Oregon Flora Image Project

Picea sitchensis	Balsamorhiza sagittata	Pedicularis racemosa	Fritillaria recurva	Fritillaria gentneri	Fritillaria affinis	Adenocaulon bicolor	Ribes roezlii var. cruentum	Adiantum aleuticum

    The goal of this site is to present high resolution images to assist in the identification and appreciation of the flora of Oregon.  A very large proportion of the species in the Oregon flora are also found in adjacent areas in the western United States; some are even more widely distributed.  Thus, to this extent, the information presented here will have relevance to a broader audience.  Some of the images presented here were taken outside of Oregon and serve as proxies in those instances where images of corresponding Oregon specimens are not (yet) available.  Although the focus is on native species, images of species that are naturalized (or exotic) in Oregon are also included.
    In addition to assistance with the identification of Oregon plant species, the high resolution images of floral features presented here comprise instructional aids of general value for systematics courses that are concerned with plant family concepts and characteristics. Use of these images for such instructional efforts is highly encouraged.
    This site is in active development and images will be added continuously as they are accumulated and processed for posting.  Although some of the earlier images are derived from scans of 35 mm transparencies, those of recent growing seasons were captured with Nikon digital cameras (Coolpix 990, 4500, Nikon D70s, Nikon D90, Nikon D7000, and most recently a Nikon D7200 equipped with macro lens and wireless speedlight).  The development of this site has been greatly augmented by images contributed by my fellow systematic botanist and brother, Dr. Robert L. Carr, Emeritus Professor of Biology, EWU.  You are invited to visit his web site focused on E WA Plants. I am delighted to acknowledge recent generous contributions of excellent images captured by John Game (Research Assoc., UC herbarium, Berkeley, johngame34@gmail.com -- https://www.flickr.com/photos/47945928@N02/) that illustrate about 100 taxa not previously treated here.  
    Plant family concepts followed here are basically those of Angiosperm Phylogeny Group III (2009).  As this effort is proceeding in concert with the Oregon Flora Project hosted by Oregon State University, family, genus, species, and lower taxon concepts and nomenclature mostly mirror those found in the recently published OregonFlora Home. This newly developed web site delivers a remarkable wealth of information about the Oregon Flora and also includes a very large number of additional images by many other photographers.  Anyone with an interest in the Oregon flora should definitely visit the new OFP web site as it provides a powerful and readily available adjunct to the printed FLORA of OREGON Volume 1: Ptridophytes, Gymnosperms, and Monocots (BRIT Press, 2015). (VOLUME 2 DICOT FAMILIES A-F NOW AVAILABLE! - final Volume 3 to follow) 
    This site recognizes three status categories: 1) native (N); 2) exotic, naturalized (XN); and 3) exotic, not naturalized (XNN).  Names of subspecific taxa do not appear in the indices.  However, the genus index now includes columns showing the status, common name, and number of subspecific taxa imaged for each species.
    All images posted here are also incorporated in the OFP and those relevant to Washington are contributed to the U WA (WTU) herbarium image gallery.

© Gerald D. Carr  These materials are freely provided for instructional and educational purposes. Any duplication or publication of text or images herein for commercial gain without explicit written permission of the owner or photographer constitutes breach of trust and violation of copyright.

Last updated 9/15/2021 -- species count: 2958 [2357 native, 601 exotic (534 naturalized)] -- additional subspecific taxa 219 -- total number of taxa 3177 -- image count ca. 29500

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