Cone Peak, Willamette National Forest, OR, 6/2017.
This small and humble flower is often one of the earliest we find on hikes in the eastern gorge, and could be around now in places like the Dalles Mountain Ranch and Seven-Mile Hill west of The Dalles, (more…)
March 3, 2019 | Categories: Cascades, Columbia Gorge East, East of Cascades, grasslands/prarie, Low Elevation, May, Oregon, parsley, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, white | Tags: flower, wildflower | Leave a comment
Silver Star Mountain, WA, 5/2015.
Although we’ve long enjoyed the “spring gold” dusting of these flowers across rocky landscapes in the early spring, (more…)
May 28, 2018 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge East, Columbia Gorge West, June, May, Mid Elevation, Olympics, parsley, rocky slopes, umbel, Unique to Northwest, Washington, yellow | Tags: hiking, pacific northwest, 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
Upper Latourell Falls, Columbia Gorge, OR, 8/2013.
This member of the parsley family is distinguishable from Gray’s Lovage and Cow Parsnip by its hearty stalks, saw-toothed leaves, and propensity for wetness. This one seemed to be thriving in the misty spray of Upper Latourell Falls.
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December 1, 2013 | Categories: August, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge East, Columbia Gorge West, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Oregon, parsley, Southern Oregon / Northern California, umbel, Unique to Northwest, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Latourell Falls, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Mt. Hood W.A., OR, 7/2012.
Elizabeth Horn, in Wildflowers 1 The Cascades, writes of the many ways Native Americans ate and used this member of the parsley family:
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August 15, 2012 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, dry open woods, edible, July, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Oregon, parsley, shaded forests, umbel, white | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Mt. Hood N.W.A., OR, 7/2012.
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July 30, 2012 | Categories: August, Cascades, July, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Oregon, parsley, Southern Oregon / Northern California, umbel, white | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
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