Angel’s Rest, Columbia Gorge, Oregon. 5/2009.
The term ‘salmon berry’ comes from the Native American tradition of eating them alongside fresh or dried salmon. (more…)
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April 29, 2011 | Categories: April , Cascades , Coastal , edible , Low Elevation , marsh wetland/water's edge , Oregon , pink , rose , shaded forests | Tags: Angel's Rest , Columbia Gorge , flower , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Angel’s Rest, Columbia Gorge, OR, 5/2009.
The edible, clover shaped leaves fold down at night. (more…)
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April 28, 2011 | Categories: April , Cascades , Coastal , Low Elevation , May , Oregon , pink , shaded forests , white , wood sorrel/oxalis | Tags: Angel's Rest , Columbia Gorge , flower , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
McIntyre Ridge Trail, Salmon Huckleberry Wilderness, OR, 5/2014.
Also known as (Western) Wake Robin, due to its early blooming. (more…)
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April 26, 2011 | Categories: April , Cascades , Coastal , lily , Low Elevation , May , Mid Elevation , Oregon , pink , shaded forests , white | Tags: Angel's Rest , Columbia Gorge , flower , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Cascade Head Nature Preserve, OR, 4/2014.
Like Fringecup , this plant can be found all over the Northwest, but is especially prevalent near the coast. (more…)
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April 25, 2011 | Categories: April , arum , bract , Cascades , Coastal , edible , Low Elevation , marsh wetland/water's edge , Oregon , yellow | Tags: Columbia Gorge , flower , Herman Creek , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
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April 24, 2011 | Categories: Alpine , alpine/subalpine meadow , aster/composite , August , Cascades , Columbia Gorge West , East of Cascades , marsh wetland/water's edge , Mid Elevation , Oregon , purple/blue , Southern Oregon / Northern California | Tags: flower , Strawberry Mountains , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
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April 23, 2011 | Categories: April , Coastal , dry open woods , iris , Low Elevation , May , Oregon , white | Tags: Bull of the Woods , flower , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Camp Mystery, Buckhorn Wilderness, WA. 7/2017
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April 22, 2011 | Categories: alpine/subalpine meadow , Cascades , July , Mid Elevation , Oregon , pink , primrose | Tags: flower , Mt. Hood , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Paradise Park, Mount Hood N.F., OR, 7/2013.
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April 21, 2011 | Categories: Alpine , Cascades , East of Cascades , July , Oregon , purslane , rocky slopes , rosette leaf , white | Tags: Bull of the Woods , flower , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
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April 12, 2011 | Categories: August , carrot , East of Cascades , July , marsh wetland/water's edge , Mid Elevation , Oregon , umbel , white | Tags: flower , Strawberry Mountains , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Rainy Lake Road, Columbia Gorge, OR, 6/2014.
The name “western” is apt, as this variety appears in every western state, at almost every elevation. (more…)
April 12, 2011 | Categories: All Northwest , Alpine , dry open woods , July , June , May , Mid Elevation , mustard , Oregon , yellow | Tags: flower , Strawberry Mountains , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
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April 12, 2011 | Categories: dry open woods , East of Cascades , July , June , May , Mid Elevation , Oregon , phlox , white | Tags: flower , Strawberry Mountains , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Strawberry Mountains NWA, OR, 8/2008.
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April 12, 2011 | Categories: April , dry open woods , June , lily , Low Elevation , May , Mid Elevation , Oregon , shape , Southern Oregon / Northern California , yellow | Tags: flower , Strawberry Mountains , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Mount Pisgah Arboretum near Eugene, OR, 4/2018.
Russ Jolley (Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge) refers to these as “Chocolate Lilies” but other sources reserve that nickname for Fritillaria camschatcensis, found mostly in northern Washington and Alaska. Another similar chocolate-colored fritillaria found in our region is the Fritillaria atropurpurea , more common east of the Cascades. This one is sometimes goes by the latin lanceolata . (more…)
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April 12, 2011 | Categories: April , Cascades , Coastal , Columbia Gorge West , edible , lily , Low Elevation , May , Oregon , purple/blue , shaded forests | Tags: Angel's Rest , Columbia Gorge , flower , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Olympic N.P., WA, 8/2010.
Often called “Bluebells of Scotland” to distinguish it from Mertensia paniculata (more…)
April 2, 2011 | Categories: Alpine , alpine/subalpine meadow , August , bellflower , Cascades , July , Low Elevation , Mid Elevation , Oregon , purple/blue | Tags: flower , Wildflowers | 2 Comments
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April 2, 2011 | Categories: April , August , California , Cascades , Coastal , Columbia Gorge West , edible , heath , July , June , Low Elevation , May , medicinal , pink , rocky slopes , September , Southern Oregon / Northern California | Tags: flower , Marble Mountains , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
This high-elevation penstemon is distinguishable from Davidson’s Penstemon by its rosy color.
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April 2, 2011 | Categories: California , Cascades , figwort / lousewort , July , June , Mid Elevation , pink , rocky slopes , Southern Oregon / Northern California , Unique to Northwest | Tags: flower , Marble Mountains , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
King’s Mountain Trail, OR, 7/2015.
The Explorer’s is the most common Gentian we see on our late summer hikes. (more…)
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April 2, 2011 | Categories: Alpine , alpine/subalpine meadow , August , Cascades , Coastal , East of Cascades , gentian , marsh wetland/water's edge , Mid Elevation , Olympics , purple/blue , Southern Oregon / Northern California , Washington | Tags: Goat Rocks , Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Marble Mountain, CA, 5/2011.
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