantain (Goodyera oblongifolia) vegetative
skink cabbage
Asteraceae/Compositae
dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
rattlesnake plantain
Rosaceae
strawberry (Fragaria spp.) vegetative
blue-eyed Mary
Plantaginaceae
blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia spp.)  new for 2022
blue-eyed Mary
Saxifragaceae
Prairie star (Lithophragma spp.)  new for 2024

Not a member of families learned for class

camas
Asparagaceae (formerly Liliaceae, s.l.)
common camas (Camassia quamash) in bud/vegetative

 


Camas Lilies