This study lists plants seen along this old road down to an elevation of about 4000'.
* indicates flowers currently in bloom
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis -
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -
Willow: Salix sp. -
*Rattlesnake Grass: Bromus brizaeformis -
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum -
*Few-flowered Wild Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata -
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa -
* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum -
* Jone's Onion: Allium fibrillum -
* Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei -
* Common Camas: Camassia quamash -
* Douglas' Brodiaea - Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora (formerly Brodiaea douglasii) -
* Meadow Death Camas: Zigadenus venonosus -
Wyeth Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides -
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum (var. proliferum or strictum) -
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii -
Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -
Wallowa Lewisia: Lewisia columbiana var. wallowensis -
* Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis -
* Thyme-leaf Sandwort: Arenaria serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia -
Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense -
* White Campion, Bladder Campion: Silene latifolia ssp. alba (Lychnis alba) -
* Sand Spurry: Spergularia rubra -
* Slim Larkspur, Dwarf Larkspur: Delphinium depauperatum -
* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus var. parviflorus -
* Tumble Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum -
* Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum -
Roundleaf Alumroot or Beautiful Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica (var. cylindrica or glabella) -
* Gooseberryleaved Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. grossulariifolia -
Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora -
Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia (var. claytoniifolia ?) -
Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum - Variety colubrinum is also in the area but at lower altitude along the major rivers and creeks.
Goodding's Gooseberry: Ribes velutinum var. goodingii -
* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. alnifolia ?) -
* Black Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii var. douglasii -
* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata -
* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum -
Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -
* Mallow Ninebark: Physocarpus malvaceus -
* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. intermedia ?) -
Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata -
Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. mollis -
Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis -
* Blue Mt. Milkvetch: Astragalus reventus -
* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus (Lupinus laxiflorus) -
* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus -
* Yellow Sweet Clover: Melilotus officinale -
Twin Clover: Trifolium latifolium -
* False-mermaid: Floerkea proserpinacoides -
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium -
Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum -
* Nuttall's Violet: Viola vallicola (Viola nuttallii var. major) -
Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum -
Mountain Hollyhock: Illiamna rivularis -
Oregon Checker Mallow, Oregon Sidalcea: Sidalcea oregana var. procera -
White-stem Blazing Star: Mentzelia albicaulis -
* Snow Brush: Ceanothus velutinus -
* Beautiful Clarkia, Elkhorns Clarkia: Clarkia pulchella -
* Cous: Lomatium cous -
Parsley-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum -
Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi -
* Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum -
* Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi - ?
* Mt. False Caraway, Bolander's Yampah: Perideridia bolanderi ssp. bolanderi -
* Narrow-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis -
* Sky Rocket, Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata -
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis -
Hood's Phlox: Phlox hoodii var. canescens -
* Long-leaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia -
* Sticky Phlox: Phlox viscida -
Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum -
* Line-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis -
Common Hound's-tongue: Cynoglossum officinale -
* Corn Gromwell: Lithospermum arvense -
Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale -
* Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri var. penicillatus -
Nettle-leaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia - In bud.
Western Balm: Monardella odoratissima -
Narrow-leaf Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia -
Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida -
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora -
* Purplestem Monkeyflower: Mimulus floribundus -
* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus -
Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus -
Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus - In bud.
* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. serratus - A few still in bloom.
* Blue Mt. Penstemon, Lovely Penstemon: Penstemon venustus -
* Large-flowered Tonella: Tonella floribunda -
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus -
Common Plantain: Plantago major -
* Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine -
Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp cerulea -
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus -
* Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus -
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -
* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla -
* Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides -
Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia -
Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana -
* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagitatta -
* Blepharipappus: Blepharipappus scaber -
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa -
* Golden Daisy, Dwarf Yellow Fleabane: Erigeron chrysopsidis var. chrysopsidis -
* Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum -
Idaho Gumweed, Low Gumweed: Grindelia nana var. nana -
Douglas' Helianthella: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii -
Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca sp. - Leaves toothed, not lobed or pinnatifid.
Pineapple Weed: Matricaria matricarioides -
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans -
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus -
Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum ? (Aster foliaceus var. cusickii ?) - Leaves only at this time.
* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -
* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius -
* Northern Mule's-ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis -
Red-tailed Hawk - Light phase
Common Nighthawks
Northern Flicker
Lewis' Woodpecker
Stellers Jays
Black-headed Grosbeaks
Robins
Mountain Bluebirds
Western Bluebirds
Western Wood Peewees
Spotted Towhee
Chipping Sparrows
Black-capped Chickadees
Rock Wren ?
Spike Elk
Red Squirrel
Western Tiger Swallowtails
Anise Swallowtails
Mourning Cloaks
California Tortoiseshells
Lorquin's Admiral
Sulfur - No black on top of wings
Snowberry Checkerspots (wallacencis) ?
Crescents
Square-spotted Blues
Boisduval's Blues
Wood Nymphs
Duskywings
Ochre Ringlets