WILDFLOWERS-1
(Last updated 10/25/03)
The white trefoil of the Trillium (or
Western Wake-Robin; left), a member of the Lily family, in March
- a sure sign of spring in the shaded forests of the Columbia
River Gorge or at Tryon Park in Lake Oswego; the purple bloom
of the closely related Giant Wake Robin (right), along the Banks-Vernonia
trail in the Coast range, in mid-May
A Nodding Onion (left), and Bear, or
Indian Basket, Grass (center, right), along the shores of Mirror
Lake just south of Mt Hood in late June, both also members of
the Lily family
Bi-colored Cluster Lily (left), along
the Catherine Creek trail in mid-May; Ball-headed Cluster Lily
(center), lower Dog Mountain trail, eastern Gorge, at the beginning
of June; Harvest Brodiaea (right), another Lily, along the Eagle
Creek Canyon trail, mid-Gorge, in June
False Solomon Seal (left), or Western
Solomon Plume, on the Elowah trail in May; and a Starry Solomon
Plume, or Star-Flowered False Solomon Seal (right), on the Saddle
Mountain trail in mid-June - more Lily family members
Fairy Bells (left), or Hooker's Fairybells,
along the Elowah trail in May; and Fairy Lanterns (right), or
Smith's Fairybells, along the Saddle Mountain trail in June -
even more Lily family members
The Common Camas (Cammassia quamash;
left), a Lily whose bulbs were a staple of the Northwest Indian
diet, in the meadows of Bridal Veil State Park, western Gorge,
in late April; the Great, or Leichtlin's, Camas (C. leichtlinii;
right) has more radially symmetric flowers and a narrower range,
confined to the west of the Cascade Mountains - these were seen
in the native plant area of the Berry Gardens in Portland in early
May
Other bulbs on the NW Indian diet:
the White Avalanche Lily (left), a subalpine species, along the
trail above Paradise on the south side of Mt. Ranier in July;
and the Yellow Glacier Lily (right) along the middle Eagle Creek
Canyon trail, in late March
A Chocolate, or Checcker or Fritillary,
Lily (left), on the Dog Mountain trail, at the beginning of June;
and a Tiger Lily (right) along Fish Creek just below the Santiam
Pass, in early July
The Green False Hellebore (left; close-up,
right), or Corn Lily (Veratrum viride), a poisonous plant used
as a NW Indian medicine, along the Metolius River near Sherman,
in early July
A Queen's Cup, or Bead Lily, on the
Tamanawas trail on the east side of Mt Hood in late June; and
the Sand, or Star or Mountain, Lily (right), or Star of Bethlehem,
along the dirt trail on Pilot Butte in Bend in early May
The Fawn Lily (left), in early March;
and the Cascade, or Washington, Lily (right), which produces many
huge trumpet-shaped flowers on a single 4-8' stalk, near the Santiam
Pass at the end of July
A Green-banded Mariposa Lily (left),
or Sagebrush Mariposa Tulip (Chalochortus macrocarpus), on the
Painted Hills Overlook Trail at the John Day Fossil Beds in Eastern
Oregon, late June; and a Subalpine Mariposa, or Mountain Cat's-Ear
or Sego, Lily (C. subalpinus; right), in a meadow at ca 6000 ft
behind Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood at the beginning of August
The Oregon, or Tough-leaved, Iris (I.
tenax; left), along the Saddle Mountain trail in mid-June; and
the crested Clackamas Iris (I. tenuis; right), unique to the Willamette
Valley
Bachelor's Button (left), a member
of the thistle tribe of composites, along Catherine Creek; Common
Harebell, or Bluebells-of-Scotland (center), along the eastern
end of the Springwater Corridor bike path in mid-April; and a
Robert Geranium, or Herb-Robert (right), along the Elowah trail
in early May
Broad-leaf Stonecrop (left), a Sedum
(S. spathulifolium), in bloom on the rock cliffs of the upper
Elowah Falls trail, central Gorge, late May. A Pale Wallflower
(center), along the road in Boring in mid-April, and a partially
opened Rough Wallflower (right), on the lower Mt. Defiance trail
in late May, both members of the Mustard family
The ubiquitous Fireweed (left), or
Blooming Sally, and Herald-of-Summer, caurina var. (center left),
members of the Evening Primrose family; Northwestern Shooting
Star (center right), and the Jeffries, or Alpine, Shooting Star
(right), members of the Primrose family
Bunchberry (left), or Canadian or Dwarf
Dogwood, along the Ape Canyon trail, south St. Helens, in June;
and Wild Cucumber (right), or Big Root or Manroot or Old-man-in-the-ground,
along the Saddle Mountain trail in June
White, or Mountain, Heather (left),
along the Ape Canyon trail, and Pink Mountain Heather (right),
along the Ramona Falls trail, both in June - members of the Heath
family
Northwest Balsamroot (left), a member
of the Sunflower family, on Dog Mountain, eastern Gorge, beginning
of June; balsamroot carpets the south side of Dog Mountain (right),
eastern Gorge, Washington side, in late May/early June
Maidenhair Fern (left); little brown
spider on a Lady Fern (right)
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