Sheep Rock Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, OR, 10/2017.
Golden rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) framed the arid piñon-juniper desertscape in our recent fall trip to Eastern Oregon. We saw them blooming everywhere across the rolling hills near the John Day Fossil Beds. They look similar to sagebrush (more…)
October 21, 2017 | Categories: aster/composite, Columbia Gorge East, East of Cascades, grasslands, grasslands/prarie, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, October, Oregon, roadsides/disturbed areas, September, Southern Oregon / Northern California, yellow | Tags: Flowers, John Day Fossil Beds, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Ridgefield Wildlife Preserve, WA, 9/2015.
This rustic, but pretty, flower is common to much of North America. (more…)
October 9, 2017 | Categories: Balsam, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, orange/red, Oregon, roadsides/disturbed areas, September, Washington, Willamette Valley | Tags: flower, pacific northwest, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Leavenworth Ski Hill, Wenatchee National Forest, 5/2017.
The monkshood we posted recently was named Aconitum delphinifolium, as its leaves resembled that of a delphinium, or Larkspur. (more…)
October 1, 2017 | Categories: buttercup, Cascades, dry open woods, May, Mid Elevation, purple/blue, shaded forests, Unique to Northwest, Washington | Leave a comment