OregonWildflowers LINKS

My Favorite Sites

• Mountain Plants of the Western Cascades
• Northwest Wildflowers (affiliated with OW... includes maps, locations, photos)
• Oregon Flora Project
• Paul Slichter's Northwest Plant Lists
• Pacific Northwest Wildflowers (the on-line equivalent of Mark Turner's fine book)
• Wildflower Search (not PacNW-specific but useful)

Wildflower Organizations

• Native Plant Society of Oregon
• Cheahmill Chapter (McMinnville/Yamhill County)
• Corvallis Chapter
• High Desert Chapter
• Klamath Basin Chapter
• Siskiyou Chapter
• Portland Chapter
• Umpqua Valley Chapter
• William Cusick Chapter (LaGrande / NE Oregon)
• Oregon Flora Project
• The Plant List
• Washington Native Plant Society

ID Assistance

• CalFlora (useful for Southern Oregon wildflowers)
• Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria
• Invasives
  
  • Exotic Gardening and Landscaping Plants
  • GardenSmart Oregon (guide to non-invasives)
  • Portland "Alien Invaders" series
• Oregon Flora Project
• Paul Slichter's Flora Northwest
• Paul Slichter's Northwest Plant Lists
• Pacific Northwest Wildflowers (the on-line equivalent of Mark Turner's fine book)
• Poison Oak: 10 Common Myths (VERY useful in avoidance/ID/treatment)
• Wildflower Search (not PacNW-specific but useful)
• Wildflowers West (also not PacNW-specific but useful, despite the banner ads)

Photo Galleries

• Cheryl Hill Wildflower Photography
• Greg Lief Photography
• Native Plant Society of Oregon Photo Gallery
• Oregon Flora Image Project
• PNWildflowers
• Washington Plant Image Gallery

Conservation Organizations

• Cascadia Wildlands Project
• Columbia Land Trust
• Deschutes Land Trust
• Friends of the Columbia Gorge
• Greenbelt Land Trust
• Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center
• Nature Conservancy
• Oregon Wild

Other Relevant Sites

• Columbia Coast Plants
• DesertUSA Wildflower Reports (California and SW USA)
• Mount Rainier Wildflower Bloom Status
• Mountain Plants of the Western Cascades
• Siskiyou Field Institute
• Wildflowers of the Northwest

Upcoming Events/Shows (updated 20-May-2025)

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Recommended Books

• Flora of Oregon, Volume 1 (Meyers, Jaster, Mitchell, Hardison et al)
• Flora of Oregon, Volume 2 (Meyers, Jaster, Mitchell, Harvey, Hardison et al)
• Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Edition (Hitchcock and Cronquist)
• Flowers of the Table Rocks (Susan MacKinnon) (Great reference for Upper and Lower Table Rock near Medford)
• Natural History of the Pacific Northwest Mountains (Daniel Mathews)
• Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast (Pojar and MacKinnon)
• Shrubs to Know in Pacific Northwest Forests (Edward C. Jensen)
• Wayside Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest (Dee Strickler)
• Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge: A Comprehensive Field Guide (Russ Jolley)
• Wildflowers of the Olympics and Cascades (Charles Stewart)
• Wildflowers of Marys Peak Meadows (Steve Carpenter) (Ignore the website...this is the definitive Marys Peak reference)
• Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest (Phyllis Gustafson and Mark Turner)

Recommended Smart Phone Apps

• Oregon Wildflowers (Android | iOS)
• Oregon Wildflower Search (Android | iOS)
• Washington Wildflowers (Android | iOS)
• Washington Wildflower Search (Android | iOS)

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