Mt. Hood Guide

Nature

The wildflowers, trees, animals, birds and fungi of Mt. Hood: how to recognize them, when to see them, and where.

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Lettuce Lichen Lobaria oregana Mar – Jan A big, leafy, yellow-green lichen of old conifer forests that pulls nitrogen from the air and feeds it to the forest. Tapered Matchstick Lichen Pilophorus clavatus Apr, Jun – Oct A tiny lichen of shaded forest rocks with short stalks tipped in black, like burnt matches poking out of the stone.