Observations by cascadiannaturalist

Occasional patches in the damp, shady segments of the Salmon River Trail.

Sparsely scattered throughout the lowland shady forest along the Salmon River.

In our campsite after the sun went down along the Old Salmon River Trail.

Quite abundent in the sunnier steep bluffs and grassy areas north of the Salmon River with the gilia.

Many blooming in almost every sunny area along the south facing forest and bluffs above the Salmon River.

Big patches blooming among the sunny south facing bluffs above the Salmon River.

Sparsely scattered among the sunnier, grassy, steep, north facing meadows and forest above the Salmon River.

Along a shady creekside.

Sunny forest floor rock lichen.

Sparsely scattered among a semi-shady, very steep, north facing forest.

About 15% were beginning to bloom.

Many blooming along the shady and damp parts of the Salmon River Trail.

At least 2 ft tall. Steep slope, think organic soil layer, very shady north facing slope.

Shady western hemlock and doug fir forest. Thick organic ground layer. Steep slope.

Growing along a shady creekside.

Among the grasses in the Little Prairie of Cooper Mt.

At least 5 on this one plant. Same larvae seen on same plant nearby.

Many blooming along the shaded trails of Cooper Mt. Most purple, but found a pink one.

Just inside the shaded edge of a prairie.

Small patches along the shaded ridge top paralleling the Willamette.

Many growing under the oaks and madrones along the ridge top paralleling the Willamette.

Along the shore of the Willamette. Very thin soil.

A large population w most plants difficult to id between coronaria and elegans. Thin soil, no canopy, only very small oaks.

Shady, moist duff along the northernmost part of wildwood trail.

2 large individuals growing in the ecotone between the oak savanna/woodland.

1 growing in the open and at least 1 nearby in the shade. Flowers gone, seeds beginning to form.