Small, recently popped up plants, Burnaby Mountain trails

Discussion in 'Pacific Northwest Native Plants' started by jason9v, May 25, 2014.

  1. jason9v

    jason9v Active Member

    Messages:
    88
    Likes Received:
    2
    Location:
    Vancouver
    Hi everyone,

    Can anyone identify the following plants? They were all found in the trails of Burnaby Mountain, and have all become noticeable since early May.

    Pictures 1-2-3: These have a very distinct leaf arrangement, and are starting to cover more and more ground.

    Pictures 4-5: At first I thought these were rough-fruited fairybells (Prosartes trachycarpa), but the stripes and the way the leaves are pierced by the stems made me think maybe it's something different.

    Pictures 6-7: I only saw two of these plants, they seem pretty isolated.

    Picture 8: Another isolated looking plant.

    Thank you very much!

    Jason
     

    Attached Files:

  2. pathe

    pathe Active Member

    Messages:
    133
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Indiana
    #4 & 5 is probably Streptopus
     
  3. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,579
    Likes Received:
    615
    Location:
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    1-3 I suspect are Impatiens glandulifera.
     
  4. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

    Messages:
    21,285
    Likes Received:
    799
    Location:
    WA USA (Z8)
    Why are those not enchanter's nightshade?
     
  5. Ron B

    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

    Messages:
    21,285
    Likes Received:
    799
    Location:
    WA USA (Z8)
    Otherwise we might be seeing Boykinia, if not some other saxifrage family plant. The last is a huckleberry.
     
  6. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,579
    Likes Received:
    615
    Location:
    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    I see my strategy of being wrong on recent identifications to get others to correct me is working. Yes, I hadn't considered that - I should go spend some time with that plant.
     
  7. StephenJK

    StephenJK Active Member

    Messages:
    111
    Likes Received:
    10
    Location:
    Seattle, WA
    6 and 7 are Boykinia
     
  8. jason9v

    jason9v Active Member

    Messages:
    88
    Likes Received:
    2
    Location:
    Vancouver
    Thank you everyone!
     

Share This Page