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  • The wonderfully blue Rainier pleated gentian (also known as the mountain bog gentian) growing in an alpine meadow high above Spray Creek in Mount Rainier National Park.
    Rainier Pleated Gentian
  • Above the snow line on Mount Rainier on a gorgeous Pacific Northwestern summer day.
    Summertime Snow on Mount Rainier
  • Mount Rainier photographed from the south on a gorgeous Pacific Northwestern summer day.
    Mount Rainier
  • At approximately 6400 feet above sea level, Spray Park isn't actually a park but a large subalpine meadow and part of the greater Mount Rainier National Park. From here you are at the top of the tree line and get the most spectacular views of this active volcano and all of its glaciers. It may not be the easiest of places to get to, but the long climb is totally worth the effort!
    Mount Rainier from Spray Park
  • The majestic Mount Rainier towers above the other mountains of Washington state on a hot summer day in early August. This is the north face, photographed at about 4800 feet, just above Spray Creek.
    Mount Rainier
  • Rolling hills, alpine meadows, and mountain peaks from the tree line on a gorgeous summer day on Mount Rainier's southern face above. It may look like winter, but the abundant wildlife and profusion of brightly colored wildflowers would tell you otherwise.
    Summertime on Mount Rainier
  • Indian paintbrushes growing on a meadow hill on Mount Rainier. One of the most beautiful sights in the Pacific Northwest is to see huge sweeping views of subalpine meadows full of Indian paintbrushes, mixed with lupines, asters, and other summertime delights!
    Great Red Paintbrushes on Mount Rainier
  • Silver Falls, one of the most spectacular and violent waterfalls to be seen on Mount Rainier.
    Silver Falls on Mount Rainier
  • The upper part of Christine Falls on the southern side of Mount Rainier.
    Waterfall on Mount Rainier
  • It may look like a winter scene, but this close-up of Mount Rainier was photographed from the tree line where altitude and elevation inhibits further growth of trees and shrubs and the lush evergreen forests peter out into icy, snow-covered expanses of white. Look closely and you will see one of the 25 major glaciers on the peak that look much like a rocky, frozen river of ancient ice that ever so slowly flows down this enormous active volcano at its own pace. Some of the glaciers you can see here are (from left to right) Van Trump Glacier, Wilson Glacier, and Paradise Glacier.
    Mid-June on Mount Rainier
  • The clear, icy and swift Ohanapecosh River tumbles over Silver Falls on Mount Rainier as it flows from its headwaters in the glaciers and snowfields on to the sea.
    Ohanapecosh River
  • The tall northern white bog orchid is a fragrant water-loving orchid found across all of Northern North America. This one was growing in a bog on the north face of Washington's Mount Rainier.
    Tall White Northern Bog Orchid (Plat..ata)
  • The broadleaf lupine is one of my favorite wildflowers on Mount Rainier. They can be so numerous at the sub-alpine level that they can create a sea of blue mixed with spatters of other well-known wildflowers of other vibrant and contrasting colors. These were photographed on Mount Rainier's southern face close to the tree line.
    Broadleaf Lupine
  • This mid to high-elevation member of the rose family is associated with wet, rocky soils of the western states and provinces of North America. These were photographed on Washington's Mount Rainier.
    Mountain Meadow-Sweet
  • A few-flowered shooting star blooms in a mountain bog on the northern face of Washington's Mount Rainier near Lake Mowich.
    Few-Flowered Shooting Star
  • Mouse-like in appearance, the American pika is a relative of rabbits and hares and is not a rodent. This one on Mount Rainier remained alert with the occasional surprisingly loud bark that is meant as an "intruder alert" alarm for other members of the colony. At least two different individuals were taking turns as I wound my way through the rocky trail across their home territory.
    American Pika
  • An American pika stands guard over its rocky scree near Lake Mowich on Mount Rainier. Like most of these rabbit-relatives, pikas send out a loud, barking warning to let others know that a potential threat has wandered into their territory.
    American Pika
  • This stocky female black bear was photographed above Spray Falls above Mount Rainier's Lake Mowich on one of the final days of summer. Although she had two large cubs with her, she was so preoccupied with the wild blueberries she was gorging on that she didn't seem to mind me nearby. I had a hard time figuring out if she was a grizzly, mainly because of the large shoulder hump, but the size of the ears and flat facial profile prove that she is the common black bear (yes - they are often brown!) and is probably better described as the subspecies known as a cinnamon bear (Ursus americanus cinnamomum) found in the Pacific Northwest.
    Black Bear
  • A mature orange form of perhaps the world's most famous mushroom - the fly agaric -  growing halfway up the north face of Mount Rainier on one of the last days of summer. Normally bright red, this highly toxic mushroom can make anyone ingesting it extremely sick (and possibly fatally). This psychoactive fungus has had such an impact on most major cultures in the history of humans that it is mentioned in just about every culture's folklore and religious texts where it is found in the northern hemisphere.
    Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)
  • The fruiting body of the highly poisonous fly agaric emerges from the forest humus on Mount Rainier. Normally a bright red, some colonies (like the one this was part of) tend to be either orange or even white. There is a lot of taxonomical work being done currently with this group of mushrooms, and time will tell if many of these aren't reclassified as distinct species.
    Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria)
  • Found in the eastern and western thirds of North America, Carolina bugbane is absent from the center of the continent. Carolina bugbane is most often found growing in wet mountain meadows and wet forests from medium to high elevations, such as this one on Washington's Mount Rainier.
    Carolina Bugbane
  • A stunning view of a meandering river on the north side of Mount Rainier in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest,  photographed after trying and failing to correctly expose a bald eagle that was circling overhead. I missed that shot, and got this one instead!
    An Eagle's View
  • One of the most beautiful places I've been to in the State of Washington, and well worth the long climb and hike on the northern side of Mount Rainier National Park - this subalpine meadow opens up as one just reaches the highest point where the forest gives way to open meadowlands.
    Mountain Meadow
  • A view of the summit of Mount Rainier with Goat Island Mountain in the foreground, flanked by Tamanos Mountain on the left and Burroughs  Mountain on the right, with the White River meandering through the valley on its way down to the Puget Sound.
    The Mountain and the Valley
  • A snowy October day in the forested slopes of Mount Rainier near Paradise - that point where the roads end and the hiking trails begin. From here on up it's raw nature and the elements that reign.
    Snowy Paradise
  • A view of Paradise. This popular area of Mount Rainier toward the top of the tree line has extraordinary views of the surrounding ridges and mountains, especially at sunset!
    A View of Paradise
  • A red fox licks its chops on a snowy spring morning on the slopes of Mount Rainier in Washington State.
    Hungry Red Fox
  • Deep Lake near the Green River Gorge is about 40 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington is particularly beautiful in the late afternoon. It also happens to be an amazing place for biodiversity. The woods around this lake are filled with all kinds of birds, especially during migration, and the astounding variety of wildflowers changes every time you visit. This image was taken during a rare early spring day when it wasn't raining. Just over the trees you can see the peak of Mount Rainier in the distance.
    Deep Lake, Late Afternoon
  • This attractive bright-pink water-loving wildflower in found throughout much of the west coast of North America where middle to high mountain altitudes and icy cold mountain streams meet. Pollinated by bees, the pink monkey-flower (Mimulus lewisii) is named after famed American explorer, Meriwether Lewis. Photograph taken on Mount Rainier, Washington.
    Pink Monkey-flower
  • Avalanche lilies growing on the edge of snowmelt on a sunny summer day on Mount Rainier.
    Avalanche Lilies
  • Emerging Mycena clavicularis growing on a mossy log in a forest clearing on a rainy October morning on the slopes of Mount Rainier.
    Mycena clavicularis
  • This tiny nondescript orchid was growing in the middle of a gravel road north of Mount Rainier in Western Washington State. Surprised to see it doing so well on a dry and dusty road so high up in the many ridges climbing to the subalpine areas, I almost missed it as I was concentrating on keeping the car from going off the mountainside.
    Slender White Piperia (Piperia candida)
  • Full detail of the male sooty grouse on Mount Rainier. The female is just out of the frame of this shot.
    Male Sooty Grouse
  • A colony of western rattlesnake orchids I've been watching on Mount Rainier for the past year are almost ready to bloom....
    Western Rattlesnake Orchid (Goodyera..lia)
  • The tiny Mycena clavicularis growing on a moss covered log on a chilly autumn morning on the forested slopes of Mount Rainier.
    Mycena clavicularis
  • This beautiful and inconspicuous small brown mushroom was found in a very wet morning on Mount Rainier.
    Inocybe mixtilis
  • These tiny mushrooms are very common in the mountain areas of the Pacific Northwest in the fall. These were photographed in a coniferous forest on Mount Rainier in Western Washington.
    Red-Orange Mycena
  • A close-up image of the very rare Cascade Red Fox, a subspecies found in the alpine and subalpine regions of many of the volcanic mountains of the Cascades in the Pacific Northwest. This beautiful subspecies is often nearly all black with silver or gray, and once flourished over much of Northwestern North America and is facing increasing pressure from climate change, invasive species like coyotes and humans, high-elevation logging and winter recreation sports such as snowmobiling and skiing. Not long before I got this shot, I spent part of a previous evening watching two pure-black kits (baby foxes) stalking and pouncing on each other in the snow in pure delight up in near the tree line on Mount Rainier.
    Cascade Red Fox
  • A small stream accented with autumn snow on the eastern side of Mount Rainier.
    Mountain Stream
  • A red fox that was seen trotting through the snow about a third of the way up the Mount Rainier in Washington State. Even in May, this one still had most of it's winter coat.
    Red Fox
  • Deep Lake near the Green River Gorge is about 40 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington is particularly beautiful in the late afternoon. It also happens to be an amazing place for biodiversity. The woods around this lake are filled with all kinds of birds, especially during migration, and the astounding variety of wildflowers changes every time you visit. This image was taken during a rare early spring day when it wasn't raining. Just over the trees you can see the peak of Mount Rainier in the distance.
    Deep Lake, Late Afternoon
  • Spray Creek (photographed here close to its source) flows through a series of wooded patches and alpine meadows before gathering strength and more volume as it flows down Mount Rainier's northwestern face. Shortly below this point, it becomes a raging, turbulent rush over a 300-foot waterfall as it flows down the mountain where it eventually joins the larger North Mowich River. Much further on, it will empty in to the Puyallup River which then will empty in to the Puget Sound.
    Spray Creek
  • Not really a park, Spray Park is a mountainous region above Mount Rainier's Mowich Lake that comprises some of the most beautiful and spectacular subalpine meadows and beauty the Pacific Northwest has to offer. In midsummer, the sheer numbers of wildly colorful wildflowers, glacier views, and abundant wildlife make the long steep climb completely worth the effort. It's a purely magical place!
    On the Spray Park Trail
  • A close-up view of North Mowich Glacier, one of the 25 major glaciers found on Mount Rainier. on a warm August summer day. This massive river of ice moves very slowly down the mountain year after year, until it melts and becomes part of the North Mowich River system.
    North Mowich Glacier
  • A sunny summer day on Washington's Mount Rainier just at the top of the tree line above Paradise on the mountains southern face. While the meadows might still be covered in snow, the air was warm and the open spaces were full of blooming wildflowers!
    Alpine Meadows in Summer
  • Snow-covered subalpine meadows and evergreens on Mount Rainier's southern slope.
    Winter Trees
  • Snow-covered subalpine meadows and evergreens on Mount Rainier's southern slope.
    Trees in Winter
  • St. Johns' wort is the name given to the nearly 400 species of the Hypericum species found around the world. Traditionally collected and harvested on St. John's Day (June 24), this particular species is native to Eastern Europe extending deep into Asia. Medicinally collected for use to treat depression, I've made tea from the leaves that was not only delicious, it also left me feeling quite (and perhaps overly) cheerful! This one was found about one third of the way up Mount Rainier's western face in Washington State.
    Common St. John's Wort
  • A vine maple in gorgeous contrast against a conifer and rocky wall at low elevation on Mount Rainier's northern slope. Nothing like nature photography for color on a rainy, cold, autumn day!
    Autumn Red Vine Maple
  • This small, compact member of the aster and daisy family is found at very high elevations in the mountains of Western North America, often near or at the snow line. They prefer wet meadows, and are often found growing in great profusion along with many other alpine/subalpine wildflowers during their brief, showy blooming period. This one was photographed on a  rainy late summer day within sight of Mount Rainier's incredible glaciers near the tree line.
    Subalpine Daisy
  • A lone avalanche lily photographed in the rain late in the summer season on the southern slope of Washington's Mount Rainier. It is easily distinguished from its close relative the fawn lily by the fact that the leaves are uniform green, and not mottled like so many other members of the Erythronium genus.
    Avalanche Lily
  • A mountain wildflower favorite, this harsh Indian paintbrush is growing among the rocks on the eastern slope of Mount Rainier on a bright, sunny summer day.
    Harsh Paintbrush
  • A gray jay pauses on a rock about halfway up Mount Rainier in the Pacific Northwest.
    Gray Jay
  • Close-up detail of avalanche lilies growing at the snow line on Mount Rainier on a beautiful sunny summer day.
    Avalanche Lilies
  • The tiny Mycena clavicularis growing on a moss covered log on a chilly autumn morning on the forested slopes of Mount Rainier.
    Mycena clavicularis
  • Close-up portrait of a Steller's jay on Mount Rainier on a chilly spring afternoon in Washington.
    Steller's Jay
  • Pinesap is believed to get its name from the fact that it "saps" the roots of pine trees and other coniferous trees upon which it feeds. These were photographed on the south face of Mount Rainier.
    Pinesap
  • Pinedrops (Pterospora andromedea), also known as "coyote's arrows" to some native American tribes are parasitic plants that feed on the roots of pine trees and other conifers where they are found where the soil is rich. These pinedrops were photographed about one-third up the southern face of Washington's Mount Rainier.
    Pinedrops
  • Spray Falls is a 300' cascading waterfall located near the north face of Mount Rainier at 5000' in elevation.
    Spray Falls
  • A mat of Davidson's penstemon flowers grow on a rocky outcrop high up on Mount Rainier's southern face just at the edge of the sub-alpine region.
    Davidson's Penstemon
  • A female sooty grouse perches on a rock on the southern face of Mount Rainier.
    Female Sooty Grouse
  • Hooded ladies'-tresses beautifully backlit on a sunny day on Mount Rainier.
    Hooded Ladies'-Tresses (Spiranthes r..ana)
  • The giant rattlesnake orchid - the most frequently encountered orchid I've seen so far in the state of Washington in bloom on Mount Rainier. I've seen these orchids from the lowlands near the Puget Sound to almost the tree-line in the Cascades Mountains. While the leaves are beautifully patterned and evergreen, the flowers are quite simple and white.
    Western Rattlesnake Orchid (Goodyera..lia)
  • A pair of short-stocked suillus mushrooms beginning to emerge from the damp forested area near Silver Falls on Mount Rainier.
    Short-Stocked Suillus
  • The yellow-tipped coral is one of those odd and irregular-shaped mushrooms occasionally found in the wild. As many things in nature that are delicately beautiful, this is is known to be poisonous. This one was photographed in the fall on Mount Rainier.
    Yellow-Tipped Coral
  • A red fox prowls through the snowy forested slopes on Mount Rainier.
    Red Fox
  • This young mule deer (also called a black-tailed deer) might have lost its baby spots, but it still has a lot of growing to do. This was seen toward the base of Mount Rainier, in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
    Mule Deer Fawn
  • An incredibly blue (and brazen) Steller's Jay photographed about one-third the way way up Mount Rainier in Washington State.
    Steller's Jay
  • A female sooty grouse hen stands out on a rocky outcrop on Mount Rainier on a sunny day at the snow line.
    Female Sooty Grouse
  • Like other members of the Indian paintbrush family, these vibrant, high elevation-loving wildflowers are hemisitic. They feed at least is some part on the roots of neighboring grasses and wildflowers. If you look closely, the bright magenta part isn't the flower, but are colored leaves called bracts. The actual flowers are the tiny yellowish-green tubes sticking out of the bracts. These were photographed in the subalpine heights on Washington's Mount Rainier.
    Magenta Indian Paintbrush
  • Late summer afternoon on Lake Washington in Medina, WA as snowy Mount Rainier rises above the landscape.
    Mount Rainier
  • Extremely common all throughout the Pacific Northwest, the queen's cup is a member of the lily family found in most forests and many wooded areas that receive a lot of rainfall, and often growing in vast carpets.
    Queen's Cup
  • Close-up of the tall northern white bog orchid. These orchids can grow over three feet/one meter tall and are often found in huge colonies, the bright white beautiful in contrast against the color of the green bogs or wet meadows where they are most often found.
    Tall White Northern Bog Orchid (Plat..ata)
  • The Douglas squirrel is a member of the pine squirrel family and is found in the Pacific Northwest from British Columbia to California in mostly old-growth forests. This handsome little critter was found silently watching from a western red cedar in Northern Idaho on a chilly fall afternoon in Benewah County.
    Douglas Squirrel
  • The Douglas squirrel is a member of the pine squirrel family and is found in the Pacific Northwest from British Columbia to California in mostly old-growth forests. This handsome little critter was found silently watching from a western red cedar in Northern Idaho on a chilly fall afternoon in Benewah County.
    Douglas Squirrel
  • A close up of one of the most beautiful of all of the Pacific Northwest's wild lupines. These bright blue high-elevation-loving members of the pea family range from the Rocky and Cascade Mountain Ranges then west to the Pacific Ocean in places where elevations are high enough to stay cool in summer.
    Broadleaf Lupine
  • Steller's jays are aggressive feeders, and will feed on anything from plants (seeds, nuts, fruit), animals (invertebrates, baby birds, and some reptiles) During the non-breeding season, when not scavenging human habitation, they will scavenge seeds, cones and acorns.
    Steller's Jay
  • The provincial bird British Columbia, Canada - the very intelligent Stellar's jay is a close relation to crows, magpies and ravens.
    Steller's Jay
  • Sometimes confused with somewhat similar saprophytic terrestrial orchids, this just-emerging stalk can reach up to three feet tall before it flowers.
    Pinedrops
  • The candystick is a truly bizarre-looking plant that grows and feeds upon the roots of coniferous trees. It gets its name from the red and white stripes, making it look somewhat like a candycane.
    Candystick
  • The candystick, also know as the sugarstick,  candystriped allotropa, barber's pole and even devil's wand is an infrequently-found saprophyte in the Pacific Northwest.
    Candystick
  • One of my very favorite wildflowers of the subalpine mountain meadows, the great red paintbrush can be found in great profusion with many other spectacular vibrant wildflowers when the snow melts in the summertime. The reason you won't find this in garden nurseries is that without its fellow wildflowers in their natural environment, it doesn't have its fellow neighboring plants to feed on. Yes - it's (at least partially) parasitic!
    Great Red Indian Paintbrush
  • Close-up of the male sooty grouse during courtship as he tries to woo the female I was photographing just prior to his arrival, flying over my head then landing just a few feet away.
    Male Sooty Grouse
  • This wonderful alpine wildflower and member of the buttercup family is found at very high elevations in California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, British Columbia and Alberta, and only shows itself in summer when the snow finally melts, preferring wet, gravelly soils, common at such altitudes. When pollinated, the the seedpods resemble large green furry mops turned upside down, where brisk alpine winds will disperse the seeds ensuring the next generation.
    Western Pasqueflower
  • Like other jays, crows and ravens, the Stellars' jay is extremely intelligent. It has a number of calls which it used to communicate with other jays, and to trick other birds. It can imitate the cry of the red-tailedhawk, the red-shouldered hawk and other predators to dissuade them of staying in the area.
    Steller's Jay
  • A close-up look at the flowers of pinedrops. After pollination, the flowers will fruit, eventually releasing many tiny seeds with diaphanous wings that will propagate the next generation of these saprophytic pinedrops.
    Pinedrops
  • Pinesap, like all saprophytes, is a plant without chlorophyll. Instead of sunlight to convert to energy, it is parasitic and feeds off of other living plants such. The pinesap feeds on the roots of conifers, as these are doing, found growing under a massive fir tree.
    Pinesap
  • The male sooty grouse (formerly known as the blue grouse) displays for the female he is courting.
    Male Sooty Grouse
  • Red Fox with Copy Space
    Red Fox on Mount Rainier
  • The Carbon River gets its start from the Carbon Glacier high on Mount Rainier in Washington State and flows generally northwestwardly with a lot of meandering toward the valleys below. It gets its white, mineral-rich water from silt and sediments washed down this active volcano's peaks downhill where it joins the Puyallup River where it empties into the Puget Sound. This portion of this beautiful river was photographed just a few miles upstream from Carbonado, Washington on a sunny, warm July day, about 15 miles northwest of Mount Rainier.
    Carbon River
  • The Carbon River gets its start from the Carbon Glacier high on Mount Rainier in Washington State and flows generally northwestwardly with a lot of meandering toward the valleys below. It gets its white, mineral-rich water from silt and sediments washed down this active volcano's peaks downhill where it joins the Puyallup River where it empties into the Puget Sound. This portion of this beautiful river was photographed just a few miles upstream from Carbonado, Washington on a sunny, warm July day, about 15 miles northwest of Mount Rainier.
    Carbon River
  • Ganoderma oregonense, and other closely-related members of the Ganoderma genus are much-revered for their medicinal properties in the East, where they've been used for millennia by the Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, etc. as a cure for a plethora of symptoms and diseases. Found in supporting habitats all over the world (excluding Antarctica) this one was found growing in the Mount Rainier Wilderness area, just outside of Mount Rainier National Park near the town of Carbonado in Washington State.
    West Coast Reishi (Ganoderma oregonense)
  • Ganoderma oregonense, and other closely-related members of the Ganoderma genus are much-revered for their medicinal properties in the East, where they've been used for millennia by the Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, etc. as a cure for a plethora of symptoms and diseases. Found in supporting habitats all over the world (excluding Antarctica) this one was found growing in the Mount Rainier Wilderness area, just outside of Mount Rainier National Park near the town of Carbonado in Washington State.
    West Coast Reishi (Ganoderma oregonense)
  • Unusual for a swallowtail, the clodius parnassian is mostly white-colored and is a member of the snow apollo family of butterflies. It is usually found in the mountainous regions of the western states where it feeds on a large variety of native wildflowers. This one was found about 15 miles northwest of Mount Rainier in a meadow feeding on wild blackberry flowers near the Carbon River in Washington State.
    Clodius Parnassian
  • My favorite of the native piperia orchids, the flat-spurred orchid is found only in the western states of Washington, Oregon and California, and also in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is also one of the easiest to identify. The white flowers are quite large, and the sepals have a green stripe through the center of them. More strikingly, the extra-long tube-like or horn-like spur is almost always horizontal to the stem. In this case, it wasn't exactly horizontal, but close enough to fit the description. The closely related elegant piperia (Piperia elegans) also has a greatly elongated spur, with similar flowers, but the spur hangs downward against the stem. This was one of several found in a deeply wooded area in rural Thurston County between Yelm, Washington and Mount Rainier.
    Piperia transversa-12.jpg
  • Unusual for a swallowtail, the clodius parnassian is mostly white-colored and is a member of the snow apollo family of butterflies. It is usually found in the mountainous regions of the western states where it feeds on a large variety of native wildflowers. This one was found about 15 miles northwest of Mount Rainier in a meadow feeding on wild blackberry flowers near the Carbon River in Washington State.
    Clodius Parnassian
  • Western maidenhair ferns are one of the most attractive and distinctive-looking ferns found in North America. It grows on moist hillsides, ravines is most common near waterfalls, and is found in the wild in all of the western American states, British Columbia, and scattered locations in the northeast, the Great Lakes and Quebec. These were found about 15 miles to the Northwest of Mount Rainier on a rock wall over the Carbon River Washington State.
    Western Maidenhair Fern
  • Western maidenhair ferns are one of the most attractive and distinctive-looking ferns found in North America. It grows on moist hillsides, ravines is most common near waterfalls, and is found in the wild in all of the western American states, British Columbia, and scattered locations in the northeast, the Great Lakes and Quebec. These were found about 15 miles to the Northwest of Mount Rainier on a rock wall over the Carbon River Washington State.
    Western Maidenhair Fern
  • While looking very similar to our native penstemons in both shape and color, the wooded beardtongue has a couple of minor differences such as its serrated opposite leaves and winged seeds. This beautiful member of the plantain family is found in the mountains between British Columbia and Northern California on the west coast. These were found and photographed above the Carbon River, about 15 miles northwest of Mount Rainier in Washington State.
    Woodland Beardtongue - 1
  • While looking very similar to our native penstemons in both shape and color, the wooded beardtongue has a couple of minor differences such as its serrated opposite leaves and winged seeds. This beautiful member of the plantain family is found in the mountains between British Columbia and Northern California on the west coast. These were found and photographed above the Carbon River, about 15 miles northwest of Mount Rainier in Washington State.
    Woodland Beardtongue - 3
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