Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest

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Stunning Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest

An introduction to a brilliant show of wildflowers from British Columbia, Washington and Oregon.


2009 spring and summer is bursting with new flowers again - how many can you identify while on your hikes in the Pacific Northwest?

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(Lupinus arcticus)
a.k.a. arctic lupine
is one of the more common wildflowers in British Columbia. (photo to the left)

More than 300 of the most common wildflowers of the lush Pacific Northwest region. 

Pacific Northwest Wildflowers: A Guide to Common Wildflowers of Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Western Idaho, Southeast Alaska, and British Columbia (Wildflower Series)

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The deserts, forests, beaches, and peaks of the Pacific Northwest are home to a wide array of plant life, forming a spectacular mosaic of color and texture. Pacific Northwest Wildflowers is your comprehensive guide to the botanical treasures of this region, which extends from southeast Alaska and British Columbia to northern California and east of the Cascade Range into western Idaho.

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A welcome introduction to the familiar botanical species found in British Columbia. 

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Wildflowers of British Columbia
From the coastal rainforest to the arid desert-like areas of the southern interior, some of BC's most stunning wildflowers are ready to put on a brilliant show for you.
American Vetch
# American Vetch flowers are bluish or reddish purple
# pea-like
# up to 2 cm. long
# in clusters of 3 to 9 at the end of the stem

American Vetch 

American Vetch
(Vicia americana)

American Vetch is a climbing perennial is a member of the pea family and can grow from 15-100 cm. tall, often the stems are tangled

Wild Roses 

Wild Roses
(Rosa acicularis)
a.k.a. prickly rose

Wild Rose's scientific name 'acicularis' means 'prickly'.
This shrub, which can grow up to 15 metres tall, is famous for its prickly stems with their beautiful pale pink flowers and nutritious 'rosehips'

 

- Wild Rose flowers are large, pink and fragrant
- one flower grows at the end of each of the side branches
- turn into bright red seed pods or hips
- the rosehips, which have an applelike flavour, are very high in vitamin C (a better source than orange juice)
- popular food for people and wildlife; fruit, stem and foliage are all eaten by wildlife, people use the young shoots, fruit, stems, flowers and leaves
- the rosehips can be made into jams, syrups and jellies (extremely popular in Europe); The hips are best picked immediately after the first frost. Open a few to be sure the plant is not infested with worms or bugs. (usually not the case, but can happen)
- tea can be made from the Wild Rose petals, leaves and even the roots; and appealing 'julep' can be made from soaking fresh petals with an equal amount of cool water, then adding lemon juice and honey

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Indian Paintbrush
a.k.a. common red paintbrush

Indian paintbrush is a member of the figwort family. Hummingbirds love this flower.

Indian Paintbrush 

Indian Paintbrush
(Castilleja sp.)
a.k.a. common red paintbrush

Have you tasted the sweet nectar of the red paintbrush? When I was a child living in BC - I often picked the wild Indian Paintbrush to sip the drop of sweet nectar hidden at the bottom of each long, tube-like part of the flower.

Indian Paintbrush grows in mid to high elevations
- dry to moist areas such as forests, roadsides and slopes
- Indian Paintbrush is found throughout most of British Columbia.

 

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A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers: Northern Arizona and New Mexico to British Columbia (Peterson Field Guide Series)

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This guide describes 590 species, with detailed information on flowering season, related species, range, and habitat. More than 100 plant drawings supplement these descriptions, and more than 200 color photographs show flowers as they appear in the field.

Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria affinis) 

Distribution: Chocolate lily is found in open dry woods and meadows from southern coastal British Columbia eastward to the Okanagan in eastern Washington and south to California. In California, chocolate lily occurs commonly in oak or pine scrub and grasslands below 1800 m in the Klamath Ranges, north Coast Ranges, Cascade, northern Sierra Nevada Foothills, San Francisco Bay area (Hickman 1993). Chocolate lily grows on well-drained soils on open slopes. Fritillaria species have become quite uncommon in the wild.

More pictures and information on the Pacific Northwest Wildflowers 

Chocolate Lily
More information about the Chocolate Lily with links to beautiful Chocolate Lily photograph galleries.
Wildflower called Butter and Eggs
Close-up picture of the Butter and Eggs wildflower

Trillium information 

Trillium is a genus of about 40-50 species of perennial herbaceous flowering plants, native to temperate regions of North America and Asia. They used to be treated in the family Trilliaceae or Trillium family, a part of the Liliales or Lily order. The AGP II treats Trilliaceae as a synonym of the family Melanthiaceae. Common names include trillium, wakerobin, Tri Flower, and birthroot. The above ground parts of Trilliums are scapes with three large, leafy bracts with the true leaves reduced to underground papery coverings around the rhizomes.

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In the east of North America, the most common is Trillium grandiflorum (Large-flowered Trillium). This plant has a large, often white, three-petaled flower above three broad bracts that look like leaves. The name was given by Linnaeus. Trillium grandiflorum is often the first wildflower noticed by casual walkers; other spring wildflowers are much less apparent.

In western North America, a typical species is Trillium ovatum (Western Trillium) also with white flowers, that slowly turn into a shade of purple in the middle of spring.

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Pacific Fawn Lily or or fawnlily 

Erythronium helenae

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Erythronium helenae is a species of flowering plant in the lily family which is known by the common names Pacific fawn lily and St. Helena fawn lily.

It is endemic to the coastal mountains north of the San Francisco Bay Area in California. It is named for the local peak Mount Saint Helena. This wildflower grows from a bulb 3 to 5 centimeters wide and produces two wide leaves up to 20 centimeters long which are green mottled with brown or white. It produces erect stalks up to 30 centimeters tall, each bearing one to three flowers. The flower has white tepals with yellowish bases 3 or 4 centimeters long. The tepals develop pink or purple streaks or mottling as they age. The flower has yellow stamens with large yellow anthers.

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Backsippa 

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Backsippa grow on dry sandy hillsides in south and middle Sweden. The fruits are transferred by the wind to new growing grounds. The pin is the different mark on Backsippa. The root is growing straight down and make the plant come back year after year.

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