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Native
Flowers of Northeast Washington
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alphabetical order by common name |
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Balsam
Root
balsamorhiya sagitatta
Widespread
in our area. Grows from a long tap root.
May,
1999
Sherman
Creek Game Range
Evelyn
Florio
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Beard
Tongue
penstemon fruticosus
Often
found grown on sunny cliff faces.
Sherman
Creek near Inchelium Highway
May,
1999
Evelyn
Florio
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Beargrass
xerophyllum tenax
4 feet when in bloom
Found
at higher elevations
Kathy
Ahlenslager
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Bitterroot
(Also known as Rockrose)
lewisia redeviva
Grows
on mossy rocks on east slopes very close to the surface
Plant usually dissappears by time bloom appears
Republic District, west of Seed Orchard
May 26, 1993
Kathy
Ahlenslager
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Bitterroot
lewisia redeviva
A
second view of Bitterroot
Republic
District, west of Seed Orchard
May
26, 1993
Kathy
Ahlenslager
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Brodiaea
Blue
bell-shaped flowers clustered at ends of wiry stems.
May,
1999
Sherman
Creek Game Range
Evelyn
Florio
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Buttercup
ranunculus glaberrimus
1 to 4 inches
These
flowers herald the arrival of Spring to our area
April,
1999
Bisbee
Mountain
Rob
Blade
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Camas
camassia quamash
Showy
lavender-blue flowers spring from an edible root used
as a food source by Native Americans.
May,
1999
Bisbee
Mountain
Rob
Blade
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Cancer
Root
orobanche uniflora
Tiny
parasite growing in seeps.
May,
1999
Bisbee
Mountain
Rob
Blade
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Clematis
clematis columbiana
Scrambles
through shrubs in partly shaded wooded areas.
May,
1999
Martin Creek
Evelyn
Florio
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Delphineum
nuttallianum
Striking
dryland delphineum common in this area.
May,
1999
Bisbee
Mountain
Rob
Blade
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Erigeron
compositus
3-4
inch plant. Low cushion of hairy leaves covered
with flowers in the spring.
May,
1999
Bisbee
Mountain
Rob
Blade
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Indian
Pipes
monotropa uniflora
Saprophite,
a plant that lives on dead organic
material
4 to 10 inches
August
16, 1991
Kathy
Ahlenslager
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Prairie
Star
lithophragma parviflora
Dainty
white stars float just above surrounding grasses
Sherman
Creek area
May,
1999
Evelyn
Florio
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Skunk
Cabbage
lysichitum americanum
Martin
Creek
May,
1999
Evelyn
Florio
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Spring
Beauty
Claytonia lanceloata
4 to 8 inches
Delicate
pink veination enhances the subtle beauty of
these flowers
April,
1999
Bisbee
Mountain
Rob
Blade
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Shooting
Star
Dodecatheon pulchellum
4 to 10 inches in height
Spring
ephemerals (disappear in summer)
May
2, 1999
Sherman
Creek Game Range on Inchelium Highway
Al
Kowitz
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Sticky
Geranium
geranium viscosissimum
Striking
red-orange call color gives this flower season long interest.
May,
1999
Sherman
Creek Game Range
Al
Kowitz
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Wild
Ginger
Asarum caudatum
6
to 8 inches
August
19, 1991
Leola
Creek, Sullivan Lake Road
Kathy
Ahlenslager
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Wild
Strawberry
fragaria vesca
Small
berries nestle on ground during summer months
May,
1999
Martin
Creek
Evelyn
Florio
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