RHH's photos with the keyword: siskiyous

This is Rudbeckia glaucescens, the California or Waxy Coneflower, another serpentophile, i.e., a plant that loves serpentine soils. For that reason it is found only in southern Oregon and northern California where such soils exist, and grows there in bogs, fens and wetlands. It is uncommon, too, as a result of its preference for serpentine and was a delight to see when we found it in the Siskiyou Mountains of Oregon. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/08/orchid-hunting-in-siskiyous.html

I posted a picture of this wildflower earlier, but thought I'd post one more with a Crab Spider lurking on the back of the flower. The photo was taken in the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon and the flower is Lilium pardalinum ssp. vollmeri, also known as the Leopard Lily. The species of the Spider I do not know. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/08/orchid-hunting-in-siskiyous.html

Also known as the Leopard Lily, this beautiful wildflower was photographed in the Siskiyou Mountains of southern Oregon. Its botanical name is Lilium pardalinum subsp. vollmeri. We saw and photographed it on a trip to Oregon and California last summer. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/08/orchid-hunting-in-siskiyous.html

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 the Siskiyou Mountains of California. I have not been able to identify the butterfly but the flower is of the carnivorous plant, the Cobra Lily. Thanks to Marti (Upupa4me) for the ID. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/08/orchid-hunt...