BC: Can anyone help me ID this plant? And/or do you know if this is a jellyfish?

[+JoPo2010]

A couple of questions, maybe someone out there knows:

 

--Is the blob a dead jellyfish? I see them randomly washed up on the beach every now and again. I turned it over, and the blobby mess looked like they might have been those long, tentacle things they have. Maybe someone has a link to what it would have looked like alive?

 

--What's the name of this plant? It was growing in sandy soil, close to the high tide line. The bloom was about an inch across, no scent that I could detect.

 

The plant, and pink blob, were both seen on an ocean beach in Nanaimo, Vancouver Island.

 

[+Panther&Pine]

The first photo is of a jelly fish, most likely a lions mane.

The plant I'm not sure on.

[+Mr. Wilson & a Mt. Goat]

Yup, that's a Lion's Mane Jellyfish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion%27s_mane_jellyfish) , not sure about the flower though. I have a plant book I'll check out later tonight, I'll let you know if I find out.

[+JoPo2010]

I love these forums! Thank you, MooseJawSpruce. And thanks for the link, Mr. Wilson. Yes, please let me know if you find out the name of the plant.

[+JoPo2010]

I swear the forums can answer all my questions! Maybe someone also knows what causes this in the wood? Is it worms?

 

Umm, and my walking stick, does anyone know what cache I left it at? I got no hits on that from Google.

 

[+L0ne.R]

I swear the forums can answer all my questions! Maybe someone also knows what causes this in the wood? Is it worms?

 

Umm, and my walking stick, does anyone know what cache I left it at? I got no hits on that from Google.

 

 

Likely a Borer Beetle larvae of some type....

http://tidcf.nrcan.gc.ca/insects/factsheet/1673

There are a number of wood boring insects commonly found in live hardwoods. Most notable of these are the carpenterworm (Prionoxystus robiniae [Peck]), the poplar carpenterworm (Acossus centerensis [Lint.]), the aspen carpenterworm (A. populi [Wlk.]), the ash borer (Podosesia syringae [Harr.]), the cottonwood crown borer (Sesia tibialis [Harr.]), and the poplar-and-willow borer (Cryptorhynchus Iapathi [L.]). There are many other wood boring insects, most of which are bark beetles (Scolytidae), flatheaded wood borers (Buprestidae), and roundheaded or longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae). Most of the latter borers attack only dead or dying trees and are not usually a problem in living trees that are healthy.

 

Regarding the flower, it looks like some kind of orchid, maybe.

http://www.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/eflora/orchidsbc.html

[+Mr. Wilson & a Mt. Goat]

Do you have anymore pics of the flower? I've looked through 2 plants of BC books we have at home, but haven't found anything that matches. The leaf margins are similar to that certain mint plants we have on the coast, but the leaf pattern is whorled (at least it seems to be). The flowers almost look like Beach Morning-Glory.

[+The Blorenges]

Waves from Wales, UK ~ ~ ~

 

The plant looks like Himalayan Balsam to me... It's an annoying invasive species over here.

 

Himalayan Balsam

 

 

MrsB

[+JoPo2010]

That's it, Mrs B! Thank you so much.

 

And thanks L0ne R for the beetle info. It sure sounds like they might be what makes the grooves in the wood.

 

Thank you again Mr. Wilson and MooseJaw for helping me ID the jellyfish.

 

Cachers are the best!

 

JoPo2010

[+hollyburn]

There's an app for reporting invasive species in BC. http://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hra/plants/index.htm

[+JoPo2010]

Hi Hollyburn,

 

I downloaded that app a couple of years ago, and it didn't work very well...very buggy, unstable, and just plain didn't work most of the time. Have you been using it? Has it improved, do you know?

 

There's an app for reporting invasive species in BC. http://www.for.gov.b...lants/index.htm