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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
Abronia ameliae	Amelia's Sand-verbena Heart's Delight	23 images
Abronia angustifolia	Purple Sand Verbena Narrow-leaf Sand-verbena	30 images
Abronia carletonii	Carleton's Sand Verbena Carleton's Sand-verbena
Abronia fragrans	Fragrant Sand-verbena Snowball Sand Verbena Sweet Sand-verbena Prairie Snowball Sand Verbena Heart's Delight	12 images
Abutilon hulseanum	Mauve
Achillea millefolium	Common Yarrow Western Yarrow Yarrow Milfoil	57 images
Acalypha monostachya	Round Copperleaf	5 images
Acourtia nana	Dwarf Desertpeony	7 images
Acourtia runcinata	Featherleaf Desertpeony Peonia	6 images
Acourtia wrightii	Brownfoot Pink Perezia	7 images
scientific name	common name(s)	image gallery