Paradise Meadow, Mt. Lassen N.P. , CA 7/2023.
California has its own Corn Lily, and it puts on a real flower show (more…)
July 29, 2023 | Categories: All Northwest, California, Cascades, green, July, lily, Mid Elevation, poisonous, Southern Oregon / Northern California, white | Tags: botanizing, botany, flower, hiking, lassen, mount lassen, mount shasta, pacific northwest, PCT, shasta-trinity, wildflower | Leave a comment
Devil’s Rest Trail, Columbia River Gorge, OR, 7/2020.
We often encounter the tiny four-petaled blue flowers of the Veronica genus on our hikes in a variety of settings. (more…)
August 4, 2020 | Categories: All Northwest, alpine/subalpine meadow, August, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge East, Columbia Gorge West, East of Cascades, edible, figwort / lousewort, July, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Olympics, Oregon, purple/blue, SE Alaska, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington, Willamette Valley | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, hiking, pacific northwest, wildflower | 1 Comment
Badger Creek Wilderness, OR, 5/2016.
In the early 2000s, through DNA identification and global research advances, a few of the Cinquefoils, including this common lower elevation meadow flower, were moved from the Potentilla genus to the new Drymocallis genus. To date all three Drymocallis species’ share the trait of beingĀ ‘protocarnivorous.’ (more…)
June 15, 2020 | Categories: All Northwest, Cascades, Columbia Gorge East, Columbia Gorge West, July, June, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, Olympics, Oregon, rose, SE Alaska, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington, white, Willamette Valley, yellow | Tags: botanizing, Flowers, hiking, pacific northwest, wilflowers | Leave a comment
Willow Creek Nature Preserve, Eugene, OR, 5/2016.
This is the most common of the bashful blue-eyed grasses we encounter, (more…)
September 10, 2019 | Categories: All Northwest, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge East, Columbia Gorge West, East of Cascades, grasslands, grasslands/prarie, iris, July, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Olympics, Oregon, purple/blue, SE Alaska, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Willamette Valley | Tags: cascade-siskiyou national monument, eugene, flower, green springs trail, hebo lake, hiking, wildflower | 2 Comments
Cone Peak Trail, Willamette National Forest, OR, 6/2019.
Amazingly….we continue to find more northwest penstemons! This one is unique in its stems of creamy white rather than the traditional purple, pink, or blue flowers (more…)
June 24, 2019 | Categories: All Northwest, figwort / lousewort, July, June, Mid Elevation, Oregon, rocky slopes, white | Tags: cone peak, flower, home sweet home, Iron Mountain, santiam river, white penstemon, wildflower | Leave a comment
Royal Basin trail, Olympic National Park, 7/2016.
This is the most common of the 3 twisted-stalks in our region.Ā (more…)
July 5, 2018 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, July, lily, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, shaded forests, Washington, white | Tags: Olympic National Park, royal basin, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Horse Rock Ridge Trail, OR, 6/2016.
We found this Varileaf phacelia specimen at the lower edge of its elevation range (more…)
November 14, 2017 | Categories: All Northwest, borage, dry open woods, July, June, Mid Elevation, Oregon, roadsides/disturbed areas, white | Tags: flower, horse rock ridge, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Union Creek Trail, William O. Douglas Wilderness, WA, 7/2014.
Although perhaps the least showy of the pyrolas, the tell-tale curved stalk is endearing when repeated in a grouping, explaining it’s common name of sidebells or one-sided wintergreen. Ā Ā Ā (more…)
August 13, 2017 | Categories: Alaska, All Northwest, Alpine, August, green, heath, July, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, shaded forests, Washington | Tags: flower, skagway, Sturgil Landing Trail, Wildflowers, wintergreen | 1 Comment
Crescent Mountain Trail, Willamette National Forest, OR, 6/2017.
Thanks to Ross & Chambers’ classicĀ Wildflowers of the Western CascadesĀ (a flora of Iron Mountain which, coincidentally, is just a few miles west on Oregon Highway 20 from where these pictures were taken), we now can differentiate AnemoneĀ oregana from the very similar lyallii. (more…)
July 27, 2017 | Categories: All Northwest, April, buttercup, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, purple/blue, shaded forests, Unique to Northwest, Washington | Tags: Flowers, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Cone Peak Trail,Ā Willamette National Forest, OR, 6/2017.
Spring Beauties are part of a group of plants sometimes called “spring ephemerals”, also including Blue-Eyed Grass, that harness the insulating properties of winter snowfall to send a shoot up from their underground bulb through the cold wet soil, during winter (more…)
July 21, 2017 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, edible, June, Mid Elevation, Oregon, pink, purslane, shaded forests | Tags: Flowers, Iron Mountain, pacific northwest, Wildflowers | 2 Comments
Marmot Pass, Buckhorn Wilderness, WA, 7/2017.
These pretty daisies were among many flowers blooming on Marmot Pass during our July visit. (more…)
July 19, 2017 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, aster/composite, July, Mid Elevation, rocky slopes, Washington, white, yellow | Tags: flower, Olympic National Park, wildflower | Leave a comment
Major Creek Road, Columbia Gorge, WA. 5/2017.
This stalk of small flowers stands out for its unusual salmon color and contrasting blue pollen. It grows in dry sandy soils west of the Continental Divide.Ā (more…)
May 31, 2017 | Categories: All Northwest, dry open woods, grasslands, grasslands/prarie, July, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, orange/red, phlox, Washington, white | Tags: flower, Major Creek Road, wildflower | 1 Comment
Eden Park Trail, Mt. Hood Wilderness, OR, 8/2016.
WeĀ stumbled across this fen of Ladies Tress orchids in the moist alpine meadows of Mt. Hood’s north side in late August. (more…)
August 31, 2016 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, August, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, orchid, Oregon | Tags: Eden Park, flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Hamilton Mountain Trail, Columbia Gorge, WA 6/2016.
This flowering shrub, a mainstay along roads and trailsides throughout the west, begins blooming in June at lower elevations (like our photos here) and peaks in July and August at higher elevations. Ā (more…)
June 23, 2016 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, dry open woods, flowering tree, July, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Oregon, rose, shaded forests, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Badger Creek Trail, Badger Creek Wilderness, OR 5/2016.
This rare orchid is a special treat if you can find it. (more…)
June 7, 2016 | Categories: All Northwest, dry open woods, June, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, orchid, Oregon, shaded forests, Unique to Northwest, white | Tags: Badger Creek, flower, orchid, Wildflowers | 4 Comments
Near Memaloose Viewpoint, Columbia Gorge, OR, 5/2014.
The many different species of this genus of the figwort family are notoriously hard to distinguish from one another, even for botanists.Ā (more…)
May 13, 2015 | Categories: All Northwest, figwort / lousewort, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, orange/red, Oregon, rocky slopes | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Lyle Cherry Orchard Trail, Columbia Gorge, WA 4/2016.
Look closely for these tiny flowers, but don’t expect to find any leaves. Ā (more…)
May 5, 2015 | Categories: All Northwest, broomrape, dry open woods, grasslands, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, Oregon, purple/blue | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Bridalveil Falls State Park, Columbia Gorge, OR, 4/2015.
This prevalent plant’s common name refers to its alleged nourishment for miners living in the wilds, far from civilization. (more…)
April 27, 2015 | Categories: All Northwest, April, marsh wetland/water's edge, Oregon, purslane, roadsides/disturbed areas, shaded forests, white | Tags: Bridalveil Falls, Columbia Gorge, flower, wildflower, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Rowena Plateau, Tom McCall Nature Preserve, Columbia Gorge, OR, 3/2015.
If you’re seeing larkspur now (early spring) in the Northwest, chances are that it’s this variety. Ā Also called “Common Larkspur”. (more…)
March 29, 2015 | Categories: All Northwest, buttercup, dry open woods, grasslands, June, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, Oregon, poisonous, purple/blue | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Along Redwood Creek, Redwoods N.P., California, 8/2014.
Introduced to this continent from Europe,Ā so that its roots could be used as a coffee substitute. (more…)
January 31, 2015 | Categories: All Northwest, aster/composite, California, July, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Non-native, purple/blue, roadsides/disturbed areas | Tags: flower, Redwoods National Park, Wildflowers | 2 Comments
Starvation Ridge Trail, Columbia Gorge, OR, 5/2014.
Varying in color from white to yellow, this single-stemmed plant concentrates alkaloids from the soil, causing it to be poisonous to cattle in its later stages.Ā Also known as Paleyellow Ragwort.
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January 10, 2015 | Categories: All Northwest, aster/composite, dry open woods, June, Mid Elevation, Oregon, poisonous, umbel, white, yellow | Tags: Catherine Creek, Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Silver Falls State Park, OR, 5/2014.
Also called Star-Flowered False Solomon’s Seal, and Starry Solomon’s Plume.Ā Ā (more…)
November 30, 2014 | Categories: All Northwest, June, lily, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Oregon, raceme, shaded forests, white | Tags: flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Horsethief Butte, Columbia Hills State Park, Columbia Gorge, WA, 4/2014.
This strange looking plant is not, as one might guess, related to Fiddleneck, but rather a member of the waterleaf family. (more…)
October 19, 2014 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, borage, grasslands/prarie, green, July, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Washington, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Lookout Mountain Trail, Ochoco NF, OR 6/2023.
This member of the buttercup family is seen at all elevations across most of the the Northeast, North-central, and Western U.S. (more…)
September 27, 2014 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, buttercup, July, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, poisonous, shaded forests, Washington, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Wildflowers | Leave a comment