SUE ALLEN flora fauna fun. native plants. rock garden. birds. pacific northwest.


SUE ALLEN flora-fauna-fun This page is dedicated to some of the things that inspire me-- the flora and fauna of Oregon and the Pacific Northwest, and all the fun it is to be outside with nature. I live in Brightwood, Oregon in the southwest foothills of Mount Hood; located about 38 miles east of Portland at an elevation of 1100'. Forest woodland would be a good description of the territory, along with 'rain forest'. We get 2 to 3 times more annual rainfall than Portland! And this is one reason why it is so green-- all year long!				GO TO: NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF OREGON NORTH AMERICAN ROCK GARDEN SOCIETY



				UP LOLO PASS - 030609 A x-c ski on old maid flats. meet up with friends, enjoy the view and the day...
me	katherine and cinda	close up	a bit windy on Mt Hood

				TRILLIUM LAKE - 021909 A snowshoe around the lake . another wonderful day in the Mount Hood National Forest.
a snowlady to greet us	Mt Hood from Trillium Lake	afternoon delight	summit meadow aglow

				BURNT LAKE - 091908 A wonderful hike up to the lake . flora... floating feet, and finally view of Mount Hood.
Linnaea borealis Twinflower Honeysuckle Family	Streptopus amplexifolius Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk Lily Family	over the edge	Mount Hood

				RAMONA FALLS - 082908 Finally did a Ramona Falls loop hike again- 7 miles and 5 hours. In the forest by the creek and cliffs, so many saprophytes.
Mount Hood at Sandy River	Ramona falls	Pterospora andromedea Pinedrops Heath Family	Hemitomes congestum Gnome plant Heath Family

				OREGON ART BEAT 070708 I am filmed in the field on Mount Hood by Oregon Art Beat for an upcoming episode. The second day was in the studio seeing how I do my artwork. Everyone in the crew was fantastic!!
BILL & TOM & STACEY	TOM looking at me	TOM looking at plants	trek through snow

				YARD SLOWLY EMERGING 052708 except for a couple of days it has been a very cool spring enjoy the flora---
yard mushroom	Erigeron 'canary bird' ? Composite Family	Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine Buttercup Family	Rhododendron macrophyllum Pacific Rhododendron Health Family

				X-C SKI UP LOLO PASS RD 012808 just 2 hours of winter bliss... nice to meet up with old friends on the trail-- lend them the magic wiping cloth to keep from sticking!!
gear	meet up with kathryn & alan	sue smiles	SUN-CLOUD

				SNOWSHOE UP LOLO PASS 012108 a clear and very windy day up Lolo Pass Road and beyond McNeil Campgnd
Sandra by McNeil Campgnd	Mount Hood	windy top	Sandy River

				PARADISE PARK TRAIL 052807 trail #778 from Kiwanis Camp Road off Hwy 26 east of Rhododendron Not sure of any of the identifications.....
Pterospora andromedea? Pinedrops Heath Family	?? ?? ? Family	Corallorhiza maculata ? Spotted Coral Root Orchid Family	overlook

				SALMON RIVER TRAIL 052207 a hike along the lower and upper trail
Streptopus amplexifolius Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk Lily Family	Ribes lacustre Prickly Currant Currant Family	Dodecatheon pulchellum Few-flowered Shooting Star Primrose Family	rare bird sighting

				FLORA- MAY natives in the yard
Penstemon rupicola Rock Penstemon Figwort Family	Delphinium nuttallianum Upland Larkspur Buttercup Family	Rhododendron macrophyllum Pacific Rhododendron Health Family	Aquilegia formosa Red Columbine Buttercup Family	FLORA- MAY natives in the yard

				FLORA- MAY natives in the yard
Maianthemum dilatatum May Lily Lily Family	Trientalisborealis ssp.latifolia Pacific Starflower Primrose Family	Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry Rose Family	Disporum smithii Fairy Lanterns Lily Family	FLORA- MAY natives in the yard

				FLORA- MAY cultivars in the garden
Saxifraga 'purple robe' ? Saxifrage Family	Erigeron 'canary bird' ? Composite Family	Lewisia cotyledon ? Purslane Family	Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit Arum Family	FLORA- MAY cultivars in the garden

				FLORA- APRIL springing right along around the woodland yard
Achlys triphylla Vanilla Leaf Barberry Family	Calypso bulbosa Fairy Slipper Orchid Family	Erythronium oregonum Fawn Lily Lily Family	Trillium parviflorum Small-flowered Trillium Lily Family

				FLORA- 031707 more emerging in the yard... these are all rock garden plants
Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades' Buttercup Family	Soldanella alpina Alpine Blue Moon-wort Primrose Family	Hepatica nobilis Blue and Pink parents Buttercup Family	Pulsatilla vulgaris Pasque Flower ButtercupFamily

				FLORA- 031107 emerging in the yard Some of these plants just grow in the yard, and some are natives in other parts of Oregon– but seem happy here. Synthyris stellata is an endemic in the Columbia River Gorge.
Cardamine pulcherrima Slender toothwort Mustard Family	Dicentra formosa Bleeding Heart Bleeding Heart Family	Synthyris reniformis Snow Queen Figwort Family	Synthyris stellata Columbia Kittentails Figwort Family

				FLORA- 031107 emerging in the yard The Trillium parviflorum is an unexpected plant in my yard, one that has been difficult to narrow down species-wise. It is a sessile trillium (no stem between the leaves and the flowers) with white petals. The plants emerge earlier than T. ovatum, but the flowers open later. The leaves are mottled and much larger than T. ovatum.
Trillium ovatum Western Trillium Lily Family	Trillium parviflorum Small-flowered Trillium Lily Family	Trillium parviflorum Small-flowered Trillium Lily Family	Romanzoffia sitchensis Sitka Mist Maidens Waterleaf Family

				FUN- 030507 Mount Hood White River Canyon snowshoe
Sandra and feeding frenzy	Gray Jay	Sue and Mt Hood	Mount Hood glowing	FUN- 030507 Mount Hood White River Canyon snowshoe

				COOPER'S HAWK - 030606 The bird that flew through the studio window and lived to fly off!! I picked the stunned bird off of my studio floor, and it never struggled. Placed it on a bench outside until it recovered and flew off to a tree in my wetland, and then off and away!! They like to eat other birds, along with small mammals and reptiles... Accipiter cooperii
stunned hawk cooperates	feeling better	about to fly	came through window on left!