Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
Most are from locations in Washington, Oregon, and northern California. Every plant pictured is identified by Latin and common name. Powerful search tools make it easy to find just the photograph or species you want, whether it's a native plant or an introduced weed.
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Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest.
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower | Wildflowers of the …
Sunflowers are thought to originate in southwestern and prairie states. They are cultivated over much of North America for their valuable seeds and to attract wildlife. Rarity: Common. Flowering Time: All Spring And Summer. Life Cycle: Annual. Height: 3--10 feet.
Camassia quamash | Common Camas | Wildflowers of the Pacific …
Flowers blue to purple, occasionally white, star-shaped, opening wide; pollen bright yellow or dull yellow to violet. Grows in moist meadows that dry by summer at low to high elevations. Plant varies in size and color over its very large range.
Linnaea borealis | Twinflower | Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
Twinflower. Creeping evergreen vine, often forming large mats. Stems with short-petioled leaves. Leaves opposite, oval, shiny, with few shallow teeth on upper edges. Flowers in pair at top of leafless, 2 in., erect stalk. Flowers are fragrant, pale pink, trumpet-shaped, nodding bells.
Salvia dorrii | Purple Sage | Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
Flowers blue or purple to rose or rarely white; upper lip 2-lobed; lower lip longer and divided into 3 parts; stamens and style extending well beyond lips. Grows in dry rocky places, talus slopes, outcrops, often in sagebrush, at low to high elevations. Rarity: Locally Common. Flowering Time: Late Spring, Early Summer.
Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow | Wildflowers of the Pacific …
Rarity: Common. Flowering Time: All Summer. Life Cycle: Perennial. Height: 12--24 inches. Habitat: All Habitats. Found In: Siskiyous, East Gorge, West Gorge, Steens, Wallowas, Crater Lake Np, N Cascades Np, Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np. Native: Yes.
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5 symmetrical petals (ovary inferior) 5 irregular petals forming a tube. 5 symmetrical petals forming a tube. 5 petals joined into a bell. composite flowers. Anthemis tribe. Aster tribe. Chicory tribe. Thistle tribe.
Lupinus latifolius | Broadleaf Lupine | Wildflowers of the Pacific ...
Flowers in tiered whorls up the stalk. Flower blue or purple with white or yellowish patch that later turns magenta. Flower ages brown. Grows in moist, open to shady woods and meadows. Var. latifolius flowers are 1/3–1/2 in., and unlike other varieties, its keel is not covered by wings;grows below alpine elevations.
Prunella vulgaris | Self-heal | Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
Life Cycle: Perennial. Height: 4--16 inches. Habitat: Coastal, Meadow, Disturbed. Found In: Olympic Np, Mt. Rainier Np, Columbia Basin, West Gorge, East Gorge, Siskiyous, Wallowas, N Cascades Np. Native: Yes. Common synonyms: heal-all. Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest.