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(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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