Alpine Paintbrush (Rosy Paintbrush)
Where: Alpine, subalpine, bog, wetland, meadow
When: Summer
Size: 5-12 inches
Bitterroot
Where: East-side forest, shrub-steppe, alpine, subalpine
When: Spring
Size: 1-3 inches
Bonneville Shooting Star
Where: East-side forest, meadow, shrub-steppe
When: Spring
Size: 3-11 inches
Dagger Pod
Where: Shrub-steppe, alpine, subalpine, dry, rocky areas
When: Spring
Size: 4-10 inches
Fairy Slipper (Calypso orchid)
Where: Coastal, west and east-side forests
When: Early summer
Size: 3-7 inches
Fireweed
Where: West and east-side forests, disturbed ground, meadow
When: Summer
Size: 2-5 ft.
Foxglove
Where: Coast, disturbed ground, meadow, west-side forest
When: Late spring
Size: Up to 6 ft
Note: Highly toxic to humans and animals
Grass Widow (Satin Flower)
Where: Coastal, meadow, shrub-steppe
When: Spring
Size: 6-12 inches
Indian Thistle
Where: Coastal, meadow, west-side forest, alpine, subalpine
When: Summer
Size: 20-80 inches
Kinnikinnick (Bear Berry)
Where: West and east-side forests, alpine, subalpine
When: Spring
Size: Up to 8 inches
Lewis's Monkeyflower
Where: West and east-side forests, stream banks, alpine, subalpine
When: Summer
Size 1-4 ft.
Longleaf Phlox
Where: East-side forest, meadows, shrub-steppe, alpine, subalpine
When: Late spring/early summer
Size: 4-20 inches
Magenta Paintbrush (Small-flowered Paintbrush)
Where: Alpine, subalpine
When: Summer
Size: 6-15 inches
Red Columbine (Sitka Columbine)
Where: Coastal, meadow, west and east-side forests, alpine, subalpine
When: Spring
Size: 8-48 inches
Snow Dwarf Primrose
Where: East-side forests, shrub steppe
When: Spring
Size: Mounding bunches, flowers average 1 cm
Shrubby Penstemon
Where: East-side forest, shrub-steppe, Alpine
When: Summer
Size: 12 inches
Sierra Sweet Pea (Purple Peavine)
Where: West and east-side forests
When: Late spring-early summer
Size: 2-4 feet
Threadleaf Phacelia
Where: East-side forest, shrub-steppe
When: Spring
Size: 3-20 inches
Wenatchee Paintbrush
Where: Alpine, subalpine, east-side forest
When: summer
Size: 10-20 inches
Western Trillium
Where: Coastal, west and east-side forests
When: Spring
Size: 4-18 inches