
Lyle Cherry Orchard Trailhead, Columbia Gorge, WA, 4/2016.
This early bloomer is only found in dry rocky sites at lower and middle elevations. In fact, most of the photos we’ve seen of this uncommon plant have it springing directly from a rock face. (more…)
January 3, 2020 | Categories: Columbia Gorge East, East of Cascades, June, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, mustard, pink, raceme, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, Washington, white | Tags: cherry orchard, Columbia Gorge, dry steppe, flower, wildflower | Leave a comment

Burnt Mountain Trail, William O. Douglas Wilderness, WA 6/2018.
This uncommon, low-lying member of the mustard family, also known as bladderpod, is found in dry sandy soil. (more…)
June 22, 2018 | Categories: Cascades, East of Cascades, June, Mid Elevation, mustard, rocky slopes, rosette leaf, Unique to Northwest, Washington, yellow | Tags: flower, ironstone mountain trail, pacific northwest, wildflower, William O. Douglas Wilderness | 2 Comments

Silver Star Mountain, WA, 5/2015.
When the flowers are closed, it’d be easy to mistake this mustard family member for a clover of some sort. (more…)
May 25, 2015 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, Cascades, Columbia Gorge West, East of Cascades, June, Mid Elevation, mustard, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Silver Star Mountain, Wildflowers | Leave a comment

Dalles Mountain Road, Columbia Gorge, WA, 4/2014.
Many books/botanists now classify this as Boechera sparsiflora.
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March 15, 2015 | Categories: Alpine, East of Cascades, grasslands, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, mustard, purple/blue, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington | Tags: Columbia Gorge, Dalles Mountain Road, flower, Wildflowers | 1 Comment

Dalles Mountain Road, Columbia Gorge, WA, 4/2014.
Named after its dagger-like seedpods, this plant’s range extends north to southeast Washington, east to western Idaho and south to northeastern California and western Nevada, but always east of the Cascades and Sierras. (more…)
December 20, 2014 | Categories: Alpine, Columbia Gorge East, East of Cascades, grasslands, May, Mid Elevation, mustard, pink, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington | Tags: Columbia Gorge, Dalles Mountain Road, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment

Wahclella Falls Trail (Tanner Creek), Columbia Gorge, OR, 5/2014.
This non-native member of the mustard family appears sporadically across the U.S., but more often in Oregon and Washington. (more…)
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December 5, 2014 | Categories: April, Cascades, Columbia Gorge East, Low Elevation, May, mustard, Non-native, Oregon, pink, purple/blue, roadsides/disturbed areas, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | 1 Comment

Beacon Rock, Columbia Gorge, WA 4/2012.
Couldn’t find much info on this low-elevation member of the mustard family. Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge notes that it can be found near Beacon Rock in mid-April, which is exactly where and when we found it.
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February 20, 2014 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, Low Elevation, March, mustard, Oregon, purple/blue, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington, white | Tags: Beacon Rock, Columbia Gorge, flower, 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