The Canyon Mt. Trail Road currently (as of August 19) 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. It is a doable drive in a small vehicle but you need to look ahead and steer around the swales. 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 still doing just fine.
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
Hollyfern: Polystichum lonchitis
Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis
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
Water Birch: Betula occidentalis
Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
* Inland Sedge: Carex interior
* Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina
* Snowbank Sedge: Carex scirpoidea var. scirpoidea
* Spikerush: Eleocharis sp.
* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii, Common Western Needlegrass: Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens, or Thurber's Needlegrass: Achnatherum thurberianum
* Bordered California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus ?
* Orcutt's Brome: Bromus orcuttianus ?
* Pinegrass: Calamagrostis rubescens
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Red Fescue: Festuca rubra
* Vanilla Grass: Anthoxanthum hirtum (Hierochloe odorata) ?
Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda - Going to seed.
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata - Past bloom.
* Nodding Trisetum: Trisetum cernuum ?
Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei - Going to seed.
* Pacific Swamp Onion: Allium validum
* Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum - Going to seed.
False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - Berries forming.
Star-flowered False Solomon's Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - Berries forming.
* Claspingleaf Twistedstalk: Streptopus amplexifolius - Finishing bloom and some berries ripening.
* Mountain Deathcamas: Anticlea elegans (Zigadenus elegans)
Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis ? - Did not bloom this year.
Fairy Slipper: Calypso bulbosa - Going to seed.
* Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongiflora
Broad-lipped Twayblade: Listera convallarioides - Past bloom.
* Alaska Rein Orchid: Piperia unalascensis
* Long-spurred Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys - Plants stout, often in large, tight clusters with the upper stems chewed off by deer or elk.
American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides
* Piper's Golden Buckwheat: Eriogonum flavum var. piperi - Beginning to fade out of bloom.
* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides - Fading out of bloom.
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum (var. proliferum ?) - In bud.
* Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. majus ?, ex variety subalpinum) - cream-flowered inflorescence
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
Prickly Sandwort: Eremogone aculeata
Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta - Past bloom.
Brittle Sandwort: Minuartia nuttallii var. fragilis - Long past bloom.
Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla
* Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii var. douglasii
* Oregon Campion: Silene oregana
Baneberry: Actaea rubra - Berries are turning bright red.
* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum - Blue, cream and blue-cream flowers on different individuals.
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum
Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
* Lance-leaved Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum
Nuttall's Draba: Draba densifolia - Going to seed.
Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var capitatum - Going to seed.
Heartleaf Jewelflower: Streptanthus cordatus - Going to seed.
Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina - Past bloom.
Mitrewort: Mitella stauropetala or Mitella trifida - Past bloom.
* Streambank Saxifrage: Saxifraga odontoloma - Fading out of bloom.
* Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia fimbriata var. fimbriata
Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum
Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre - Berries forming.
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.
North American Red Raspberry: Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus - Fruits forming.
* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus - Fading out of bloom.
* Sitka Burnet: Sanguisorba stipulata (S. canadensis)
Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina
* Shining Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia
* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus - Fading out of bloom.
Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca
Roundleaf Violet: Viola orbiculata
* Western St. John's Wort: Hypericum scouleri ssp. scouleri
Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus
Soapberry: Shepherdia canadensis - Red berries ripening.
* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium
* Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta
* Fennel Cymopteris: Cymopterus terebinthinus var. foeniculaceus - Fading out of bloom.
* Gray's Lovage: Ligustium grayi - Fading out of bloom.
Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi - Fruits forming.
Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea - Berries are green.
Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
* Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata
Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda - Just past bloom.
* Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea
White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta
Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum ? - Berries are ripening.
Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium - Berries are ripe.
Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaeifolium (var. ?)
* Felwort: Swertia perennis
Tall Mountain Shooting Star: Dodecatheon jeffreyi - All plants are now past bloom.
Cusick's Elkweed: Frasera albicaulis var. cusickii - Going to seed.
Phlox: Phlox sp.
Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina
* Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima - Covered with skippers and pine whites.
* Wavy-leaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei (var. pintetorum ?) - Fading out of bloom.
* Narrow-leaved Paintbrush: Castilleja linariifolia - Fading out of bloom.
* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata ?
* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus - Fading out of bloom.
Elephantheads: Pedicularis groenlandica - Past bloom.
* 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
* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum
* Twinflower: Linnaea borealis
Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata - Black fruits well-formed.
* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea
Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa - Berries are green.
Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - Fading out of bloom.
* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea
* Streambank Arnica: Arnica amplexifolius
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Fading out of bloom.
Serrate Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza serrata
* Thistle: Cirsium brevifolium ?
Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis - Going to seed.
Hawksbeard: Crepis (accuminata or intermedia ?)
Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?) - In bud.
* Foreign Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis
* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium - Fading out of bloom.
* Western Boneset: Ageratina occidentalis - Plants covered with pine whites, skippers, wood nymphs and fritillaries.
Showy Aster: Eurybia conspicua - Blooming along the road below the trailhead.
Entire-leaved Aster: Eurybia integrifolia - Leaves entire or very lightly serrate.
* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - Fading out of bloom.
* Colonial Silverback: Luina serpentina
* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana - Fading out of bloom.
* Streambank Butterweed: Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea - Fading out of bloom.
* Rocky Mountain Butterweed: Packera streptanthifolia - Fading out of bloom.
* Narrowhead Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii - Fading out of bloom.
*Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis
* Bush Wirelettuce: Stephanomeria tenuifolia
* Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi
Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Chipmunk
Grouse (3)
Downy or Hairy Woodpecker - Heard from a distance.
Clark's Nutcrackers
Stellers Jays
Western Tanagers
Mountain Chickadee
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Hummingbirds (Anna's or Rufous ?)
Rattlesnake on the trail
Indira Swallowtail
Pine Whites
Fritillarys
Wood Nymphs
Skippers
Mid-sized Dragonflies
Flying Grasshoppers
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