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. This plant is currently in bud, although the wetlands are so far dry this year, so there will be fewer plants to see.
1. Western Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina -
2. Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. 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 -
6. Rein Orchid: Piperia species - Basal leaves only.
7. Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica - In bud.
* 8. Spring Beauty: Claytonia lanceolata -
* 9. Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra -
* 10. Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis -
* 11. Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophyllum -
* 12. Oregon Anemone: Anemone oregana var. oregana -
* 13. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -
* 14. Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis -
15. Western Meadow Rue: Thalictrum occidentale -
16. Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium - In bud.
17. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - One plant in bud.
* 18. Nuttall's Toothwort, Oak's Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii -
* 19. Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna -
* 20. Field Pepperweed: Lepidium heterophyllum - In bloom at refuge headquarters parking area.
21. Meadow Alumroot: Heuchera chlorantha - Basal leaves only.
* 22. Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum (formerly Lithophragma bulbifera) -
* 23. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora -
* 24. Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum -
* 25. Straggly Currant, Straggly Gooseberry: Ribes divaricatum - One large plant seen on the bank immediately south of the refuge headquarters maintenance building. This plant was very attractive to both native bees as well as yellowjackets.
26. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia -
27. Purple Marshlocks: Comarum palustre -
* 28. Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -
29. Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa (var. ?) -
30. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa -
31. Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata -
32. Ames Milkvetch: Astragalus pulsiferae -
33. Nevada Pea / Thick-leaved Peavine: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus - Beginning to leaf out.
34. Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus var. silvicola -
35. Large-leaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. polyphyllus -
* 36. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri -
* 37. Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea -
38. Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maxima - Basal leaves only.
39. Fern-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium multifidum - Basal leaves only.
* 40. Turpentine Wavewing: Cymopterus foeniculaceus - Beginning to bloom.
41. Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis -
42. Kinnikinnick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi -
43. Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia -
44. White-veined Pyrola: Pyrola picta -
45. Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana - Basal leaves.
46. Buckbean: Menyanthes trifoliata - A few plants with flower buds in the irrigation canal.
47. Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata -
* 48. Midget Phlox:Microsteris gracilis var. humilior -
* 49. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Fairly numerous
* 50. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale -
* 51. Yellow and Blue Scorpionweed: Myosotis discolor - Very tiny plants beginning to bloom.
* 52. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora -
53. Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus - Some plants well-established, with the inflorescence beginning to form.
54. Twinflower: Linnaea borealis -
55. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -
56. Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor - Basal leaves only.
57. Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa - Basal leaves only.
58. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides - In bud.
59. Meadow Butterweed: Packera pseudaurea - In bud.
60. Western Butterweed: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus - In bud.
* 61. 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?)