McDowell Creek Falls, Linn County, OR, 3/2021.
This wildflower has been on our most wanted list for some time… (more…)
March 28, 2021 | Categories: Coastal, lily, Low Elevation, March, marsh wetland/water's edge, Oregon, purple/blue, shaded forests, Unique to Northwest, Willamette Valley, yellow | Tags: flower, hiking, pacific northwest, spring, wildflower | Leave a comment
Lower Table Rock, BLM Medford district, Oregon, 4/2018.
Although the flowers were quite small (less than 0.5 inches in diameter), we still believe the Nemophila we found growing among the grasses near the seasonal vernal pools on top of Table Rock a few weeks back are of the fairly common menziesii species (more…)
April 22, 2018 | Categories: April, borage, Cascades, Coastal, Coastal, grasslands, Low Elevation, March, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Oregon, Southern Oregon / Northern California, white, Willamette Valley | Tags: flower, medford, menzies, table rock, wildflower | 1 Comment
Near Eight-Dollar Mountain, Selma, OR, 4/2015.
The only carnivorous plant native to the west coast. (more…)
April 13, 2015 | Categories: Coastal, March, marsh wetland/water's edge, orange/red, Oregon, Pitcher plant, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, yellow | Tags: carnivorous, Eight Dollar Mountain, flower, serpentine, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Lyle Cherry Orchard, Columbia Gorge, WA , 2/2015.
These charming members of the aster family, and the senecio (groundsel) tribe, bloom in early spring, usually in large groups. (more…)
February 14, 2015 | Categories: aster/composite, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge East, Columbia Gorge West, dry open woods, Low Elevation, March, Oregon, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, yellow | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a 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
Beacon Rock, Columbia Gorge, WA 4/2012.
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May 21, 2013 | Categories: April, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, currant, edible, Low Elevation, March, pink, Washington | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Yellow Aster Butte Trail, Mt. Baker Wilderness Area, WA, 7/2016.
Young leaves and flowers can be eaten raw. Native Americans used the dried stems as a salt substitute. (more…)
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August 11, 2011 | Categories: Alberta, alpine/subalpine meadow, aster/composite, August, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, edible, Low Elevation, March, marsh wetland/water's edge, pink, Southern Oregon / Northern California, umbel | Tags: Banff, flower, Pharaoh Creek Trail, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
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