2024 Wildflower Gallery Part 1

In 2018 we began a tradition of posting a collection of the variety of flowers that we encountered during that year’s hikes. We continue to work on learning to identify the flowers we see and remain a long way from being able to tell some of the different species apart. That doesn’t take away from our ability to enjoy the flowers though, so with that in mind here are some (but not all) of the flowers we saw this past year. We’ve split this into two posts this year due to the number of pictures (Part 2). (Any IDs provided are best guesses and any corrections or additional IDs are greatly appreciated.)

The first blooms we spotted were Indian plum during a February 24th hike at Fernhill Wetlands in Forest Grove (post).

Here are the others with date and location/hike. I’ve tried to identify non-natives as well as indicate if this was our first time (that we know of) seeing a particular flower.
Agoseris – July 26th – Mount Howard, OR

Allumroot – July 26th – Mount Howard, OR

Alpine pennycress – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

American Sawwort (Saussurea americana) – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Arnica – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Drummond’s anemone seedhead – August 4th – Crater Lake National Park, OR

Columbia windflower (Anemone deltoidea) – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Apple blossoms – April 13th – St. Cloud Trail, WA

Heartleaf arnica – May 26th – Bull Prairie Lake, OR

Broadleaf arnica – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Arrowleaf buckwheat – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Western mountain aster – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Showy? aster – August 22nd – East Fork Wallowa River Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Thick-stemmed aster and buckwheat – July 21st – Granny View Overlook (Hells Canyon), OR

Another aster (or fleabane) – August 20th – Bowman Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Largeleaf avens – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Bachelor buttons (non-native) – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Ballhead sandwort – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Ballhead waterleaf – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Carey’s balsamroot – May 25th – Willow Creek Canyon, OR

Arrowleaf balsamroot – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Baneberry – May 18th – Wilson River Trail, OR

Bastard toadflax – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain, OR

Woodland beardtongue – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Beargrass – June 8th – Cedar Butte, OR

Bigleaf maple – March 30th – Mulkey Ridge Trail (Corvallis), OR

Bindweed – August 18th – Cliff Creek Trail (Wallowa-Whitman National Forest), OR

Barestem biscuitroot – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Trailing blackberry – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Bleeding heart – April 27th – Devil’s Rest Trail, OR

Blue-eyed Mary – April 13th – Wind Mountain, WA

Bluebell-of-Scotland – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Bluehead gilia – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Bog Orchid – July 23rd – McCully Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Bolander’s Ragwort – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Daisies (non-native) – June 19th – Buckhead Nature Trail, OR

Sulphur-flower wild buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum) – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Barestem wild buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum) – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Cushion wild buckwheat – July 26th – Mount Howard, OR

Alpine wild buckwheat – August 4th – Crater Lake National Park, OR

Buek’s groundsel – July 26th – Mount Howard, OR

Carolina bugbane – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Bunchberry – July 13th – Joyce Lake Trail, OR

Buttercup – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Bistort – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

California-tea – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

California cornlily – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Camas – April 20th – Jackson Bottom Wetlands, OR

Canadian milk-vetch – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Candy flower – April 13th – Sams-Walker Day Use Area, WA

Cardwell’s penstemon – June 8th – Tillamook State Forest (Road FB3), OR

Catchfly – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Ceanothus – June 15th – O’Leary Mountain Trail, OR

Chocolate lily – April 13th – Doetsch Ranch, WA

Meadow checker-mallow – May 28th – Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Rose checker-mallow – May 28th – Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Oregon checker-mallow – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Chickweed – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Cinquefoil – June 29th – Hiyu Ridge, OR

Shrubby cinquefoil – July 21st – Hat Point, OR

Farewell to spring (Clarkia amoena) – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Cliff beardtongue – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Coyote mountain mint – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Clover – August 22nd – East Fork Wallowa River Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Coastal manroot – May 11th – Crescent Beach Trail, OR

Columbian larkspur – March 16th – Middle Fork Willamette Path (Eugene), OR

Columbine – June 29th – Hiyu Ridge, OR

Common butterwort? – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Common madia – May 28th – Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Common whipplea – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Coneflower – August 17th – Emigrant Springs State Heritage Area, OR

Cusick’s speedwell – July 23rd – McCully Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Cut-leaf thelypody – May 25th – Willow Creek Trail, OR

Cutleaf anemone – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Death camas – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Desert yellow fleabane – May 25th – Willow Creek Trail, OR

Devil’s club – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Dogwood – April 20th – Rood Bridge Park, OR

Dusty maidens – July 26th – East Peak (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Dwarf alpinegold – August 4th – Crater Lake National Park, OR

Dwarf lupine – August 4th – Crater Lake National Park, OR

Elderberry – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain, OR

Elephants head – July 25th – Minam River Trail, OR

Elkhorn clarkia – July 21st – Granny View Overlook (Hells Canyon), OR

Engilish plantain (non-native) – May 11th – Fort Stevens State Park, OR

Explorer’s gentian – September 21st – Black Wolf Meadows, OR

Fairy bells – April 27th – Wahkeena Trail, OR

Fairy lanterns – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Fairy slipper – April 13th – Wind Mountain, WA

Fawn lilies – March 30th – Mulkey Ridge Trail (Corvallis), OR

Felt-leaf everlasting – August 4th – Crater Lake National Park, OR

Finetooth beardtongue – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Fireweed – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

False hellebore – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

A fleabane? – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain, OR

Showy? fleabane – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Flett’s ragwort – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Ground-ivy (non-native) – April 13th – Sams-Walker Day Use Area, WA

Foam flower – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Fringecup – April 13th – Lower Archer Falls, WA

Fringed pinesap – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Gentian – August 19th – Pine Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Geranium – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Ghost pipe – August 22nd – East Fork Wallowa River Trail, OR

Giant purple wakerobin (Trillium kurabayashii) – April 20th – Jackson Bottom Wetlands, OR

Giant white wakerobin (Trillium albidum) – April 20th – Jackson Bottom Wetlands, OR

Wild ginger – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Glacier lilies- May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Rocky Mountain goldenrod – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Gold stars – April 27th – Wahkeena Trail, OR

Grass-of-parnassus – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Grass widows – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Gray’s licorice-root – August 3rd – Castle Crest Wildflower Trail (Crater Lake NP), OR

Greene’s goldenbush – August 3rd – The Pinnacles Trail (Crater Lake NP), OR

Groundsel – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Harebells – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Hedgenettle – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Hoary Cress (non-native) – May 25th – Barnes Butte (Prineville), OR

Honeysuckle – June 29th – Hiyu Ridge Trail, OR

Hooded ladies tresses – August 20th – Chimney Lake Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Idaho licorice-root – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Inside-out-flower – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Royal Jacob’s ladder – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Jacob’s ladder – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Jessica’s stickseed – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Lance-leaf spring beauty – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Large-flower triteleia – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Largeleaf sandwort – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain Trail, OR

Menzies’ Larkspur (Delphinium menziesii) – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Possibly rockslide larkspur (Delphinium glareosum) – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Sierra larkspur (Delphinium glaucum) – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Leafy fleabane – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Leafy miterwort – May 18th – Wilson River Trail, OR

Lemon-scented madia – May 25th – Willow Creek Canyon, OR

Lewis flax – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain, OR

Lewis monkeyflower – August 3rd – Castle Crest Wildflower Trail (Crater Lake NP), OR

False lily of the valley – April 20th – Rood Bridge Park, OR

Littleleaf montia – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Little prince’s pine – June 15th – O’Leary Mountain Trail, OR

Longhorn plectritis – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Sickletop louswort – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Coiled lousewort – July 23rd – McCully Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Lupine – May 18th – Wilson River Trail, OR

Lupine – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Lyall’s goldenweed – July 26th – Mount Howard, OR

Microseris – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Basalt? milk-vetch – May 25th – Barnes Butte (Prineville), OR

Mock orange – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Common monkey-flower (Erythranthe guttata) – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Chickweed monkey-flower (Erythranthe alsinoides) – June 8th – Cedar Butte Road, OR

Coastal monkey-flower (Erythranthe dentata) – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Monkshood – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Mountain ash – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Mountain death camas – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Mountain heather – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Musk monkey-flower (Erythranthe moschata) – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Naked broomrape – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain, OR

Nettle-leaf giant hyssop – July 21st – Granny View Overlook (Hells Canyon), OR

Northern phlox – June 15th – O’Leary Mountain Trail, OR

Northwestern rabbit-tabbaco – September 13th – Pacific Crest Trail (Mt. Jefferson Wilderness), OR

Northwestern twayblade – July 13th – Nasty Rock Trail, OR

Nuttall’s linanthus – July 25th – Minam River Trail, OR