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Wildflower Report for Mount Pisgah Arboretum

Location	Mount Pisgah Arboretum
Date	05/09/2010
Reporter	Greg Lief
E-mail	oregonwildflowers@gmail.com
Website/Photos	http://LiefPhotos.com
Comments	Summit Trail: Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis), Oregon Iris (Iris tenax), Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala), Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria), Rose Checker-Mallow (Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata), Upland Larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum), Cat's-Ear Lily (Calochortus subalpinus), Western Snake Root (Sanicula crassicaulis), Monkey Flower (Mimulus guttatus) where the power lines cross the trail, Great Hound's-Tongue (Cynoglossum grande) and Small-flowered Prairie Star (Lithophragma parviflora) in the oaks at higher elevations, occasional Common Camas (Camassia quamash), and Spring Gold (Lomatium utriculatum). Rosy Plectritis (Plectritis congesta) is plentiful in east-facing meadows near the summit. Arboretum: Common Camas (Camassia quamash) is everywhere, Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis), Candyflower (Claytonia sibirica), lots of Tall Larkspur (Delphinium trolliifolium) and Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa) along the Water Garden Trail, Hooker's Fairy Bells (Prosartes hookeri), Fringe Cup (Tellima grandiflora), Western Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia), Red Columbine (Aquilegia formosa), Western Sweet-Cicely (Osmorhiza occidentalis), Nuttall’s Toothwort (Cardamine nuttalli var. nuttallii), Stream Violet (Viola glabella), Tall Oregon-Grape (Berberis aquifolium), Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), Western Meadowrue (Thalictrum occidentale), Manroot (Marah oregonus), False Solomon's-Seal (Maianthemum racemosum), Star-Flowered Solomon's-Seal (Maianthemum stellatum), Disappointing buttercup (Ranunculus uncinatus), and Pacific Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum tenuipes). Blooming along the Incense Cedar Trail are Striped Coral Root (Corallorhiza striata), Fairy Slipper (Calypso Bulbosa), Cat's-Ear Lily (Calochortus subalpinus), Western Snake Root (Sanicula crassicaulis), lots of Oregon Iris (Iris tenax), Large-flowered Nemophila (Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria), and Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala). Inside-Out Flower (Vancouveria hexandra) is blooming at the north end of the Adkison Bridge (which is currently closed for construction). Several Giant White Wakerobin (Trillium albidum) still hanging on, though well past their peak.
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Mount Pisgah Arboretum

05/09/2010

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Summit Trail: Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis), Oregon Iris (Iris tenax), Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala), Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria), Rose Checker-Mallow (Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata), Upland Larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum), Cat's-Ear Lily (Calochortus subalpinus), Western Snake Root (Sanicula crassicaulis), Monkey Flower (Mimulus guttatus) where the power lines cross the trail, Great Hound's-Tongue (Cynoglossum grande) and Small-flowered Prairie Star (Lithophragma parviflora) in the oaks at higher elevations, occasional Common Camas (Camassia quamash), and Spring Gold (Lomatium utriculatum). Rosy Plectritis (Plectritis congesta) is plentiful in east-facing meadows near the summit.

Arboretum: Common Camas (Camassia quamash) is everywhere, Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis), Candyflower (Claytonia sibirica), lots of Tall Larkspur (Delphinium trolliifolium) and Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa) along the Water Garden Trail, Hooker's Fairy Bells (Prosartes hookeri), Fringe Cup (Tellima grandiflora), Western Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia), Red Columbine (Aquilegia formosa), Western Sweet-Cicely (Osmorhiza occidentalis), Nuttall’s Toothwort (Cardamine nuttalli var. nuttallii), Stream Violet (Viola glabella), Tall Oregon-Grape (Berberis aquifolium), Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), Western Meadowrue (Thalictrum occidentale), Manroot (Marah oregonus), False Solomon's-Seal (Maianthemum racemosum), Star-Flowered Solomon's-Seal (Maianthemum stellatum), Disappointing buttercup (Ranunculus uncinatus), and Pacific Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum tenuipes). Blooming along the Incense Cedar Trail are Striped Coral Root (Corallorhiza striata), Fairy Slipper (Calypso Bulbosa), Cat's-Ear Lily (Calochortus subalpinus), Western Snake Root (Sanicula crassicaulis), lots of Oregon Iris (Iris tenax), Large-flowered Nemophila (Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria), and Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala). Inside-Out Flower (Vancouveria hexandra) is blooming at the north end of the Adkison Bridge (which is currently closed for construction). Several Giant White Wakerobin (Trillium albidum) still hanging on, though well past their peak.

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