A pristine island, really just a rock with thin soil at the north
end of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Carpeted with native plants
with not a exotic grass or other introduced plant species. With a
mink family too. I think this lack of exotics is critical. I places
like this we need to think about seeds we might bring along on our
clothing, as in Antarctica.

Among the many plants is this Fritillaria camschatcensis, possibly.
I need to see the flowers to be sure. This is typical rice root bulb
showing the bulbils and mature corm. Once a staple in local
indigenous diets. This plant growing very dense on this very exposed islet

here is specimen up close http://flic.kr/p/cVN2YQ/
here is root wad of mostly organic soil, roots and close by Allium
cernuum. http://flic.kr/p/cVMNps/
here is the entire island http://flic.kr/p/cVMHuj/
my friend Rupert collecting some seed pods http://flic.kr/p/cVMEJC/
I've been on similar islands further south in the San Juan
Archipelago and always amazed by the ability of these plants to
thrive on shallow but fertile soils.

Rich,

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