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Coastal Redwoods
Redwood Sorrel
Distincitves
Three heart shaped leaves, connected at the center. Carpets heavily shaded redwood areas
Poison Oak
Distincitves
Leaves of three, rounded like a cloud around edges.
Pacific Trillium
Distincitves
Three large smooth leaves with small flower growing out of middle. 
Lemon Balm
Distincitves
Leaves very fuzzy to the touch, always growing opposite eachother. Small purple flowers when in bloom. 
Deer Fern
Distincitves
Large single columns growing with leaves directly connected to stem. 
Coastal Redwood
Distincitves
Tall, red-colored bark
California BlackBerry
Distincitves
Small dark thorns on the vines stem and red or black berries in spring and summer. Coarse toothed ridges on edges of leaves. 
False Solomon’s seal
Distincitves
Smooth deeper green alternate pinnate leaves. Often 2-3 large veins running down length of leaf. 
Bracken Fern
Distincitves
Widest at base, 2-3x pinnate leaves.
Lady Fern
Distincitves
Widest at middle, 2-3x pinnate
Thimbleberry
Distincitves
5-pedaled white flowers, large leaves, slightly fuzzy stems
Wolf’s milk slime
Distincitves
Bright pink, goo like balls on fallen logs. Can turn an Olive brown with maturity
British Columbia Wild Ginger
Distincitves
Palm sized heart shaped leaves growing close to ground
Beaked Hazelnut
Distincitves
Round leaves with coarse toothed edges, 3-5 foot tall shrub
Mountain sweet cicely
Distincitves
Trifoliate (three leaflets) toothed or lobed leaves. Small white flower cluster when in bloom 
Three leaf Foamflower
Distincitves
Small white bell shaped flowers on towering stem, grows low to ground (often near water)
Hypnum Moss
Distincitves
Protruding about 1/2 inch from fallen log, looks feathery and soft
Coast Live Oak
Distincitves
Smaller, sharp poky ridged leaves in comparison to the tan oak. 
Tan Oak
Distincitves
Larger leaves than coastal live oak (but still poky sides)
Sword Fern
Distincitves
Very similar to deer fern but leaves are connected to the stem via a very small stem - much more common in Henry cowbell in comparison to deer fern as well. 
Licorice Fern
Distincitves
Very similar to other polypody ferns but grows from a single stem. May grow in patches, but all individuals. Leaves connected to stem like deer fern but deer fern looks more similar to the sword. 
Big Leaf Maple
Distincitves
Large maple leaves - paired wing helicopter twirly seeds. 
Broadleaf forget-me-not
Distincitves
Small purple flowers, long leaf with darker somewhat pronounced vein down middle. 
Red Baneberry
Distincitves
Bright red berries in the spring and summer, leaves are large and (maybe) pinnate with ridged edges. Small veins. Tall white stem of flowers before berries. 
Black Raspberry
Douglas Fir
Distincitves
2 to 4 inch cones, narrow three pointed bracts between scales on cone. 
Trooping Crumble Cap
Distincitves
Growing in small patches, small domed head with a great color. 
Honey comb coral slime mold
Distincitves
whitish and translucent with a fuzzy appearance
Himalayan BlackBerry
Distincitves
Larger leaves than the California blackberry bush with a very thick stem at parts. 
Western Starflower
Distincitves
Small purple star-shaped flower groing out of single quad leaved plants close to ground. 
Cretan Brake ?
Blue Elderberry
Distincitves
Ends of this large shrub are covered with a puffy blast of small white flowers or blue elderberries dependent on the season. 
California Wild Rose
Distincitves
Open faced flat 5-petal flowers (often pink) with characteristic rose leaves. 
Woodland Strawberry
Distincitves
Three leaved plant, distinct triangle ridges. 
Redwood Violet
Distincitves
Carpets the floor underneath redwoods in a similar manner to sorrel. Small circular leaves with small yellow flowers. 
California Milkwort
Distincitves
Small oval leaves, purple flowers, near to ground. 
Giant Chain Fern
Distincitves
Similar to lady fern but only 2x pinnate and larger individual leaflets spaced farther apart. 
Broad leaved helleborine
Distincitves
Grows straight up, large leaves. Funny bushy leaf thing at top. 
Redwood inside out flower
Stinging Nettle
Distincitves
Similar looking to lemon balm but much larger height and leaves 
Fragrant Bedstraw
Distincitves
Very small growing close to the ground with perfectly 5 star shaped towered leaves
Big leaf Periwinkle
Hookers Fairybells
Distincitves
Similar to the star false lily of valley but smaller and doesn’t grow in a single big stalk. 
Tutsan
Distincitves
Small yellow flowers at tips when in bloom
Woodland Madia
Milkmaid
Herb Robert
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