Northwest Wildflowers: Wildflower Web Sites

Wildflower Web Sites

Information about the local plant life

Flora Northwest — Detailed descriptions and identification help from local expert Paul Slichter.
Oregon Wildflowers — Bloom reports and wildflower hike descriptions.
- Oregon Wildflowers Facebook group — A very active group that covers the entire Pacific Northwest, not just Oregon.
Turner Photographics — Photos and plant descriptions by the co-author of Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest.
Mountain Plants of the Western Cascades — Tanya Harvey's blog, with details about the flowers and trails of the "Old Cascades."
Adam Schneider's photos — Thousands of photos (mostly of wildflowers, mostly in the Pacific Northwest) by the creator of this site.

Detailed descriptions of the species found in each state

Flora of North America — The source of the data for this site's species comparison tool.
British Columbia: E-Flora BC
Washington: Burke Herbarium — Extensive image collection & species descriptions.
Oregon: OregonFlora
California: Jepson eFlora
CalFlora — More user-friendly than the very technical Jepson site. See CalPhotos as well.

Useful information for the Pacific Northwest or anywhere else on the continent

WildflowerSearch.org — Excellent resource for identifying unknown plants, with extensive lists of Web links and photo galleries for each species.
USDA Plants Database — Database of both native and non-native plants and their distributions in North America.
BONAP's Taxonomic Data Center — Comprehensive database of county-level distribution maps.
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center — Searchable plant descriptions with an emphasis on gardening.

Search online databases of herbarium records or observations

iNaturalist — Photographic observations from thousands of citizen scientists.
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria — 72 herbaria from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, western Montana, Alaska, British Columbia, & Yukon.
Consortium of California Herbaria — 53 herbaria in California.
SEINet/Symbiota — A network of regional herbaria using the Symbiota platform for online searches.
(more SEINet/Symbiota links)
- Southwest Biodiversity — AZ, NM
- Consortium of Midwest Herbaria — IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
- Consortium of Northeastern Herbaria — CT, MA, ME, PA, RI, NH, NY, VT, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE
- Consortium of Northern Great Plains Herbaria — KS, IA, MO, ND, NE, SD
- Consortium of Southern Rocky Mountain Herbaria — CO, ID, MT, WY
- Intermountain Regional Herbarium Network — NV, UT
- Madrean Discovery Expeditions — AZ, NM, SON
- Mid-Atlantic Herbaria Consortium — MD, NJ, NY, PA, MD
- SouthEast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections — AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
- Texas Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria — OK, TX
- North American Network of Small Herbaria
- Red de Herbarios del Noroeste de México — BCN, BCS, CHH, DUR, SIN, SON

US Forest Service: Wildflower Viewing Areas
CA: Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve
CA: Anza-Borrego Desert Wildflowers
CA: Carrizo Plain National Monument
CA: Death Valley National Park
CA: Eastern Sierra Wildflower Hot Spots (.pdf)
CA: Pinnacles National Park
CA: Yosemite Wildflower Guide — Part of YosemiteHikes.com; entertaining and informative descriptions of the plants that grow in and around Yosemite National Park.
CO/UT/NM: Southwest Colorado Wildflowers
ID: Boise Front Wildflower Walks
MT: Glacier National Park

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets — Explains the meaning and etymology of all the little bits and pieces of Latin plant names.
California Plant Names — More Latin & Greek botanical etymology, with biographical sketches of famous botanists included.
Encyclopedia of Life
Plants of the World Online