Leavenworth Ski Hill, Leavenworth, WA, 5/2017.
Variously called Luina or Cacaliopsis, this waist-high plain-looking plant’s leaves resemble those of Coltsfoot, with flowers that look somewhat like a Rainiera. Upon close inspection, (more…)
September 6, 2017 | Categories: aster/composite, Columbia Gorge East, dry open woods, East of Cascades, June, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, Oregon, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, umbel, Unique to Northwest, Washington, yellow | Tags: flower, leavenworth, tygh creek, wildflower | Leave a comment
Tygh Creek Trail, Badger Creek Wilderness Area, OR, 6/2017
The Diamond or Common clarkia, showed up near its close relative the Elkhorns Clarkia,
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August 31, 2017 | Categories: Cascades, Columbia Gorge West, East of Cascades, evening primrose/willowherb, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, pink, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Uncategorized, Washington, Willamette Valley | Tags: Buckhorn Wilderness, flower, tygh creek, wildflower | Leave a comment
Deer Mountain Trail, Ketchikan, AK, 7/2017.
Some books put this plant in the Pyrola (wintergreen) genus, while others give it it’s own: Moneses. (more…)
August 6, 2017 | Categories: Alaska, Alpine, August, Cascades, Coastal, heath, July, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Olympics, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, white | Tags: Alaska, flower, Haida, ketchikan, Kwakwaka'wakw, Lower Dewey Lake, skagway, wildflower | 1 Comment
Cone Peak Trail, Willamette National Forest, OR, 6/2017.
From a distance, one might assume it to be Oregon Sunshine, given its bright yellow color and tendency to grow amid dry rock and shale near the top of mountains like central Oregon’s Cone Peak and Iron Mountain. (more…)
July 8, 2017 | Categories: Alpine, East of Cascades, July, Oregon, rocky slopes, rose, Southern Oregon / Northern California, yellow | Tags: cone peak, Iron Mountain, wildflower, willamette national forest | Leave a comment
Crescent Mountain Trail, Willamette National Forest, OR, 6/2017.
To find these unique and delicate members of the bleeding heart family, you have to be looking for them. (more…)
June 18, 2017 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, East of Cascades, fumitory, June, Mid Elevation, Oregon, pink, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, white | Tags: Flowers, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Horsethief Lake, Columbia Hills State Park, WA. 5/2017.
Also known as Douglas’ dusty maidens and Hoary pincushion, this white flower with woolly soft silvery leaves blends into the background. (more…)
June 4, 2017 | Categories: Alpine, aster/composite, Columbia Gorge East, East of Cascades, grasslands/prarie, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington, white | Leave a comment
Bagley Lake Trail, Mt. Baker Wilderness, WA. 7/2016.
Our second carnivorous plant post!! (more…)
August 11, 2016 | Categories: July, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Olympics, purple/blue, rosette leaf, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington | Tags: carnivorous, flower, Mount Baker, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Table Rock Trail, Table Rock Wilderness, OR 8/2016.
Easy to miss, and difficult to identify (more…)
August 7, 2016 | Categories: Cascades, Columbia Gorge East, Columbia Gorge West, heath, July, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Olympics, Oregon, pink, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, yellow | Tags: flower, Larch Mountain, saprophytic/mycotrophic, Table Rock Wilderness, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Saddle Mountain Trail, Saddle Mountain State Natural Area, OR, 6/2015.
Looking very much like its better know relative Farewell-to-spring (Clarkia amoena), (more…)
June 27, 2016 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge East, dry open woods, evening primrose/willowherb, grasslands, grasslands/prarie, June, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, Oregon, pink, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Willamette Valley | Tags: flower, horse rock ridge, Saddle Mountain, wildflower | Leave a comment
Near Eight-Dollar Mountain, Selma, OR, 4/2015.
In the same southern Oregon fen where we found the unusual pitcher plant, these amazing flowering shrubs were just beginning to bloom. (more…)
April 19, 2016 | Categories: Coastal, Coastal, heath, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Oregon, pink, Southern Oregon / Northern California | Tags: flower, Wildflowers | 2 Comments
Saddle Mountain Trail, Saddle Mountain State Natural Area, OR, 6/2015.
