This trail runs from near the refuge headquarters through open coniferous forest along the northern edge of the wetlands which constitute the bulk of Conboy NWR. If you are keen on viewing nature, I would allow at least 2 hours of time to explore the trail. There are good spring wildflowers along the route because the merging of forest and wetland habitats, and the birding should be good also, especially in the morning. An observation platform can be found near the end of the trail (less than 1/2 mile from Willard Springs) and is a good place to rest, have lunch, or just sit and view nature.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
1. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -
2. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -
3. Willow: Salix sp.
* 5. California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica -
* 6. Common Camas: Camassia quamash -
7. Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria lanceolata ? - Past bloom, but no fruits forming yet.
8. Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum -
* 9. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum (formerly Smilacina stellata) -
* 10. Phantom-orchid: Eburophyton austiniae -
* 11. Bastard Toad-flax: Commandra umbellata var. californica -
* 12. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -
* 13. Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra -
* 14. Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa var. formosa -
* 15. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -
* 16. Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis -
* 17. Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus var. parviflorus -
* 18. Tumble Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum -
* 19. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora -
* 20. Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus suksdorfii ? -
* 21. Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata -
* 22. Pinewoods Horkelia: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca -
* 23. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. -
24. Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata -
* 25. Nevada Pea: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus -
* 26. Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus -
* 27. Largeleaf Lupine: Lupinus burkei ssp. burkei -
* 28. Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius -
* 29. Pacific Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus -
* 30. American Vetch: Vicia americana ssp. -
* 31. Hookedspur Violet: Viola adunca -
* 32. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri (formerly Viola nuttallii var. bakeri) -
* 33. Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea -
* 34. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium -
35. Night-blooming False Bindweed: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia (formerly Convolvulus nyctagineus) -
36. Parsley-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium multifidum -
* 37. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum -
38. Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -
39. Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea -
40. Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium -
41. Buckbean: Menyanthes trifoliata -
* 42. Broadleaf Starflower: Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia -
43. Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata -
* 44. Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis (formerly Microsteris gracilis) -
* 45. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale -
* 46. Paintbrush: Castilleja sp. - Sorry, I don't recall whether this is C. hispida or C. miniata.
* 47. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora -
48. Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus -
* 49. Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine -
50. Pathfinder Plant: Adenocaulon bicolor -
* 51. Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla var. heterophylla -
* 52. Howell's Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii var. howellii -
* 53. Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea -
* 54. Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana -
55. Rough-leaved Aster: Eurybia radulina -
* 56. Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare -
* 57. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans -
* 58. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus -
* 59. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -
Douglas' Squirrel
Western Kingbirds
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Dark-eyed Juncos
Western Wood Peewees -very numerous
Mourning Cloaks