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Early Summer Wildflowers (Photos)

18 years ago

Hi All,

Here are a few pictures from early summer here in Oregon. Most were taken from around Mt Hood. (All photos are my own and are not to be used without my written permission.)

Corallorhiza maculata, a purely saprophytic/parasitic orchid with no chlorophyll.

Listera convallarioides, larger than the more common cordata, but still tiny.

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A little yellow guy, possibly Mimulus luteus?

Monotropa hypopitys, the multiflowered version of Indian Pipe (which is also blooming now).

A neat No ID. If anyone knows what it is, IÂd like to know. It is a small herb, less than one foot tall with a single leafless stem and 10 or so of these nodding pink flowers. I didnÂt see leaves anywhere on the plant, actuallyÂ Growing in a boggy area.

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Platanthera dilatata, one of the showier western bog orchids, and my first time to actually see the flowers open!

Platanthera hyperborea, one of the more common bog orchids of this area.

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Veritrum viride, in full flower near the edge of the lake.

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And the flower closeup.

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Best,

Ross

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Comments (7)

K
18 years ago
Those are beautiful! And your photography is great, too. Do you under-expose a little when you shoot flowers in full sun? I tried some recently, but the colors were all washed out.
K.
nonmember_gw
18 years ago
Your unknown looks like Pyrola picta.
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Original Author
18 years ago
Kate: My camera does a pretty good job of selecting the correct exposure in sun. I haven't had a problem photographing any species in full sun. It's shade that gets my camera! I took a dozen pictures of the Corallorhiza, and only liked three. Lucky it's digital. I do get to see what the pictures look like immediately, so I take more if they look over or under exposed.

Nonmember: Yes, it does. Thanks!

Best,
Ross
plantfreak
18 years ago
Very nice Ross. You live in a beautiful part of the country filled with beautiful plants. Pyrola is a widespread genus in the northern hemisphere. We even have them here in the east. PF
spiderwoman
18 years ago
Your photos are sensational! Lovely! I think the id on your noid is incorrect though. It looks like monotropa uniflora aka: indian pipe a parasitic woodland plant. Those are the plant, not just flowers.
Thank you for sharing your photos. I am not able to get out and knock around the woods and fields much anymore so appreciate them even more.
Thanks,
spiderwoman
spiderwoman
18 years ago
I just went back and looked again at your photos and realized that I made the error!! I was putting the wrong label with the photo. Shows how many of those (0!!) plants I know! Sorry. I'm embarassed.
spiderwoman
magus
18 years ago
I agree that the unknown is certainly a pyrola, but I can't say which species for sure. They are difficult to tell apart, since they all look almost identical in terms of flower, but the leaves and the way the leaves come out is supposedly the best way to tell. From the colour, though, P. picta is possible, as Nonmember said. Most species have green flowers.

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