Crescent Mountain Trail, Willamette National Forest, OR, 6/2017.
Thanks to Ross & Chambers’ classic Wildflowers of the Western Cascades (a flora of Iron Mountain which, coincidentally, is just a few miles west on Oregon Highway 20 from where these pictures were taken), we now can differentiate Anemone oregana from the very similar lyallii. (more…)
July 27, 2017 | Categories: All Northwest, April, buttercup, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, purple/blue, shaded forests, Unique to Northwest, Washington | Tags: Flowers, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Cone Peak Trail, Willamette National Forest, OR, 6/2017.
Spring Beauties are part of a group of plants sometimes called “spring ephemerals”, also including Blue-Eyed Grass, that harness the insulating properties of winter snowfall to send a shoot up from their underground bulb through the cold wet soil, during winter (more…)
July 21, 2017 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, edible, June, Mid Elevation, Oregon, pink, purslane, shaded forests | Tags: Flowers, Iron Mountain, pacific northwest, Wildflowers | 2 Comments
Marmot Pass, Buckhorn Wilderness, WA, 7/2017.
These pretty daisies were among many flowers blooming on Marmot Pass during our July visit. (more…)
July 19, 2017 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, aster/composite, July, Mid Elevation, rocky slopes, Washington, white, yellow | Tags: flower, Olympic National Park, wildflower | Leave a comment
Royal Lake Campground, Olympic NP, 7/2016.
Last July we found a single specimen (above) of this uncommon primrose peeking out from among the rocks near Royal Lake Campground. One year later, and a few miles west, (more…)
July 15, 2017 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, July, pink, primrose, rocky slopes, Unique to Northwest, Washington | Tags: Buckhorn Wilderness, flower, marmot pass, Olympic National Park, pacific northwest, royal basin, royal lake, wildflower | Leave a comment
Cone Peak Trail, Willamette National Forest, OR, 6/2017.
From a distance, one might assume it to be Oregon Sunshine, given its bright yellow color and tendency to grow amid dry rock and shale near the top of mountains like central Oregon’s Cone Peak and Iron Mountain. (more…)
July 8, 2017 | Categories: Alpine, East of Cascades, July, Oregon, rocky slopes, rose, Southern Oregon / Northern California, yellow | Tags: cone peak, Iron Mountain, wildflower, willamette national forest | Leave a comment
Buckhorn Peak Trail, Buckhorn Wilderness, WA, 7/2017.
These lovely flowers are endemic to the Olympic Mountains. (more…)
July 3, 2017 | Categories: Alpine, June, Olympics, purple/blue, rocky slopes, Unique to Northwest, violet, Washington | Tags: Buckhorn Wilderness, flower, Olympic National Park, Wildflowers | 1 Comment