[Lilies of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Columbia Lily, Columbian Lily, Oregon Lily, Tiger Lily

Lilium columbianum

Synonyms: Lilium canadense var. parviflorum, Lilium lucidum, Lilium parviflorum

A columbia lily in bloom along the Cone Peak Trail #3408, Willamette National Forest.....July 17, 2023.

The photo at left shows a close-up of the very attractive tiger lily as seen on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams at an elevation of about 3000' along road K6300 just south of the Yakama Reservation boundary..........June 19, 2005. The photo at right shows columbian lily in bloom at the western trailhead for the McClellan Meadows Trail #157, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......July 4, 2020.

Columbia lilies still in bloom along the Cispus Lookout Trail #127 on the south side of Cispus Point, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........Jluy 4, 2015.

Columbia lily as seen at left along the Boundary Trail #1 on Johnstone Ridge east of the observatory, Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument..........July 22, 2022. The photo at right shows the leafy stem of Columbia lily as seen in meadows atop Monte Cristo, Monte Cristo Natural Area Preserve.....June 21, 2022.

The photo above shows a close-up of the flower of the tiger lily as seen at a DNR rock quarry atop the ridge dividing the Dairy and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams. . The tepals are just beginning to reflex upwards.

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Mature seed pods of Columbia tiger lily as observed at left and center along the Observation Trail #132, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....September 6, 2023. The image at right shows the upper stem leaves and flower buds of Columbia tiger lily as seen along the Observatoin Trail #132, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......June 25, 2024.

Mature seed pods of tiger lily as seen along the Sunrise Peak Trail #262A in the Dark Divide, Gifford Pinchot National Forest..........September 12, 2014.

Paul Slichter