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The NPSO Bulletin is published 10 times a year.

Click the button below to 
read the current issue or 
view an archive of back issues. 
NPSO Bulletin
Other NPSO publications, click HERE.
NPSO Book Reviews, click HERE.

Plant Lists

Choose a button to view/download a plant list for a particular location. We have included established lists as well as what we find during a specific hike, if available.
Established Lists
Big Summit Prairie
Below is a flora report by on Big Summit Prairie by former chapter president Stu Garrett
Big Summit Prairie
Badlands
Iron Mountain
Catherine Creek
Lookout Mountain
Chapter Hike Finds
Chimney Rock
Metolius River
Lava Lake Fen
Cultus Lake Fen

Grass Guides (pdf versions)
"Guide to Common Grasses in Central Oregon"
​by Paul MacMillan, OSU Master Gardener volunteer​
CENTRAL OREGON GRASSES
Oregon State University also released the
"Year-round Field Identification of Common Northern
​Great Basin Grasses"
Norther Great Basin Grasses

Other area lists or interesting publications:
The NPSO Emerald Chapter put together some extensive plant lists for their region!
Lane County List
Plantlist 1
Plantlist 2
Plantlist 3

If you enjoy mariposa lilies (calochortus sp.) check out this 2005 Northwest Native Plant Journal. 
Plant Journal

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Flora & Field Guides

  • Flora of the Pacific Northwest (2nd ed.): C. Leo Hitchcock & Arthur Cronquist
  • Pacific Northwest Wildflowers: Damian Fagan
  • Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest: Mark Turner & Phyllis Gustafson
  • Guide to Common Native Plants of the Deschutes Canyon Area (2nd ed.): Marilynne Keyser
  • Trees and Shrubs of the Pacific Northwest: Mark Turner & Ellen Kuhlmann
  • The Nature of Bend: LeighAnn Kriegh
  • Field Guide to the Grasses of Oregon and Washington: Barbara L. Wilson, Richard E. Brainerd, Cindy Talbott Roché, Robert C. Korfhage, Nick Otting
  • Sagebrush Country - A Wildflower Sanctuary: Ronald J. Taylor
  • Wayside Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest: Dee Strickler
  • Rare Plants of Southwest Oregon: Linda Mullens & Rachel Showalter
  • Northwest Penstemons: 80 Species of Penstemon Native to the Pacific Northwest: Dee Strickler and Andy MacKinnon
  • Plants of Western Oregon, Washington & British Columbia: Eugene Kozloff

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FLORA OF OREGON 
​The Oregon Flora Project, Oregon State University, and Botanical Research Institute of Texas Press have collaborated to publish the Flora of Oregon.
Volume 1 and Volume 2 are available now; Volume 3 expected in 2023


Purchase your copy today.
Order Volume 1
Order Volume 2

Websites We Like

We have no control over the working order of the websites listed below. ​Click on a name below to go to a particular website.
  • Oregon Flora Project
  • Central Oregon Flower Hikes by M.A. Willson
  • Pacific Northwest Wildflowers by Mark Turner
  • Deschutes Land Trust
  • Steve Sullivan's Wildflower Search
  • Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria
  • USDA Plant Database
  • USFS Oregon Wildflower Viewing Areas
  • Burke Museum/Washington Plants & Lichens
  • EarthShare
  • American Penstemon Society 
  • CalFlora
  • USFS Wildflower Coloring Pages

Native Plant Gardening

WinterCreek Restoration & Nursery
63405 Deschutes Market Road, Bend
(541) 948-0063 - www.wintercreekrestoration.com

Great Basin Nursery 
63635 Deschutes Market Road, Bend
​(541-) 848-7703 - www.greatbasinnursery.com 


Clearwater Native Plant Nursery 
1980 SW 55th Street, Redmond
(541) 350-5261 - www.clearwaternatives.com

USFS Gardening with Natives Website
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