Although recently improved, the road currently (as of August 1) has large swales (reminiscent of giant washboards) that are hazardous to low-slung vehicles and make your auto feel like a bucking and careening bronco. It is somewhat in worse condition in sections than it was in mid-June. Hopefully the county road crew will get up there to blade and smooth out the road. Also keep a watch out for ATVs, 4WD vehicles, and dirt bikes speeding down the road or crossing the road via the numerous trails that criss-cross the route. Along the trail, most of the open areas are botanically on the decline but the vegetation beneath the trees is still going strong while the plants in the moist areas where there are seeps or stream crossings are just getting started.
Comprehensive Plant List for Canyon Mt.
Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei
Ferriss' Scouring Rush: Equisetum xferrissii
Indian's Dream: Aspidotis densa
Northwestern Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum
Lace Lipfern: Cheilanthes gracillima
Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
Low Mounatain Juniper: Juniperus communis var. saxatilis
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Mountain Alder: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia
* Baltic Rush: Juncus balticus ?
* Path Rush: Juncus tenuis ?
Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
* Snowbank Sedge: Carex scirpoidea var. scirpoidea
* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii, Common Western Needlegrass: Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens, or Thurber's Needlegrass: Achnatherum thurberianum
* European Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis ssp. inermis ? - Rhizomatous
Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
Onespike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata ?
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Timothy: Phleum pratense ?
Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda
* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei
* Pacific Swamp Onion: Allium validum
False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule
Star-flowered False Solomon's Seal: Maianthemum stellatum ?
* Claspingleaf Twistedstalk: Streptopus amplexifolius
* Mountain Deathcamas: Anticlea elegans (Zigadenus elegans)
* Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongiflora - Beginning to bloom.
* Broad-lipped Twayblade: Listera convallarioides
* Alaska Rein Orchid: Piperia unalascensis
* Long-spurred Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys
* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides - Fading out of bloom.
* Piper's Golden Buckwheat: Eriogonum flavum var. piperi
* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum (var. ?) - In bud.
Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. majus ?, ex variety subalpinum) - cream-flowered inflorescence
Prickly Sandwort: Eremogone aculeata - Past bloom.
* Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta
Brittle Sandwort: Minuartia nuttallii var. fragilis
Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla
* Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii
* Oregon Campion: Silene oregana
Baneberry: Actaea rubra - Berries are still green.
* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum - Beginning to bloom.
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum - Fading out of bloom.
* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
Hairystem Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora (Arabis sparsiflora var. subvillosa) - Spreading pods
Nuttall's Draba: Draba densifolia
Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var capitatum
Heartleaf Jewelflower: Streptanthus cordatus
* Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - Fading out of bloom.
* Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina
Mitrewort: Mitella stauropetala or Mitella trifida - Past bloom.
* Streambank Saxifrage: Saxifraga odontoloma
Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia fimbriata
Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum
Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum
Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?)
Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius
* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala
Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum ssp. ciliatum - Whiskery fruits present.
* Rock Spiraea: Holodiscus microphyllus var. glabrescens
* Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla glaucophylla var. glaucophylla
* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. glandulosa
* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. nevadensis
Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
* Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana - Fading out of bloom.
* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus
Sitka Burnet: Sanguisorba stipulata (S. canadensis) - In bud.
Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina
* Shining Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia
Idaho Milkvetch: Astragalus conjunctus var. conjunctus - Pods developing.
Whitney's Balloon Milkvetch: Astragalus whitneyi var. sonneanus - Attractive pods well-developed.
* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus - Fading out of bloom.
Roundleaf Violet: Viola orbiculata
* Western St. John's Wort: Hypericum scouleri ssp. scouleri
Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus
Soapberry: Shepherdia canadensis
* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium
* Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta ?
* Fennel Cymopteris: Cymopterus terebinthinus var. foeniculaceus
* Gray's Lovage: Ligustium grayi
* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea
Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata - In bud.
Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda - In bud.
* White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta
Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium
Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaeifolium (var. ?)
* Tall Mountain Shooting Star: Dodecatheon jeffreyi - Only a few plants still in bloom.
* Cusick's Elkweed: Frasera albicaulis var. cusickii - Fading out of bloom.
Phlox: Phlox sp.
* Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina - Fading out of bloom.
* Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima
* Wavy-leaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei (var. pintetorum ?) - Fading out of bloom.
* Slender Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja gracillima
* Narrow-leaved Paintbrush: Castilleja linariifolia - Fading out of bloom.
* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus
* Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. palustris - Fading out of bloom.
Yellow Penstemon: Penstemon confertus - Just past bloom.
Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus
* American Brooklime: Veronica americana
* Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale
Shrubby Bedstraw: Galium multiflorum or Serpentine Bedstraw: Galium serpenticum
* Twinflower: Linnaea borealis
Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata
* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea
* Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa
Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea - Beginning to bloom.
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Fading out of bloom.
* Long-leaved Arnica: Arnica longifolia
Serrate Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza serrata
* Dusty Maidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii - Fading out of bloom.
* Thistle: Cirsium sp. (Gray-green Thistle: Cirsium cymosum var. canovirens, Intermountain Thistle: C. inamoenum var. inamoenum ?)
* Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis - Fading out of bloom.
Hawksbeard: Crepis sp. - In bud. ??
Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
* Scabland Fleabane: Erigeron bloomeri var. bloomeri
* Eaton's Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus
* Foreign Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis
* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium - Fading out of bloom.
Western Boneset: Eupatorium occidentalis
Showy Aster: Eurybia conspicua
* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
Colonial Silverback: Luina serpentina - In bud.
* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana
* Streambank Butterweed: Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea
* Rocky Mountain Butterweed: Packera streptanthifolia
* Narrowhead Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii
*Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis
Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Chipmunk
Pine Siskins
Parnassian
Fritillarys
Wood Nymphs
Blues
Skippers
Flying Grasshoppers