Oregon and California Wildflowers

A rather common native wildflower but always beautiful, this example of the Sitka Columbine, Aquilegia formosa, was photographed high in the Siskiyou Mountains of California on a recent trip there. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/08/orchid-hunt...

This was photographed in southern California and thanks to Labrador Ears (Clare Beelman) for the ID. If you have time please visit her wonderful photostream: www.flickr.com/photos/labradorears/

This was identified by LabradorEars (Clare Beelman) but I had posted only a part of flower. Perhaps this helps give a better picture, if you see this, Clare. It was photographed in southern California near Mentone. Clare's photostream is wonderful: www.flickr.com/photos/labradorears/ .

This resembles our Bugloss Fiddleneck, but I am not sure it is the same species. This, too, was photographed in southern California, and if anyone recognizes it, I would appreciate an ID. Thanks, Fizzie, for the ID.

This was photographed in Southern California in the area of Mentone earlier in the spring. Thanks to Alfred (Orchid Dude) for the ID.

Photographed on Whidbey Island along the main highway where it has naturalized.

This appears to be the rare, short-stemmed variety of Trillium ovatum, a variety that also has nodding flowers. Previously reported only from California these were found in profusion at the top of Steven's Pass in Washington state.

In Explore September 9, 2009, #497. This was photographed on a rainy day on the Lillian Ridge Trail in Olympic National Park. It is native to California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and British Columbia.

The Cobra Lily is named for the resemblance of its leaves to the head and fangs of a cobra. It is a carnivorous plant that grows only in serpentine areas of northern California and southern Oregon, i.e., areas that have high concentrations of heavy metals, nickel, cadmium, etc., due to the underlying serpentine rock. The plant itself, shown below has an opening below the "hood" which insects enter and attracted to the little translucent windows in the plant, are unable to find their way out again. These were photographed in several different areas where the plants are protected. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/08/orchid-hunting-in-siskiyous.html