In 2018 we began a tradition of posting a collection of the variety of flowers that we encountered during the years hikes. It’s always a bit shocking to see just how many different varieties we actually saw over the course of the year. It appears that the total in 2023 was between 300 and 350. We are still learning to identify the flowers and are 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. (Any IDs provided are best guesses and any corrections or additional IDs are greatly appreciated.)
The first wildflowers we spotted were snow queen during a March 11th hike at Fitton Green Natural Area near Corvallis.
Here are the others in no particular order. 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. Locations are all in Oregon unless noted as WA.
Allumroot – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Alpine pennycress – 5/4/23, Forest Road 011, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
American saw-wort – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Anemone – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Serpentine arnica – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Boardwalk, BLM Grants Pass Resource Area
Arnica – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Arnica – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Spear-leaf arnica – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Arnica? – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Avalanche lilies – 7/15/23, Plaza Trail, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Fawn lily – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall
Henderson’s fawn lily – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District
Checker lily – 5/4/23, Forest Road 011, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Azalea – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Boardwalk, BLM Grants Pass Resource Area
Rhododendron – 7/15/23, Tumala Mountain, Mt. Hood National Forest
Ball-head waterleaf – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Pacific waterleaf – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District
Balsamroot – 5/27/23, Metolius Preserve, Camp Sherman
Hoary balsamroot – 6/15/23, Buckhorn Lookout, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Silky balsamroot – 5/4/23, Little Falls Trail Loop, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest (first time seeing)
Deltoid balsamroot – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District
Beargrass – 7/4/23, Rockytop Trail, Santiam State Forest
Bigelow sneezweed – 10/7/2023, Sturgis Fork Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Field bindweed (non-native) – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Bindweed (non-native) – 8/26/23, Old Growth Cedar Trail, Rockaway Beach
Biscuitroot – 5/4/23, Little Falls Trail Loop, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Biscuitroot – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood
Biscuitroot – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Bistort – 7/31/23, Castle Crest Wildflower Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Blanket flower – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Bleeding heart – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City
Blue dicks – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District
Ookow – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA
Large-flower tritelia – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Bluebells of Scotland – 7/15/23, Sheepshead Rock, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Tall bluebells – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Scouler’s bluebell – 7/4/23, Natural Rock Arch Trail, Santiam State Forest
Blue-eyed Mary – 5/2/23, Cathedral Hills, Grants Pass
Giant blue-eyed Mary – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City
Bog orchid – 7/31/23, Castle Crest Wildflower Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Phantom orchid – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA
Bolander’s yampah – 6/15/23, Nee-Mee-Poo National Historic Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Broad-leaved pepperweed (non-native) – 6/11/23, Hat Rock State Park, Hermiston
Brown’s peony – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Buckwheat – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District
Buckwheat – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District
Buckwheat – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Buckwheat – 7/30/23, Crater Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Buckwheat – 6/3/23, Nestor Peak, Husem, WA
Wickerstem buckwheat – 9/3/23, Threemile Canyon, BLM Burns District
Bunchberry – 7/4/23, Santiam State Forest
Buttercups – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City
California darlingtonia – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Area, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
California gromwell – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Area, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Western stoneseed – 5/27/23, Metolius Preserve, Camp Sherman
California groundcones – 5/3/23, Dollar Mountain, Grants Pass
California harebells – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District
California poppies – 6/13/23, Highway 351, Joseph
Camas – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City
Death camas – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Boardwalk, BLM Grants Pass Resource Area
Mountain death camas – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Candy flower – 5/3/23, Waters Creek Interpretive Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Candysticks – 7/8/23, Santiam Wagon Road, Willamette National Forest
Carolina bugbane – 7/15/23, Old Baldy Trail, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Cascade lily – 7/4/23, Natural Rock Arch Trail, Santiam State Forest
Catchfly – 7/4/23, Rockytop Trail, Santiam State Forest
Checker-mallow – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood
Checker-mallow – 5/13/23, Graham Oaks Nature Park, Wilsonville
Checker-mallow – 6/25/23, North Bank Habitat, BLM Roseburg District
Orange globe mallow – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar Hells Canyon National Scenic Area
Chicory (non-native) – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Chokecherry – 5/30/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend
Mallow ninebark – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman
Cinquefoil – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Shrubby cinquefoil – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Clarkia – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA
Elkhorn clarkia – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Tomcat clover – 5/13/23, Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton
Clover (possibly Beckwith’s?) – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Twin clover – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (first time seeing)
Large-head clover – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Wooly-head clover – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Owl’s clover – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Clustered broomrape – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Naked broomrape – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District
Coast flat stem onion – 5/4/23, Jeffrey Pine Loop Trail, BLM Medford District
Swamp onion – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Tolmie’s onion – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Coltsfoot – 4/15/23, Enchanted Valley, Siuslaw National Forest
Columbian lewisia – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Threeleaf lewisia – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Columbine – 7/4/23, Rockytop Trail, Santiam State Forest
Yellow columbine – 8/17/23, West Eagle Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Coneflower – 8/16/23, West Eagle Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Pacific Coralroot – 7/15/23, Plaza Lake Trail, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Spotted coralroot – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA
Crater Lake collomia – 9/9/23, Cliff Lake Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness
Grand collomia – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District
Variable-leaf collomia – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness
Tiny trumpet – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest (first time seeing)
Creeping wirelettuce – 7/29/23, Stuart Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Currant – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Red flowering currant – 4/14/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Cusick’s speedwell – 8/15/23 Bear Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Daffodils (non-native) – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall
Dalmation toadflax (non-native) – 6/16/23, Copper Creek Day Use Area, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Deer vetch – 7/22/23, Shut-In Trail, Deschutes National Forest
Idaho milk-vetch – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District
Rogue River milk-vetch – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District
Woolly-pod milk-vetch – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District
Vetch – 5/13/23, Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton
Vetch – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Pea (non-native) – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness
Del Norte iris – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District
Tough leaf iris – 5/13/23, Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton
Iris – 5/4/23, Little Falls Trail Loop, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Diffuse-flower evening primrose surrounded by blue-eyed Mary – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Drummond’s anemone – 7/30/23, Crater Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Western pasque flower – 7/8/23, Sand Mountain, Willamette National Forest
Western paque flower (seedheads) – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Dwarf ceanothus – 5/3/23, Limpy Botanical Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Elegant brodiaea – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness
European centaury (non-native) – 6/25/23, North Bank Habitat, BLM Roseburg District
Fairy slippers – 5/3/23, Limpy Botanical Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Mountain lady slipper – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA
Fiddleneck – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District
Field chickweed – 5/4/23, Forest Road 011, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Fireweed – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District
False hellebore – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Dipping into fleabanes, asters and/or daisies, possibly the hardest to differentiate. These are my best guesses but I could be way off.
Desert yellow fleabane – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District
Sub-alpine fleabane – 10/7/23, Forest Road 600, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Fleabane? – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Fleabane? – 6/11/23, Hat Rock State Park, Hermiston
Not even going to guess, could be a non-native. – 5/13/23, Graham Oaks Nature Park, Wilsonville
Diasy? – 7/4/23, Niagra Heights Road, Santiam State Forest
Hairy golden aster – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Oregon sunshine – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District
Oregon sunshine – 6/3/23, Nestor Peak, Husem, WA
Sunflower – 9/3/23, Threemile Canyon, BLM Burns District
Foam flower – 8/5/23, McGee Creek Trail, Mt. Hood Wilderness
Foxglove (non-native) – 7/4/23, Natural Rock Arch Trail, Santiam State Forest
Fringecup – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood
Gentians – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Gold stars? – 5/2/23, Cathedral Hills, Grants Pass
Goldenrod – 7/22/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest
Grass-of-parnassus – 9/9/23, Pacific Crest Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness
Gray sagewort (among others) – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Groundsel – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA
Groundsel – 7/30/23, Plaikni Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Heatleaf spring beauty – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Hedgenettle – 7/22/23, Shut-In Trail, Deschutes National Forest
Honeysuckle – 5/13/23, Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton
Honeysuckle – 6/25/23, North Bank Habitat, BLM Roseburg District
Twinberry honeysuckle – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Utah honeysuckle – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Twinflower honeysuckle – 7/22/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest
Horkelia – 7/22/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest
Houndstongue – 6/13/23, Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site, Joseph
Pacific houndstongue – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District
Jessica’s stickseed – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Hooker’s Indian pink – 5/3/23, Dollar Mountain, Grants Pass
Hooker’s fairy bells – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City
Huckleberry – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Indian plum – 4/13/23, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, Rickreall
Mountain snowberry – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman
Salmonberry – 4/8/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Salal – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District
Oregon grape – 4/8/23, Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem
Serviceberry – 5/13/23, Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton
Strawberry – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City
Thimbleberry – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA
Large-flower hawksbeard – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District
Golden Paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta) – 5/13/23, Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge, Sherwood
Hairy Indian paintbrush (Castilleja tenuis) – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman
Paintbrush – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman
Paintbrush – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman
– 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA
Cobwebby paintbrush (Castilleja arachnoidea) – 7/31/23, Rim Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Cobwebby paintbrush (Castilleja arachnoidea) – 7/31/23, Rim Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Yellow Wallowa Indian paintbrush (Castilleja chrysantha) – 8/15/23, Lookingglass Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Rosy paintbrush – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake Trail, Eagle Cap WildernessFph
Indian warrior (Pedicularis densiflora) – 5/2/23, Cathedral Hills, Grants Pass (first time seeing)
Inside-out flower – 7/4/23, Natural Rock Arch Trail, Santiam State Forest
Jaccob’s ladder – 8/16/23, West Eagle Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Larkspur – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Larkspur – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District
Red larkspur – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District (first time seeing)
Tall mountain larkspur – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Dwarf lupine – 7/8/23, Santiam Wagon Road, Willamette National Forest
Miniature lupine – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District
Lupine – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District
Lupine (non-native colors) – 5/13/23, Graham Oaks Nature Park, Wilsonville
Flax – 5/30/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend
Coiled lousewort – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Sickletop lousewort – 8/16/23, West Eagle Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Sea blush (plectritis) – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City
Longhorn plectritis – 5/30/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend
White mariposa lily – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Sagebrush mariposa lily – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Mariposa lily (possibly a white sagebrush) – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Sub-alpine mariposa lilies – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA
Tolmie’s mariposa lily – 5/3/23, Dollar Mountain, Grants Pass
Manyflower tonella – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman
Small-flowered tonella – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City (first time seeing)
Lewis monkefylower – 7/30/23, Plaikni Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Monkeyflower – 5/1/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, BLM Medford District
Monkeyflower – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA
Milk kelloggia (Kelloggia galioides) – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Monkshood – 7/30/23, Plaikni Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Moth mullein (non-native) – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Mountain heather – 8/5/23, Timberline Trail, Mt. Hood Wilderness
Mock orange – 7/4/23, North Santiam Park, Mill City
Mountain ash – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Showy milkweed – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Western clematis – 6/16/23, Trail 1890, Hells Canyon Wilderness
Western blue clematis – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Nightshade (non-native) – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
A knotweed? – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman
Shasta knotweed – 7/31/23, Rim Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Nettle-leaf giant hyssop – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman
Nuttal’s linanthus – 8/15/23 Bear Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
One-sided wintergreen – 7/29/23, Stuart Falls Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness
Wintergreen – 7/30/23, Plaikni Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Orange agoseris – 7/15/23, Sheepshead Rock, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Partridgefoot – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Pearly everlasting – 7/29/23, Stuart Falls Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness
Granite prickley-phlox – 7/31/23, Garfield Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Phlox – 5/4/23, Little Falls Trail Loop, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Showy phlox – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Boardwalk, BLM Grants Pass Resource Area
Slender phlox – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Phlox – 7/31/23, Rim Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Phlox? – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Penstemons is another genus that I have a really hard time telling apart.
Woodland beardtongue – 7/4/23, Rockytop Trail, Santiam State Forest
Globe penstemon – 8/15/23 Bear Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Royal? penstemon – 5/30/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend
Finetooth? penstemon – 6/3/23, Buck Creek Trail, Husem, WA
Shrubby penstemon – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Wilcox’s? penstemon – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Scabland penstemon – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Unknown penstemon – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman
Glaucous? beardtongue – 7/4/23, Niagra Heights Road, Santiam State Forest
Silverleaf phacelia – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District
Threadleaf phacelia – 5/30/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend
A phacelia? – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Pinedrop – 7/22/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest
Prairie smoke – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman
Prickly pear cactus – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman (first time seeing)
Prince’s pine – 7/8/23, Santiam Wagon Road, Willamette National Forest
Pussypaws – 7/8/23, Santiam Wagon Road, Willamette National Forest
Pussytoes – 7/30/23, Crater Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Rosy pussytoes – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Queen’s cup – 7/15/23, Old Baldy Trail, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
Ragwort (non-native) – 8/26/23, Fort Yamhill State Heritage Area, Grand Ronde
Wild rose – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA
Rose campion (non-native) – 6/16/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallow-Whitman National Forest
Rough eyelashweed – 5/28/23, Criterion Tract, BLM Prineville District
Sagebrush false dandelion – 7/30/23, Crater Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Sandwort – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
A saxifrage – 7/4/23, Niagra Heights Road, Santiam State Forest
A saxifrage – 7/15/23, Sheepshead Rock, Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness
A saxifrage – 7/31/23, Rim Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Silvery raillardella – 7/31/23, Rim Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Scarlet gilia – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Scenic Area, Wallowa-Whitman
Scarlet fritillary – 5/2/2023, Sterling Mine Ditch Trail System, BLM Medford District
Siskiyou fritillary – 5/3/23, Limpy Botanical Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Self-heal – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District
Shooting star – 5/2/23, Cathedral Hills, Grants Pass
Scouler’s woollyweed – 7/29/23, Stuart Falls Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Silvercrown – 5/3/23, Dollar Mountain, Grants Pass
Skullcap – 5/2/23, Cathedral Hills, Grants Pass
Skunk cabbage – 4/15/23, Enchanted Valley, Siuslaw National Forest
Douglas spirea – 10/7/2023, Sturgis Fork Trail, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Mountain spirea – 7/4/23, Niagra Heights Road, Santiam State Forest
White spirea – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Spreading dogbane – 7/22/23, Metolius River Trail, Deschutes National Forest
St. John’s wort (non-native) – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Solomonseal – 5/27/23, Blowout Arm, Detroit Lake
Star-flower solomonseal – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Star flower – 5/13/23, Cooper Mountain Nature Park, Beaverton
Sticky purple geranium – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Tasselflower brickellbush – 8/14/23, Main Eagle Creek Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Tiger lily – 7/4/23, Rockytop Trail, Santiam State Forest
Leopard lilies – 7/29/23, Stuart Falls Trail, Sky Lakes Wilderness
Toothwort – 4/15/23, Enchanted Valley, Siuslaw National Forest
Trillium – 4/15/23, Enchanted Valley, Siuslaw National Forest
Giant white wakerobin – 5/2/23, Cathedral Hills, Grants Pass
Twinflower – 7/8/23, Santiam Wagon Road, Willamette National Forest
Thistle (wavy-leaf?) – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Thistle (Palouse?) – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Snowy thistle – 6/24/23, Rogue River National Recreation Trail, Wild Rogue Wilderness
Thistle (Canadian? if so non-native) – 6/25/23, North Umpqua Trail, BLM Roseburg District
Stonecrop – 7/30/23, Crater Peak Trail, Crater Lake National Park
Stonecrop – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Stonecrop – 8/16/23, Tombstone Lake Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Valerian – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Goosefoot violet – 5/27/23, Metolius Preserve, Camp Sherman
Hookedspur violet – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Marsh violet – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Violet – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Violet – 4/15/23, Enchanted Valley, Siuslaw National Forest
Violet – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA
Violets – 5/4/23, Little Falls Trail Loop, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest
Wedgeleaf violet – 5/4/23, Eight Dollar Mountain Boardwalk, BLM Grants Pass Resource Area
Wallflower – 5/30/23, Riley Ranch Preserve, Bend
Western meadowrue – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Western snakeroot – 8/16/23, West Eagle Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
White-stemmed frasera – 6/15/23, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Woodland-stars – 6/12/23, Imnaha River Trail, Eagle Cap Wilderness
Yarrow – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Youth-on-age – 4/29/23, Canemah Bluff, Oregon City
Common bugloss (non-native) – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
White campion (non-native) – 6/14/23, Eureka Bar, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Unknown – 7/4/23, Rockytop Trail, Santiam State Forest
Unknown – 8/5/23, McNeil Point scramble trail, Mt. Hood Wilderness
Best guess is a popcorn flower but? – 6/3/23, Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Trout Lake, WA
Unknown, possibly non-native – 6/15/23, Nee-Mee-Poo National Historic Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Unknown, possibly non-native – 6/13/23, Iwetemlaykin State Heritage Site, Joseph
Unknown, probably non-native – 6/14/23, Imnaha Trail, Hells Canyon National Recreation Area
Unknown, probably non-native – 8/26/23, Old Growth Cedar Trail, Rockaway Beach
The last flower we saw was a non-native in December.
Unkown. probably non-native – 12/16/23, Mt. Tabor Nature Park, Portland
May 14th – Chehalem Ridge Nature Park
June 15th – Donomore Meadows
June 16th – Pacific Crest Trail near Siskiyou Gap
Marsh violet, June 25th – Goat Marsh Lake
July 1st – Siskiyou Wilderness
Wedgeleaf? violet – July 1st – Youngs Valley, Siskiyou Wilderness
Goosefoot? violet, July 9th – Mt. Ireland
July 9th – Mt. Ireland
August 13th – Mt. Adams Wilderness.
Here is a more photogenic bleeding heart from May 21st on the Kings Mountain Trail.
Snow plant, June 18th – Red Buttes Wilderness
California lady slippers, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
Bolander’s lily, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
Scarlet fritillary, May 27th – Jack-Ash Trail
Henderson’s fawn lily, May 27th – Jack-Ash Trail
Pungent desert parsley, April 2nd -Balfour Trail
Columbia desert parsley, April 2nd – Klickitat Trail
Woodland stars, April 2nd – Balfour Trail
Pacific hound’s tongue, April 2nd – Balfour Trail
Lupine, April 2nd – Klickitat Trail
Big leaf maple, April 2nd – Klickitat Trail
Slender phlox, April 2nd – Klickitat Trail
Fringecup, April 23rd – Ankeny Wildlife Refuge
Buttercups, April 23rd – Ankeny Wildlife Refuge
Checkermallow, April 23rd – Ankeny Wildlife Refuge
Another checkermallow, April 23rd – Ankeny Wildlife Refuge
Iris, April 23rd – Ankeny Wildlife Refuge
A paintbrush, May 1st – Memaloose Hills
Balsamroot, May 1st – Memaloose Hills
Large-flower triteleia, May 1st – Memaloose Hills
Naked broomrape, May 1st – Memaloose Hills
Vetch, May 1st – Moiser Plateau
Large-head clover, May 1st – Moiser Plateau
Fiddleneck, May 1st – Moiser Plateau
Bachelor button (non-native), May 1st – Moiser Plateau
Service berry, May 7th – Orenco Woods
Aven, May 7th – Noble Woods
Camas, May 7th – Miller Woods
Wild ginger, May 7th – Miller Woods
Striped coralroot, May 7th – Miller Woods
Fairy slippers, May 7th – Miller Woods
Plectritis, May 14th – Chehalem Ridge Nature Park
Fairy bells, May 21st – Elk/Kings Mountain Traverse
Snow queen, May 21st – Elk/Kings Mountain Traverse
Red flowering currant, May 21st – Elk/Kings Mountain Traverse
Trillium, May 21st – Elk/Kings Mountain Traverse
A monkeyflower, May 21st – Elk/Kings Mountain Traverse
Chocolate lily, May 21st – Elk/Kings Mountain Traverse
Kittentails, May 21st – Elk/Kings Mountain Traverse
Glacier lily, May 21st – Elk/Kings Mountain Traverse
Henderson’s stars, May 25th – Mule Mountain
Larkspur, May 25th – Mule Mountain
Not sure if this is a cryptantha or a popcorn flower, May 25th – Mule Mountain
Douglas’ stichwort, May 25th – Mule Mountain
A blue-eyed Mary, May 25th – Mule Mountain
California poppy, May 25th – Mule Mountain
A clarkia, May 25 – Mule Mountain
Hooker’s Indian pink, May 25th – Mule Mountain
Star flower, May 25th – Mule Mountain
California ground cone, May 25th – Mule Mountain
Ookow, May 26th – Upper Table Rock
Blow wives, May 26th – Upper Table Rock
Best guess is Parry’s hawkweed, May 26th – Upper Table Rock
Clustered broomrape, May 26th – Upper Table Rock
Narrowleaf onion, May 26th – Upper Table Rock
California goldfield, May 26th – Upper Table Rock
Possibly Fitch’s tarweed, May 26th – Upper Table Rock
Marigold pincushion plant, May 26th – Upper Table Rock
Arrowleaf buckwheat, May 26th – Upper Table Rock
A clarkia, May 26th – Upper Table Rock
Iris, May 27th – Jack-Ash Trail
Milkvetch, May 27th – Jack-Ash Trail
Unknown on Anderson Butte, May 27th – Jack-Ash Trail
Giant white wakerobbin, May 27th – Jack-Ash Trail
A larkspur, May 27th – Jack-Ash Trail
Rough eyelashweed, May 27th – Jack-Ash Trail
Wallflower, May 27th – Jack-Ash Trail
A wild onion, May 27th – Jack-Ash Trail
Jacob’s ladder, May 27th – Jack-Ash Trail
Death camas, May 28th – Denman Wildlife Area
Common madia, May 28th – Denman Wildlife Area
Common viburnum, May 28th – Denman Wildlife Area
Hairy Indian paintbrush, May 28th – Denman Wildlife Area
White campion, May 28th – Denman Wildlife Area
Pale flax, May 28th – Denman Wildlife Area
Purple oyster (non-native), May 28th – Denman Wildlife Area
Rose, May 28th – Denman Wildlife Area
Pea, May 28th – Denman Wildlife Area
Kellog’s monkeyflower, May 29th – Applegate Lake
Heart-leaf milkweed, May 29th – Applegate Lake
Northern phlox, May 29th – Applegate Lake
White lupine, May 29th – Applegate Lake
Carrotleaf horkelia, May 30th – Roxy Ann Peak
Blue-eyed grass, May 30th – Roxy Ann Peak
Baneberry, June 4th – North Siouxon Trail
Star-flower solomonseal, June 4th – North Siouxon Trail
False lily-of-the valley, June 4th – North Siouxon Trail
Candyflower, June 4th – North Siouxon Trail
Scouler’s corydalis, June 4th – North Siouxon Trail
Yellow glandweed (non-native), June 11th – Julia Butler Hanson Wildlife Refuge
Daisy (non-native), June 11th – Julia Butler Hanson Wildlife Refuge
Unknown shrub (non-native), June 11th – Julia Butler Hanson Wildlife Refuge
A vetch or pea, June 13th – Susan Creek Falls Trail
Columbine, June 13th – Susan Creek Falls Trail
Solomonseal, June 13th – North Umpqua Trail
Valerian, June 13th – Lemolo Falls Trail
Gooseberry, June 14th – Illahee Rock
Blue-eyed Mary, June 14th – Illahee Rock
Fawn lilies, June 14th – Illahee Rock
Pussytoes, June 15th – Pacific Crest Trail near the Stateline Trailhead
Bistort, June 15th – Donomore Meadows
Cutleaf daisy, June 15th – Observation Peak
Lance-leaf spring beauty, June 15th – Observation Peak
A rockcress, June 15th – Observation Peak
Alpine pennycress, June 15th – Observation Peak
Quill-leaf lewisia, June 15th – Observation Peak
Marsh marigold, June 15th – Pacific Crest Trail
Anemone, June 16th – Pacific Crest Trail near Siskiyou Gap
Jacob’s ladder, June 16th – Pacific Crest Trail
Buds of an unknown flower, June 16th – Pacific Crest Trail near Big Red Mountain
A paintbrush, June 16th – Pacific Crest Trail near Big Red Mountain
Drummond’s anemone, June 16th – Pacific Crest Trail near Big Red Mountain
Ballhead waterleaf, June 16th – Pacific Crest Trail near Big Red Mountain
A mariposa lily, June 16th – Pacific Crest Trail near Siskiyou Gap
Diamond? clarkia, June 17th – Bandersnatch Trail
A honeysuckle, June 17th – Bandersnatch Trail
A catchfly, June 17th – Bandersnatch Trail
Blue-head gilia, June 17th – Red Queen Trail
Deerbrush, June 17th – Mike Uthoff Trail
Grand collomia, June 17th – Mike Uthoff Trail
A phaceli, June 17th – Mike Uthoff Trail
Rhododendron, June 18th – Frog Pond Trail
Pretty Face, June 18th – Frog Pond Trail
Believe this is some sort of saxifrage, June 25th – Toutle Trail
Avalanche lily, June 25th – Toutle Trail
A penstemon, July 1st – Siskiyou Wilderness
A phlox, July 1st – Siskiyou Wilderness
Lewis flax, July 1st – Siskiyou Wilderness
A paintbrush, July 1st – Siskiyou Wilderness
Nuttall’s sandwort?, July 1st -Siskiyou Wilderness
Queen’s cup, July 1st – Siskiyou Wilderness
Beargrass, July 1st – Siskiyou Wilderness
Shooting star, July 1st – Siskiyou Wilderness
Wolley-head clover, July 1st – Siskiyou ikyWilderness
A nightshade, July 1st – Siskiyou Wilderness
Siskiyou lewisia, July 1st – Siskiyou Wilderness
Spotted coralroot, July 1st – Siskiyou Wilderness
This tiny flower was at the edge of the meadow in Young’s Valley, July 1st – Siskiyou Wilderness
Azalea, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
Honeysuckle, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
Pacific ninebark, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
Streambank bird’s-foot trefoil, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
White-vein wintergreen, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
California pitcher-plant, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
Also California pitcher-plant, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
White-stemmed frasera, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
Washington lily, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
Phantom orchid, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
Oregon sunshine, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
Pussypaws, July 2nd – Siskiyou Wilderness
Musk monkeyflower, July 3rd – Siskiyou Wilderness
Klamath arnica, July 3rd – Siskiyou Wilderness
White rushlily, July 3rd – Siskiyou Wilderness
Spirea, July 4th – Siskiyou Wilderness
Wild onion, July 4th – Siskiyou Wilderness
A penstemon, July 4th – Siskiyou Wilderness
Phlox, July 9th – Mt. Ireland
Brown’s peony, July 9th – Mt. Ireland
Yet another paintbrush, July 9th – Mt. Ireland
Silverleaf phacelia with visitor, July 9th – Mt. Ireland
Venus penstemon, July 10th – Catherine Creek Trail
Douglas dustymaidens, July 10th – Catherine Creek Trail
Bog orchid, July 10th – Catherine Creek Trail
Mountain lady slippers, July 10th – Catherine Creek Trail
Rosy pussytoes, July 10th – Catherine Creek Trail
Yellow columbine, July 10th – Catherine Creek Trail
Heart-leaved bittercress?, July 10th – Catherine Creek Trail
Elephants head, July 10th – Catherine Creek Trail
Cone flower, July 10th – Catherine Creek Trail
Tall mountain bluebells, July 10th – Catherine Creek Trail
Another wild onion, July 11th – Horse Ranch Trail
Scarlet gilia, July 11th – Horse Ranch Trail
Arrowleaf groundsel, July 11th – Horse Ranch Trail
Purple sticky geranium, July 11th – Horse Ranch Trail
Ragged robin, July 11th – Horse Ranch Trail
False? sunflower, July 11th – Horse Ranch Trail
White mariposa lily, July 11th – Horse Ranch Trail
Rosy paintbrush, July 12th – Buck Creek Trail
Lyall’s rockcress, July 12th – Buck Creek Trail
Pacific coralroot, July 13th – Rock Springs
Hyssop, July 13th – Rock Springs
Another penstemon, July 13th – Rock Springs
Thistle, July 13th – Rock Springs
Oregon checker-mallow, July 13th – Rock Springs
This was a new one for us one-flowered moneses, July 14th – Bear Creek Trail
Pinedrop, July 14th – Bear Creek Trail
Sagebrush mariposa lily, July 14th – Wallowa Homeland
Blanket flower, July 14th – Wallowa Homeland
Yarrow, July 14th – Wallowa Homeland
Scouler’s bluebells, July 23rd – Silverstar Mountain
Inside-out flower, July 23rd – Silverstar Mountain
Tiger lily, July 23rd – Silverstar Mountain
Bluebells of Scotland, July 23rd – Silverstar Mountain
Subalpine mariposa lily, July 23rd – Silverstar Mountain
Western sweetvetch, July 23rd – Silverstar Mountain
Coiled lousewort, July 23rd – Silverstar Mountain
Best guess is subapline fleabane, July 23rd – Silverstar Mountain
Orange agoseris, July 23rd – Silverstar Mountain
A larkspur, July 23rd – Silverstar Mountain
Mock orange, July 23rd – Silverstar Mountain
Chicory (non-native), July 30th – E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area
Indian pipe, August 6th – Yasko Falls Trail
Leopard lily, August 6th – Hemlock Creek Trail
Mountain owl’s clover, August 6th – Yellowjacket Loop Trail
Rainiera, August 6th – Yellowjacket Loop Trail
Hedgenettle, August 6th – Yellowjacket Loop Trail
Large boykina, August 6th – Yellowjacket Loop Trail
Candy sticks, August 6th – Yellowjacket Loop Trail
Monkshood, August 6th – Yellowjacket Loop Trail
Scarlet monkeyflower, August 7th – Fall Creek Falls Trail
White mountain heather, August 13th – Mt. Adams Wilderness
Mountain heather, August 13th – Mt. Adams Wilderness
Gentian, August 13th – Mt. Adams Wilderness
False hellebore, August 13th – Mt. Adams Wilderness
A saxifrage, August 13th – Mt. Adams Wilderness
Beardstongue, August 20th – Grizzley Peak
Shasta knotweed, August 22nd – Mt. Shasta Wilderness
Marsh grass-of-Parnassus, August 22nd – Mt. Shasta Wilderness
Western pasque flower, August 22nd – Mt. Shasta Wilderness
Bigelow’s sneezeweed, August 23rd – Trinity Alps Wilderness
Western snakeroot, August 23rd – Trinity Alps Wilderness
A buckwheat, August 23rd – Trinity Alps Wilderness
Autumn dwarf gentian, August 23rd – Trinity Alps Wilderness
Saffron-flowered lupine, August 23rd – Trinity Alps Wilderness
An aster or fleabane, August 23rd – Trinity Alps Wilderness
Hooded ladies tresses, August 24th – Russian Wilderness
Can’t seem to identify this flower on the shore of Russian Lake, August 24th – Russian Wilderness
This one has me a bit stumped too, it looks like a wirelettuce or some sort of lewisa, August 24th – Russian Wilderness
Buckwheat, August 24th – Russian Wilderness
A monkeyflower (dwarf purple?), August 26th -Pacific Crest Trail near Carter Meadows Summit
Mountain coyote mint, August 26th – Pacific Crest Trail near Carter Meadows Summit
Sierra larkspur, August 26th – Pacific Crest Trail
Tasselflower brickellbush, August 26th – South Fork Lakes Trail
Monkeyflower, August 26th – South Fork Lakes Trail
Thistle, August 26th – South Fork Lakes Trail
California hairbells, August 26th – South Fork Lakes Trail
Common toadflax (non-native), September 10th – Spring Valley Greenway
Fireweed, September 17th – Union Peak Trail
Douglas spirea, September 18th – Sky Lakes Wilderness
Best guess is Crater Lake collomia, September 19th – Dutton Creek Trail
Another mystery seen near the Cold Springs Trailhead, September 25th – Sky Lakes Wilderness
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