King’s Mountain Trail, Tillamook NF, Oregon, 7/2015.
This rare, endangered plant is only found in the rich soils of shady pacific northwest forests. (more…)
October 31, 2014 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, July, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, orchid, saprophytic/mycotrophic, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, Washington, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Hamilton Mountain Trail, saprophytic/mycotrophic, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Union Creek Trail, William O. Douglas Wilderness, WA, 7/2014.
Stricta, once thought to be a member of the closely related luina (pronounced ‘lew-eye-na’) genus, is now the sole member of the Rainiera genus. (more…)
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October 25, 2014 | Categories: alpine/subalpine meadow, aster/composite, August, Cascades, Mid Elevation, Unique to Northwest, Washington, yellow | Tags: Chinook Pass, flower, Wildflowers, William O. Douglas Wilderness | Leave a comment
Horsethief Butte, Columbia Hills State Park, Columbia Gorge, WA, 4/2014.
This strange looking plant is not, as one might guess, related to Fiddleneck, but rather a member of the waterleaf family. (more…)
October 19, 2014 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, borage, grasslands/prarie, green, July, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Washington, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Labyrinth Trail, Columbia Gorge, WA, 6/2013.
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October 10, 2014 | Categories: dry open woods, edible, Non-native, pink, rose, Washington | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Latourell Falls Trail, Columbia Gorge, OR, 8/2013.
This showy, European import is prevalent in low-elevation roadsides and disturbed areas in the western halves of Oregon, Washington and California, as well a a smattering of western, and east-coast locations. (more…)
October 5, 2014 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, figwort / lousewort, grasslands/prarie, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Non-native, Oregon, pink, roadsides/disturbed areas, Washington | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
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