Lodgepole pine (pinus contorta)

The lodgepole pine (pinus contorta, or shore pine) is a common evergreen conifer in the Pacific Northwest. It is able to grow as a...

Coast redwood

Sequoia sempervirens, or coastal redwood, is a magnificent, monoecious evergreen tree that can live very long (1,800+ years) and reach up to 379 feet...

Cow parsnip (heracleum lanatum)

Cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum) is a large, perennial flower that enjoys areas like banks of streams, moist slopes, coastal marshes and beaches, and other...

Shield fern (dryopteris expansa)

Shield fern (dryopteris expansa, also known as the spiny wood fern), is a deciduous fern that prefers most forests in the Pacific Northwest. The...

Pacific sword fern (polystichum munitum)

The Pacific sword fern (Polystichum munitum) is a large, evergreen fern that grows in moist locations, and is very abundant and widespread in the...

Maidenhair fern (adiantum pedatum)

Also known as Adiantum aleuticum, the maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum) is an unusual fern that resembles plants more than ferns. The branches are palmately...

Lady fern (athyrium filix-femina)

The Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) is a deciduous fern that thrives in wet, riparian and swamp conditions at any elevation. They are twice pinnate...

Goldenback fern (pityrogramma triangularis)

The goldenback fern (pityrogramma triangularis, or Pentagramma triangularis) is a smaller evergreen fern located in the southern end of the Pacific Northwest. It is...

Deer fern (blechnum spicant)

The deer fern (Blechnum spicant) is an evergreen fern similar to the sword fern (polystichum munitum). It lives in moist and wet forests, and...

Bracken fern (pteridium aquilinum)

The bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum) is a deciduous fern native to many different environments including roadsides, burns, meadows, dry and set forests, and other...