
Hamilton Mountain Trail, Columbia Gorge, WA, 5/2014.
This member of the buttercup family is seen at all elevations across most of the the Northeast, North-central, and Western U.S. (more…)
September 27, 2014 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, buttercup, July, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, poisonous, shaded forests, Washington, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment

Inlet of “Big” Cougar Lake, William O. Douglas Wilderness, WA, 7/2014.
The name has us thinking of mitrewort beer, but it’s actually named after William Henry Brewer (1828-1910), a prestigious botanist who explored California and the northwest, and has his name on several flowers. (more…)
September 20, 2014 | Categories: Cascades, East of Cascades, July, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, raceme, saxifrage, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington, yellow | Tags: flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment

Rainy Lake Road, Columbia Gorge, OR, 6/2014.
Discovered to be a different species than the similar, eastern variety by botanist John Nuttall in 1835 (more…)
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September 13, 2014 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, dogwood, flowering tree, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, Oregon, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Rainy Lake, Wildflowers | Leave a comment

Collier Cone, Three Sisters Wilderness, OR, 8/2013.
According to Turner & Gustafson (Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest), this groundsel relative is found mostly in California, and is rare in central and southern Oregon. (more…)
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September 6, 2014 | Categories: Alpine, aster/composite, August, Oregon, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, yellow | Tags: Collier Cone, flower, Three Sisters, Wildflowers | Leave a comment