Park Creek Pass, North Cascades N.P., WA, 8/2012.
“Like the Common Dandelion, this plant can be used for salads, potherbs, tea, and wine.” -G. Scotter & H. Flygare: Wildflowers of the Canadian Rockies.
August 26, 2012 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, aster/composite, August, Cascades, edible, July, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, orange/red, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington | Tags: flower, North Cascades National Park, Orange Dandelion, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Elk Meadow, Mt. Hood N.W.A., 7/2012.
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August 18, 2012 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, aster/composite, August, Cascades, Columbia Gorge West, East of Cascades, July, Oregon, purple/blue, Southern Oregon / Northern California, yellow | Tags: Elk Meadow, flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Mt. Hood W.A., OR, 7/2012.
Elizabeth Horn, in Wildflowers 1 The Cascades, writes of the many ways Native Americans ate and used this member of the parsley family:
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August 15, 2012 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, dry open woods, edible, July, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Oregon, parsley, shaded forests, umbel, white | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Mt. Hood N.W.A., OR, 7/2012.
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August 14, 2012 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, July, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Non-native, Oregon, pea, yellow | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Mt. Hood N.W.A. , Oregon, 7/2012.
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August 13, 2012 | Categories: Cascades, dry open woods, East of Cascades, July, Mid Elevation, Oregon, pink, rocky slopes, white | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Cone Peak Trail, near Iron Mountain, OR, 7/2014.
Compare to Bog Wintergreen. (more…)
August 12, 2012 | Categories: buttercup, Cascades, Coastal, dry open woods, July, Mid Elevation, Oregon, white | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers, wintergreen | Leave a comment
Lamberson Butte, Mt. Hood W.A., or, 7/2012.
Found in sandy gravelly soils, this buckwheat flower has a broad geographic and elevation range with many varieties. (more…)
August 11, 2012 | Categories: buckwheat, East of Cascades, June, Mid Elevation, Oregon, pink, rocky slopes, white | Tags: flower, Lamberson Butte, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Elk Meadow Perimeter Trail, Mt. Hood W.A., Oregon, 7/2012.
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August 8, 2012 | Categories: Alpine, Cascades, Coastal, July, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Oregon, purple/blue, violet | Tags: Elk Meadow, flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Elk Meadow, Mt. Hood N.W.A., Oregon, 7/2012.
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August 6, 2012 | Categories: All Northwest, alpine/subalpine meadow, July, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, orchid, Oregon, Southern Oregon / Northern California, white | Tags: Elk Meadow, flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Latourell Falls Trail, Columbia Gorge, OR, 8/2013.
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August 5, 2012 | Categories: alpine/subalpine meadow, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, July, Low Elevation, mint, Oregon, pink, Unique to Northwest | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Mt. Hood N.W.A., OR, 7/2012.
Named after David Lyall (1817-1895), a globetrotting Scottish botanist, surgeon, and British Naval officer, who spent time and discovered plants in Greenland, both poles, New Zealand, the Mediterranean, and the pacific northwest. (more…)
August 4, 2012 | Categories: April, buttercup, Cascades, Coastal, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, Oregon, purple/blue, shaded forests, Unique to Northwest | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Elk Meadows, Mt. Hood W.A., 7/2012.
Named after the California gold-miners who ate it to stave off scurvy. (more…)
August 3, 2012 | Categories: All Northwest, alpine/subalpine meadow, April, edible, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, May, Oregon, purslane, shaded forests, Unique to Northwest, white | Tags: candyflower, Elk Meadow, flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Paradise Park, Mount Hood N.F., OR, 7/2013.
Also known as “mariposa lily.” (more…)
August 2, 2012 | Categories: Cascades, dry open woods, July, lily, Mid Elevation, Oregon, shaded forests, Unique to Northwest, white, yellow | Tags: flower, mariposa lily, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Larch Mountain, Columbia Gorge, OR, 7/2014.
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August 1, 2012 | Categories: August, Cascades, dry open woods, figwort / lousewort, July, Mid Elevation, Oregon, purple/blue, rocky slopes, Unique to Northwest | Tags: Elk Meadow, flower, Mt. Rainier, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
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