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Photography by Keith McCree, Botany by Barbro McCree
Calochortus subalpinus
(Lobb's Mariposa Tulip, Cat's Ear)
Liliaceae
Lily with large, hairy creamy-white petals and a yellow center. Found in
dry meadows.
Castilleja miniata
(Common Paintbrush)
Scrophulariaceae
One of many species of Castilleja that grow in this area. Found in
dry meadows and rock outcrops.
Erysimum asperum
(Rough Wallflower, Prairie Rocket)
Cruciferae
Wallflower with showy orange or yellow flowers and long seedpods. Found
in meadows at higher elevations.
Erythronium oregonum
(Oregon Fawn Lily, Trout Lily)
Liliaceae
White lily with leaves dappled like a fawn. Found in open areas of forest
at low elevations.
Fritillaria lanceolata
(Mission Bells, Checker Lily, Chocolate Lily)
Liliaceae
Lily with bell-shaped brownish-purple flowers, mottled with yellow and purple
spots. Found in meadows and open areas of the forest.
Linnaea borealis
(Twinflower)
Caprifoliaceae
A forest ground cover with twin pale pink flowers and shiny leaves on trailing
stems. Found in moist, shady habitats.
Lonicera ciliosa
(Orange Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle)
Caprifoliaceae
Trailing vine with orange trumpet-like flowers and saucer-shaped upper leaf.
Found in open areas of the forest at low elevations.
Penstemon rupicola
(Rock Penstemon)
Scrophulariaceae
Penstemons are bushy plants that grow in dry, sunny habitats. This bright
red one is commonly found on cliffs, growing in the clefts of rocks.
Pyrola secunda
(One-sided Wintergreen)
Ericaceae
Forest floor plant with plain green leaves, a green stem, and greenish-white
flowers that are all on the same side of the stem.
Mimulus alsinoides
(Chickweed Monkeyflower)
Scrophulariaceae
Spreading plant with small yellow flowers with a single red spot. Found
in moist areas of rock outcrops
Sedum oreganum
(Oregon Stonecrop)
Crassulaceae
A succulent with deep yellow flower and rosettes of small green (sometimes
reddish) leaves. Common throughout the Pacific Northwest. Found on rock
outcrops.
Synthyris reniformis
(Spring Queen)
Scrophulariaceae
A perennial forest plant with underground stems and blue flowers. Spring
Queen grows in moist, shady habitats, and is one of the first plants to
flower in the spring (as early as February at low altitudes).
Trillium ovatum
(Western Trillium, Wake-robin)
Liliaceae
Solitary flower standing above a whorl of three leaves. The white petals
turn purple with age. Common springtime forest plant.
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