Mt. Hood, Vista Ridge Trail, OR, 8/2016.
One of the more common and easy to identify of the dizzying array of yellow composite flowers; we were surprised to find we hadn’t yet posted it. (more…)
January 11, 2019 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, aster/composite, August, Cascades, Coastal, East of Cascades, July, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Olympics, Oregon, SE Alaska, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington, yellow | Tags: cairn basin, flower, Mt. Hood, Mt. Rainier, Vista ridge, wildflower | Leave a comment
Along the banks of Royal Lake, Olympic N.P., WA, 7/2016.
We’ve probably mistaken these for Death Camas, Bistort, or Valerian on many occasions. (more…)
July 11, 2018 | Categories: August, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, July, lily, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Olympics, Oregon, SE Alaska, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Washington, white | Tags: bog, flower, Mt. Hood, Olympic National Park, royal basin, royal lake, wildflower | Leave a comment
Eden Park Trail, Mt. Hood Wilderness, OR, 8/2016.
We 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
Hardy Ridge Trail, Columbia Gorge, WA, 6/2015.
Although native to the eastern US, this weed grows in moist, disturbed soils across the country. The flower is very small, perhaps a centimeter or a bit more in diameter.
December 13, 2015 | Categories: alpine/subalpine meadow, aster/composite, Oregon, white | Tags: Elk Meadow, flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Burnt Lake Trail, Mount Hood N.W., OR, 7/2013.
The leaves of this low, alpine shrub are scale-like, reminiscent of evergreens such as cedars and cypresses, compared to the spruce-like needles of the pink and yellow heathers. (more…)
November 14, 2014 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, Cascades, East of Cascades, heath, Mid Elevation, Oregon, rocky slopes, Southern Oregon / Northern California, white | Tags: flower, John Muir, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Timberline trail near McNeil point, Mount Hood, OR, 8/2014.
Along with Mertens’ Coral Root, one of the more common, and less attractive of the chlorophyll lacking plants in northwest forests. (more…)
August 24, 2014 | Categories: All Northwest, Alpine, August, heath, July, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, Oregon, saprophytic/mycotrophic, shaded forests, yellow | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, saprophytic/mycotrophic, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Bluff Lake Trail, Yakama Nation, Mt. Adams , WA, 8/2013.
We’ve been hiking on Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams and in the Gorge the last few weeks and have been seeing these everywhere, usually in large bunches. We’ve seen them on roadsides, trail sides and lower-elevation meadows.
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August 16, 2013 | Categories: Alberta, All Northwest, Alpine, aster/composite, August, California, Coastal, dry open woods, grasslands/prarie, July, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, State, Washington, white | Tags: flower, Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | 2 Comments
Lookout Mountain, OR, 7/2013.
Although the plant is a common sight in northwest meadows, it can still be difficult to find in bloom. (more…)
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August 9, 2013 | Categories: August, Cascades, Coastal, East of Cascades, green, July, lily, Low Elevation, medicinal, Mid Elevation, poisonous, Southern Oregon / Northern California | Tags: Corn Lily, flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Burnt Lake, Mount Hood N.F., OR, 7/2013.
Like some other water plants (including rice) the water lily gives off alcohol instead of carbon dioxide.
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August 5, 2013 | Categories: Alpine, Cascades, Coastal, East of Cascades, edible, July, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Oregon, Southern Oregon / Northern California, water-lily, yellow | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Cone Peak Trail, near Iron Mountain, OR, 7/2014.
This strange dark flower grows close to the forest floor, requiring one to hunt under the tell-tale heart-shaped leaves to find it. Its discovery can make your day! (more…)
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July 29, 2013 | Categories: birthwort, Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge East, Columbia Gorge West, edible, June, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, purple/blue, shaded forests, Unique to Northwest, Washington | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | 2 Comments
Elk Meadow, Mt. Hood N.W.A., 7/2012.
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August 18, 2012 | Categories: Alpine, alpine/subalpine meadow, aster/composite, August, Cascades, Columbia Gorge West, East of Cascades, July, Oregon, purple/blue, Southern Oregon / Northern California, yellow | Tags: Elk Meadow, flower, Mt. Hood, 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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August 14, 2012 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, July, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Non-native, Oregon, pea, yellow | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Mt. Hood N.W.A. , Oregon, 7/2012.
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August 13, 2012 | Categories: Cascades, dry open woods, East of Cascades, July, Mid Elevation, Oregon, pink, rocky slopes, white | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Cone Peak Trail, near Iron Mountain, OR, 7/2014.
Compare to Bog Wintergreen. (more…)
August 12, 2012 | Categories: buttercup, Cascades, Coastal, dry open woods, July, Mid Elevation, Oregon, white | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers, wintergreen | Leave a comment
Lamberson Butte, Mt. Hood W.A., or, 7/2012.
Found in sandy gravelly soils, this buckwheat flower has a broad geographic and elevation range with many varieties. (more…)
August 11, 2012 | Categories: buckwheat, East of Cascades, June, Mid Elevation, Oregon, pink, rocky slopes, white | Tags: flower, Lamberson Butte, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Elk Meadow Perimeter Trail, Mt. Hood W.A., Oregon, 7/2012.
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August 8, 2012 | Categories: Alpine, Cascades, Coastal, July, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, Oregon, purple/blue, violet | Tags: Elk Meadow, flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Elk Meadow, Mt. Hood N.W.A., Oregon, 7/2012.
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August 6, 2012 | Categories: All Northwest, alpine/subalpine meadow, July, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, Mid Elevation, orchid, Oregon, Southern Oregon / Northern California, white | Tags: Elk Meadow, flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Mt. Hood N.W.A., OR, 7/2012.
Named after David Lyall (1817-1895), a globetrotting Scottish botanist, surgeon, and British Naval officer, who spent time and discovered plants in Greenland, both poles, New Zealand, the Mediterranean, and the pacific northwest. (more…)
August 4, 2012 | Categories: April, buttercup, Cascades, Coastal, Low Elevation, May, Mid Elevation, Oregon, purple/blue, shaded forests, Unique to Northwest | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
Elk Meadows, Mt. Hood W.A., 7/2012.
Named after the California gold-miners who ate it to stave off scurvy. (more…)
August 3, 2012 | Categories: All Northwest, alpine/subalpine meadow, April, edible, June, Low Elevation, marsh wetland/water's edge, May, Oregon, purslane, shaded forests, Unique to Northwest, white | Tags: candyflower, Elk Meadow, flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Paradise Park, Mount Hood N.F., OR, 7/2013.
Also known as “mariposa lily.” (more…)
August 2, 2012 | Categories: Cascades, dry open woods, July, lily, Mid Elevation, Oregon, shaded forests, Unique to Northwest, white, yellow | Tags: flower, mariposa lily, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
Near Elk Meadow, Mt. Hood N.W.A., OR, 7/2012.
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July 31, 2012 | Categories: alpine/subalpine meadow, August, Cascades, dry open woods, edible, July, Mid Elevation, Oregon, rocky slopes, rose, white | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | 1 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
Camp Mystery, Buckhorn Wilderness, WA. 7/2017
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April 22, 2011 | Categories: alpine/subalpine meadow, Cascades, July, Mid Elevation, Oregon, pink, primrose | Tags: flower, Mt. Hood, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
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