Sunday, August 7, 2016

Mountain Sneezweed, Helenium autumnale

This plant is growing in a wet marsh near Rainier, Oregon.

Wapato, Sagittaria latifolia

Also known as Arrowhead from the shape of the leaves, these pictures were taken near Rainier, Oregon in a marshy area near the Columbia River.  Wapato bulbs were collected, baked, and eaten by Indians in the Columbia River area.