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Siberian miners’ lettuce

By rs | Published May 20, 2013

Siberian Miners’ Lettuce is a member of the purslane family and it had a variety of medicinal uses among aboriginal peoples in coastal BC. It’s related to the traditional miners’ lettuce which was used as a spring salad green.

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Unfolding into summer ….

By rs | Published May 19, 2013

The season for fiddleheads is past, and ferns are now unfolding into summer. These sword ferns (Polystichum munitum) are a fixture of the west coast woods.  

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Green knot

By rs | Published May 13, 2013

A walk along the Lynn Headwaters trail in North Vancouver resulted in the following image.

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