[The Poppy Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

An attractive cluster of white fairypoppies as seen in a vernally moist swale in Wasco County, OR.........April 8, 2011. It is perhaps more common to see single plants or small clusters of plants in bloom at this site rather than such a large grouping.

Close-ups of the flowers, fruits and leaves as well as whole plants of white fairypoppy as seen in Wasco County, OR.........April 8, 2011. Besides moist vernal swales, this species can be found at the crests of basalt cliffs (where there is less vegetation or mosses), on disturbed soils along trails, on balds and amongst forest litter in clearings in the Oregon white oak forest.

White fairypoppy as seen in southwestern Klickitat County, WA.........March 23, 2017.

White fairy poppy as seen at left on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge...........March 12, 2013. The photo at right shows white fairy poppy as seen on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge between Hood River and The Dalles, OR......March 20, 2018.

Close-up habitat views of white fairy poppy as seen on the Oregon side of the Columbia River near Mosier, OR...........March 24, 2013.

White fairy poppy blooming near Memaloose, Columbia River Gorge..........March 27, 2015.

White fairy poppy blooming in the Columbia River Gorge in western Klickitat County......April 6, 2018.

White fairy poppy blooming near Rowena, Oregon..........March 31, 2016.

White fairy poppies observed at Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area......April 15, 2023. Note the long, spindle-shaped fruits forming on the plants in both photos.

White fairy poppies blooming on the Washington side of the Columbia River......March 17, 2021.