Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Forktooth Ookow

Dichelostemma congestum - Common, midsummer, perennial, 8-40 in. Stem erect. Leaves 3-4, 2-4 in., with deep channel down center. Flower cluster round and dense, fewer the 20 flowers above 4 purple to white bracts. Flowers light to very dark blue or purple, bell-shaped, with 3 fertile stamens, 3 lavender-blue erect, forked, sharp, tooth-like projections. Grows in open woodlands, grasslands. Native.