The name refers to the bright red berries, not the flowers, which are white, as shown.

Silver Star Mountain, WA, 5/2015.
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December 25, 2013 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, dry open woods, honeysuckle, July, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, medicinal, Mid Elevation, poisonous, Washington, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Three Sisters, Wildflowers | Leave a comment

Dog Mountain, Columbia Gorge, WA, 5/2013.
On a May climb up Dog Mountain, perhaps the classic wildflower hike in the Columbia Gorge, this flowering vine took the prize for the brightest-colored flower we saw. (more…)
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June 18, 2013 | Categories: All Northwest, dry open woods, honeysuckle, June, Low Elevation, orange/red, Oregon, Washington | Tags: Columbia Gorge, Dog Mountain, flower, Wildflowers | 1 Comment

Catherine Creek Trail, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA. 4/2013.
The latin congesta refers to the ‘crowded’ head of tiny pink flowers. (more…)
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May 14, 2013 | Categories: April, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge East, Columbia Gorge West, grasslands/prarie, honeysuckle, Low Elevation, May, pink | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment

Ed’s Trail, Silver Star Mountain, WA, 6/2013.
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September 8, 2011 | Categories: All Northwest, alpine/subalpine meadow, dry open woods, edible, honeysuckle, July, medicinal, Mid Elevation, Washington, white | Tags: Berkeley Park, flower, Mt. Rainier, Wildflowers | 1 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

Olympic NP woodlands. 8/2010.
These paired, delicate, trumpet-shaped flowers are a personal favorite of ours as well as Swedish scientist Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778), father of modern plant and animal nomenclature (he developed the binomial system of using two Latin names to designate the genus and species) for whom they are named. Linnaeus was so taken with the flowers, he incorporated them into his family crest.
The runners of this trailing evergreen cover the forest floor, and are often found growing from decomposing logs and moss-covered stumps. Kootenay Indians made tea from its leaves.
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March 29, 2011 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, edible, honeysuckle, July, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, pink, shaded forests, Washington | Tags: flower, Olympic National Park, Wildflowers | 2 Comments