Saturday, April 16, 2011

Camassia Nature Preserve - Saturday, April 16, 2011

After lunch we headed towards Lake Oswego, Oregon to find Camassia Nature Park tucked within houses and streets. A sacred place that represents plants east of the Cascades while being located on the west side.


Plants growing there today include: White Oak (Quercus garryana), Madrone (Arbutus menziesii), Saskatoon (Amelanchier alnifolia), Tall Oregon Grape (Mahonia aquifolium), Poison Oak (Rhus quercifolia), Trillium (Trillium ovatum), Sessile Trillium (Trillium chloropetalum), Fawn Lily (Erythronium oregonum), Camas (Camassia quamash), False Hellebore (Veratrum sp.), Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella), Miners Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata), Wood Violet (Viola glabella), and Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum).


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