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Fungus on Willowherb
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Common Plantian (Plantago major)
Menzies' Burnet (Sanguisorba menziesii)

Menzies' Burnet (Sanguisorba menziesii)
Campanula rotundifolia
Campanula rotundifolia

Montia parvifolia
Montia parvifolia
Pedicularis oederi

Pedicularis oederi
Pedicularis oederi
Pedicularis oederi

Pedicularis verticillata
Stellaria longipes
Stellaria longipes

Stellaria longipes
Puccinia on Galium aparine
Douglas Aster (Symphyotrichum subspicatus)

Douglas Aster (Symphyotrichum subspicatus)
Puccinia on Galium aparine
Puccinia on Galium aparine

Baneberry (Actaea rubra) in Fruit
Seed Pod of Rooted Poppy (Papaver radicatum)
Seed Pod of Rooted Poppy (Papaver radicatum)

Seed Pod of Rooted Poppy (Papaver radicatum)
Seed Pod of Rooted Poppy (Papaver radicatum)
Rooted Poppy (Papaver radicatum)

Common Butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris)
Blooming Broad-petalled Gentian (Gentiana platypetala)
Blooming Broad-petalled Gentian (Gentiana platypetala)

Blooming Kneeling Angelica (Angelica genuflexa)
Blooming Kneeling Angelica (Angelica genuflexa)
Blooming Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium)

Blooming Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium)
Nootka Lupine (Lupinus nootkatensis)
Nootka Lupine (Lupinus nootkatensis)

Giant Vetch (Vicia nigricans) Seedpods
Fall Color
Black Meddick (Medicago lupulina)

Black Meddick (Medicago lupulina)
Black Meddick (Medicago lupulina)
Fall Color

Small White Mushroom
Small White Mushroom
Small White Mushroom

Bohemian Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus)
Bohemian Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus)
Bohemian Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus)

Bohemian Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus)
Bohemian Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus)
Bohemian Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus)

Bohemian Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus)
Bohemian Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus)
Bohemian Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus)

Bohemian Waxwings (Bombycilla garrulus)
Ice
Polypore

Polypore
Polypore
Polypore

Polypore
Buck Rub
Graphis scripta

Graphis scripta
Narcissus Anemone (Anemone narcissiflora)
Seacoast Angelica (Angelica lucida)

Seacoast Angelica (Angelica lucida)
White Mountain Heather (Cassiope mertensiana)
Pacific Hemlock-parsley (Conioselinum gmelinii)

Pacific Hemlock-parsley (Conioselinum gmelinii)
Small-leaved Montia (Montia parvifolia)
Small-leaved Montia (Montia parvifolia)

Wedge-leaf Primrose (Primula cuneifolia)
American Saw-wort (Saussurea americana)
Fly (Sericomyia sp)

Fly (Sericomyia sp)
Arnica (Arnica sp)
Arnica (Arnica sp)

Arnica (Arnica sp)
Arnica (Arnica sp)
Arnica (Arnica sp)

Rowan Tree with Sapsucker Wells
Rowan Tree with Sapsucker Wells
Swan Lake Vegetation

Wooly Hawkweed (Hieracium triste)
Alpine Poppy (Papaver radicatum)
Alpine Poppy (Papaver radicatum)

Alpine Poppy (Papaver radicatum)
Alpine Poppy (Papaver radicatum)
Wood Saxifrage (Saxifraga mertensiana)

Wood Saxifrage (Saxifraga mertensiana)
Wood Saxifrage (Saxifraga mertensiana)
Saltmarsh Starwort (Stellaria humifusa)

Saltmarsh Starwort (Stellaria humifusa)
Gathered Greens
Lady Fern Fiddleheads and Fireweed

Stream Violets (Viola glabella)
Connor and Rowan with Elderberry Flowers
Connor and Rowan with Elderberry Flowers

Flowers of Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
Flowers of Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
Flowers of Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)

Elderberry Fritters and Spruce Tip Honey
Rowan with Elderberry flowers
Arctic Yellow Violet (Viola biflora)

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Fly (Diptera sp)

Western Dock (Rumex occidentalis)
Flower Fly (Sericomyia sp) on Cow Parsnip
Flower Fly (Sericomyia sp) on Cow Parsnip

Flower Fly (Sericomyia sp) on Cow Parsnip
Flower Fly (Sericomyia sp) on Cow Parsnip
Fall along Indian River

Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) Seed Pods
Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) Seed Pods
Budding Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)

Mountain Marsh-marigold (Caltha leptosepala)
Mountain Marsh-marigold (Caltha leptosepala)
Mountain Marsh-marigold (Caltha leptosepala)

Oeder's Lousewort (Pedicularis oederi)
Oeder's Lousewort (Pedicularis oederi)
Wedge-leaf Primrose (Primula cuneifolia)

Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia)
Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia)
Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia)

Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia)
Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia)
Arctic Primrose (Primula eximia)

Snow Melt Pond Shore
Snow Melt Pond Shore
Snow Melt Pond Shore

Cooley's Buttercup (Ranunculus cooleyae)
Cooley's Buttercup (Ranunculus cooleyae)
Cooley's Buttercup (Ranunculus cooleyae)

Red-stem Saxifrage (Saxifraga lyallii) Leaves.
Alpine Speedwell (Veronica wormskjoldii)
Frosted Vegetation

Sand-spurry (Spergularia canadensis)
Sand-spurry (Spergularia canadensis)
Alpine Milk-vetch (Astragalus alpinus)

Alpine Milk-vetch (Astragalus alpinus)
Alpine Milk-vetch (Astragalus alpinus)
Alpine Milk-vetch (Astragalus alpinus)

Yellowrocket (Barbarea orthoceras)
Yellowrocket (Barbarea orthoceras)
Yellowrocket (Barbarea orthoceras)

Yellowrocket (Barbarea orthoceras)
Reddish Sandwort (Minuartia rubella)
Reddish Sandwort (Minuartia rubella)

Reddish Sandwort (Minuartia rubella)
Field Locoweed (Oxytropis campestris)
Field Locoweed (Oxytropis campestris)

Field Locoweed (Oxytropis campestris)
Field Locoweed (Oxytropis campestris)
Field Locoweed (Oxytropis campestris)

Field Locoweed (Oxytropis campestris)
Cinquefoil (Potentilla sp)
Cinquefoil (Potentilla sp)

Cinquefoil (Potentilla sp)
Willow (Salix sp)
Willow (Salix sp)

Willow (Salix sp)
Heart-leaf Saxifrage (Saxifraga nelsoniana)
Heart-leaf Saxifrage (Saxifraga nelsoniana)

Douglas Aster (Symphyotrichum subspicatus) Leaves
Douglas Aster (Symphyotrichum subspicatus) Leaves
Alpine Bistort (Bistorta vivipara)

Alpine Bistort (Bistorta vivipara)
Sweet-scented Bedstraw (Galium triflorum)
Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus)

Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus)
Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus)
Douglas Aster (Symphyotrichum subspicatum)

Douglas Aster (Symphyotrichum subspicatum)
Late Sub-alpine Daisy (Erigeron peregrinus)
Late Sub-alpine Daisy (Erigeron peregrinus)

Early Blueberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium) Flowers
Early Blueberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium) Flowers
Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia)

Little Buttercup (Ranunculus uncinatus)
Little Buttercup (Ranunculus uncinatus)
Little Buttercup (Ranunculus uncinatus)

Little Buttercup (Ranunculus uncinatus)
Little Buttercup (Ranunculus uncinatus)
Polyporus squamosus

Polyporus squamosus
Polyporus squamosus
Polyporus squamosus

St. John's-wort (Hypericum perforatum)
Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)
Mountain Ash (Sorbus aucuparia)

Fall Color - Red Leaves on Salmonberry
Fall Color - Red Leaves on Salmonberry
Fall Color - Red Leaves on Salmonberry

Fall Color - Red Leaves on Salmonberry
Fall Color - Red Leaves on Salmonberry
Cleavers (Galium aparine)

Cleavers (Galium aparine)
Potentilla villosula
Potentilla villosula

Bore Hole in Alder
Alpine Milk-vetch (Astragalus alpinus)
Alpine Milk-vetch (Astragalus alpinus)

Cottonwood Stand
Cottonwood Stand
Cottonwood Stand

Pink Monkey Flower (Mimulus lewisii)
Pink Monkey Flower (Mimulus lewisii)
Pink Monkey Flower (Mimulus lewisii)

Pink Monkey Flower (Mimulus lewisii)
Pink Monkey Flower (Mimulus lewisii)
Pink Monkey Flower (Mimulus lewisii)

Pink Monkey Flower (Mimulus lewisii)
Field Locoweed (Oxytropis campestris)
Field Locoweed (Oxytropis campestris)

Field Locoweed (Oxytropis campestris)
Field Locoweed (Oxytropis campestris)


Potentilla villosula
Tar Spot Fungus (Rhytisma arbuti) on False Azalea (Menziesia ferruginea)
Tar Spot Fungus (Rhytisma arbuti) on False Azalea (Menziesia ferruginea)

Tar Spot Fungus (Rhytisma arbuti) on False Azalea (Menziesia ferruginea)
Tar Spot Fungus (Rhytisma arbuti) on False Azalea (Menziesia ferruginea)
Cranberry Harvesting

Cranberry Harvesting
Bog Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos)
Blueberry Stems

Cottonwood Bark
Unidentified Daisy
Unidentified Daisy

Unidentified Daisy
Unidentified Daisy
Douglas Aster (Symphiotrichum subspicatum)

Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)
Oysterleaf (Mertensia maritima)

Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) in Bloom
Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) in Bloom
Sunset Tree Silhouette

Sunset Tree Silhouette
Sunset Tree Silhouette
Sunset Tree Silhouette

Sunset Tree Silhouette
Sunset Tree Silhouette
Sunset Tree Silhouette

Sunset Tree Silhouette
Sunset Tree Silhouette
Sunset Tree Silhouette

Sunset Tree Silhouette
Sunset Tree Silhouette
Early Bud Growth

Seacoast Angelica (Angelica lucida)
Colorful Fireweed
Bohemian Waxwing eating European Mountain Ash Berry.

Bohemian Waxwing on European Mountain Ash.
Pine Grosbeak eating Mountain Ash Berries
Hairy Rockcress (Arabis hirsuta)

Hairy Rockcress (Arabis hirsuta)
Hairy Rockcress (Arabis hirsuta)
Hairy Butterwort (Pinguicula villosa)

Hairy Butterwort (Pinguicula villosa)
Wet Dandelion
Wet Dandelion

Dogwood Flowers
Dogwood Flowers
Bog Buckbean at Dusk on Swan Lake

Bog Buckbean at Dusk on Swan Lake
Bog Buckbean at Dusk on Swan Lake
Alder Bark

Alder Bark
Alder Bark
Alder Bark

Alder Bark
Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense)
Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense)

Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense)
Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense)
Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense)

Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense)
Field Chickweed (Cerastium arvense)
Pholiota astragalina

Pholiota astragalina
Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
Oysterleaf (Mertensia maritima)

Oysterleaf (Mertensia maritima)
Oysterleaf (Mertensia maritima)
Oysterleaf (Mertensia maritima)

Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
Shepherd's Purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
Blueberry Hybrid

Blueberry Hybrid
Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus)
Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus)

Early Blueberry Flowers
Early Blueberry Flowers
Stink Currant (Ribes bracteosum)

Stink Currant (Ribes bracteosum)
Trailing Currant (Ribes laxiflorum)
Golden-crowned Sparrow in Blueberry Bush

Young Cow Parsnip Leaf
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Baneberry (Actaea rubra) with Ripe Fruit

Baneberry (Actaea rubra) with Ripe Fruit
Ochrolechia laevigata
Ochrolechia laevigata

Early Blueberry Flower
Prickly Currant (<em>Ribes lacustre</em>
Prickly Currant (<em>Ribes lacustre</em>

Fern-leaf Goldthread (<em>Coptis asplenifolia</em)
Fern-leaf Goldthread (<em>Coptis asplenifolia</em)
Fern-leaf Goldthread (<em>Coptis asplenifolia</em)

Blooming Blueberries
Blooming Blueberries
Blooming Blueberries

Blooming Blueberries
Blooming Blueberries

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