Bulletin of the Native Plant Society of Oregon

Dedicated to the enjoyment, conservation and study of Oregon’s native plants and habitats

VOLUME 38, NO. 5MAY 2005

Flowering in the Land of Umpqua by David McClurg, Emerald Chapter y son Erik found a solitary 2004. Kalmiopsis Volume 11). Ron in with Saxifraga integrifolia (swamp M Clarkia amoena (farewell-to- Hatt, chapter president, met me and saxifrage) and Lithophragma parviflo- spring) on top of Tire Mountain last over a dozen other flower hunters at I-5 rum (small-flowered woodland star). June and we thought that was special exit 103. Ron is fun to hang around Further up the canyon, we found Cro- because we had never seen one before. with—an amateur photographer with cidium multicaule (spring gold) and We used a 25 cent wildflower guide an ambitious field trip schedule who Nemophila menziesii (baby blue eyes). compiled by the Emerald Chapter likes to share what he knows and learns. Nearing the top of the canyon, among (Love R. et al. 2003. Spring and Sum- We followed Highway 39 to the rocks dotted with Lomatium utricula- mer Wildflower Displays). Hunting for tilted beds of marine conglomerate that tum (common lomatium), we squeezed flowers gives us something to do when form the north side of the Cow Creek through the boughs of a beautiful we’re not fishing. But I suppose the canyon where Beatty Creek comes madrone to enjoy the sweeping view of two things are not all that different. It down from the serpentine areas be- the canyon and creek below. takes somebody else to show you where yond. At the base of the slope, to the After the dry spell in February, the to look and then you’re hooked. left of the tick-infested trees and brush end of March felt wet and cold. Gail This year, on a surprisingly warm in Beatty Creek itself, the ground was Baker had missed the February trip so and blue-sky Saturday in late February covered with Plagiobothrys nothofulvus we scheduled another short trip on (26th), I drove down from Eugene and (rusty popcorn flower). Mary Carlson March 22. Ron was kind enough to joined the Umpqua chapter on a field identified it for me and told me to rub meet us again at the same exit. The trip to Beatty Creek RNA (Carter S. my finger on the leaf; it left an interest- base of the slope now had Dichelostem- ing rust colored dust. Carefully navi- ma capitatum (blue dicks) and gating Toxicodendron diversilobum (poi- Amsinckia lycopsoides (fiddleneck). The son oak), we found Olsynium douglasii Olsynium on the plateau above was In This Issue blooming on the plateau above mixed continued on page 44 Annual Meeting Update.....44 May 1-8 is Native Plant Appreciation Week! Chapter Calendar ...... 45 ay 1-8, 2005 promises to be a memorable week for NPSO as we celebrate Bulletin Mailing M our first ever Native Plant Appreciation Week (NPAW). The list of planned Coordinator Needed ...... 49 events is impressive, and includes wildflower shows, hikes, invasive species work parties, plant ID workshops, garden tours and more! I encourage you to visit our Other Events ...... 50 newly updated website (www.NPSOregon.org) where you can learn more about the purpose of NPAW, find a comprehensive list of events happening across the Deserts Alive! ...... 52 state, and admire the official proclamation from Governor Kulongoski. I hope you are all able to participate in at least one of the many events planned for this week. NPSO Contacts...... 53 Please take the time to share your enthusiasm for native plants with others and encourage participation by people outside of the established NPSO circle. Happy NPSO Items for Sale...... 54 botanizing! Please contact Matt Blakeley-Smith if you have any questions: [email protected] , 541-752-1091.

May 2005 43 Update on Annual Meeting in Roseburg OCIE T S TY N O A F L This year’s NPSO annual meeting will take place in Roseburg and will be host- P O R E ed by the Umpqua Valley Chapter. Information on lodging, hikes and registration E V G I were included in the March Bulletin. Be sure to save June 24-26 for a terrific week- O

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A N N end of botanizing. Optional field trips for Friday afternoon have not yet been scheduled. Friday evening the Phoenix School will be open at 4pm for those who are setting up dis- Fo 1 plays about their chapter or setting up to sell items that are pertinent to the native und 196 ed plant theme. Registration will begin at 5pm. Appetizers will be served at 6pm along with a presentation that has not been yet determined. Native Plant Saturday field trips will begin at 8:30am. Coffee and doughnuts will be available at the school and box lunches can be picked up around 8am. Saturday’s Society of Oregon banquet will begin at 7pm. Business meeting and program follow dinner. Sunday morning times for the board meeting and optional field trips will be World Wide Web announced. http://www.NPSOregon.org The T-shirts for the annual meeting will be available at registration for those who pre-ordered the shirts. For those wishing to purchase a T-shirt, orders will be E-mail Discussion List taken during the weekend and the cost of postage added to the cost of the shirts. To join send a message to [email protected], with the Flowering in the Land of Umpqua following in the body of the message: continued from 43 subscribe npso replaced with a large population of Dodecatheon hendersonii (shooting star). At General Business Address times, where it got steep, we had to walk carefully on the wet fragile soils. Back P.O. Box 902 along Highway 39, we made side trips to see Calypso bulbosa and Erythronium Eugene, OR 97440 oregonum (fawn lily) at Island Creek picnic area and a lovely little Mimulus doug- or correspond directly with Officers lasii (mouse ears) in a serpentine area across the railroad tracks from Byer’s flat. and Committee Chairs listed on the M. douglasii seemed to prefer the disturbed soils. inside of the back page. I still dream about the creeks and rocks and cliffs in Douglas county. I returned for two more field trips, once with my whole family, to see the red-backed petals of Membership Inquiries Only Ranunculus austro-oreganus (southern oregon butter- Clayton Gautier cup), a whole field turned 3927 Shasta View St. pink by Thysanocarpus ra- Eugene, OR 97405-4442 dians (large fringpod), the delicate petals of Coptis Bulletin of the Native Plant lancinata (Fern-leaved Society of Oregon goldthread), dazzling Silene Editor: Tanya Harvey hookeri (Indian pink), and Viola hallii blooming. I re- ISSN 0884-599. Published 11 times ally appreciate the Umpqua per year. Subscription price $18/year. chapter letting me come Date and issue number on page 1. along on their field trips. The submission date is the 10th of They have all been very each month for the following month’s warm and friendly to me. issue except for the Aug./Sept. issue I’m looking forward to the which is July 24. Send submissions by 2005 NPSO annual sum- e-mail to [email protected]. mer meeting in Roseburg. They are going to share Opinions expressed in this publica-

some of their best wild- HARVEY ANYA T tion are those of the authors of the flower sites (see the field articles. They do not represent the The red-violet upper petals of Viola hallii contrast beautifully trip schedule March Bul- with its white lower petals, each of which has a bright yellow opinions of the Native Plant Society letin). And then I can share of Oregon, unless so stated. blotch and red-violet veins. It is found in open forests, grassy them too. hills, serpentine and gravelly soils of southwestern Oregon and northwestern California.

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State *Special Native Plant relationships and the important role Appreciation Week Event these hidden interactions play in our June 24-26, Friday - Sunday native habitats. Dr. Southworth will Annual Meeting: The Umpqua Valley focus on the ‘fungal life below ground’ chapter will host the Annual Meeting Williams 503- 538-1865 or helgesu- that is associated with the Oregon at the Phoenix School on Diamond [email protected]. white oaks and other natives. Carnegie Room, McMinnville Library, 225 NW Lake Blvd. in Roseburg. More informa- May 26, Thursday, 7 pm tion and registration materials were Adams St., McMinnville. For more included in March issue of the Bulletin. Meeting: The Hidden Life of Native info contact Susan Williams 503-538- Plants—Mycorrhizae and Plant 1865 or [email protected]. Roots. Darlene Southworth, who Blue Mountain taught biology at Southern Oregon University for 22 years and is currently Corvallis For information on the Blue Mountain NPSO’s West side conservation chair, Chapter call Jerry Baker at 541-566- will explain the nature of mycorrhizal May 1, Sunday, 11am-5pm* 2244. Spring Garden Sale and Native Plant Appreciation Week Kickoff. Come start Native Plant Appreciation week Cheahmill off right! The Corvallis Chapter will IMPORTANT NOTE TO May 1, Sunday, 11 am – 2 pm* have a booth at the spring garden sale, FIELD TRIP PARTICIPANTS along with numerous other garden sup- Event: Open Garden at the McMinn- Field trips take place rain or shine, ply and garden craft vendors, in front ville Library Native Plant Garden. so proper dress and footwear are of the Corvallis Art Center, across from To celebrate Oregon’s Native Plant essential. Bring water and lunch. the Public Library. Now is the time to Appreciation Week, the McMinnville Trips may be strenuous and/or purchase some really inexpensive na- Library Native Plant Garden Coali- hazardous. Participation is at your tives to plant in your own yard. We tion—a coalition of Cheahmill Chap- own risk. Be prepared to sign a will have kids activities at our booth. ter NPSO members, Yamhill County release form indicating this. For a We are looking for volunteers to help Master Gardeners and Friends of the sample copy check out the NPSO staff our booth. Free. For more info call Library—will host an open garden at website. Please contact the trip John Syring at 541-752-0414. the library. The public is invited. Light leader or chapter representative refreshments and garden tours will be about difficulty, distance, and terrain May 1, Sunday, 10 am* available. For info contact Susan to be expected on field trips. Dogs Field Trip: The Flora of Witham Williams at [email protected] are not allowed. All NPSO field trips Hill. Kick off Native Plant Apprecia- or 503-538-1865. Check our chapter are open to the public at no charge tion Week with a local field trip! Louise website: www.oregon-nativeplants.com. (other than contribution to carpool Marquering will lead this trip to ex- May 21, Saturday, 11 am – 4 pm driver) and newcomers and visitors plore the local flora and the potential are always welcome. National for native plant restoration. Corvallis Event: Cheahmill Chapter’s 6th Forests require a Northwest Forest area folks meet at the OSU parking lot Annual Wildflower Show & Native Pass for many field trip locations. SW of the Beanery, 26th and Monroe, Plant Sale at the McMinnville Public Permits can be acquired at forest Corvallis, at 9:45am. For more infor- Library, 225 N. Adams St. Labeled headquarters and ranger districts. mation please contact Louise Marquer- specimens of ‘locally-collected’ native ing at [email protected]. flowers, shrubs and trees will be on dis- play in the Carnegie Room. NPSO NOTICE TO FIELD TRIP CHAIRS AND LEADERS May 7, Saturday, 10 am* members will provide informational Field Trip: Jackson Frazier Wetlands. The Forest Service and other agen- handouts and answer questions. The Join John Syring on a down-and-dirty cies have set policies limiting group Yamhill County Master Gardener’s na- walk through the Jackson Frazier Wet- size in many wilderness areas to 12. tive plant photo display will be set up. lands and see some of the remarkable The reason is to limit human im- Tours of the Library’s native plant gar- remnant flora of the valley floor. Bring pacts on these fragile areas. Groups den will be available on request. A wide swamp boots or old shoes and prepare using wilderness areas should be no variety of reasonably-priced native an- to get wet! Meet at the OSU parking larger than 12. nuals, perennials, shrubs and trees will lot SW of the Beanery, 26th and be for sale. For info contact Susan

May 2005 45 Monroe, Corvallis, at 9:45am. For May 7, Saturday, 8 am* of Bend. This half million-year-old vol- more info call John Syring at 541-752- Field Trip: Kentucky Falls. Dr. cano has intact native bunchgrass com- 0414. Rhoda Love and Dave Predeek will munities over much of its flanks and lead a search for western wahoo, springtime wildflowers abound. Unfor- May 9, Monday, 7:30 pm Euonymus occidentalis in a forested tunately, in the last 10 years spotted Meeting: Golden Paintbrush Com- canyon with 3 waterfalls. Round trip knapweed, toadflax, cheatgrass, sweet- mon Garden Studies: selecting seed hike is 4 miles with 500 feet elevation clover, and mullein have begun to re- sources and reintroduction sites for an gain. Bring lunch and dress for the place native plants. In cooperation with endangered prairie species. Beth weather. Call Dave at 541-345-5531. the State Parks Division and Pilot Butte Lawrence, an NPSO-funded soon-to- Partners, we are pulling weeds to stop be graduate of OSU will be presenting May 23, Monday, 7:30 am this invasion in its early stages. Bring this award-winning talk covering her Field Trip: Oak Savannah/Upland gloves, wear sturdy footwear, and meet masters research. Avery House, Avery Prairie Restoration. See Willamette at the eastside parking lot at the base of Park, Corvallis. For more information Valley chapter events for more infor- the Butte at 6pm for an hour of weed contact John Syring at 541-752-0414. mation or call Lynda Boyer at 503- pulling! For more information call Stu 585-9835. Meet 7:30 am at Campbell Garrett at 541-389-6981 eves. May 23, Monday, 9 am–1 pm Senior Center to carpool from Eugene. Field Trip: Oak Savanna/Upland June 4, Saturday, 8:30 am Prairie Restoration. See Willamette May 23, Monday, 7:30 pm Field Trip: The Island. The Island Re- Valley chapter events for more informa- Meeting: Beginning Botany Work- search Natural Area is a remnant exam- tion. For Corvallis folks interested in shop. Several of our local botany ple of our native grasslands. Much of carpooling contact John Syring at 541- teachers will present an evening of in- the local high desert probably looked 752-0414 or for more information call struction in recognizing common plant like this before grazing, farming, and Lynda Boyer at 503-585-9835. families, identifying plants to species urbanization took over. Unfortunately, using keys to the local flora, and use of even in this barely-grazed area, exotic May 28, Saturday, 8:30 am the dissecting microscope. Bring weeds are a problem. NPSO will assist Field Trip: White Rock Fen, in the Gilkey’s Handbook of Northwestern the BLM in removing weedy medusa- Salem BLM District, was featured in Plants if you have it. Room 115, Sci- head grass from several small infested Kalmiopsis in 2004. The Emerald and ence Building, Lane Community Col- areas. This is a unique opportunity to Corvallis Chapters are jointly sponsor- lege, 4000 30th Avenue East, Eugene. visit the area since the Island RNA is ing a field trip to this unique wetland closed to casual hiking. The trail up is area. Terry Fennell, a botanist with the May 28, Saturday, 8 am steep and requires handholds to climb. Salem BLM, has graciously offered to Field Trip: White Rock Fen. See Cor- We may see rattlesnakes so long pants lead this trip. Corvallis area folks meet vallis events for more information. and boots are encouraged. Meet at main at the OSU parking lot SW of the Meet 8:00 am at South Eugene High parking lot on the east side of Pilot Beanery, 26th and Monroe, Corvallis, School. RSVP Dave at 541-345-5531. Butte State Park off of Hwy 20 (Green- at 8:30am. This trip is limited to 12 wood St.) in Bend. For more info call people total due to the fragile nature of June 2, Thursday, 9 am Stu Garrett at 541-389-6981 eves. the fen. RSVP John Syring at 541-752- Field Trip: McGowan Meadow in the 0414 if you plan to attend. Coburg Hills is at 2000' elevation and June 9, Thursday, 12:30pm is surrounded on 3 sides by old-growth Field Trip: Pine Ridge, Crooked Douglas-fir. In early June it has a col- River National Grasslands. Pine Ridge Emerald orful flower display including Oregon is a volcanic ridge near Grays Butte that geranium and Wyethia. A BLM bot- is in unusually good ecological condi- May1,Sunday, 9:30am–2:30pm* anist will join us. Meet 9 am at Camp- tion and supports a variety of spring Spring Botany Workshop at Mt. bell Senior Center near the Ferry St. wildflowers. We will visit an interesting Pisgah Arboretum. See Mt. Pisgah Bridge. Call Dave at 541-345-5531. livestock/elk exclosure at the base of the Arboretum events on p. 50. butte. It has spectacular views on a clear day. Moderate hiking of 4 miles total May 5, Thursday, 10 am – 1 pm* High Desert with under 1000 ft elevation gain, but Field Trip: Delta Ponds. Lauri Mullen the side of the butte is fairly steep. We’ll of the City of Eugene will give us a May 17, Tuesday, 6 pm depart from the north end of the main tour of a major restoration project at May 31, Tuesday, 6 pm parking lot on the east side of Pilot Delta Ponds. Meet at 10 am in the Val- Work Party: Pilot Butte State Park— Butte State Park off of Hwy 20 (Green- ley River parking area next to the bike Stop the Alien Invaders! The Butte is a wood St.) in Bend at 12:30pm. (Note bridge. For further information call special natural feature in the urban sea new time!) Call trip leader Stu Garrett Dave Predeek at 541-345-5531. for details: 541-389-6981 eves.

46 NPSO Bulletin Klamath Basin Plant Appreciation Week, we’ll walk Noble Woods Park to learn about com- and explore native plants in our own mon wildflowers. Wheelchair accessible For information on the Klamath Basin backyard. Easy stroll after work, for and sign language interpretation are Chapter, contact Sarah Malaby, info call Elena Efoli at 503-492-2655. available by arrangements. Meet at the 541-884-5703, [email protected]. shelter. $3 per person is required in ad- May 6, Friday, 1:30 – 4 pm* vance; call 503-681-5397 and refer to Work Party: Berry Botanic Garden. bar code #8360. . Mid-Columbia Join us for a work party in honor of May 4, Wednesday, 7:30 pm* Appreciation Native Plant Week at the May 12, Thursday, 7:00 pm site of a local defender of native plants. Meeting: Pining for Pines! Come join Meeting: Spring Bloom. This evening The Berry Botanic Garden is the home John Syring, NPSO-Corvallis Chapter we’ll do a show-and-tell of the bloom of the Seed Bank for Rare and Endan- President and a student of Pinus phylo- progression. Expect a pronounced ac- gered Plants of the Pacific Northwest. genetics, as John gives a presentation celeration of the bloom, due to our It is also a 6-acre garden, facing the covering several important facets of this drought. Bring in some common and usual challenge of invasive plant en- remarkable genus. The latter half of the maybe out of sync flowers. Mike Igo croachment. Come when you can, we’ll hour will be devoted to hands-on in- will cover the change in seed collection finish by 5pm. Our hosts will provide vestigation of the pines of Oregon and for those of you wishing that you had light refreshments and loads of grati- Northern California. Fireside Room, collected seed last year. The Dalles tude. Please RSVP to Elena at 503- First United Methodist Church, 1938 Chronicle Meeting Room 317, East 3rd 492-2655 by April 29 if you can make SW Jefferson St., Portland, just uphill Street, The Dalles. it. For directions and related questions, from the Goose Hollow MAX stop. call Kris at 503-636-4112. North Coast May 14, Saturday, 8:30 am May 7, Saturday, 8:30 am* Field Trip: Rooster Rock. Joint trip For information on the North Coast Work Party: No Ivy Day at Bridal with Friends of Columbia Gorge. Join Chapter, contact Janet Stahl at Veil Columbia Gorge. We’ll work to- Helen Lyman and Lynn Gibbons on 503-842-8708 or [email protected]. gether with Friends of Columbia Gorge this easy walk (2.5 miles, 250-ft eleva- from 9am to 1pm. Leave at 8:30am, tion gain) and do a little work pulling Gateway/NE 99th Ave, Park and Ride, garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata). Portland SE corner of parking lot, or meet at Leave at 8:30am from Gateway/NE Bridal Veil State Park: take I-84 East- 99th Ave, Park and Ride, SE corner of May 1, Sunday, 8 am* bound to Bridal Veil Exit 28, follow parking lot. Field Trip: Angel’s Rest. This popular exit road to stop sign and turn right trail located near the west end of the onto Historic Hwy west, drive 1/2 mile June 5, Sunday, 8:30 am Gorge, offers a wide variety of wild- to park entrance on the right. Field Trip: The Discovery Center, flowers and a breathtaking view from Tom McCall Preserve and more. the top. We will see a wide variety of May 7, Saturday, 9 am* Meet at the Columbia Gorge Discov- woodland flowers including larkspur. Work Party: No Ivy Day at the Berry ery Center at 10:00am and see a native 4.4 miles round trip, 1500 feet eleva- Botanic Garden. This is a national plant restoration project there, with tion gain, unprotected drop-offs at the event; we will focus on removing Eng- blanket flower, cutleaf penstemon, top, hiking boots a must. Leave at 8am lish Ivy from a few spots in the garden. hairy goldaster, and many others. Then (trail parking lot will fill up early), English Ivy is a highly invasive and ag- stop at the Tom McCall Preserve to Gateway/NE 99th Ave, Park and Ride, gressive plant. Our goal is to minimize look for mountain hollyhock and SE corner of parking lot, second meet- its effect on the health of other plants check the pond, and the Memaloose ing place at the Angel’s Rest trail head in the garden. Call Robbie Igoe, Gar- Area to check a wetland and see what is at 8:45am. Take I-84 to Bridal Veil exit dener, for details at 503-636-4112 x27. blooming. After lunch at the Wild- 28, follow exit road to stop sign and flower Cafe in Mosier, we’ll head for turn right onto Historic Hwy west, you May 8, Sunday, 1 – 3 pm* Catherine Creek to find harvest brodi- will see the parking lot to the west of Field Trip: Mother’s Day Birds and aea and meadow larkspur. Take I-84 to the intersection with the scenic high- Blooms at Nobel Woods Park, 231st first exit for The Dalles, and follow way. For more info call Angie Moore at and Baseline, Hillsboro. Sponsored by signs to Columbia Gorge Discovery 503-292-2093. Metro Regional Parks and Greenspaces Center. Leave at 8:30am from Gate- Department. This Mother’s Day don’t way/NE 99th Ave, Park and Ride, S E May 4, Wednesday, 6 pm* just bring flowers to Mom, bring Mom corner of parking lot. For more info Field Trip: Walk at Springwater Cor- to the flowers! Join METRO naturalist call Barbara Robinson, 541-296-5334. ridor in Gresham. As part of Native Deb Scrivens on a leisurely stroll at

May 2005 47 Siskiyou endemic to the area. The trail goes Indigenous People of the Klamath- through Jeffrey pine woodland, rock Siskiyous Use and Manage Native May 1, Sunday, 9 am* outcrops, a Darlingtonia fen, and the Plants. Speakers: Frank Lake (Karuk, Field Trip: Illinois River Valley. We’ll Rough and Ready Creek flood plain. A Seneca, Cherokee, Mexican) and La- see the return of the vegetation the portion of the area was burned by the Verne Glaze (Karuk/Yurok), Karuk third spring after the disastrous Biscuit Biscuit Fire three years ago. It will be Indigenous Basket Weavers. Frank and fire. Along with many other flowers, we interesting to discover how this fire- LaVerne will discuss Native American will see the most accessible stand of adapted ecosystem is recovering. The land management practices associated Kalmiopsis and a population of western hike is an easy 2-3 miles but does have with the use of native plants for foods, Sophora, both rare plants that were several narrow spots with a steep in- materials, and medicines, using several originally found by and named for one cline down to Rough & Ready Creek. different local forest habitats as case of Oregon’s best known pioneer Meet at Illinois Valley Visitor Center, studies. Traditional Ecological Knowl- botanists, Lilla Leach. Easy 4-mile hike Cave Junction, half a block from Hwy edge and traditional Karuk cultural on a good trail, but the slope from the 199 on Hwy 46. Leaders: Linda Mazzu, uses of fire will be featured. The Siskiy- trail to the Illinois River is high and 541-618-2277, and Anita Seda. ou Chapter’s final spring/summer field trip list will be available. Room 171 of precipitous. The road in is long and May 14, Saturday, 9 am –5 pm very rough and recommended for high the SOU Science Building, Ashland. clearance vehicles only. Meet on right Field Trip: Klamath Plateau (along For more information, contact Cynthia (south) side of Selma Market parking Hwy 66, 30 miles east of Ashland). An Maclaren, 541-482-0899. all-day car trip with stops to see a lot in Selma, 20 miles south of Grants May 21-22, Saturday-Sunday Pass on Hwy 199. Leader: Don thorny ceanothus, a scabland with Heinze, 541-955-7247. Recommended pygmy mimulus, a wet meadow with Overnight Field Trip: Lava Beds prior reading: Don Begnoche, Siskiyou crab apple (!) and hawthorn along the National Monument Botany Blitz Sundays, pp. 91-100 and Kirkpatrick, edge, and, if time permits, an old (California). SOU graduate student Holzwarth, and Mullins, The Botanist growth forest with the rare green-flow- Sean Smith is conducting a park-wide and Her Muleskinner, pp. 63-103. ered ginger. Bring rubber boots for the floristic inventory, which will form the wet meadow, lunch and water. Short, basis for a park floristic manual and his May 1, Sunday, 9:45 am* easy hikes. Round trip driving distance: master’s thesis. Dr. Steve Jessup (SOU), Field Trip: Lower Table Rocks. The 70 miles. Meet behind Pizza Hut on Sean Smith, and the National Park Ser- Nature Conservancy and Siskiyou Ashland St, just west of the Ashland vice invite NPSO and CNPS members Chapter are co-sponsoring a wildflower BiMart/Shop ’n Kart parking lot, to assist them on the project. Partici- and natural history hike at Lower Table about 1/4 mile west of I-5, exit 14. pants will be able to camp and set up Rocks north of Medford. Meet at the Leaders: Julian and Connie Battaile, plant identification stations in and trailhead at 9:45am. For more 541-488-0368. around the Monument’s new research station and use the indoor facilities to information, contact Molly Sullivan May 15, Sunday, 9 am (TNC) at 541-770-7933. key plants deep into the night. Park Workshop: Wildland Grasses, Fish entry and camping fees will be waived May 2, Monday, 9 am* Hatchery Park, Grants Pass. Learn to for participants. If you are interested, Work Party: Starthistle Pull at Jack- key and identify common grasses of please contact Sean Smith at sonville Cemetery. Help pull Star- southwest Oregon.Find out the ecolo- [email protected], 541-488-7998 thistle at a recent Fritillaria gentneri gy, natural history, and historical facts (home) or 541-301-3720 (cell) for bulb outplanting site. Afterwards, we about grasses. Bring pencil, paper, clip- details on when and where to meet or will take a walk through the Jackson- board, hand lens, and digging tool. to reserve a camping spot. Reservations recommended, but no ville woodlands and see more Fritillaria June 4, Saturday, 9:00 am gentneri and other spring wildflowers. one will be turned away. Easy 1-mile Meet at Britt parking lot below the hike. Meet 9am on left (east) side of Field Trip: Grizzly Peak (Dead Indi- road into the Cemetery at 9am. Gloves Fred Meyer parking lot on the Parkway an Memorial Rd, east of Ashland). will be provided. For more info contact in Grants Pass; alternate meeting place: Early spring flowers—Klamath Fawn Armand Rebischke at 541-482-2141 or 9:45 am, north side parking lot of Fish Lily, Yellow Bells, small Lewisias, Lo- [email protected]. Hatchery Park. Leader: Don Heinze, matiums. Easy-to-moderate 5-mile 541-955-7247. round-trip hike, 600-ft elevation gain May 7, Saturday, 9 am* (5300-5900 ft). Meet behind Pizza May 19, Thursday, 7:30 pm Field Trip: Rough and Ready Creek Hut on Ashland St, just west of the Trail to Mud Springs (Illinois Meeting: Nature as Supermarket, Ashland BiMart/Shop ’n Kart parking Valley). Rough and Ready has a large Hardware Store, Pharmacy and lot, about 1/4 mile west of I-5, exit 14. variety of serpentine plants, some Church—Sustainable Ways The Leader: Jim Duncan, 541-482-7629

48 NPSO Bulletin Umpqua Valley Willamette Valley down the road. Take a left at the old- growth oak and park behind the build- May 12, Thursday, 7 pm May 7, Saturday, 7:30am – 6 pm* ing (either side). For more info call Meeting: Wildflowers and Geology Field Trip: Hood River Mountain Lynda at Heritage Seedlings Inc, 503- of the Steens Mountains. Susan Starr Meadows. We will view wildflower- 585-9835. will give a slide presentation about the laden meadows overlooking Hood May 29-31, Saturday – Monday, wildflowers and touch on some geology River. There is a 500-foot elevation 8 am daily of the Steens Mountains. Susan re- gain over the first mile to get to the ceived her BA in art from California meadow. Conditions may be muddy Field Trip: Siskiyous/Cave Junction. State University at Long Beach and and windy. For more info or to register, Plant expert Wilbur Bluhm will lead worked in graphic arts for 25 years. She call John Savage at 503-399-8615. his annual Memorial Day weekend returned to school to get her teaching field trip to sites near the Siskiyous. certificate in science and while working May 7 – 8, Saturday – Sunday, Each trip is independent of those of on her MS degree, took a series of 9am–4pm* the other days, enabling a person to classes through a consortium at the Event: Plant Sale. The Marion County participate in field trips for one, two, Malheur Field Station that included Master Gardeners will hold their annu- or all three days. For more details, call photography and several field botany al plant sale at 3180 Center St. NE in Wilbur Bluhm at 503-393-2934. classes. While there, she became inter- Salem. They will be selling native June 4, Saturday, 7:30 am ested in the wildflowers of the Steens plants, trees, herbs, grasses, annuals and and did extensive wildflower photogra- perennials as well as new and used Field Trip: Dog Mountain. We will phy. Mercy Education Bldg., 2459 tools, yard art and hanging baskets. For view the wildflowers on Dog Mountain Stewart Parkway, Roseburg. For more more information, call 503-373-3770. on the Washington side of the Colum- info call Ron Hatt at 541-863-7024. bia Gorge. This is a difficult hike, but May 14, Saturday, 10 am – 2 pm we will go slowly. Back by 6:00pm. For May 14, Saturday, 8:30 am Field Trip: Baskett Slough Wildlife more information or to register, call Field Trip: Popcorn Flower Preserve Refuge. We’ll view wildflowers at John Savage at 503-399-8615. to see Limnanathes douglasii, Brodiaea Baskett Slough near Salem. For more elegans and Plagiobothrys hirtus. Meet at information or to register, call John the Douglas County Courthouse rear Savage at 503-399-8615. William Cusick parking lot, 1036 SE Douglas Ave., For information on the William Cusick Roseburg. For more information call May 23, Monday, 9 am – 1 pm Chapter call Frazier Nichol at Ron at 541-863-7024. Field Trip: Oak Savanna/Upland 541-963-7870. Prairie Restoration. This private land May 21, Saturday, 8:30 am restoration, in cooperation with the US Field Trip: Callahan Meadows to see Fish and Wildlife Service, began three Calochortus umpquaensis and Lupinus years ago and includes more than 75 sulphureus ssp. kincaidii. Meet at the native plant species introduced to over Douglas County Courthouse rear park- 40 acres of remnant prairie and agricul- Bulletin Mailing ing lot, 1036 SE Douglas Ave., Rose- tural field just east of Salem. It is also a Coordinator Needed burg. For those living south of Rose- permitted reintroduction site for six burg, meet at the TriCity McDonalds, threatened and endangered species. ur present mailing coordinator, exit 103 at 9am. For more information We’ll also visit an adjacent 9 acres of OMike Hartman, has served well in call Ron at 541-863-7024. native seed production. The trip, led by this position ever since the Bulletin the project coordinator Lynda Boyer, printing moved to Eugene in 2000. May 28, Saturday, 8:30 am will be attended by many restoration Mike wears many other volunteer hats Field Trip: King Mountain to see professionals and native garden enthu- for NPSO including webmaster so we Lupinus lepidus, Fritillaria glauca, Frit- siasts. Directions: From I-5 south or need to find a volunteer to take over illaria recurva and Anenome oregana. north, take Highway 22 East (Exit this position. We are looking for Meet at 8:30am at the Douglas Coun- 253). Take a right at Joseph Street (Exit someone who lives in the Eugene- ty Courthouse rear parking lot, 1036 5 off Highway 22). Go about 3/4 mile Springfield area and is willing to put in SE Douglas Ave., Roseburg. For those to a farm gate on the right (flagged). one day a month (during the next-to- living south of Roseburg, meet at the The gate is just past 64th and there are last week of each month) organizing TriCity McDonalds, exit 103 at Alaskan Cedars lining the farm fence the mailing of the Bulletin. To find out 9:00am. For more information call and nursery stock just behind (if you more information about the position Ron at 541-863-7024. come to Aumsville Highway, you have contact Mike Hartman at 541-485- gone too far). Go through the gate and 5202 or [email protected].

May 2005 49 OTHER EVENTS

24th Annual Shady Cove Wildflower Show Myrtle Creek Water- May 7 - 8, Saturday-Sunday,10 - 4 pm shed Study Tour Shady Cove School Multipurpose Bldg., Cleveland St. Shady Cove May 21, Saturday, 8 am–2pm Celebrate Native Plant Appreciation Week (May 1-8) at the annual Shady See the results of stream restoration Cove/Trail Wildflower Show just 20 miles north of Medford. Enjoy 200 live wild- projects in the Myrtle Creek watershed. flower specimens artfully displayed, without the hike and poison oak. All species Assemble at Myrtle Creek city park for are identified by common and botanical names and a botanist will be available to refreshments, orientation and van as- answer questions. Also a plant sale, door prizes and a raffle along with a boutique signment. Projects completed by the and refreshments. Wheelchair access. Admission by donation. Proceeds go to Jack- Umpqua Basin Watershed Council and son County Fire District #4 to purchase a “Jaws of Life” 324UL Spreader. Spon- its public and private partners feature sored by the Wildflower Association of Shady Cove-Trail. For more information in-stream structures and riparian plant- contact Margaret Meierhenry at 541-826-6649 or [email protected]. ings that brought back the fish! By May 13, please pre-register by contact- ing UBWC coordinator Bob Kinyon at Mount Pisgah Arboretum Events 541-673-5756 or [email protected]. 34901 Frank Parrish Rd, (off of Seavey Loop Rd.), Eugene. For more information or to register call 541-747-1504. Audubon Society of Field Botany Workshop Wildflower Festival and Plant Sale May 1, Sunday, 9:30 am – 2:30 pm May 15, Sunday, 10am – 4pm Portland’s Native In observation of Native Plant Appre- Enjoy a display of wildflowers and edu- Plant Sale ciation Week, Dr. Rhoda Love, retired cational exhibits prepared by Festival LCC botany professor, will teach iden- co-presenters, the Emerald Chapter of May 14 – 15, Saturday – Sunday tification of plants and plant families. NPSO. Other activities include a huge 10 am–4pm Participants should bring a hand lens plant sale, children’s activities, music, 5151 NW Cornell Road, Portland and Handbook of Northwestern Plants guided walks, and food and craft ven- The plant sale features over 100 native by Gilkey & Dennis. Co-sponsored by dors. Suggested donation: $5 per per- species. The event is under cover in NPSO $30 ($25 MPA and NPSO son or $10 per family. Members free. case of rain. Volunteers and staff expe- members.) Pre-registration required. rienced with native plants will be on hand to answer gardening questions. Proceeds benefit our Nature Sanctuar- Western American Umpqua Basin ies. For more information contact Alpines Slide Show Watershed Council Mitch Luckett at 503-292-6855 x 106 Field Trip or Ann Littlewood at 503-287-8782 or May 3, Tuesday, 7 pm go to www.audubonportland.org. EWEB Training Room, Eugene May 2, Saturday, 8 am–2pm Graham Nicholls, renowned British The field trip for the public is spon- nurseryman, plant hunter and author sored by the Umpqua Basin Watershed Fort Columbia State of Alpine Plants of North America, will Council to feature the results of its Park Hike talk about how to grow Western alpine stream restoration projects in the Myr- plants at the May meeting of the Emer- tle Creek watershed. Among other de- May 14, Saturday, 9 am – 12 pm ald Chapter of the North American velopments, UBWC projects on this At peak bloom, this is the most spec- Rock Garden Society. Plants for sale, re- field trip emphasize riparian plantings tacular floriferous site in this region of freshments after the show. For more info to help protect stream habitats for fish Southwest Washington. Hike starts at call Holly Helton at 541-345-9103. and wildlife. Assemble at the City of upper parking area near hostel at 9am. Graham will also speak to the Co- Myrtle Creek Park. Because of limited A plant list for this site is available at lumbia-Willamette chapter of NARGS, parking/turn around space during the www.reachone.com/columbiacoast- Wednesday, May 4, 7:30pm, Hoyt Ar- field trip, participants are asked to pre- plants. Fee parking area ($5.00 per boretum Visitor Center, Portland, For register to ride in a van driven by day). Bring water, lunch for after hike. more info contact Tom Bland at UBWC volunteers. To pre-register, call Contact Kathleen Sayce 360-665-5292 [email protected]. UBWC at 541-673-5756 by May 13. or Nancy Eid 503-861-1837.

50 NPSO Bulletin Opal Creek Ancient West Eugene Wetlands Month Forest Center Events For more information about the many other American Wetlands Month events or to register call Holly McRae at 683-6494 or visit www.wewetlands.org. Medicinal Plants of the Ancient Forest May 21-22, Saturday and Sunday Wild Wetland Walk We’ll hike and identify plants, focusing May 7, Saturday, 10 am–2pm on their medicinal, food, and ecology Join Bruce Newhouse and Peg Boulay for a wild wetland walk at the Willow value, discuss the basics of herbal actions Creek Natural Area during the 1st annual Native Plant Appreciation Week in on the body, learn respectful wildcrafting search of blooming wildflowers and trees, butterflies, and other ecological won- methods, make herbal preparations, and ders. Participants should wear rubber boots or shoes that can get wet and muddy. talk about herbs for common imbalances. Space is limited to 15 people. Moss, Lichens, and Liverworts Wetlands Nature Photography June 4 – 5, Saturday and Sunday May 28, Saturday, 12–4pm, and June 2, Thursday, 7–9pm Join forest ecologist John Villella and Learn from local photographer David Stone the principles of nature photogra- Olympic National Park moss and lichen phy and see examples in class, practice techniques in the field and share your re- expert Martin Hutten as they lead us on a sults in a follow-up session back in the classroom. Film and digital cameras wel- journey through the non-vascular plant come. Space is limited to 15 participants. kingdoms of the Opal Creek Wilderness. $110 price for each workshop includes Columbia Hills Interpretive Day instruction, workshop materials, accom- modations, meals, and luggage shuttle to May 14th, Saturday, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm Jawbone Flats. Meet at the Opal Creek Crawford House on Dalles Mtn. Road (off Hwy 14) trailhead at 10am, located one hour east This will be a fun educational day at the Columbia Hills Natural Area Preserve of Salem. For more information and and State Park, located at the east end of the Columbia River Gorge just east and reservations, call 503-892-2782 or go to across the river from The Dalles. Columbia Hills State Park is the new name of www.opalcreek.org. the combined Horsethief Lake & Dalles Mt. Ranch State Parks. There will be field trips and presentations for the whole family. Field trips will cover geology, native plants, wildlife, and cultural history. Presentations will be given on the Berry Botanic Garden history of the ranch, ice-age floods, Lewis & Clark and environment-based edu- cation at Dalles Mt. Ranch. There will also be information/education booths all Events day and an opportunity to learn about old farm equipment. For more informa- Portland’s Berry Botanic Garden has a tion contact Kristina Proszek at [email protected] or 509-925-0940, number of native plant-oriented events. To SE Region of Dept. of Natural Resources. register or to get more information on these and other events at the garden call Kris at 503-636-4112x22 or visit their website at http://www.berrybot.org. Wondrous Waterfall Hike Friends of the Oregon Flora Project May 19, Thursday, 9 am–4pm The Oregon Plant Atlas is online now, Join us on a gentle hike for a look at four and accessible through our website at beautiful Columbia Gorge waterfalls. Of course we’ll take plenty of time to enjoy www.oregonflora.org. It can be a useful the wildflowers in all of their May splen- companion to your floras and field guides dor. This easy hike is about 4.5 miles and this wildflower season. We welcome your 500 feet elevation. Donations welcome. comments on the Atlas, new species lists, and contributions to help keep this re- Native Plant Garden Field Trip source growing. May 20, Friday, 9 am–1pm Visit 3 gardens which have successfully Friends of the Oregon Flora Project blended native plants into a home land- P. O . Box 402 scape. See how things grow and where www.oregonflora.org Corvallis, OR 97339-0402 they do best, pick up design ideas and discover some new plants. $25.

May 2005 51 Deserts Alive! by Tobias Policha

rrigating the early direct-sown reminder that taxonomists have senses I greens in my garden and worrying of humor. The plant keyed out as the about the lack of snow pack in the Cas- other side of the couplet from Allium cades, the news of torrential rain and and was called Muilla. Muilla is Allium flooding in southern California filled spelled backwards and was so named me with expectation for my upcoming because of their superficial resemblance. journey to the deserts of San Diego Also amusing was that this desert County. After waiting all winter for the species was given the specific epithet ANARA GREYWOLF rains to come to the Pacific Northwest, maritima—of the sea. T I had the opportunity to explore an- A midnight plant walk in the rain Mammilaria sp. other ecosystem during the first stormy revealed the intense aroma of the resins week of spring. An ecosystem that, in in many of these desert plants. After a Bush Monkeyflower (Mimulus auranti- sharp contrast to our own, received sev- hot day, the night rain released the acus), but also a whole genus of bush eral times its usual rainfall this winter. volatile fragrance of the Creosote Bush penstemons that I had never heard of, Nowhere else is it so clear that water (Larrea tridentata), filling the canyon the Keckelias. means life, as in the desert. And this with its sweetly acrid odor. At the same time, I was equally year the desert was alive! Passing through forests of the struck by what was familiar. Delphini- Having never botanized in the many-branched Ocotillo (Fouquieria um, Lupinus, Mimulus, Phacelia, and deserts of Southern California I felt al- splendens) covered with bright-red, tu- others represented familiar genera. A most spoiled to have my first introduc- bular flowers buzzing with humming- few plants I could actually recognize to tion come during this unusual year of birds was a lesson in adaptive morphol- species, such as the east Cascades green growth and brilliant color explo- ogy. The leaves put out by the new species Amsinckia tessellata. With the sion. Everywhere I turned, a soaring growth of the Ocotillo actually form help of a good key, I was soon quite vista or intricate and beautiful detail spines that protect the plant later in comfortable in this foreign landscape. caught and held my eye: hills covered their development. As the leaves are Of all the springs to plan a trip to with the golden flowers of the Brittle- shed, the petiole and mid-rib remain the desert, this was certainly a special bush (Encelia farinosa), canyon floors persistent, hardening into a fearsome one. In these times of climatic uncer- on fire with the scarlet, penstemon-like protrusion. The secondary leaves, put tainty, it was refreshing to see such a vi- flowers of the unrelated Chuparosa on the next year, are then clustered into brant and beautiful abnormality. Yet, (Justicia californica, Acanthaceae), and the axils of the spines. Often this meta- every spring, all of the “dead” branches a tiny, annual, magenta Monkeyflower morphosis can be observed on a single of hot-summer-past come back to life. (Mimulus sp.) underfoot. branch, with new primary leaves un- Any spring, the desert alive is an expe- The surplus water caused such lush furling at the tips, the leaf blades be- rience not to miss! growth, that most of the plants consis- coming deciduous in the middle, and tently exceeded the upper ranges of the axillary secondary leaves visible on References measurements given in the key. For this older wood. Baldwin et al. The Jepson Desert Manu- reason, despite the prolific bloom, it To this Northwest student of al: Vascular Plants of Southeastern would not have been a good year to botany, the Sonoran ecoregion repre- California. University of California collect specimens, as any collection sented not only new and different Press, Berkeley, Ca. 2002. would not accurately represent the species, but also genera and families not as well represented in our area. species. Tobias Policha is a gardener, student, Whether the common shrubs: Larrea In all of its glory, the blooming and instructional aide in the botany pro- (Zygophyllaceae), Fouquieria desert is well protected. I learned to gram at Lane Community College. He (Fouquieriaceae), and Justicia (Acan- watch my step after running into half- was a participant in the 2005 session of thaceae), or the several genera of the a-dozen Chollas (Opuntia spp.) the first the Columbines School of Botanical Cactaceae with their spiraling, undif- morning. These cylindrical-stemmed Studies’ “California Botanical Adven- ferentiated perianth parts, my under- genus-mates of the Prickly Pear bristle ture.” CSBS can be reached at their web- standing of diversity grew upon every with barbed spines that will penetrate site: www.teleport.com/~howieb even the sturdiest work-pants, and re- new introduction. The Bignoniaceae, quired the tweezers from my botany kit Capparaceae, Ephredraceae, Sauru- to remove. raceae, and the Simmondsiaceae all had One delicate allium-like plant that new characteristics to become ac- I found on a rocky outcrop served as a quainted with. Not only did I meet the

52 NPSO Bulletin NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF OREGON MEMBERSHIP FORM

Name ______DUES include monthly Bulletin and yearly Kalmiopsis. Membership is for the calendar year. New memberships enrolled after Address ______July 1 include the following year.

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Address ______CONTRIBUTIONS to NPSO are tax deductible. Jean Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund $ ______City ———————————— State ——— Zip+4 —————— Leighton Ho Memorial Field Botany Award Fund $ ______Please make checks for dues and contributions payable to: Rare and Endangered Plant Fund $ ______NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF OREGON Friends of the Oregon Flora Project $ ______Send completed form and full remittance to: Clayton Gautier, NPSO Membership Chair Membership in the Native Plant Society of Oregon is open to all. 3927 Shasta View St. Membership applications, renewals and change of address (include old Eugene, OR 97405-4442 address) should be sent to the Membership Chair.

OFFICERS & COMMITTEE CHAIRS

STATE OFFICERS DIRECTORS (to 6/2005)...... Dan Luoma, Michael McKeag, Charlene Simpson (to 6/2006) .....Jenifer Hutchinson, Larry Scofield, Laura White PRESIDENT ...... Kelli Van Norman...... [email protected], 503-236-8787 IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT ...... Bruce Newhouse ...... 2525 Potter, Eugene, OR 97405; 541-343-23640 VICE PRESIDENT ...... Rhoda Love ...... 393 Fulvue Drive, Eugene, OR 97405-2706; 541-345-6241 SECRETARY ...... Leslie Rossmell...... [email protected], 503-288-8674 TREASURER ...... Candice Guth...... 1816 SE 34th Ave., Portland, OR 97214-5033; 503-235-0617 CHAPTER PRESIDENTS BLUE MOUNTAIN (Pendleton) ...... Jerry Baker...... 58840 Bar M Lane, Adams, OR 97810-3003; 541-566-2244 CHEAHMILL ...... Marilynn Karbonski ...... P.O. Box 291, Carlton, OR 97111-0291; 503-852-7230 CORVALLIS ...... John Syring...... 2630 NE Seavy Circle, Corvallis, OR 97330-4236; 541-752-0414 EMERALD (Eugene) ...... Dave Predeek ...... 3127 Kinsrow Ave. Apt. 71, Eugene, OR 97401-8071; 541-345-5531 HIGH DESERT (Bend) ...... Berta Youtie...... PO Box 606, Prineville, OR 97754; [email protected]; 541-447-8166 KLAMATH BASIN ...... Sarah Malaby...... [email protected]; 541-884-5703 MID-COLUMBIA ...... Jerry Igo ...... P.O. Box 603, Mosier, OR 97040 NORTH COAST...... Janet Stahl...... 9780 Whiskey Creek Rd., Tillamook, OR 97141; 503-842-8708 PORTLAND ...... Mandy Tu...... 821 SE 14th Ave., Portland, OR 97214; [email protected] SISKIYOU ...... Armand Rebischke ...... [email protected]; 541-482-2141 UMPQUA VALLEY (Roseburg)...... Ron Hatt ...... 878 Bear Pen Lane, Myrtle Creek, OR 97457-9584; 541-863-7024 WILLAMETTE VALLEY (Salem) ...... John Savage ...... 1645 Church St SE, Salem, OR 97302-2908; [email protected]; 503-399-8615 WM CUSICK (La Grande) ...... Frazier Nichol...... c/o Dick Kenton, 1805 U Ave., La Grande, OR 97850; 541-963-7870 STATE COMMITTEE CHAIRS EDUCATION ...... Jerry Igo...... P.O. Box 603, Mosier, OR 97040 CONSERVATION, EAST SIDE ...... Position vacant CONSERVATION, WEST SIDE...... Darlene Southworth...... 866 Blaine St., Ashland, OR 97520; [email protected]; 541-261-3775 LEGISLATIVE ...... Les Helgeson ...... [email protected]; 503-398-5965 MEMBERSHIP...... Clayton Gautier...... 3927 Shasta View St, Eugene OR 97405-4442; [email protected] BUDGETS AND GRANTS ...... Dan Luoma ...... 3740 NW Harrison, Corvallis, OR 97330; 541-752-8860 PUBLICATIONS BULLETIN EDITOR ...... Tanya Harvey...... [email protected]; 541-937-1401 KALMIOPSIS EDITOR ...... Cindy Roché...... 109 Meadow View Dr., Phoenix, OR 97535, [email protected] WEBMASTER...... Michael Hartman ...... [email protected]

May 2005 53 Send change of address notices and membership requests to: NONPROFIT ORG Native Plant Society of Oregon US POSTAGE PAID Clayton Gautier, Membership Chair EUGENE OR 3927 Shasta View St. PERMIT NO. 204 Eugene, OR 97405-4442

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NPSO Items for Sale

Vascular Plants of Lane County, Ore- Camas Tee Shirt. Beautiful moss green about sedges, a history of the project, gon: An Annotated Checklist Emerald or tan tee shirts with botanical draw- and Oregon geography maps. Price: $5. Chapter, NPSO. More than 1,740 ing in color of Camassia quamash by species and varieties representing 39% Carlton, OR artist and Cheahmill chap- “Louis F. Henderson (1853-1942): of the 4,460 plants currently recog- ter member Marilynn Karbonski. Short The Grand Old Man of Northwest nized by the Oregon Flora Project are sleeve, high quality, $15 plus ship- Botany” by Rhoda M. Love. NPSO’s sec- listed with information on habitat, ping. Call 503-852-7230, or send order ond Occasional Paper is the only exist- ecoregion, occurrence frequency, and to PO Box 291, Carlton, OR 97111. ing publication with detailed coverage native or non-native origin for every of the long and fascinating life of this species. To order, send $15 payable to NPSO Membership Directory lists John Muir-like western character. In- Emerald Chapter, NPSO to Lane County names, addresses, phone numbers, and cluded: 56 pictures,133 notes, chronol- Checklist, Emerald Chapter, NPSO, PO e-mail address of NPSO members (April ogy, list of plants named for Hender- Box 902, Eugene, OR 97440-0902. 2005). Available from Jan Dobak, 2921 son. Fourth printing, February, 2004. NE 25th Avenue, Portland, OR 97212- Price $10.00. Oregon’s Rare Wildflower Poster 3460. $3 postpaid. depicts Punchbowl Falls and three of To order either or both Occasional Pa- the Columbia River Gorge’s endemic The “Atlas of Oregon Carex” was pers, send check for the appropriate wildflowers. Stu Garrett, 21663 Paloma NPSO’s first Occasional Paper. The Atlas amount (made payable to NPSO) to: Drive, Bend, OR 97701, 541-389-6981. has 128 location maps, one for each Occasional Papers, Native Plant Soci- $12 each, plus $3 per order for ship- Carex taxon in the state of Oregon. Also ety of Oregon, PO Box 902, Eugene, ping. Posters are mailed in tubes. included are a synonymy, fun facts OR 97440-0902.

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