 Fewflowered Blue Dicks Dichelostemma capitatum ssp. pauciflorum |
 aka Blue Dick, Wild hyacinth. Perennial herb (bulb) |
 They grow along Ben Gay Road. They're mostly along the ditches of Ben Gay and LeFever Street in Worden. |
 I first noticed them in Early March. |
 The land here is 3% grade, dry, well drained arid soil, full sun. |
 First blooms finally appeared in early April. |
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 We had a hard frost while they were blooming and all the flowers died prematurely. |
 About two weeks later a few plants put out new blooms that lasted about a week. Good thing these guys are bulbs. |
 Dock   Rumex
Spp |
 More info |
 The stems and leaf veins yield a nice paper. |
 Edible than
can be mildly Poisonous |
 These dock plants are in the canal overflow along Highway 97 south of Klamath Falls. |
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 It is said Curly dock will not grow higher than 3 feet. I'm 5'9" and this stand is taller than me! So logically, this is one of the other 200+ rumex species. |
 The docks make gorgeous papers. Green, simply pull the fleshy parts of the leaves off leaving just the spine. |
 Overwintered, like these, you simply harvest everything above ground, grind it all up, cook it and beat the tar out of it! This is too tough for a blender. |
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 This and the next two photos were taken in early March at the boat dock in the Klamath Wildlife Reserve. |
 This plant was on a little floating island and the dirt was soggy. |
 My guess this dock is probably Curly Dock. |
= Noxious or Invasive in
Oregon
= Federal Noxious weed in
Oregon