The photo at right shows the attractive inflorescence of buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata) as seen along the Willard Springs Trail in Conboy Lake NWR...........May 5, 2007.1. Dagger-leaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius -
2. Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus - Basal leaves.
* 3. Common Camas: Camassia quamash var. brevistyla -
* 4. Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis var. affinis - In bud.
* 5. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - A few in bloom, but often found in drifts in dry coniferous forest!
6. Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis ? - Leaves only.
7. Rein Orchid: Piperia species - Basal leaves only.
* 8. Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica -
* 9. Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra -
* 10. Water Montia: Montia chamissoi - One plant seen in bloom.
* 11. Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis -
12. Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophyllum -
* 13. Oregon Anemone: Anemone oregana var. oregana -
* 14. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -
* 15. Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis -
* 16. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - One plant in bloom, numerous other plants seen.
* 17. Nuttall's Toothwort, Oak's Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii (formerly Cardamine pulcherrima var. pulcherrima) -
* 18. Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna -
* 19. Lepidium - In bloom at refuge headquarters parking area.
20. Meadow Alumroot: Heuchera chlorantha - Basal leaves only.
* 21. Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum (formerly Lithophragma bulbifera) -
* 22. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora -
* 23. Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. integrifolia -
* 24. Wax Currant: Ribes cereum -
* 24. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia -
25. Purple Marshlocks: Comarum palustre -
* 26. Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -
* 27. Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata - One plant in bloom (a branch near the ground, with most plants with well-formed flower buds).
* 28. Sitka Burnet: Sanguisorba sitchensis -
29. Nevada Pea / Thick-leaved Peavine: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus - Beginning to leaf out.
* 30. Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus var. silvicola - Several plants beginning to bloom.
31. Large-leaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. polyphyllus - Basal leaves are numerous, with a few plants with racemes beginning to form.
* 32. Spur Violet: Viola adunca -
* 33. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri -
* 34. Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea -
35. Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maxima - Basal leaves only.
36. Fern-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium multifidum - Basal leaves only.
* 37. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum -
* 38. Turpentine Wavewing: Cymopterus foeniculaceus -
39. Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia -
40. Dwarf Bilberry: Vaccinium caespitosum - ? Not in bloom yet.
41. Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis (var. frasera ?) - Basal leaves.
* 42. Buckbean: Menyanthes trifoliata - Beginning to bloom in the irrigation canal.
* 43. Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis var. humilior -
* 44. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Fairly numerous
45. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Clusters of basal leaves emerging, with some having flower buds.
* 46. Yellow and Blue Scorpionweed: Myosotis discolor - Very tiny plants beginning to bloom.
* 47. Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus -
48. Great Hedge-nettle: Stachys cooleyae -
* 49. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora -
50. Common Monkey Flower: Erythranthe guttata - Leaves only.
51. Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus - Some plants well-established, with theinflorescence beginning to form.
52. Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa - Basal leaves only.
* 53. Howell's Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii var. howellii - Beginning to bloom.
* 54. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides - In bud.
* 55. Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Beginning to bloom.
56. Meadow Butterweed: Senecio pseudaureus -
* 57. Western Butterweed: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus - Beginning to bloom.
* 58. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -
Northern Flickers
Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Mallards
Rufous Hummingbird
Western Meadowlarks
Black-headed Grosbeak (heard)
Hermit Thrush
Chipping Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Sandhill Crane (heard)
Garter Snake
Sweat Bee ? (small, shiny green bee of mason bee size)
3 species of dragonflies? (pondhawk and possibly 2 colors of meadowhawks)
California Tortoiseshell
Swallowtail
Blue
Sarah's Orangetip
Blue (no spotting on the underwing surface, but no tails?)