Hamilton Mountain Trail, Columbia Gorge, WA, 4/2015.
We find coral roots, except for this striped species, faithful companions that reward those that closely scan the pine-needle floors throughout the wilderness areas of the Pacific Northwest. (more…)
July 23, 2019 | Categories: Cascades, Columbia Gorge West, July, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Olympics, orange/red, orchid, Oregon, pink, saprophytic/mycotrophic, SE Alaska, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Willamette Valley | Tags: Columbia Gorge, hetrotrophic, macrotrophic, mycotrophic, saphyrophyte, 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
Major Creek Road, Columbia Gorge, WA. 5/2017.
This stalk of small flowers stands out for its unusual salmon color and contrasting blue pollen. It grows in dry sandy soils west of the Continental Divide. (more…)
May 31, 2017 | Categories: All Northwest, dry open woods, grasslands, grasslands/prarie, July, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, orange/red, phlox, Washington, white | Tags: flower, Major Creek Road, wildflower | 1 Comment
Saddle Mountain Trail, Saddle Mountain State Natural Area, OR, 6/2015.
We were shocked and disappointed that not one of our many wildflower guides featured this native flowering shrub. (more…)
June 23, 2015 | Categories: Coastal, heath, July, Low Elevation, orange/red, Oregon, Unique to Northwest, Washington | Tags: flower, Saddle Mountain, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Near Memaloose Viewpoint, Columbia Gorge, OR, 5/2014.
The many different species of this genus of the figwort family are notoriously hard to distinguish from one another, even for botanists. (more…)
May 13, 2015 | Categories: All Northwest, figwort / lousewort, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, orange/red, Oregon, rocky slopes | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Near Eight-Dollar Mountain, Selma, OR, 4/2015.
The only carnivorous plant native to the west coast. (more…)
April 13, 2015 | Categories: Coastal, March, marsh wetland/water's edge, orange/red, Oregon, Pitcher plant, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, yellow | Tags: carnivorous, Eight Dollar Mountain, flower, serpentine, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
McCord Creek Falls, Columbia Gorge, OR, 4/2014.
This is one of the easier paintbrush varieties to identify (more…)
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March 1, 2015 | Categories: Alpine, August, Cascades, Columbia Gorge West, figwort / lousewort, Mid Elevation, orange/red, Oregon, rocky slopes, Unique to Northwest | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, McCord Creek Falls, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
South Prairie Road, Columbia Gorge, WA, 7/2014.
Sometimes called “Sugarstick” or “Barber’s Pole”; this is certainly one of the odder-looking plants we’ve come across. (more…)
December 26, 2014 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, heath, June, orange/red, saprophytic/mycotrophic, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, saprophytic/mycotrophic, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Viewpoint Mike Trail, Lost Creek Lake, OR, 4/2018.
Recognizably similar to its relatives in the Fritillaria family, Checker Lily and Yellow Bells, (more…)
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May 26, 2014 | Categories: April, lily, Low Elevation, orange/red, Oregon, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest | Tags: flower, Lithia Park, Wildflowers | 2 Comments
Cascade Head Nature Preserve, OR, 4/2014.
This odd-looking member of the saxifrage family occurs almost exclusively in the western portion of the Northwest U.S. and Canada. (more…)
May 12, 2014 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, Low Elevation, May, orange/red, Oregon, raceme, saxifrage, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest | Tags: Cascade Head, flower, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
