Tygh Creek Trail, Badger Creek Wilderness Area, OR, 6/2017
The Diamond or Common clarkia, showed up near its close relative the Elkhorns Clarkia,
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August 31, 2017 | Categories: Cascades, Columbia Gorge West, East of Cascades, evening primrose/willowherb, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Oregon, pink, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Willamette Valley | Tags: Buckhorn Wilderness, flower, tygh creek, wildflower | Leave a comment
Tygh Creek Trail, Badger Creek Wilderness, OR, 6/2017.
After seeing these beauties in books (the latin Pulchella means beautiful), we’d long dreamed of finding them in the wild. (more…)
August 17, 2017 | Categories: dry open woods, East of Cascades, evening primrose/willowherb, June, Oregon, pink, rocky slopes, Unique to Northwest | Tags: Badger Creek, flower, tygh creek, wildflower, william clark | 1 Comment
Saddle Mountain Trail, Saddle Mountain State Natural Area, OR, 6/2015.
Looking very much like its better know relative Farewell-to-spring (Clarkia amoena), (more…)
June 27, 2016 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge East, dry open woods, evening primrose/willowherb, grasslands, grasslands/prarie, June, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, Oregon, pink, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Willamette Valley | Tags: flower, horse rock ridge, Saddle Mountain, wildflower | Leave a comment
Near South Puyallup Camp, Mt. Rainier NP, WA, 7/2015
Also known as Yellow Willow herb.
August 15, 2015 | Categories: evening primrose/willowherb, marsh wetland/water's edge, Washington, white, yellow | Tags: flower, North Cascades National Park, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Five mile camp, North Cascades N.P., WA, 8/2012.
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November 2, 2012 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, August, Cascades, evening primrose/willowherb, July, marsh wetland/water's edge, medicinal, Mid Elevation, pink, purple/blue, Washington | Tags: flower, North Cascades National Park, river beauty, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Five Mile Camp, North Cascades N.P., 8/2012.
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September 21, 2012 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, August, dry open woods, edible, evening primrose/willowherb, July, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, pink, raceme, Washington | Tags: flower, North Cascades National Park, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Lake James, Mt. Rainier N.P., WA, 8/2011.
This one seems kind of rare. It wasn’t in any of our wildflower guides (and we’ve been amassing quite a collection). We finally found it online using this very cool site. Unfortunately, other than the family, and the fact that it is quite striking, we don’t know much about it. Maybe you do?
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October 22, 2011 | Categories: Alpine, August, Cascades, evening primrose/willowherb, July, Mid Elevation, purple/blue, shaded forests, Washington | Tags: flower, Lake James, Mt. Rainier, Wildflowers | 3 Comments
Saddle Mountain Trail, Saddle Mountain State Natural Area, OR, 6/2015.
Lake James, Mt. Rainier N.P., WA, 8/2011.
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