Wildflower Report for Silver Falls State Park

LocationSilver Falls State Park
Date05/16/2007
ReporterGreg Lief
E-mailoregonwildflowers@gmail.com
Website/Photoshttp://LiefPhotos.com
CommentsNow blooming: Candyflower (Claytonia sibirica), lots of Scouler’s Corydalis (Corydalis scouleri) particularly between South Falls and just beyond Lower South Falls, lots of Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa), Angled Bittercress (Cardamine angulata), Evergreen Violet (Viola sempervirens), Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis), Redwool Saxifrage (Saxifraga aequidentata), lots of Fairy Lanterns (Prosartes smithii) near South Falls, Pacific Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum tenuipes), Sticky Cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa), Fringe Cup (Tellima grandiflora), Redwood sorrel (Oxalis oregana), False Solomon's-Seal (Maianthemum racemosum), Star-Flowered Solomon's-Seal (Maianthemum stellatum) especially near Middle North Falls, Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa), Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala), and Vanilla Leaf (Achlys triphylla).

Some Tall Larkspur (Delphinium trolliifolium) can be found near Lower South Falls and Lower North Falls.

Many chickweed monkeyflower (Mimulus alsinoides) in seeps especially between South Falls and Lower South Falls, and also between Drake and Double Falls. Some Common Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) especially along the trail near Winter Falls. Lots of Large-Flowered Blue-Eyed Mary (Collinsia grandiflora) just downstream from Lower South Falls.

There are still scattered Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum), though well past their peak.

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Silver Falls State Park
05/16/2007
Website/Photos 
Now blooming: Candyflower (Claytonia sibirica), lots of Scouler’s Corydalis (Corydalis scouleri) particularly between South Falls and just beyond Lower South Falls, lots of Pacific Bleeding Heart (Dicentra formosa), Angled Bittercress (Cardamine angulata), Evergreen Violet (Viola sempervirens), Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis), Redwool Saxifrage (Saxifraga aequidentata), lots of Fairy Lanterns (Prosartes smithii) near South Falls, Pacific Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum tenuipes), Sticky Cinquefoil (Potentilla glandulosa), Fringe Cup (Tellima grandiflora), Redwood sorrel (Oxalis oregana), False Solomon's-Seal (Maianthemum racemosum), Star-Flowered Solomon's-Seal (Maianthemum stellatum) especially near Middle North Falls, Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa), Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala), and Vanilla Leaf (Achlys triphylla).

Some Tall Larkspur (Delphinium trolliifolium) can be found near Lower South Falls and Lower North Falls.

Many chickweed monkeyflower (Mimulus alsinoides) in seeps especially between South Falls and Lower South Falls, and also between Drake and Double Falls. Some Common Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) especially along the trail near Winter Falls. Lots of Large-Flowered Blue-Eyed Mary (Collinsia grandiflora) just downstream from Lower South Falls.

There are still scattered Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum), though well past their peak.


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