of McGregor Park

Illustrations By: Karl Urban

Bureau of Land Management Medford District Office McGregor Park Environmental Education Program 3040 Biddle Road Medford, OR 97504 Yarrow Achillea millefolium

Yarrow has a cluster of tiny white flowers. The greenish- grey look like feathers. It is known as ‘nature’s band aid’ because when juice from the leaves is applied to a cut, it stops the bleeding. Rosa sp.

The Wild Rose has beautiful, sweet smelling, pink flowers. The center of the flower is light yellow. Its leaves are green and shiny and its stems have tiny thorns. Pacific Ninebark Physarpus capitatus

Pacific Ninebark has a round cluster of small white flowers that have pink specks. The leaves are shiny and green. This got its name because it was believed you had to peel nine layers of bark to get to the wood underneath! Starflower Trientalis latifolia

Starflower has small pink-white flowers with yellow centers. The flowers look like tiny stars, which is where it gets its name. The leaves resemble fingers on a hand and are light green. Trillium Trillium ovatum

This woodland plant has a beautiful, large white flower that turns pinkish as it gets older. Its leaves are oval shaped and dark green. This three-petaled wildflower is one of the first to bloom in the early spring. Alder Alnus sp.

Alders are a deciduous tree that grows along streams and rivers with dull green leaves and grey bark. It produces flowers called catkins that are brownish-red and hang down from the branches like tassels. Hawthorn Crataegus douglasii

Hawthorns have pretty white flowers and dark green leaves. It has berries with a deep red color that turn blackish-purple in the fall. The wood from this shrub is very strong and has many uses for Native Americans. Oceanspray Holodiscus discolor

Oceanspray is a shrub with cream- colored flowers and dark green, fuzzy leaves. Its wood is used by Native Americans to make spears and digging sticks. Orange Honeysuckle Lonicera ciliosa

Orange Honeysuckle flowers are bright orange and the leaves are green. Butterflies and hummingbirds love the flowers because they contain lots of sweet nectar. MINER’S LETTUCE Claytonia perfoliata

This small, white flower blooms out of the center of a light green . Its leaves are edible and rich in vitamin C. WESTERN COLUMBINE Aquilegia formosa

The beautiful flower of the Western Columbine has nodding red petals with a yellow center. The leaves are light green. OREGON GRAPE Berberis aquifolium

Oregon Grape’s leaves are shiny and green and the flowers are yellow. The berries are purple and look like tiny grapes. The berries contain vitamin C and are very tart. Amelanchier alnifolia

The leaves of the Serviceberry are dull green. The petals are white with yellow centers and the berries are blue-purple. Lupinus sp.

The Lupine’s leaves are green and the flowers are blue. The fruit looks like green pea pods, but are not edible. Epilobium angustifolium

The flowers of Fireweed are bright pink and the leaves are green. This plant gets its name because it is one of the first to grow after a wildfire. Western Choke Cherry Prunus virginiana

Western Choke Cherry is a shrub with long white flowers and bright green leaves. In the summer it produces small cherries that turn almost black when ripe. The berries are edible and make tasty jelly. Eriophyllum lanatun

The flowers are bright yellow on this beautiful plant. Its hairy leaves have a silvery-grey color. Philadelphus lewissii

Mockorange has creamy-white flowers with bright yellow centers. The leaves feel like leather and are light green. During the early summer this plant’s flowers fill the forest with a sweet fragrance. Acer macrophyllum

Bigleaf Maple trees have huge leaves that can be up to 14 inches across! Their flowers are greenish-yellow that grow in short clusters. The seeds of this plant grow in pairs called “helicopter seeds” because of the whirling pattern they make as they fall. The leaves turn a brilliant yellow-red in the fall. caudatum

This plant has bright green leaves and the flower is dark purple. The leaves have a citrus scent when rubbed and can be used medicianally like conventional .