The trees and plants are special in that these species can be grown in the herbaceous balds.
Quercus garryana
Arbutus menziesii
Pacific madrone is one of the largest of about 14 species of Arbutus in the world, and one of the two Arbutus species in North America. Pacific madrone is a broadleaved evergreen tree and a member of the heath family (Ericaceae). It is distinguished by its smooth trunk, orange-red deciduous bark, white flowers, and red berries.
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Douglas-fir is one of the world's most important and valuable timber trees. It has been a major component of the forests of western North America since the mid-Pleistocene. Although the fossil record indicates that the native range of Douglas-fir has never extended beyond western North America, the species has been successfully introduced in the last 100 years into many regions of the temperate forest zone.
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Erigeron howellii
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Howell’s daisy occurs primarily on steep north-facing slopes at elevations ranging from 1600 to 3400 feet. The taxon generally occurs within microsites that have very little soil development and limited development of competing vegetation. The sites are essentially in a stable, herb dominated condition.
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Native American tribes used the bulbs of Nodding Onion as a treatment for croup, colic, colds and fevers. Allium cernuum blooms in midsummer, and the flowers are pollinated by small short-tongued bees, such as Halictid bees. It grows best in full or partial sun, and moist to medium conditions. It tends to spread by seed and bulb offshoots. The flowers are almost white to shades of purple in color and mature plants can reach up to 18" in height. This plant is easy to grow, and will spread gradually under suitable conditions.
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