These delicate-looking natives are one of my favorites! Oregon Trout Lily (
Erythronium oregonum) is also called Oregon Fawn Lily and Lamb's Lily among others. They favor open wooded areas and/or meadows west of the Cascades. You may see them in huge colonies like the ones below.
The roots were eaten raw by bears and native Americans alike, although the humans did cook them as well. The slightly spotted leaves of this plant account for the Trout and Fawn common name. There are several similar related species with slightly different blooms and leaves that grow at different elevations.
We spotted these growing profusely at Jenkins Estate (4/16/2014), behind the main house, under the big firs.
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| What a nice show! Note the spotted leaves. |
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| Top view of bloom. |
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| Bottom view. |
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| A few Stream Violets are mixed in. |
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