Comprehensive Plant List for Logan Valley
Liverwort:
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Mountain Alder: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides
Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana ?
* Lakeshore Sedge: Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa ? - Blooming along Big Creek.
Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
* Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis
* Short-bead Sedge: Carex simulata
* Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus (pratensis ?)
* Pinegrass: Calamagrostis rubescens
Brome: Bromus commutatus, japonicus, etc
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
North African Grass: Ventenata dubia
* Waterplantain: Alisma (gramineum ?)
* Bigpod Mariposa: Calochortus eurycarpus - Fading out of bloom.
Douglas' Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora - Just past bloom.
* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - Still blooming in moist sedge meadows in the west portion of the valley.
Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis - Past bloom.
* Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis
Different-leaved Water-starwort: Callitriche (heterophylla ?) - Seen along streams at the wildlife viewing area.
* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides
* Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. ellipticum ?) - Beginning to bloom.
* Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. subalpinum ?) - Cream-flowered forms. Fading out of bloom.
Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
Curly Dock: Rumex crispus - Fruits maturing.
Bitter Dock: Rumex obtusifolius - Fruits maturing.
Water Montia: Montia chamissoi - Past bloom.
Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta
* Douglas's Catchfly: Silene douglasii
* Menzie's Catchfly: Silene menziesii - Fading out of bloom.
* Longstalk Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes ? (or S. longifolia?)
Sugarbowls: Clematis hirsutissima - Nearly going to seed.
* Dwarf Larkspur: Delphinium depauperatum - Fading out of bloom.
* Rocky Mountain Larkspur: Delphinium stachydeum
Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum (occidentale ?)
Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii
* Sticky Cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia incisa ssp. viscosa - Fading out of bloom except in wet places.
Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum - Berries forming.
Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana spp. platypetala
Rydberg's Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum
* Big-headed Horkelia: Horkelia fusca ssp. capitata - Still blooming in the south valley.
Elmer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri
* Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata
Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata
* Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis
* Birdsfoot Trefoil: Lotus corniculatus
* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus - Fading out of bloom.
* Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. aridus - Fading out of bloom.
* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus - Fading out of bloom.
* Yellow Sweetclover: Melilotus officinalis
* Golden Clover: Trifolium aureum - Still in bloom along streams at the wildlife viewing area.
Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum - Past bloom.
* Hansen's Clover: Trifolium longipes var. hansenii - Still in bloom along streams at the wildlife viewing area.
* White Clover: Trifolium repens
* White-tip Clover: Trifolium variegatum - Still in bloom along streams at the wildlife viewing area.
* Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum (var. ?)
* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana
* Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides
* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium - Beginning to bloom along Big Creek.
* Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica
* Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum (ssp. parviflorum ?)
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi
Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Bolander's Yampah: Perideridia bolanderi ssp. bolanderi
* Rangers Buttons: Sphenoscadium capitellatum
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea
Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium
* Prairie Skyrocket: Ipomopsis aggregata - Beginning to bloom.
* Brewer's Navarretia: Navarretia breweri - Fading out of bloom.
* Prickly Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta var. propinqua - Fading out of bloom.
* Harkness' Linanthus: Linanthus harkenessii
Prickly Phlox: Linanthus pungens - Past bloom.
Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale - In bud along Big Creek.
* Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpinum - Fading out of bloom.
* Smaller Forget-me-not: Myosotis laxa
* Eastside Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys hispidulus
* Field Mint: Mentha canadensis (M. arvense) - Beginning to bloom.
* Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata
* Narrowleaf Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia (var. ?)
* Cusick's Paintbrush: Castilleja cusickii - Fading out of bloom.
* Slender Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja gracillima - Fading out of bloom.
* Pale Wallowa Paintbrush: Castilleja oresbia ? - Fading out of bloom.
* Annual White Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis - Still in bloom along streams at the wildlife viewing area.
* Bushy Bird's Beak: Cordylanthus ramosus - Fading out of bloom.
* Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica
* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus - Past bloom except where moist.
* Primrose Monkeyflower: Mimulus primuloides - Still in bloom along streams at the wildlife viewing area.
* Yellow Owlclover: Orthocarpus luteus
Elephant Heads: Pedicularis groenlandica - Going to seed.
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea
* Leafy Arnica: Arnica chamissonis ssp. foliosa- Still blooming in wetlands along Big Creek.
* Little Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula (ssp. arbuscula ?) - Beginning to bloom.
* Hoary Sagebrush: Artemisia cana ssp cana - Beginning to bloom.
* Douglas' Wormwood: Artemisia douglasiana
* Western Wormwood: Artemisia (ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana ?)
Western Wormwood: Artemisia ludoviciana (ssp. candicans ?) - Beginning to bloom.
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana - Inflorescences forming.
* Spotted Knapweed: Centaurea stoebe - Beginning to bloom along FS Rd 16 east of Big Creek.
* Dusty Maidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii - Fading out of bloom.
* Green Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (ssp. ?) - Beginning to bloom.
* Chicory: Cichorum intybus
Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum - Past bloom.
* Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare - Beginning to bloom.
* Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata - Fading out of bloom.
* Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens
* Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri ? - Beginning to bloom.
* Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?) - Beginning to bloom.
* Foothills Daisy: Erigeron corymbosus
* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum (var. lanatum ?)
* Blanketflower: Gaillardia aristata
* Idaho Gumweed: Grindelia nana var. nana - Beginning to bloom.
* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata
* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana - Fading out of bloom.
* Streambank Groundsel: Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea - Blooming along Big Creek.
* Tacky Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma hirta var. hirta
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Going to seed.
* Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra
* Rocky Mountain Goldenrod: Solidago lepida var. salebrosa
* Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi
* Western Mountain Aster: Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum - Beginning to bloom.
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Pronghorn Antelope - One herd of 14 (including young) visible in the valley south of FS Rd 16.
Red Squirrels - Nesting robins observed chasing a red squirrel out of the trees next to their nest.
Beldings Ground Squirrels
Chipmunks
Turkey Vultures - Two are using a snag next to the junction of FS Rd 16 and Lake Creek Camp Road as a night-time roost.
Red-tailed Hawks
Great Horned Owl - Heard at night time.
Kestrels
Sandhill Cranes - A pair observed next to FS Rd 16, many others heard throughout the valley.
Long-billed Curlews - Heard at various locations across the valley.
Killdeer
Mallards
Northern Flickers
Hairy Woodpecker
Ravens
Brewer's Blackbirds
Western Tanagers
Western Wood Peewees
Robins - Numerous
Mountain Bluebirds
Western Meadowlarks
Chipping Sparrows
Vesper Sparrows ?
Dark-eyed Juncos
Violet-green Swallows
Mountain Chickadees
Wood Nymphs - Swarms of them on the shrubby asteraceae.
Sulfurs
Copper
Small Red Dragonflies
Mosquitos - Bothersome at times.