[The Hydrangea Family West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Lewis' Mock Orange, Lewis' Mockorange, Mock Orange, Wild Mockorange

Philadelphus lewisii

Synonyms: Philadelphus californicus, Philadelphus columbianus, Philadelphus confusus, Philadelphus gordonianus, Philadelphus lewisii var. californicus, Philadelphus lewisii var. gordonianus, Philadelphus lewisii var. lewisii, Philadelphus trichothecus, Philadelphus zelleri

Mock Orange, Lewis' Mockorange, Lewis' Mock Orange, Wild Mockorange: Philadelphus lewisii (Synonyms: Philadelphus californicus, Philadelphus columbianus, Philadelphus gordonianus, Philadelphus lewisii var. californicus, Philadelphus lewisii var. ellipticus, Philadelphus lewisii var. gordonianus, Philadelphus lewisii var. helleri, Philadelphus lewisii var. intermedius, Philadelphus lewisii var. lewisii, Philadelphus lewisii var. oblongifolius)

Mock orange as seen at Catherine Creek, central Columbia River Gorge........June 3, 2006.

Mock Orange, Lewis' Mockorange, Lewis' Mock Orange, Wild Mockorange: Philadelphus lewisii (Synonyms: Philadelphus californicus, Philadelphus columbianus, Philadelphus gordonianus, Philadelphus lewisii var. californicus, Philadelphus lewisii var. ellipticus, Philadelphus lewisii var. gordonianus, Philadelphus lewisii var. helleri, Philadelphus lewisii var. intermedius, Philadelphus lewisii var. lewisii, Philadelphus lewisii var. oblongifolius) - Flower of Mock Orange, Lewis' Mockorange, Lewis' Mock Orange, Wild Mockorange: Philadelphus lewisii (Synonyms: Philadelphus californicus, Philadelphus columbianus, Philadelphus gordonianus, Philadelphus lewisii var. californicus, Philadelphus lewisii var. ellipticus, Philadelphus lewisii var. gordonianus, Philadelphus lewisii var. helleri, Philadelphus lewisii var. intermedius, Philadelphus lewisii var. lewisii, Philadelphus lewisii var. oblongifolius)

Close-ups of the flowers and leaf of mock orange as seen in an irrigation ditch along Washington Highway 14 about a mile west of Murdock, WA in the central Columbia River Gorge.........June 3, 2009.

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Paul Slichter