Saddle Mountain, Oregon

coastal mountain range in NW Oregon
July 14 & 22, 2009
 

white flowers

Spotted saxifrage
Saxifraga bronchialis
Saxifragaceae
(saxifrage family)

Western (coast) boykinia
Boykinia occidentalis
(B. elata)

Saxifragaceae
(saxifrage family)

Western (coast) boykinia
Boykinia occidentalis
(B. elata)

Saxifragaceae
(saxifrage family)

Redwood sorrel
[covering forest floor]
Oxalis oregana
Oxalidaceae
(Oxalis family)

Columbia windflower,
three-leaved anemone

Anemone deltoidea
Ranunculaceae
(buttercup family)


Scouler's harebell,
pale bellflower
Campanula scouleri
Campanulaceae
(harebell family)

Scouler's harebell,
pale bellflower
Campanula scouleri
Campanulaceae
(harebell family)

Inside-out flower
Vancouveria hexandra
Berberidaceae
(barberry family)

Inside-out flower
Vancouveria hexandra
Berberidaceae
(barberry family)

Fringecup
Tellima grandiflora
Saxifragaceae
(saxifrage family)

Mountain sweet cicely
Osmorhiza berteroi
Apiaceae
(carrot family)

Western (Pacific) trillium,
Wake robin

Trillium ovatum
Liliaceae
(lily family)

Star (star-flowered) Solomon's seal
Smilacina stellata
Liliaceae
(lily family)

Clasping twisted stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
Liliaceae
(lily family)
Clasping twisted stalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
Liliaceae
(lily family)

False lily-of-the-Valley
Maianthemum dilatatum
Liliaceae
(lily family)

False lily-of-the-Valley
Maianthemum dilatatum
Liliaceae
(lily family)

(Red/western) baneberry
Actaea rubra

Ranunculaceae
(buttercup family)

(Red/western) baneberry
Actaea rubra

Ranunculaceae
(buttercup family)

Douglas's catchfly
Silene douglasii
Caryophyllaceae
(pink family)

Douglas's catchfly
Silene douglasii
Caryophyllaceae
(pink family)

Douglas's catchfly
Silene douglasii
Caryophyllaceae
(pink family)


Boreal (reddish/beautiful) sandwort
Minuartia (Arenaria) rubella
Caryophyllaceae
(pink family)

Boreal (reddish/beautiful) sandwort
Minuartia (Arenaria) rubella
Caryophyllaceae
(pink family)

Boreal (reddish/beautiful) sandwort
Minuartia (Arenaria) rubella
Caryophyllaceae
(pink family)


Elegant (seaside) rein orchid
Piperia elegans
Orchidaceae
(orchid family)

Elegant (seaside) rein orchid
Piperia elegans
Orchidaceae
(orchid family)

Pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
everlasting tribe)

Pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
everlasting tribe)

Common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
anthemis tribe)

Northern bedstraw
Galium boreale
Rubiaceae
(madder family)

Northern bedstraw
Galium boreale
Rubiaceae
(madder family)

Northern bedstraw
Galium boreale
Rubiaceae
(madder family)

Pacific Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum tenuipes
Hydrophyllaceae
(waterleaf family)

Varied-leaf phacelia
Phacelia heterophylla
Hydrophyllaceae
(waterleaf family)

Varied-leaf phacelia
Phacelia heterophylla
Hydrophyllaceae
(waterleaf family)

 

Cow parsnip
Heracleum maximum (lanatum)
Apiaceae
(parsley family)

Cow parsnip
Heracleum maximum (lanatum)
Apiaceae
(parsley family)

Western (American) bistort
Polygonum bistortoides
Polygonaceae
(buckwheat family)

 

Alice (Eastwood) daisy/fleabane? - or -
wandering daisy/fleabane
?
Erigeron sp. (aliceae or peregrinus var. peregrinus)
Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
aster tribe)

Alice (Eastwood) daisy/fleabane? - or -
wandering daisy/fleabane
?
Erigeron sp. (aliceae or peregrinus var. peregrinus)
Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
aster tribe)

Alice (Eastwood) daisy/fleabane? - or -
wandering daisy/fleabane
?
Erigeron sp. (aliceae or peregrinus var. peregrinus)
Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
aster tribe)



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yellow - orange flowers

Tooth-leaved monkeyflower
Mimulus dentatus
scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)

Tooth-leaved monkeyflower
Mimulus dentatus
scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)

Tooth-leaved monkeyflower
Mimulus dentatus
scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)

Tooth-leaved monkeyflower
Mimulus dentatus
scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)

Seep monkeyflower
Mimulus guttatus
scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)

Seep monkeyflower
Mimulus guttatus
scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)

Seep monkeyflower
Mimulus guttatus
scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)

slender cinquefoil
Potentilla gracilis
Rosaceae
(rose family)

sow thistle***
Sonchus asper

Canada goldenrod**
Solidago lepida/canadensis
(aster tribe)

Douglas' sagebrush / mugwort***
Artemesia douglasiana
(aster tribe)

Douglas' sagebrush / mugwort***
Artemesia douglasiana
(aster tribe)

Rough wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
Brassicaceae
(mustard family)

Rough wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
Brassicaceae
(mustard family)

Tiger lily
Lilium columbianum
Lilaceae
(lily family)

Tiger lily
Lilium columbianum
Lilaceae
(lily family)

Common St. John's Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Clusiaceae
(St. John's wort family)

Common St. John's Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Clusiaceae
(St. John's wort family)

Common St. John's Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Clusiaceae
(St. John's wort family)


Oregon sunshine
Eriophyllum lanatum

Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
aster tribe)

Oregon sunshine
Eriophyllum lanatum

Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
aster tribe)

Oregon sunshine
Eriophyllum lanatum

Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
aster tribe)

Oregon sunshine
Eriophyllum lanatum

Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
aster tribe)

Oregon stonecrop
Sedum oreganum
Crassulaceae
(stonecrop family)

Oregon stonecrop
Sedum oreganum
Crassulaceae
(stonecrop family)

Oregon stonecrop
Sedum oreganum
Crassulaceae
(stonecrop family)

Martindale's desert parsley
Lomatium martindalei
Apiaceae
(parsley family)


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pink - red flowers

Columbia lewisia
Lewisia columbiana
Portulacaceae
(purslane family)

Columbia lewisia
Lewisia columbiana
Portulacaceae
(purslane family)

Glaucous willowherb
Epilobium glaberrimum
Onagraceae
(evening primrose family)

little leaf montia***
Montia parvifolia

Farewell-to-spring**/***
Clarkia amoena
(evening-primrose family)

Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Liliaceae
(lily family)

Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Liliaceae
(lily family)

Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Liliaceae
(lily family)

Bristly-stem checker mallow,
hairy sidalcea

Sidalcea hirtipes
Malvaceae
(mallow family)
Bristly-stem checker mallow,
hairy sidalcea

Sidalcea hirtipes
Malvaceae
(mallow family)
Bristly-stem checker mallow,
hairy sidalcea

Sidalcea hirtipes
Malvaceae
(mallow family)
Bristly-stem checker mallow,
hairy sidalcea

Sidalcea hirtipes
Malvaceae
(mallow family)

mountainbells
Stenanthium occidentale
Lilaceae
(lily family)

sea blush, rosy plectritis
Plectritis congesta
(ssp. brachystemon?)
Valerianaceae
(valerian family)

Mexican Hedge Nettle
Stachys mexicana
Lamiaceae
(mint family)

Mexican Hedge Nettle
Stachys mexicana
Lamiaceae
(mint family)

Red columbine
Aquilegia formosa
Ranunculaceae
(buttercup family)

paintbrush
Castilleja sp.
Scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)

paintbrush
Castilleja sp.
Scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)

paintbrush
Castilleja sp.
Scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)

Turtlehead, beardtongue,
woodland penstemon
Nothochelone nemorosa
Scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)

Turtlehead, beardtongue,
woodland penstemon
Nothochelone nemorosa
Scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)




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blue - purple flowers

Scotch bluebell, common harebell, bluebell bellflower
Campanula rotundifolia
Campanulaceae
(bluebell family)

Scotch bluebell, common harebell, bluebell bellflower
Campanula rotundifolia
Campanulaceae
(bluebell family)

Scotch bluebell, common harebell, bluebell bellflower
Campanula rotundifolia
Campanulaceae
(bluebell family)

Scotch bluebell, common harebell, bluebell bellflower
Campanula rotundifolia
Campanulaceae
(bluebell family)

Poison larkspur,
poison delphinium

Delphinium trolliifolium
Ranunculaceae
(buttercup family)

Poison larkspur,
poison delphinium

Delphinium trolliifolium
Ranunculaceae
(buttercup family)

Poison larkspur,
poison delphinium

Delphinium trolliifolium
Ranunculaceae
(buttercup family)

Oregon iris/flag,
toughleaf iris

Iris tenax
Iridaceae
(iris family)

       

(Idaho) blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium idahoense
(S. augustifolium)
Iridaceae
(iris family)

Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)

Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Scrophulariaceae
(figwort family)

Self-heal
Prunella vulgaris
Lamiaceae
(mint family)

Alice (Eastwood) daisy/fleabane? - or -
wandering daisy/fleabane
?
Erigeron sp. (aliceae or peregrinus var. peregrinus)
Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
aster tribe)

Alice (Eastwood) daisy/fleabane? - or -
wandering daisy/fleabane
?
Erigeron sp. (aliceae or peregrinus var. peregrinus)
Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
aster tribe)

Alice (Eastwood) daisy/fleabane? - or -
wandering daisy/fleabane
?
Erigeron sp. (aliceae or peregrinus var. peregrinus)
Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
aster tribe)



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green - brown flowers

Piggy-Back Plant
(Youth-On-Age)
Tolmiea menziesii

Western coneflower, chocolate cone
Rudbeckia occidentalis
Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
sunflower tribe)

Western coneflower, chocolate cone
Rudbeckia occidentalis
Asteraceae
(aster/composite family -
sunflower tribe)

 

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mosses, ferns and lichens

Wallace's selaginella**/***
Selaginella wallacei

(clubmoss/spikemoss)

Western Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum aleuticum

Sword Fern
Polystichum munitum

globe lichen** (common christmas-tree)
Sphaerophorus globosus


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shrubs and trees

Copperbush
Cladothamnus pyroliflores,
Elliottia pyroliflora
Ericaceae

Copperbush
Cladothamnus pyroliflores,
Elliottia pyroliflora
Ericaceae

Copperbush
Cladothamnus pyroliflores,
Elliottia pyroliflora
Ericaceae

Goatsbeard
Arncus dioicus
Rosaceae
(rose family)

Ocean spray
Holodiscus discolor
Rosaceae
(rose family)

Nootka Rose
Rosa Nutkana

Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus

Thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus

Grouseberry
Vaccinium scoparium

black swamp gooseberry,
prickly currant

Ribes lacustre
Grossulariaceae
(currant family)

red elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
Caprifoliaceae
(honeysuckle family)

Devil's club
Oplopanax horridus
Araliaceae
(ginseng family)

Devil's club
Oplopanax horridus
Araliaceae
(ginseng family)

Pacific ninebark
Physocarpus capitatus

Pacific ninebark
Physocarpus capitatus

 

Red alder
Alnus rubra


 



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unknown plant id





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other images

Saddle Mountain
trail summit on left

breccia
fragmented rocks

dike formation
vertical igneous intrusion

Humbug Mountain





Mouth of the Columbia R.
view from summit

seed pod*^
Fritillaria sp.






 

Tom P.
my best man for 30+ yrs!

Jared
a great hiking buddy!

Joel & Michael
my son is now a man!

 


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Saddle Mountain Resources & Links

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Other websites of interest:

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to the following individuals for assisting in the identification of images or clarification of information contained on this page. While acknowledging their feedback, the final determination of any and all information on this page is mine. Any errors or omissions, therefore, should be attributed to me. I greatly appreciate your contributions to this website!

* Mark McCann
** Daniel Mathews
***Kathleen Sayce
*^Blake Wellard


Notes regarding photos & captions

The images above were taken with a Panasonic-Lumix DMC-FZ20 digital camera. They were then cropped and enhanced (color, lighting, sharpening, image compression, ...) in Adobe Photoshop Elements. The webpage was created using Macromedia Dreamweaver. Website hosting by lunarpages.com.

Please be aware that the identifications on this site are done by a novice naturalist. Any assistance regarding incorrect or missing identifications would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to contact me at the email address shown below.


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Created by Michael R. Clapp (2009). All rights reserved.
For more information, contact: mclapp@nwnature.net

created: July 2009