I am doing my Duke of Edinburgh award and went on a backpacking trip to Spruce Lake (South Chilcotin Mountains Park) north of Pemberton. I had to photograph and identify plants I saw. Now that I am back, I can't narrow down what 3 plants are. I've attached pictures. I hope you can help.
#2 looks a lot like Soap Berry, Shepherdia canadensis. It's hard to tell from the photo if the plant has that iridescence to it, which is a good identifier.
When did you take the pics? #3 looks a bit like Salix lucida (syn. S. lasiandra) with seed pods, but only if the pic was taken fairly early in summer (the pods open and drop off by mid summer).
Yes, swamp gooseberry, soapberry and a willow - habit, associated plants and leaf shape say Scouler willow to me. Pacific willow is a wetland obligate with long, tapering points to the leaves. As I remember it the fruits of the last are also different, whereas the fruits shown would correspond to the shorter "pussies" of Scouler willow.
thanks everyone for your help. I have 1 more plant which needs to be identified, and will put it under a new Thread.
