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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