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Wildflower Report for Mount Pisgah Arboretum

Location	Mount Pisgah Arboretum
Date	05/01/2007
Reporter	Greg Lief
E-mail	oregonwildflowers@gmail.com
Website/Photos	http://LiefPhotos.com
Comments	Summit Trail: Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis), lots of Oregon Iris (Iris tenax), Popcorn Flower (Plagiobothrys sp.), Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria), Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala), Small-flowered Prairie Star (Lithophragma parviflora), Rose Checker-Mallow (Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata), some Upland Larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum), Manroot (Marah oregonus), Monkey Flower (Mimulus guttatus) where the power lines cross the trail, Great Hound's-Tongue (Cynoglossum grande) and a few Henderson's Shooting Star (Dodecatheon hendersonii) in the oaks beneath the summit, occasional Common Camas (Camassia quamash), and Spring Gold (Lomatium utriculatum). Arboretum: Common Camas (Camassia quamash) 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), Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria affinis), some Henderson's Shooting Star (Dodecatheon hendersonii), 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, Still some Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum) and Giant White Wakerobin (Trillium albidum), though both are past their peak.
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Mount Pisgah Arboretum

05/01/2007

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Summit Trail: Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis), lots of Oregon Iris (Iris tenax), Popcorn Flower (Plagiobothrys sp.), Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria), Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala), Small-flowered Prairie Star (Lithophragma parviflora), Rose Checker-Mallow (Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata), some Upland Larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum), Manroot (Marah oregonus), Monkey Flower (Mimulus guttatus) where the power lines cross the trail, Great Hound's-Tongue (Cynoglossum grande) and a few Henderson's Shooting Star (Dodecatheon hendersonii) in the oaks beneath the summit, occasional Common Camas (Camassia quamash), and Spring Gold (Lomatium utriculatum).

Arboretum: Common Camas (Camassia quamash) 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), Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria affinis), some Henderson's Shooting Star (Dodecatheon hendersonii), 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, Still some Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum) and Giant White Wakerobin (Trillium albidum), though both are past their peak.

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