"Step By Step" Training
Plants
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Arnica.
Black eyed Susans.
Blackberries.
Blueberries.
Buttercups.
Camas.
Clover.
Cow parsnip.
Daisies.
Dandelions.
Dander (from fireweed).
Devil's paintbrush.
Devil's club. One of the most hated plants among tree planters. We'll do a short series of several photos of devil's club, to make sure that you get to know it well.
Devil's club.
Devil's club.
Devil's club.
Devil's club.
Devil's club.
A type of feather moss.
More feather moss (there are many different types).
More feather moss.
Ferns.
Fiddleheads.
Fireweed.
Fireweed.
Great blanketflower.
Hairy false goldenaster.
Giant hogweed. This plant is fairly rare. Giant hogweed has a sap which is extremely toxic to humans, and it's considered to be a very problematic species. Don't get it confused with cow parsnip, which is not toxic.
Here, we can see a pair of properly protected workers (in an urban environment) trying to control some giant hogweed.
Huckleberries.
Indian paintbrush (not a politically correct name, in my opinion). It would be better to refer to this by one of its aliases, Devil's paintbrush.
Labrador tea.
Labrador tea.
Labrador tea.
High larkspur.
Low larkspur.
Morels. These are one of the safe types of mushrooms to eat (don't confuse them with false morels).
A mushroom of an unknown variety. I definitely wouldn't risk eating it.
More mushrooms. If you're not certain of the exact species, don't eat them.
Chanterelle mushrooms. These are safe to eat, and in fact, very tasty.
Poisonous plants. These aren't just inedible, they can also give you a skin rash or an anaphylactic reaction.
Poisonous plants.
Poisonous plants.
Raspberries.
Salal. A common plant on Vancouver Island.
Salal is also used in floral displays.
More salal (in a floral display).
Here is what salal looks like in the fall, when the berries are fat and juicy. Incidentally, it's safe to eat salal berries.
Salmonberry.
Saskatoons.
Shrubby cinquefoil.
Skunk cabbage.
Sphagnum moss. This type of moss lives in locations where it can remain moist or wet at all times.
More sphagnum moss.
Stingy nettles. This is a common plant in many areas, and it's hard to spot, but if it comes into contact with a person's bare skin, you'll become very itchy before too long (especially when you sweat, or get wet). The stinging sensation from a stingy nettle can sometimes last for a couple of days.
More stingy nettles.
Examples of rashes caused by stingy nettles.
More stingy nettle rashes.
More stingy nettles.
More stingy nettles.
More stingy nettles.
Strawberries.
Thimbleberry.
Tiger lily. The orange petals of this flower are edible, and are fairly tasty.
Trillium.
Tufted fleabane.
Violets.
Wild ginger.
Wild rose.
Yarrow.
Yarrow is also commonly known as milfoil.
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