Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
One of the most diverse regions of the country, both in climate and vegetation, is the Pacific Northwest. From mountain ranges and valleys to seacoasts and deserts, the vegetation of this area exhibits a great diversity of ecological habitats in response to variations in latitude, proximity to the ocean, rainfall, and temperature from east to west and north to south. Forests west of the Cascades, for instance, are moist coastal rainforests dominated by conifers, while forests east of the Cascades are more like the Rocky Mountains, with a mixture of conifers and deciduous trees. Woodland wildflowers, many of which are unique to this region, abound in the shady forests, while desert and grassland species thrive in the warm, dry conditions of the interior valleys. Coastal areas offer a completely different palette of wildflowers. This collection includes some of the most common wildflowers encountered in various habitats of the Pacific Northwest.scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
Verbena hastata var. hastata | Swamp Verbena Blue Vervain | |
Veratrum latifolium | Slender Bunchflower | |
Vernonia noveboracensis | New York Ironweed | |
Verbesina occidentalis | Yellow Crownbeard Small Yellow Crownbeard Crownbeard | |
Veronica peregrina | American Speedwell Purslane Speedwell Neckweed | |
Veronica peregrina ssp. peregrina | Neckweed Purslane Speedwell | |
Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis | Hairy Purslane Speedwell | |
Veronica scutellata | Skullcap Speedwell | |
Veronica serpyllifolia | Thymeleaf Speedwell Thyme-leaf Speedwell | |
Verbena simplex | Narrowleaf Vervain Narrow-leaved Vervain | |
Verbena stricta | Hoary Verbena Hoary Vervain Tall Vervain Woolly Verbena | |
Verbena urticifolia | White Vervain White Verbena | |
Verbena urticifolia var. leiocarpa | Nettle Leaf Vervain White Vervain White Vervena | |
Verbena urticifolia var. urticifolia | White Vervain | |
Veratrum viride | Green False Hellebore Green Corn Lily | |
Verbesina virginica | Frostweed White Crownbeard Iceplant Iceweed Virginia Crownbeard Indian Tobacco Richweed Squawweed | |
Veronicastrum virginicum | Culver's Root | |
Veratrum virginicum | Virginia Bunchflower | |
Verbesina virginica var. virginica | Frostweed White Crownbeard | |
Viburnum acerifolium | Mapleleaf Viburnum Maple-leaf Viburnum Maple-leaf Arrowwood Arrowwood | |
Vitis aestivalis | Summer Grape Pigeon Grape | |
Vitis aestivalis var. bicolor | Big Summer Grape Post Oak Grape Silverleaf Grape Summer Grape | |
Viola affinis | Sand Violet Pale Early Violet Thinleaf Violet Small Blue Violet | |
Vicia americana | American Vetch American Deervetch | |
Vicia americana ssp. americana | American Vetch | |
Viola appalachiensis | Appalachian Violet | |
Vittaria appalachiana | Appalachian Shoestring Fern | |
Viola ×bernardii | Bernard's Hybrid Violet | |
Viola bicolor | Field Pansy Wild Pansy | |
Viola ×bissellii | Bissell's Hybrid Violet | |
Viola blanda | Sweet White Violet Woodland White Violet | |
Viola blanda var. blanda | Willdenow's violet Sweet White Violet | |
Viola blanda var. palustriformis | Sweet White Violet | |
Viola brittoniana | Northern Coastal Violet Coast Violet Coastal Violet | |
Viola ×brauniae | Braun's Hybrid Violet | |
Viola brittoniana var. brittoniana | Northern Coastal Violet Coast Violet Coastal Violet | |
Vicia caroliniana | Carolina Vetch | |
Viola canadensis | Canadian White Violet Canada Violet | |
Viola canadensis var. canadensis | Canadian White Violet Canada Violet | |
Vitis cinerea | Downy Grape Gray-bark Grape Graybark Grape Sweet Winter Grape | |
Vitis cinerea var. baileyana | Gray-bark Grape Graybark Grape Possum Grape | |
Viola ×conjugens | Maryland Violet Northern Bog Hybrid Violet | |
Viola ×consobrina | Cousin Hybrid Violet | |
Viola ×cordifolia | Heart-leaf Hybrid Violet | |
Viola cucullata | Marsh Blue Violet Blue Marsh Violet Thin Leaf Wood Violet | |
Viburnum dentatum | Southern Arrowwood | |
Viburnum dentatum var. dentatum | Roughish Arrow-wood Southern Arrow Wood Southern Arrow-wood Southern Arrowwood | |
Viburnum dentatum var. venosum | Southern Arrow Wood Southern Arrow-wood Southern Arrowwood | |
Viola ×dissita | House's Hybrid Violet | |
Viola ×eclipes | Eclipse Hybrid Violet | |
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