Waxberry

I found this little shrub near chocolate lily corner.

It had many tiny white bell like flowers.

This is a berry.

I can't find a good article about this plant.

They all say it is a snowberry. 

I posted on WNPS FB and got lots of responses and likes. 

Bill Swartz - 

Five species in the Pacific Northwest. Only close examination to the flowers gets to species. In the Northern Intermountain Region, S. albus is facultative wetland and S. occidentalis is facultative upland. Popping the berries can be great fun.

Meg Meyer -  ·

Compare to S. mollis- creeping snowberry.

Adrienne St. Clair - 

yup, many suggestions point to creeping snowberry as opposed to common snowberry--the reddish hue to the thin stems that arch a bit, the smaller leaves, and the fact that it was in an oak remnant.

Gaultheria hispidula, commonly known as the creeping snowberry or moxie-plum, and known to Mi'kmaq tribes of Newfoundland as manna teaberry, is a perennial spreading ground-level vine of the heath family Ericaceae. It is native to North America and produces small white edible berries.

Creeping snowberry is rare at the southern end of its range. It is state-protected in Connecticut, Idaho, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington.

The genus Gaultheria was named for Hugues Gaultier, a naturalist and physician in Quebec in mid-18th century. The Latin name hispidula refers to the bristles on the stem and leaves.

Piperia Orchids

There are many at the top of the dead end trail.

These look really healthy.

I also saw blossoms on the new ones across from bench nearby.

Orchids-Lady's Tresses and Piperia

This one is the prettiest Piperia I've ever seen. 

Five Lady's Tresses

The tops are showing a twist.

Brodiaea

Got a few opening.

These all have cluster flower heads. 

Several patches.

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A large patch at the triangle.

Rose Spirea - Hardhack

Many bushes around retention ponds.

 

Beaked Hazelnut

I'm finding many beaked hazelnuts in the bush at entrance.

Landscapers took off the long branches but I found these on the inside of the cut branches.

Ocean Spray

 
This is the older bush.

These young ocean spray plants have fresh looking flowers.  

Ninebark Shrubs

These are ninebark by alley on June 4.

Saw white flowers across reservoir so found a total of 8 around the reservoir.

Some are across reservior.

Some along alley today.

Some planted, some natural. 

Brodiaea

Brodiaea elegans is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common names harvest brodiaea, elegant brodiaea, and elegant cluster-lily. The bulb is native to the mountain ranges of California and Oregon, where it grows in woodlands and meadows.

Found in 3-4 places today. 

Larkspur and Harebells

A delphinium/larkspur near Schmitz entrance. 

First of the blue harebells. 

6/21/26 - lots more flowers open.

Pink Honeysuckle

Found this one the new trail that goes to the steps.

Pink honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula) is one of the few native vine species in Washington state. It thrives west of the Cascade Range, producing lightly-perfumed pink to purple flowers that are a major draw for hummingbirds, followed by vibrant red fall berries for local birds.

Names:  Hairy Honeysuckle is also called Pink Honeysuckle or California (Pink or Hairy) Honeysuckle.  Hispidula means covered with bristly hairs. The common name, honeysuckle, comes from the fact that children enjoy sucking nectar from the base of the flowers for a sweet treat.  The name Lonicera is derived from Adamus Lonicerus (Adam Lonitzer), a German botanist, author of the herbal, Kräuterbuch (1557).

New Trails in the Preserve

Blue to right at steps.

Yellow to steps.

Back to blue, right to Bowthorpe.

Past this stump.

Blue goes out to Bowthorpe, orange to Bocca ball, purple to grass. 

Coreopsis Tickseed

Coreopsis, or Tickseed, is a genus of flowering plants native to North and
South America. There are over 100 species available and countless hybrids,
including annuals and perennials. They are admired for their vibrant,
daisy-like flowers and ease of care.

In Washington State, the only truly native tickseed is Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria), also known as Golden or Columbia Tickseed. It is an annual or biennial wildflower that naturally grows in seasonally moist, open, and disturbed areas, mostly east of the Cascades and along the lower 

Columbia River.

Hyacinth Cluster Lilies

Clusters of hyacinth lilies at corner of Oakwood and Deerglade.

Lots on this corner. 

This one was across the street.

These are on Arrowroot.