Fairly complete plant list for the High Lake Trail #385.
Horsehair Lichen: Bryoria sp.
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen: Letharia columbiana
Navel Lichen: Umbilicaria sp.
Juniper Haircap Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum
Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
Lacelip Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima
American Parsley Fern: Cryptogramma (acrostichoides ?)
Brittle Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Rock Sword Fern: Polystichum scopulinum
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa
Mountain Alder: Alnus incana var. tenuifolia
Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. saxatilis
Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii
Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta
Bristle-like Quillwort: Isoetes tenella ?
Bur-reed: Sparganium sp.
* Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii
* Dagger-leaved Rush: Juncus ensifolius
* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus
* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi
* Silvery Sedge: Carex canescens ssp. canescens
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
* Smooth-fruit Sedge: Carex heteroneura or Mountain Sedge: Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa ?
* Small-winged Sedge: Carex microptera
* Kellogg's Sedge: Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa
* Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina
* Dunhead Sedge: Carex phaeocephala
* Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii
* Carex upland, spikes at base, hairy perigynia
* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.
* Mountain Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Oniongrass: Melica bulbosa or Melica spectabilis ?
* American Stinging Nettle: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis
Swamp Onion: Allium validum - In bud.
* Long-spurred Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys
* Piper's Golden Buckwheat: Eriogonum flavum var. piperi
* Bicolored Sulfurflower: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. dicrocephalum ?)
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
* Broadleaf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum
* Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellata
* Heartleaf Springbeauty: Claytonia cordifolia
* Three-leaf Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla
* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - Fading out of bloom.
* Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii var. douglasii
* Oregon Silene: Silene oregana
* Starwort: Stellaria sp.
* Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum - Beginning to bloom.
* Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale
Steershead: Dicentra uniflora - Already past bloom.
Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii
* Drummond's Rockcress: Arabis drummondii
* Lemmon's Rockcress: Arabis lemmonii
* Hairystem Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora
* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum
Lanceleaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum - In bud. ?
* Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina
* Brook Saxifrage: Saxifraga odontoloma
Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum
Alpine Prickly Currant: Ribes montigenum
Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. cusickii ?)
* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. reflexa ?)
* Nevada Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. nevadensis
* Rocky Mountain Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. pseudorupestris
Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
* Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens
Rocky Mountain Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina
* Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus
* Long-stalked Clover: Trifolium longipes (var. multiviolatum ?)
* Western Blue Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii - Beginning to bloom.
* Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca - Fading out of bloom.
Marsh Violet: Viola palustris ?
* Goosefoot Yellow Violet: Viola purpurea var. venosa - Fading out of bloom.
Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium var. canescens - In bud.
* Alpine Willowherb: Epilobium anagallidifolium
* Purple-leaved Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum
* Glaucous Willowherb: Epilobium glaberrimum (ssp. ?)
* Milk-flower Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum ?
* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum ?
* Rose Willow-herb: Epilobium obcordatum - Beginning to bloom.
* Nuttall's Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum
Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile ? - In bud.
* Fennel Cymopteris: Cymopterus terebinthinus var. foeniculaceus
* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii or Slenderleaf Lovage: Ligusticum tenuifolium ?
* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis
Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens
Sidebells Wintegreen: Orthillia secunda - In bud.
* Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium
* Tall Mountain Shooting Star: Dodecatheon jeffreyi
* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis - Fading out of bloom.
* Nuttall's Linanthus: Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. nuttallii - Beginning to bloom.
* Mountain Navarretia: Navarretia divaricata
* Desert Phlox: Phlox austromontana ?
* California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum
Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. pulcherrimum or Polemonium viscosum - Past bloom.
Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum (var. alpinum ?)
* Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina
* Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. - Species with small flowers.
* Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha
* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia
* Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima
* Wavy-leaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum
* Glandular Paintbrush: Castilleja glandulifera
* Scarlet Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Fading out of bloom.
* Brewer's Monkeyflower: Mimulus breweri
* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii
* Primrose Monkeyflower: Mimulus primuloides
* Tilling's Monkeyflower: Mimulus tilingii ?
* Coiled Lousewort: Pedicularis contorta
* Elephant Heads: Pedicularis groenlandica
* Taper-leaved Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. palustris
* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - Fading out of bloom.
* Speedwell: Veronica sp.
* American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii
* Small Bedstraw: Galium trifidum var. pacificum
* Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa - Fruits developing.
* Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus var. utahensis
* Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca
Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. glauca ? or (Mountain Agoseris: Agoseris monticola ?)
* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea - Beginning to bloom.
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea - Fading out of bloom.
Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
* Sticky Arnica: Arnica diversifolia
Long-leaved Arnica: Arnica longifolia - In bud.
* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis
White Sagebrush: Artemisia ludoviciana (var. ?) - In bud.
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana
* Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia
Greene's Goldenbush: Ericameria greenei
* Dwarf Mountain Fleabane: Erigeron compositus (var. glabratus ?)
* Eaton's Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus
* Peregrine Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis
* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium
* Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii
* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - Beginning to bloom.
* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium triste
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana
* Black Head: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. occidentalis - Beginning to bloom.
* Mountain Meadow Butterweed: Senecio crassulus
* Arrowleaf Butterweed: Senecio triangularis - Beginning to bloom.
Red Squirrels
Least Chipmunks
Clark's Nutcrackers
Steller's Jay
American Robins
Hermit Thrush
Townsend's Solitaire
Cassin's Finches
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Dark-eyed Juncos
Pine Siskins
Golden-crowned Kinglets
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Rock Wrens
Rufous Hummingbirds
Milbert's Tortoiseshells
Anglewings
Fritillarys
Parnassians
Anise Swallowtails
Pale Swallowtails
Wood Nymph
Boisduval's Blues
Large Blue Dragonflies - Darner?
Small Blue Damselflies
Bumblebees of various sizes
Flies
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