Western Sheepmoth and Summer Splendor

A beetle traverses orange agoseris (Agoseris aurantiaca).

With dry, papery bracts, pearly everlasting’s bloom does seem to last (Anaphalis margaritacea).

Tall trisetum provides ungulate forage

Oregon sunshine, or common wooly sunflower, tolerates dry, warm, rocky slopes.

We find this diminutive buttercup in most woodland seeps and riparian areas

Native wavy-leaved thistle’s flowers loom over spiny bracts

Self-heal, a member of the mint family, has current and historical medicinal uses

Western sheepmoth, a day flying silk moth, takes a break on a desiccated stem