A collection of flora from the pacific wonderland.

Archive for January, 2019

White-stemmed Frasera (Frasera albicaulis var. Columbiana)

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Major Creek Road, Columbia Gorge, WA, 5/2017.

This attractive member of the gentian family is also sometimes called Elkweed. (more…)

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January 14, 2019 | Categories: Columbia Gorge East, dry open woods, East of Cascades, gentian, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Oregon, purple/blue, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington, white | Tags: , , , | Leave a comment

Arrow-leaved Groundsel (Senecio triangularis)

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Mt. Hood, Vista Ridge Trail, OR, 8/2016.

One of the more common and easy to identify of the dizzying array of yellow composite flowers; we were surprised to find we hadn’t yet posted it.  (more…)

January 11, 2019 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, aster/composite, August, Cascades, Coastal, East of Cascades, July, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Olympics, Oregon, SE Alaska, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington, yellow | Tags: , , , , , | Leave a comment

Northern Gentian (Gentianella amarella)

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Horseshoe Basin, Pasayten Wilderness, WA, 7/2016.

In Washington’s Mt. Baker area, we stumbled upon this gentian, a less common variety within the pacific northwest (more…)

January 6, 2019 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, August, Cascades, East of Cascades, gentian, marsh wetland/water's edge, medicinal, Olympics, pink, SE Alaska, Washington | Tags: , , , | 1 Comment