Cone Peak Trail, Willamette National Forest, OR, 6/2017.
Spring Beauties are part of a group of plants sometimes called “spring ephemerals”, also including Blue-Eyed Grass, that harness the insulating properties of winter snowfall to send a shoot up from their underground bulb through the cold wet soil, during winter (more…)
July 21, 2017 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, edible, June, Mid Elevation, Oregon, pink, purslane, shaded forests | Tags: Flowers, Iron Mountain, pacific northwest, Wildflowers | 2 Comments
Tubal Cain Trail, Buckhorn Wilderness, WA, 7/2017
We’ve only recently become aware of these attractive plants. (more…)
July 30, 2016 | Categories: alpine/subalpine meadow, Columbia Gorge East, East of Cascades, edible, grasslands/prarie, June, Mid Elevation, Olympics, Oregon, pink, rose, Washington | Tags: badger pass, flower, horseshoe basin, school canyon trail, wildflower | 1 Comment
Lyle Cherry Orchard Trail, WA, 4/2016.
Early spring Columbia Gorge hikers are treated to several varieties of lomatium, commonly known as desert parsley (more…)
April 5, 2016 | Categories: April, Columbia Gorge East, East of Cascades, edible, grasslands/prarie, Low Elevation, parsley, pink, rocky slopes, Unique to Northwest, Washington | 2 Comments
Labyrinth Trail, Columbia Gorge, WA, 6/2013.
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October 10, 2014 | Categories: dry open woods, edible, Non-native, pink, rose, Washington | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Near Memaloose Viewpoint, Columbia Gorge, OR, 5/2014.
The edible berries of this shrub vary in taste. (more…)
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July 19, 2014 | Categories: All Northwest, Coastal, dry open woods, edible, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, Oregon, rose, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Near Catherine Creek, Columbia Gorge, OR, 6/2014.
Like Bitterroot, by the time this plant blooms, the leaves are gone. (more…)
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June 30, 2014 | Categories: edible, grasslands/prarie, June, lily, Low Elevation, purple/blue, rocky slopes | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
McCord Creek Falls Trail, Columbia Gorge, OR 6/2013.
Common in the dry, western, low-elevation Cascades, this shrub is said to have been a favorite of famed botanist David Douglas. (more…)
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March 20, 2014 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, edible, heath, June, Low Elevation, Oregon, pink, rocky slopes, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, McCord Creek Falls, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Tom McCall Preserve, Columbia Gorge, OR 4/2013.
Also known as “Saskatoon berry”, “juneberry”, and “shadberry.” (more…)
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February 28, 2014 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, dry open woods, edible, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Oregon, rose, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Saskatoon berry, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Silver Star Mountain, Columbia Gorge, WA, 6/2013.
The name is a Native American word meaning “something to smoke,” referring to their use of the dried leaves of this plant, sometimes mixed with tobacco. (more…)
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December 20, 2013 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, edible, heath, July, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, pink, rocky slopes, shaded forests, Washington | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Silver Star Mountain, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Burnt Lake, Mount Hood N.F., OR, 7/2013.
Like some other water plants (including rice) the water lily gives off alcohol instead of carbon dioxide.
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August 5, 2013 | Categories: Alpine, Cascades, Coastal, East of Cascades, edible, July, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Oregon, Southern Oregon / Northern California, water-lily, yellow | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
