WILDFLOWERS-2
(Last updated 10/25/03)
Skunk Cabbage, a member of the Arum
family, another early sign of spring, at the start of its bloom
(left) at Tryon Park in Lake Oswego in March, and in full bloom
along the Banks-Vernonia trail (center) in April; Orange Honeysuckle
(right), on the lower Mt. Defiance trail in late May
Creeping Buttercup (left), in a damp
meadow near Sparks Lake, and Cooley's Buttercup (left center),
in a pumice flat, both along the Cascade Highway in Central Oregon
in July; the Snow Buttercup (right center) and the Alpine White
Marsh Marigold (right; also a Buttercup family member), both in
a wet alpine meadow at ca 6000 ft near the High Prairie trailhead
to Lookout Peak (east of Mt Hood) in mid-June
Crimson Columbine (left), near the
Santiam Pass in mid-July; Poison Delphinium, or Larkspur (center),
along the Elowah Falls trail, central Gorge, in May, and Menzie's
Larkspur (right), along the Fall River trail near Broken Top in
early July - all also members of the Buttercup family
Miner's Lettuce (left), along the upper
Elowah trail in May, and Bitterroot, in the rocks along the Catherine
Creek trail, mid-May, eastern Gorge, Washington side (center,
right) - both members of the Purslane family
The Many-flowered Stickseed, or Wild
Forget-me-not (left), along the Metolius River in early July,
and the Great Hound's Tongue (center), along the Wygant trail
in April, both members of the Borage family; and the Explorer,
or King, Gentian (right), along the Silver Star Mountain trail
in September
Indian, or Common, Paintbrush (left),
along the Dog Mountain trail, Cliff Paintbrush (center), along
the upper Elowah trail in early May, and Magenta Paintbrush (right),
along the trail above Paradise on the south slope of Mt. Ranier
in mid-July - members of the Figwort family
The Cascade Penstemon (left); the ground-hugging
Rock, or Cliff, Penstemon (center), at the top of Tom, Dick, and
Harry Ridge south of Mt. Hood; and the very tall stalks of the
Woodland Penstemon (right), near Coldwater Lake, Mt. St. Helens
- also members of the Figwort family
The Yellow Monkey-Flower (left), on
a rock along the Sandy River on the Ramona Falls trail, and the
Musk-Flower (right), along the Saddle Mountain trail in the Coast
Range, both in June - also Figworts
The Lewis Monkey Flower (left), along
the Castle Crest Wildflower Trail on the south side of Crater
Lake, and the tiny blossom of the Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary
(right) - more Figworts
Calypso Orchid, or Fairy Slipper (left)
- one of many found along the Ruckel Ridge trail in the Gorge
in April. Spotted Coral Root (left center, right center), at mid-level
along the Dog Mountain trail in early June, and Striped Coral
Root (right), along the Sheep Canyon trail, northeast St. Helens,
both also unusual members of the Orchid family
Indian Pipes (left), in the Wintergreen
family - a parasite that obtains its nutrients from the roots
of green plants by association with a fungus - on the Eagle Creek
Canyon trail; the insect-eating California Pitcher, or Cobra,
Plant (Darlingtonia californica; center), at the Darlingtonia
Wayside, central Oregon coast, in August; a Desert Parsley (right),
member of the Carrot family, in the Catherine Creek area, mid-May
Spreading Phlox (left), on the Hamilton
Mountain trail, early May, and Tufted Phlox (center), on the Dog
Mountain trail, in early June; the Northern Inside-out Flower
(right), a member of the Barberry family, along the Saddle Mountain
trail in June
Typical pink wild rhododendron (left),
along the southern coast in July; unusual orange-colored wild
rhodie (center), spotted on a rock outcrop above the Table Mountain
trail near the Molalla River, in June; the Nootka Rose (right),
along a back road on the upper Molalla River in mid-May
Purple Peavine, or Nevada Pea (left),
Large-leaf Lupine (left center), Common Broad-leaf Lupine (right
center), on a hillside along the upper Clackamas River, mid-June,
and Seashore Lupine (right), on the Oregon Dunes Overlook Trail
south of Florence in July - all members of the Pea family
Tansy Ragwort (left), a Senecio in
the Aster family; Blanket Flower (left center), another Aster
family member, interlaced with lupine, along the Dog Mountain
trail; Western Corydalis (right center), and Western Bleeding
Heart (right), members of the Fumitory family, both along the
Elowah trail in May
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