[Columbia River Gorge Wildflowers with 5 Petals]

The Figwort Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Scrophulariaceae

Large-flowered Blue-eyed Mary Collinsia grandiflora
Members of the Figwort Family Found in the Columbia River Gorge:

Paintbrush: The Genus Castilleja -

Blue-eyed Mary: The Genus Collinsia -

Clustered Bird's Beak, Yakima Birdbeak, Yakima Bird's-beak: Cordylanthus capitatus (Synonym: Cordylanthus nevadensis) -

Foxglove, Purple Foxglove: Digitalis purpurea ssp. purpurea (Synonyms: Digitalis purpurea, Digitalis purpurea var. alba, Digitalis purpurea var. gloxiniiflora, Digitalis purpurea var. purpurea, Digitalis purpurea var. tomentosa) - Bright pink tubular flowers with red dots within white dots on the lower petal, leading into the interior of the flower tube. Robust plant to 6 feet tall.

Drug Eyebright, Eyebright: Euphrasia stricta (Synonyms: Euphrasia brevipila, Euphrasia condensata, Euphrasia officinalis, Euphrasia rigidula) -

Hedge-hyssop: The Genus Gratiola -

Awl-leaf Mudwort, Mudwort, Northern Mudwort, Water Mudwort: Limosella aquatica (Synonym: Limosella aquatica var. aquatica) -

Toad-flax: The Genus Linaria -

False Pimpernel: The Genus Lindernia -

Japanese Mazus, Mazus: Mazus pumilus (Synonym: Mazus japonicus) -

False Monkeyflower, Mimetanthe: Mimetanthe pilosa (Synonym: Mimulus pilosus) -

Monkeyflowers: The Genus Mimulus -

Turtle Head, Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa (Synonym: Penstemon nemorosus) -

Owl-clovers: The Genus Orthocarpus -

Parentucellia, Yellow Glandweed: Parentucellia viscosa -

Louseworts: The Genus Pedicularis -

Penstemons: The Genus Penstemon - Shrubby or herbaceous wildflowers, having large tubular flowers, with two lips (three upper petals & two lower petals).

Little Yellowrattle, Little Yellow Rattle, Rattlepod, Yellow Rattle: Rhinanthus crista-galli (Synonyms: Rhinanthus borealis, Rhinanthus borealis ssp. kyrollae, Rhinanthus kyrollae, Rhinanhtus minor, Rhinanthus minor ssp. groenlandicus) -

Lanceleaf Figwort, Lance-leaf Figwort: Scrophularia lanceolata (Synonyms: Scrophularia leporella, Scrophularia nodosa var. occidentalis, Scrophularia occidentalis, Scrophularia pectinata) -

Kittentails: The Genus Synthyris -

Greater Baby-innocence, Large-flowered Tonella, Manyflower Tonella: Tonella floribunda - Historical collection (1935) from near Bingen, WA

Lesser Baby-innocence, Lesser Baby Innocence, Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella -

Mullein: The Genus Verbascum -

Speedwells: The Genus Veronica -


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