A view west down into the North Fork Umatilla Wilderness from the Umatilla Rim Trail #3080 on the western shoulder of High Ridge..............July 24, 2012. Both sulphurflower buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum), which is yellow-flowered and parsnipflower buckwheat (Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides), which is cream-flowered can be seen in the foreground with a mass of creambush oceanspray (Holodiscus discolor) blooming at the forest edge downslope at left.

Large Edible Bolete ?: Boletus sp.

Puffball: Lycoperdon perlatum ?

Scented Liverwort: Conocephalum conicum or Common Liverwort: Marchantia polymorpha, or both ?

Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum sp.

Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

White Fir: Abies concolor x grandis

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmanii

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii (var. glauca ?)

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

* Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius - Blooming at the trailhead.

* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius

* Dark Baltic Rush: Juncus balticus ssp. ater ?

Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri - Past bloom on the open slopes of High Ridge.

* Smoothstem Sedge: Carex laeviculmis

* Small-wing Sedge: Carex microptera ?

* Kellogg's Sedge: Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa

* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii ?

* Mountain Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus

Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus ?

Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

Queen's Cup, Blue Bead: Clintonia uniflora

Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum - Seed is ripe.

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

Fairy Bells: Prosartes trachycarpum

Large Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius

Douglas' Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora - Past bloom on High Ridge.

* California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum var. californicum - Fading out of bloom.

* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata

Merten's Coralroot: Corallorhiza mertensiana

Early Coralroot: Corallorhiza trifida

Mountain Lady Slipper: Cypripedium montanum

* Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongiflora

* Western Twayblade: Listera caurina

Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta (formerly Habenaria saccata)

* Ladies Tresses: Spiranthes porrifolia ? - Beginning to bloom at the Lake Creek Trail trailhead.

* Stinging Nettle: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis

* Wyeth Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides - Blooming on the open slopes of High Ridge.

* Starry Sulphur Flower: Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum (The similar but glabrous-leaved var. devestivum is also reported from the area).

Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare - Disturbed soils at the Lake Creek Trail trailhead.

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii ? or Wiry Knotweed: Polygonum majus ?

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica - Fading out of bloom.

* Sticky Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum

Ball Head Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta - Past bloom.

* Large-leaved Sandwort: Moerhingia macrophylla - Fading out of bloom.

* Douglas' Catchfly: Silene douglasii var. douglasii - Fading out of bloom on High Ridge.

* Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum

Baneberry: Actaea rubra

Piper's Windflower: Anemone piperi

* Crimson Columbine, Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Mountain Larkspur: Delphinium glaucum (Delphinium occidentale)

* Straightbeak Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus

Blue Mt. Buttercup: Ranunculus populago

Little Buttercup: Ranunculus unciniatus var. parviflorus

Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum occidentale

* False Bugbane: Trautvettaria caroliniensis

* Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens - On High Ridge.

Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Past bloom on High Ridge.

* Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - Blooming on High Ridge.

Alpine Pennycress: Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca (Thlaspi fendleri var. glaucum) - Going to seed.

* Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. cylindrica - Still blooming on north-facing slopes on High Ridge.

Mountain Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra

Pacific Mitrewort: Mitella trifida

* Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

Stinking Currant, Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. alnifolia ?)

Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata - Tasty fruits ripening.

* Rydberg's Large-leaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum (var. perincisum ?) - Fading out of bloom.

* Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - Beginning to bloom on the higher, open slopes of High Ridge.

Mallow-leaved Ninebark: Physocarpus malvaceus

Nevada Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. nevadensis (Drymocallis lactea var. lactea)

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. glandulosa?) (Potentilla glandulosa var. glandulosa)

Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata - Fruits beginning to form.

* Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - Fading out of bloom.

Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana - Large, single rose hips formiong.

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflora - Still blooming on the north-facing slopes of High Ridge.

* Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba annua

Rowan Tree, Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. scopulina

* Birch-leaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia - Blooming on the open slopes of High Ridge.

* Morton's Canadian Milkvetch: Astragalus canadensis var. mortonii

Blue Mountain Milkvetch: Astragalus reventus - Pods forming.

* Spanish Clover: Lotus unifoliolatus - Blooming at the Lake Creek Trail trailhead.

Lupine: Lupinus sp. - Past bloom.

Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus (var. aridus ?) - Past bloom.

* Sabin's Lupine: Lupinus sabinii - Fading out of bloom on High Ridge.

Golden Pea, Common thermopsis: Thermopsis rhombifolia (var. ovata?) - Pods forming.

Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum - Past bloom.

* Golden Clover: Trifolium aureum - yellow.

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

Long-spurred Violet: Viola adunca

Woodland Violet, Stream Violet: Viola glabella

Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens

* Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum - In bud.

* Streambank Globemallow: Iliamna rivularis - Blooming in forest openings on High Ridge.

* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. oregana or ssp. spicata ?) - Blooming in forest openings on High Ridge.

Buck Brush: Ceanothus sanguineus

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

* Elkhorns Clarkia: Clarkia pulchella - Fading out of bloom on the open slopes of High Ridge.

* Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea - Blooming on High Ridge.

* Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum - Beginning to bloom on the open slopes of High Ridge.

* Pacific Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum (ssp. watsonii ?)

* White-flower Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum - Beginning to bloom on the open slopes of High Ridge.

* Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta ? - (Angelica dawsonii was recently reported about 20 miles north of here).

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum

Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi

Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum

Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

* Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii

* Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata

* Sidebells Pyrola, One-sided Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda (formerly Pyrola secunda)

Big Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum - Fruits nearly ripe!

* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora - Fading out of bloom on High Ridge.

* Narrow-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis - Fading out of bloom.

* Yellow-staining Collomia: Collomia tinctoria

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata var. formosissima - Blooming on High Ridge.

* Harkness' Linanthus: Linanthus harknessii

Mountain Navarretia: Navarretia divaricata

* Prickly Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta ssp. propinqua

Spreading Phlox: Phlox (diffusa ?) - Past bloom atop High Ridge.

Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis

California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum (formerly Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum)

* Varileaf Phacelia, Varied-leaved Scorpion Weed: Phacelia heterophylla

Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

Tall bluebells, Pancile Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

* Eastside Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys hispidulus

* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia - Masses of blooms on High Ridge.

* Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima - Blooming on the open slopes of High Ridge.

* Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata

* Sealfheal: Prunella vulgaris (var. vulgaris ?)

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida (var. ?) - Fading out of bloom.

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Musk Monkeyflower: Mimulus moschatus

* Turtleheads: Nothochelone nemorosa - Beginning to bloom at forest edges on High Ridge.

Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa var. pachyrhiza

* White Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

* Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus - Blue form, fading out of bloom.

Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus (var. variabilis ?) - Leaves only.

* Lovely Penstemon: Penstemon venustus

Mountain Kittentails: Synthyris missurica ssp. missurica - Past bloom on High Ridge.

Red Besseya: Synthyris rubra (Besseya rubra) - Past bloom on High Ridge.

* American Brooklime: Veronica americanum

* Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

* Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis - Fading out of bloom.

* Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata - Shiny, black fruits forming.

* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus mexicana

Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa

* Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus var. utahensis ?

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis

* Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

* Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora - Fading out of bloom on High Ridge.

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides sssp. luzuloides ? - Past bloom.

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea - Fading out of bloom.

* Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Fading out of bloom.

Big Mountain Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana - In bud on High Ridge.

Hoary Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza incana - Past bloom on High Ridge.

* Great Northern Aster: Canadanthus modestus ?

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

Hawksbeard: Crepis sp. - Going to seed.

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. ?) - In bud on open slopes of High Ridge.

* Coulter's Fleabane: Erigeron coulteri

* Subalpine Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis (Erigeron peregrinus)

Fleabane: Erigeron (philadelphicus ?) - In bud. Tall narrow stems with numerous narrowly oblanceolate leaves.

* Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii - Fading out of bloom on the open slopes of High Ridge.

* White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - Blooming on High Ridge.

* Common Nipplewort: Lapsana communis

Little Tarweed: Madia exigua or Least Tarweed: Hemizonella minima ?

* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata

* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis or Coast Tarweed: Madia sativa ?

Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans - Past bloom.

* Black Head: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. occidentalis

American Sawwort: Saussurea americana - In bud.

* Sweet Marsh Butterweed: Senecio foetidus

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Past bloom.

* Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis

* Cusick's Aster: Symphyotrichum cusickii

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

Salsify: Tragopogon dubius - Going to seed on High Ridge.

Red Squirrels

Red-tailed Hawk

Northern Flickers

Western Tanager

Hermit Thrush

Dark-eyed Juncos

Winter Wren

Lorquin's Admiral

Mariposa Coppers

Parnassians

Wood Nymphs

Checkerspot

Fritillaries

White

Copper