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Wildflower Report for Mount Pisgah Arboretum

Location	Mount Pisgah Arboretum
Date	05/20/2017
Reporter	Greg Lief
E-mail	oregonwildflowers@gmail.com
Website/Photos	http://LiefPhotos.com
Comments	The wonderful mid-spring Common Camas (Camassia quamash) display is nearly finished for the season, but there are still plenty of other wildflowers blooming in the Arboretum, including: Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis), Candyflower (Claytonia sibirica), lots of Poison Larkspur (Delphinium trolliifolium) and Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa) especially along the Water Garden Trail, Bigroot (Marah oreganus), Fringe Cup (Tellima grandiflora), False Solomon`s-Seal (Maianthemum racemosum), Western Meadowrue (Thalictrum occidentale), Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), Inside-Out Flower (Vancouveria hexandra) near the north end of the Adkison Bridge. Blooming along the South Boundary Trail: Oregon Iris (Iris tenax), Large-flowered Nemophila (Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria), Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala), Western Snake Root (Sanicula crassicaulis), Cat`s Ear Lily (Calochortus tolmiei), Forktooth Ookow (Dichelostemma congestum), Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis), Candyflower (Claytonia sibirica), Menzies` Larkspur (Delphinium menziesii), Seep Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) in damp/wet areas, and Slender Woodland Star (Lithophragma tenellum). Blooming along Trail 1 to the summit: Popcorn Flower (Plagiobothrys sp.), Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis), plenty of Oregon Iris (Iris tenax), Oregon Checker Mallow (Sidalcea oregana), Forktooth Ookow (Dichelostemma congestum), Miniature Lupine (Lupinus bicolor), Western Snake Root (Sanicula crassicaulis), Cat`s Ear Lily (Calochortus tolmiei), Oregon Sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum), Nine-Leaf Lomatium (Lomatium triternatum), Bigflower Agoseris (Agoseris grandiflora), Slender Woodland Star (Lithophragma tenellum), Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala), and a few Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria lanceolata) near the summit. Stay on the trail(s) to avoid the profuse poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)!
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Mount Pisgah Arboretum

05/20/2017

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The wonderful mid-spring Common Camas (Camassia quamash) display is nearly finished for the season, but there are still plenty of other wildflowers blooming in the Arboretum, including: Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis), Candyflower (Claytonia sibirica), lots of Poison Larkspur (Delphinium trolliifolium) and Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa) especially along the Water Garden Trail, Bigroot (Marah oreganus), Fringe Cup (Tellima grandiflora), False Solomon`s-Seal (Maianthemum racemosum), Western Meadowrue (Thalictrum occidentale), Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus), Inside-Out Flower (Vancouveria hexandra) near the north end of the Adkison Bridge.

Blooming along the South Boundary Trail: Oregon Iris (Iris tenax), Large-flowered Nemophila (Nemophila menziesii var. atomaria), Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala), Western Snake Root (Sanicula crassicaulis), Cat`s Ear Lily (Calochortus tolmiei), Forktooth Ookow (Dichelostemma congestum), Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis), Candyflower (Claytonia sibirica), Menzies` Larkspur (Delphinium menziesii), Seep Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) in damp/wet areas, and Slender Woodland Star (Lithophragma tenellum).

Blooming along Trail 1 to the summit: Popcorn Flower (Plagiobothrys sp.), Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis), plenty of Oregon Iris (Iris tenax), Oregon Checker Mallow (Sidalcea oregana), Forktooth Ookow (Dichelostemma congestum), Miniature Lupine (Lupinus bicolor), Western Snake Root (Sanicula crassicaulis), Cat`s Ear Lily (Calochortus tolmiei), Oregon Sunshine (Eriophyllum lanatum), Nine-Leaf Lomatium (Lomatium triternatum), Bigflower Agoseris (Agoseris grandiflora), Slender Woodland Star (Lithophragma tenellum), Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala), and a few Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria lanceolata) near the summit. Stay on the trail(s) to avoid the profuse poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum)!

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