Naked Broomrape “Orobanche uniflora” Broom-rape Family (Orobanchaceae). Annual, root parasite, plant 3″ tall. This parasitic plant has no leaves and it feeds on the roots of sedums, saxifrages and asters. Flowers orange to purple, Booms in the spring in through out most of the Pacific Northwest. Photo: Rough and Ready Wayside near Cave Junction, Or. 4/19/2010
Photo: Catherine Creek near Lyle, WA. 3/30/2007.
Siskiyou Iris “Iris bracteata” Iris Family (Iridaceae). Perennial, rhizome, plant approx 12″ tall, leaves are lighter green on the underside, flowers yellow to cream flowers with prominent venation, ovary located close to the petals. Blooms in late spring on serpentine soils in S.E. Or. Photo: Near Oregon Caves, Or. 4/29/2007
Creek Trillium “Pseudotrillium rivale” formerly “Trillium rivale”, Lily Family (Liliaceae), Perennial, bulbous rhizome, plant 1.5 to 6″ tall, flowers white and spattered with pink or purple. Blooms in early spring in moist soils near wooded areas in S.W. Or. Photo: Darlingtonia Wayside on Hwy 199 SW of Cave Junction OR 4/18/2010 near Selma, Or. 4/28/2007.
Photo: Rainier, Or. 4/19/2010
Western Trillium - “Trillium ovatum”, Lily Family (Liliaceae). Perrennial, bulbous rhizome, plant 6-18″ tall, 3 whorled leaves, 3 white petals which turn to pink and then to rose-red with age. Blooms in early spring in the Cascade Mts to the Coast and in the Blue Mts. in N.E. Or. Photo: Oregon Redwood Trail, Southwest OR 4/19/2010
Grand Hound’s Tongue “Cynoglossum grande” Borage Family (Boraginaceae). Perennial, plant 2-3′ tall, flowers about 1/2″ across, bright blue with a raised collar of white around the throat, basal leaves 4-8″ long 1-3″ wide and prickly hairs on the lower surface, flowers in early spring along forest edge in the Oregon Cascades and westward. Photo: Jacksonville, OR, 4/18/2010
Henderson’s Shooting Star “Dodecatheon hendersonii” Primrose Family ( (Primulaceae) Perennial, plant 6-15″ tall, leaves 1 to 2″ long, flowers magenta with white base edged with yellow and black bands and a purplish black tip. Blooms early spring in grassy and shady sites in Western Or & Wa. Photo: Lower Table Rock near Medford, Or 4/17/2010
Gentner’s Fritillary “Fritillaria gentneri” (Liliaceae) Perennial bulb, plant 1 -2.5′ tall, leaves in whorls and alternate on the upper stem, flowers bell only slightly recurved. Blooms in mid spring in dry woods and shrubs in the Siskiyous of S.W. Oregon. Thought to be a natural occurring cross between Fritillaria recurva” and “Fritillaria affinis and is listed as a rare and endangered plant. Photo: Jacksonville, Or. 4/28/2010
Red Bells “Fritillaria recurva” Lily Family “Liliaceae”, Perennial bulb, Plant 1-3′ tall, leaves in whorls and alternate on the upper stem, flowers bell shaped with recurved scarlet petals. Mid Spring in dry woods & shrubs in S.W. Or. Photo: Jacksonville, Or 4/18/2010
Dwarf Monkey Flower “Mimulus douglasii” Snapdragon Family (Scrophulariaceae). Annual, plant 1/2 to 4″ tall, flowers deep purple, 2 relatively large upper lobes, the lower lobes are almost non-existant, Blooms March to May in the Siskiyou Mts. in Or. Photo: Rough and Ready Creek S.W of Cave Junction, Or. 4/28/2007
Hall’s Violet “Viola hallii” Violet Family (Violaceae) Perrenial, plant 3-9″ tall, leaves divided into many segments, flowers have purple upper petals and yellow to white lower petals. Blooms in the spring in rocky areas in S.W. Oregon, Photo: Rough and Ready Wayside near Cave Junction, Or. 4/18/2010