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Pseudotsuga menziesii Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/25/2014
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Pseudotsuga menziesii is the scientific name for the Douglas-Fir and in this case you are going to learn a bit about the Douglas-Fir and other plants of the Northwest.

 

You are looking for a Pseudotsuga menziesii cone where it doesn't belong.

~~Septentrio


Acer circinatum


Erysimum cheiranthoides

 

Thuja plicata (minus 7)


Platanthera stricta (minus 4).

 

Zostera marina 

 Goodyera oblongifolia (minus 2)

 Abies grandis

 

Occidens


Calypso bulbosa


Erigeron humilis (minus 4)

 

 

Streptopus roseus (plus 1)


Myrica gale (minus 5).

 

Gaultheria shallon (minus 4) 

Blechnum spicant (minus 3) 

Taraxacum officinale (divide by 2) 

You may find Pojar to be the most helpful.

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)