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Lane County OR, the farthest north known site of this species by about 70 miles. Collected in 1934, again in 1969 and 1982. Population previously presumed extinct, currently appears to be stable. This population had not been recorded in 41 years. Growing in rocky, south facing open habitat near Jasper, Oregon. @eralverson @brucen @jamesgrasstoucher @frondsinhighplaces @tanyaharvey

Very cool to see flowers, buds, and fruit flopping over the leaves, waiting to be dispersed by ants. This is a known site. I didn’t find any other plants in the immediate vicinity, and this one has been spreading via stolons. The smell of fish guts almost knocked me over; more aptly named than the Oregon fetid adders tongue, which I didn’t find fragrant. This year is a cold, late spring, so this plant might bloom earlier in other years. Note that the road up to the redwoods trail is inaccessible by car now due to many down trees; this was about one mile up the road after abandoning the car. Still a good walk along the road with many redwoods.

Kingdom: Plantae (plants)
Phylum: Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida (dicotyledons)
Order: Solanales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Phlox (phlox)
Species: Phlox longifolia

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