| Flower: | Grass Widow (douglasii) |
| Reference: | Trip Journal Entry |
| Family: | Iris |
| Genus / Species: | Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii |
| Notes: | This is one of first flowers to bloom in the spring in the Columbia River Gorge. It prefers open rocky ground where it blooms during the early moist season, then withers, going dormant through the long drought of summer. Was first identified by David Douglas near Celilo Falls in 1826. Also commonly known as Satin-flower. Was previously classified as Sisyrinchium douglasii. |
| Photo: | 
Catherine Creek, Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area- - - February 12, 2002 |
| Photo 2: | 
Catherine Creek- - - February 12, 2002 |
| Guide: | National Audubon Society Field guide to North American Wildflowers by Richard Spellenberg / Cascade Olympic Natural History by Daniel Mathews / Flora Northwest by Paul Slichter / Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Pojar & MacKinnon / Wildfowers of the Coumbia Gorger by Jolley |
