Type of Hike
Day hikeTrail Conditions
Trail in good conditionRoad
Road suitable for all vehiclesBugs
No bugsSnow
Snow free
A quick hike for exercise and to see the colors of spring. The vivid greens from the new growth did not disappoint. The Forest Loop Trail is my favorite route on Camano Ridge.
Comments
Yellow Flower
Definitely a poppy. I'm pretty sure it is a non-native species. There is a small patch of them growing in the greenbelt behind my house in Bellevue.
Posted by:
Maddy on May 06, 2015 09:33 PM
Icelandic Poppy
I finally ID'd that flower. It is a non-native but a very beautiful one. It comes in many colors. Today I saw several light orange ones in the greenbelt near Coal Creek.
Posted by:
Maddy on May 09, 2015 01:32 PM
Yellow Flower
This is Welsh Poppy (Meconopsis cambrica) and not Iceland poppy (Papaver croceum). It is typical for Welsh Poppy to naturalize weedily in the Puget Lowland whereas Iceland poppy may not be known as a wild plant here at all. Otherwise the leaves and growth habits of the two plants are different.
Posted by:
Plant Guy on Aug 20, 2016 05:49 PM