Mineral Creek

1.       10/21/14, 9:30, Mineral Creek

2.       Weather: Mid 30’s, no wind, mostly sunny

3.       Geological Features: Chugach Mountains, Mineral Creek, Bog

4.        

·         Black Cottonwood (Populus balsamifera)

·         Devil's Club (Oplopanax horridus)

·         Labrador Tea (Ledum palustris)

·         Horsetail (Equisetum)

·         Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium)

·         Large Leaf Avens (Geum macropyllum)

·         Sitka Alder (Alnus crispa)

·         Salmon Berry (Rubus spectabilis)

·         Willow (Salix spp.)

·         Goat's Beard (Aruncus Sylvester)

·         Wild Celery (Angelica lucida)

·         Dwarf Dogwood (Cornus canadensis)

·         Cow Parsnip (Heracleum lanatum)

·         Feather Moss (Kindbergia oregano)

·         Arctic Dock (Rumex articus)

·         Bog Blueberry (Vaccinium ulignosum)

Vitt, Dale H., Janet E. Marsh, and Robin B. Bovey. Moss Lichens and Ferns of Northwest North America. Vancouver: Lone Pine Pub., 1988. Print.

Pojar, Jim, A. MacKinnon, and Paul B. Alaback. Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Redmond, WA: Lone Pine Pub., 1994. Print.