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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: johnw on April 20, 2009, 01:19:30 AM
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A few shots from Philip MacDougall. He and Jens Nielsen were in the Siskyous last week.
Fritillaria affinis
Fritillaria genteri
Fritillaria recurva
Erythronium hendersonii
Erythronium oregonum - and knee, wonder who was in polyester?
johnw
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And a few more.
Anemone oregana
Arctostaphyllos patula
Phlox diffusa
Trillium albidum
Trillium rivale
johnw
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Lovely shots John !
The E. hendersonii are magnificent !
I hope ther's more where this comes from ... ;)
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And more pics.
Dichelostemma capitata.JPG
Dodecantheon hendersonii.JPG
Iris bracteata.JPG
Iris sp..JPG
Jens with big tree.JPG
Oxallis oregana.JPG
Pedicularis densiflora.JPG
Trillium rivalle foliage.JPG
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Had a great trip with Jens last week. It's about a 9 hour drive to the Siskyous from Vancouver, provided you don't stop at Cistus Nursery on the way down. These costal mountain ranges contain one of North America's centers of plant diversity, as expected from such an area there is a high degree of endemism. A 2 hour drive can take you from arid screes, over mountain top and on to the costal redwood forests. We were early in the season, the cold spring has put the west coast about 3 weeks behind. I'm hoping to go back in about 4 weeks to see the progression of bloom, with luck I may also be able to collect seed from the first of the spring ephemerals. Philip
Balsamorhiza sericea.JPG
Burn area.JPG
Calochortus tolmiei.JPG
Calypso bulbosa.JPG
Cardamine californica spp. integrifolia.JPG
Cardamine sp.bulbous.JPG
Castilleja hispida ssp brevilobata.JPG
Ceanothus pumilus.JPG
Delphinium nuttallianum.JPG
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More
Dicentra formosa spp. oregona.JPG
Oxallis oregana.JPG
Viola beckwithii.JPG
Viola beckwithii 1.JPG
Viola cuneata.JPG
Viola cuneata 1.JPG
Viola sempervirens
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Great plants and photos but best of all was the line of dead trees.
Do you ever stay home long enough to wash the dishes?
johnw
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I had a hard time tracking down the "Siskyous". The best approximation I came up with was the Siskiyous, a mountain range near the border between the states of Oregon and California. Is that where we are?
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Yes, Alan, that's the place. Sorry, I had not spotted the title spelling blip.
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great to see we leave for the US tomorrow and are going up to that area so hope to also see lots of flowers over the next two weeks.
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Thank you Philip (and Jens?) for taking them & John for posting them...
Lovely plants in a beautiful part of the world.
Some day.....
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Philip, I suspect that your Vioa beckwithii is actually Viola hallii, which is more likely to be found in the Siskiyous. Thanks for posting your photos of some great plants!
Ed
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Thanks for the most beautiful pictures, especially for those of Viola cuneata which is of exceptional loveliness!
Gerd
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Also my thanks for these pictures ! :D
I hope there's more ?? ::)
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A little information for travelers to the Siskiyous:
- Wikipedia has a good article on the Siskiyous (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siskiyou_Mountains)
- This Google map terrain view (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=41.943149,-123.453369&spn=1.814108,3.795776&t=p&z=8) includes most of the Siskiyous, approximately outlined by a polygon starting at Grants Pass (or Grass Pants, as it is fondly known to its friends), proceeding to Central Point, Ashland, Yreka, Klamath, Crescent City, Gold Beach, and finish at Grants Pass.
- US Highway 199 between Grass Pants and Crescent City passes through some breathtaking scenery in California, where it follows an extremely narrow river valley—really a gorge—for some distance. This URL (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=41.8987,-123.824844&spn=0.113462,0.237236&t=p&z=12) covers the general area.
- Eight Dollar Mountain (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=42.257238,-123.659878&spn=0.056411,0.118618&t=p&z=13) is a well known site for plant lovers, and very easy to access.
- French Hill (http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=41.823525,-123.954277&spn=0.113595,0.237236&t=p&z=12) is another well-known plant hunting site, reasonably easy of access.
- Be careful about following gravel and dirt roads off the main highway. This area includes some very wild and isolated country, and you don't want to get stranded. Check before you drive off into the mountains!
Diane Whitehead has spent way more time in the Siskiyous than I ever have, so look for comments from her.
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Thanks Rodger ! Most interesting information -
I hope to be able to use it during a visit I'm planning to the area in the next couple of years ! :D
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A little information for travelers to the Siskiyous.....
Thank you so much, Roger, for this contextual information. I had never heard of the Siskiyous before (although many years ago I came as close as Crater Lake in Oregon, visible towards the top of the map in your second link).
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It's a great area to visit from the first of March
(when I've seen Trillium rivale in flower) right
through the summer when lilies are in bloom.
Whenever I go, I go to my favourite spots, but
also try a new road or two, as they will have
different flowers.
One hint if you want to photograph flowers: take
a picture of the first one you see, instead of waiting
for a better one. Sometimes you won't see another
one, and by the time you realize your mistake, you're
way too far away to go back.
I used to find it frustrating to try to identify the many
endemics because the area was included neither in
Oregon nor California books. Fortunately, Phyllis Gustafson,
who lives in the Siskiyous and used to run a seed company,
joined with photographer Mark Turner to produce Wildflowers
of the Pacific Northwest (Timber Press)