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Scarlet Gilia “Ipomopsis aggregata” Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae). Biennial plant, 1-4′ tall, flower tubes approx 1″ long, orange speckled with yellow.  Blooms midsummer and found in dry areas and meadows, widespread in eastern Or. & Wa.  Photo: Mt. Emily near La Grande, Or. 6/13/2007

Nootka Rose “Rosa nutkana” Rose Family (Rosaceae).  Perennial, shrub 3-6′ tall, flowers are solitary, 3″ across and rose colored, blooms late spring-early summer.  Grows in moist areas in Wa. & Or.  The quiet beauty of the rose is a lot like the girl next door and is often overlooked as we search for the more exotic.  Photo:  Near Enterprise, Or. 6/08/2005

Orange Honeysuckle “Lonicera cilosa” Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae).  Perennial vine can climb 10 to 20′,  flowers tubular up to 1.5″ long and orange red in terminal clusters, berries red. Blooms in early summer near wooded areas in Western OR & Wa and in the Blur Mts in the Blue Mts in N.E. OR. Photo:  Near Elgin, OR 6/16/2006

Golden Columbine “Aquilegia flavescens” Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae). Perinneal, plant 10-30″ tall, flowers cream to yellow.  Blooms in summer in alpine & subalpine areas in N.E. OR and N.E. WA. Hybridizes with Red Columbine “Aquilegia formosa” in areas where the species overlap.  Photo: South of Lostine, Or. in N.E OR 6/28/2004

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Native Americans net salmon from platforms at Shearers Falls on the Deschutes River in Central Oregon.  The falls are rated as a class six cataract and being sure-footed isa necessity.  The fisherman has landed a fish in the lower picture.  Photo:  6/16/2010

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Wild Hollyhock “Iliamna rivularis” Mallow Family  (Malvaceae).  Perennial, Plant 3-5′ tall, leaves 3-6″ long resembling maple leaves, flowers pink to rose.  Blooms summer in moist areas in Eastern OR and WA.  Photo:  Along the Deschutes River near Sherars Bridge in Central OR 6/16/2010

Western White Clematis “Clematis ligusticifolia”  Buttercup Family (Ranunculaceae).  Perennial, woody-vine, leaves compound with 5-7 leaflets, flowers without petals but they have different 5 or 6 showy white sepals, males and female flowers are present on different plants.  Blooms in summer in wet areas throughout OR and Eastern WA.  Photo:  along the Deschutes River near Shearer Bridge in Central OR  6/16/2010

Great Blue Heron “Andea herodias”  Length 46″. wingspan 72″ and weight 5.3 lbs,  This long legged bird is commonly seen wading in shallow ponds throughout the United States.  Photo:  Deschutes River nears Shearers Bridge in Central OR 6/16/2010

Blue Mountain Prairie-clover “Dalea ornata”  Pea Family (Fabaceae) Perennial, Plant 6-16″ tall, leaves divided in 5-7 segments, flowers rose colored and arranged on a spike.  Blooms in summer on dry soils in Eastern OR and WA.  Photo:  Near the Deschutes River near Sherars Bridge in Central, OR  6/16/2010

Wavyleaf Thistle “Cirsium undulatum” Thistle Tribe (Asteraceae) Biennial or perennial, plant 2-5′ tall, leaves wavy with yellow prickles, flowers pale pink or lavender.  Blooms in summer in dry areas of Eastern OR & WA.  Photo:  Along the Deschutes River near Shearers Bridge in Central, OR 6/16/2010