Catherine Creek Trail, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA. 4/2013.
The latin translates to “little mimic.” (more…)
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May 29, 2013 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, figwort / lousewort, July, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, May, Mid Elevation, Washington, yellow | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Near Eight-Dollar Mountain, Selma, OR, 4/2015.
Some believe that mistaking the poisonous root of the Death Camas for the edible root of the Common Camas was what caused the death of Christopher McCandles (more…)
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May 6, 2013 | Categories: All Northwest, June, lily, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, poisonous, Washington, white, yellow | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Catherine Creek Trail, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA. 4/2013.
Named after the Russian-German naturalist and surgeon, Johann Friedrich von Eschsch0ltz. Spanish explorers on the California coast called this flower ‘Copa de Oro’ — cup of gold. The native range of the poppy encompasses the western states and Mexico, and it is the state flower of California, where one sees spectacular displays over entire hills and valleys in the spring. Native Americans used the leaves medicinally. It contains a different class of alkaloids than opium poppies, but its extract is said to have a mild opiate effect when smoked.
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May 3, 2013 | Categories: April, Cascades, Coastal, Coastal, grasslands/prarie, Low Elevation, medicinal, orange/red, poppy, Washington, yellow | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
4/2013. Rowena Plateau, Tom McCall Preserve, Columbia Gorge, OR
“So named because it grows from a strong smelling taproot…Although generally shunned by domestic livestock, Balsamroot is grazed by deer, elk, and mountain sheep. Indians used to eat the stout starchy roots and tender young shoots.” –Scotter & Flygare: Wildflowers of the Canadian Rockies. (more…)
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April 28, 2013 | Categories: aster/composite, Cascades, Columbia Gorge East, grasslands/prarie, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, Oregon, Southern Oregon / Northern California, yellow | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Elk Meadow, Mt. Hood N.W.A., 7/2012.
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August 18, 2012 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, aster/composite, August, Cascades, Columbia Gorge West, East of Cascades, July, Oregon, purple/blue, Southern Oregon / Northern California, yellow | Tags: Elk Meadow, flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Mt. Hood N.W.A., OR, 7/2012.
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August 14, 2012 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, July, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Non-native, Oregon, pea, yellow | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Paradise Park, Mount Hood N.F., OR, 7/2013.
Also known as “mariposa lily.” (more…)
August 2, 2012 | Categories: Cascades, dry open woods, July, lily, Mid Elevation, Oregon, shaded forests, Unique to Northwest, white, yellow | Tags: flower, mariposa lily, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Berkeley Park Meadow, Mount Rainier N.P., WA, 8/2011.
Also known as “Wood Betony.”
July 31, 2012 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, bract, Cascades, figwort / lousewort, July, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Washington, yellow | Tags: Berkeley Park, flower, mount rainier, Mt. Rainier, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Near Skyscraper Mountain, Mt. Rainier N.P. , WA, 8/2011. (more…)
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October 29, 2011 | Categories: alpine/subalpine meadow, Cascades, East of Cascades, figwort / lousewort, July, Mid Elevation, rocky slopes, Washington, yellow | Tags: flower, Mt. Rainier, Skyscraper Mountain, Wildflowers | 2 Comments
Cone Peak, Willamette National Forest, OR, 6/2016.
Similar to Sedum Oreganum, which is taller and found in lower and coastal areas of the pacific northwest. (more…)
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September 25, 2011 | Categories: August, Cascades, edible, Mid Elevation, rocky slopes, stonecrop, Washington, yellow | Tags: flower, Mt. Rainier, Sourdough Ridge, Wildflowers | 2 Comments
Sourdough Ridge, Mt. Rainier N.P., WA 8/2011.
Also known as False Dandelion.
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September 14, 2011 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, aster/composite, Cascades, East of Cascades, July, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington, yellow | Tags: False Dandelion, flower, Mt. Rainier, Sourdough Ridge, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Tatoosh Wilderness, WA, 7/2020.
Arnicas can be distinguished from Groundsels (senecios) by their paired opposite leaves. (more…)
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August 19, 2011 | Categories: Alberta, Alpine, aster/composite, August, Cascades, dry open woods, East of Cascades, July, medicinal, Mid Elevation, umbel, yellow | Tags: Banff, flower, Red Earth Trail, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Marmot Pass, Buckhorn Wilderness, WA, 7/2017.
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August 17, 2011 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, August, Cascades, dry open woods, East of Cascades, July, June, rocky slopes, rose, Washington, yellow | Tags: flower, Mt. Rainier, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Red Earth Trail, Banff N.P., Alberta, Canada, 7/2011.
According to Scotter & Flygare’s Wildflowers of the Canadian Rockies, the black-tipped bracts “were considered by the Inuit to be a sign of mourning for a band of unsuspecting Inuit massacred in 1771 by Indian warriors who accompanied the explorer Samuel Hearne on his expedition to the Arctic Coast. Sir John Richardson first collected this plant near the massacre site, Bloody Falls, on the Coppermine River and named it lugens from the latin word ‘to mourn’.”
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August 12, 2011 | Categories: Alberta, Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, aster/composite, August, dry open woods, July, Mid Elevation, umbel, yellow | Tags: Banff, flower, Red Earth Trail, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Lake Louise, Banff N.P. , Alberta, Canada. 7/2011.
This plant’s boiled roots were once used as a cure for diarrhea. It’s better known cousin, Crimson Columbine can be found here.
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August 10, 2011 | Categories: Alberta, Alpine, buttercup, dry open woods, East of Cascades, July, medicinal, Mid Elevation, yellow | Tags: Banff, flower, Lake Louise, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Banff N.P., Alberta, Canada, 7/2011.
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August 3, 2011 | Categories: Alberta, dry open woods, rocky slopes, rose, white, yellow | Tags: Banff, flower, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Inlet of “Big” Cougar Lake, William O. Douglas Wilderness, WA, 7/2014
“Born on wooley stems” – Wildflowers of the Canadian Rockiers, Scotter & Flygare, 1986 (more…)
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July 28, 2011 | Categories: alpine/subalpine meadow, buttercup, Cascades, July, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Washington, white, yellow | Tags: Banff, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Banff N.P., Alberta, Canada, 7/2011
Flowers are sometimes “candied” and used to decorate cakes.
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July 27, 2011 | Categories: Alberta, Cascades, Coastal, dry open woods, edible, July, June, Mid Elevation, shaded forests, violet, yellow | Tags: Banff, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Banff N.P., Alberta, Canada. 7/2011.
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July 27, 2011 | Categories: Alberta, All Northwest, Alpine, honeysuckle, July, Low Elevation, orange/red, Washington, yellow | Tags: Banff, flower, North Cascades National Park, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
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Royal Basin, Olympics National Park, WA, 7/2016.
“Seen only by those who venture near or above timberline” – Wildflowers of the Canadian Rockies, Scotter & Flygare, 1986 (more…)
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July 22, 2011 | Categories: Alberta, Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, buttercup, Cascades, July, yellow | Tags: Banff, flower, Gibbons Pass, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Whistling Pass, Banff N.P., Alberta, Canada 7/2011.
Glacier Lilies, Buttercups and Spring Beauty immediately follow the receding snow in the early spring high country. (more…)
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July 16, 2011 | Categories: Alberta, Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, Cascades, edible, July, June, lily, Mid Elevation, Southern Oregon / Northern California, yellow | Tags: Banff, flower, Whistling Pass, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
4/2013. Ellowah Falls trail.
Yeon State Park, Columbia Gorge, OR.
“Native Americans prized the root of the Oregon Grape. It was boiled fresh for stomach problems and itchy eyes and used as a yellow basket dye.” — Janie Hibler: The Berry Bible
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May 31, 2011 | Categories: April, barberry, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, edible, Low Elevation, May, medicinal, Mid Elevation, Oregon, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, yellow | Tags: Columbia Gorge, Ellowah Falls, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Cascade Head Nature Preserve, OR, 4/2014.
Like Fringecup, this plant can be found all over the Northwest, but is especially prevalent near the coast. (more…)
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April 25, 2011 | Categories: April, arum, bract, Cascades, Coastal, edible, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Oregon, yellow | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Herman Creek, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Rainy Lake Road, Columbia Gorge, OR, 6/2014.
The name “western” is apt, as this variety appears in every western state, at almost every elevation. (more…)
April 12, 2011 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, dry open woods, July, June, May, Mid Elevation, mustard, Oregon, yellow | Tags: flower, Strawberry Mountains, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Near Skyscraper Mountain, Mt. Rainier N.P. , WA, 8/2011. (more…)
Sourdough Ridge, Mt. Rainier N.P., WA 8/2011.
Red Earth Trail, Banff N.P., Alberta, Canada, 7/2011.
Lake Louise, Banff N.P. , Alberta, Canada. 7/2011.
Banff N.P., Alberta, Canada, 7/2011
Banff N.P., Alberta, Canada. 7/2011.
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