Gumboot Lake, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, CA, 7/2023.
What a find! Just a handful of steps from our campsite were marshy areas filled with masses of white flower stalks (teeming with pollinators). We initially mistook them for bog orchids, (more…)
August 31, 2023 | Categories: Asparagus, California, July, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, raceme, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, white | Tags: botanizing, fen, hiking, mount shasta, serpentine, wildflower | 1 Comment
Near Gumboot Lake, Shasta Trinity NF, CA, 7/ 2023.
We encountered this attractive spike of yellow flowers several times in hikes near Mount Shasta. (more…)
August 19, 2023 | Categories: California, July, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, nartheciaceae, raceme, roadsides/disturbed areas, Southern Oregon / Northern California, yellow | Tags: botanizing, flower, hiking, Mt. Shasta, wildflower | Leave a comment
Manzanita Creek Trail, Lassen National Park, CA, 7/2023
The forests of the pacific northwest are a mycotrophic plant lover’s dream! (more…)
August 13, 2023 | Categories: California, heath, June, May, Mid Elevation, orange/red, saprophytic/mycotrophic, Southern Oregon / Northern California | Tags: botanizing, flower, hiking, Lassen national park, mount shasta, wildflower | Leave a comment
Near Lake Siskiyou, CA 7/2023.
We’ve been chasing these huge neon yellow Blazing Star blooms for a couple years. (more…)
August 6, 2023 | Categories: blazing star, California, Columbia Gorge East, East of Cascades, July, Mid Elevation, roadsides/disturbed areas, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, yellow | Tags: botanizing, flower, Hawkmoth, Lassen national park, pollinators, shasta-trinity, wildflower | 1 Comment
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