Flower help

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Flower help

Post by drm » August 2nd, 2017, 6:52 pm

There were some prominent flowers on my recent Wallowas trip that I'm not familiar with. Anybody know?

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Re: Flower help

Post by drm » August 4th, 2017, 3:08 pm

Okay, the middle blue one is the Wallowa penstemon, which as the name implies, is endemic to these mountains!

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Post by derwoodynck » August 4th, 2017, 5:08 pm

I believe the first is White Mariposa Lily (Calochortus eurycarpus)

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Post by adamschneider » August 4th, 2017, 8:25 pm

The third one is a saxifrage, or at least something in the saxifrage family. Maybe Saxifraga caespitosa.

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Re: Flower help

Post by bobcat » August 7th, 2017, 6:12 am

The third one is Nuttall's linanthus (Leptosiphon nuttallii) - phlox family. It is common in the Wallowas and also in parts of the Cascades, especially around Crater Lake.

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Re: Flower help

Post by adamschneider » August 7th, 2017, 6:23 am

Oops. I think that one has fooled me before.

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