Red Bells (Fritillaria recurva)
Viewpoint Mike Trail, Lost Creek Lake, OR, 4/2018.
Recognizably similar to its relatives in the Fritillaria family, Checker Lily and Yellow Bells, (more…)
Columbia Kittentails (Synthyris stellata)
McCord Creek Falls Trail, Columbia Gorge, OR, 4/2014.
This subspecies, stellata is endemic to the Columbia Gorge, and is one of the first flowers to bloom there every year. A very similar relative missurica, also called “Mountain Kittentails” and “Tailed Kittentails”, is found in Northeast Oregon, Southeast Washington, and Northwest Idaho. (more…)
Fairy Lanterns (Disporum smithii)
Silver Falls State Park, OR, 5/2014.
Sometimes called Smith’s Fairy Bells, these are closely related to Hooker’s Fairy Bells. (more…)
Youth-on-age (Tolmiea menziesii)
Cascade Head Nature Preserve, OR, 4/2014.
This odd-looking member of the saxifrage family occurs almost exclusively in the western portion of the Northwest U.S. and Canada. (more…)
Small-Flowered Blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia parviflora)
Major Creek Road, Columbia Gorge, WA, 4/2014.
To be honest, we couldn’t possibly tell the difference between this and the previously posted rattanii, but we’re going by bloom time. (more…)
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