N46 06.111' --- W121 22.547' --- +/-21' --- Elevation: 4020'
The site is on a hillside and consists of open coniferous forest (logged many years ago) with openings of sedge meadow.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
1. Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis -
2. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -
* 3. California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica -
* 4. Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri - ???
5. Cat's Ear: Calochortus subalpinus - Leaves only.
* 6. Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum -
7. Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum -
* 8. Western Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata var. lanceolata -
9. Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa var. formosa -
10. Steer's Head: Dicentra uniflora - Already past bloom.
* 11. Oak Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii -
* 12. Spring Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum - Beginning to bloom.
* 13. Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala -
* 14. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata -
15. Rose: Rosa sp. -
16. American Vetch: Vicia americana ssp. -
* 17. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri (formerly Viola nuttallii var. bakeri) -
18. Northern Sanicle: Sanicula graveolens -
19. Prince's Pine: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis -
* 20. Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum -
21. Snowberry: Symphoricarpos hesperius (formerly Symphoricarpos mollis) -
22. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -
23. Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri -
24. Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum -
25. Hawkweed: Hieracium sp. -
26. Small Tarweed: Madia minima -
* 27. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -
Animals Seen at this Site:
Douglas' Squirrel
Dark-eyed Juncos
Black-headed Grosbeaks
Western Tanagers
Western Wood Peewees
N46 05.666' --- W121 23.042' --- +/-20'
* 1. Hooker's Fairy Bell: Prosartes hookeri -
2. False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - Not in bloom yet - Too early to id yet.
or 2. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - Not in bloom yet - Too early to id yet.
* 3. Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla -
4. Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea -
5. Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda -