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 | 4 Comments
Iron Mountain, OR, 7/2014.
Much like Spotted Coral Root, only without the spots, this plant is sometime called “Western Coral Root”. (more…)
July 21, 2015 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, July, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, orchid, Oregon, pink, saprophytic/mycotrophic, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California | Tags: flower, Iron Mountain, saprophytic/mycotrophic, Wildflowers | 1 Comment
South Prairie Road, Columbia Gorge, WA, 7/2014.
Sometimes called “Sugarstick” or “Barber’s Pole”; this is certainly one of the odder-looking plants we’ve come across. (more…)
December 26, 2014 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, heath, June, orange/red, saprophytic/mycotrophic, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, saprophytic/mycotrophic, Wildflowers | Leave a comment
King’s Mountain Trail, Tillamook NF, Oregon, 7/2015.
This rare, endangered plant is only found in the rich soils of shady pacific northwest forests. (more…)
October 31, 2014 | Categories: Cascades, Coastal, Columbia Gorge West, July, June, Low Elevation, Mid Elevation, orchid, saprophytic/mycotrophic, shaded forests, Southern Oregon / Northern California, Unique to Northwest, Washington, white | Tags: Columbia Gorge, flower, Hamilton Mountain Trail, saprophytic/mycotrophic, Wildflowers | 1 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
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