Bushes
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Blackberry brambles and poison oak line
many of the trails.
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Poison oak.
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Cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum)
plants, sometimes growing six feet tall or more, are
frequent along the trail. With proper
identification and preparation, parts of the plant can
be eaten. Cow parsnip is widely distributed in the
United States.
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Four species of rose grow in the Point
Reyes National Seashore. This appears to be wood
rose (Rosa gymnocarpa). The solitary small,
simple bloom with the light coming through really caught
my eye.
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Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus).
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Vetches (genus Vicia) are in the pea
family Fabaceae. Seven species of vetch grow in
the park, four of which are non-native.
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California manroot (Marah fabacea).
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