This list includes plants seen from the sand shed to the the granitic boulder slopes at the southeastern corner of Van Patten Lake.
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis ?
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis
Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii
Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Western White Pine: Pinus monticola ?
Mountain Alder: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia
Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis
* Whiplash Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata
Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana
Purple Coral: Clavaria purpurea
Coral Fungi: Clavaria sp. ?
Horsehair Lichen: Bryoria sp.
Cup Lichen: Cladonia sp.?
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen: Letharia columbiana
Chocolate Chip Lichen: Solorina crocea
Navel Lichen: Umbilicaria hyperborea
Plagiothecium Moss ?
Juniper Haircap Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum
Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
Lacelip Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Bolander's Quillwort: Isoetes (bolanderi ?)
* Baltic Rush: Juncus balticus ssp. ater ?
* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus
* Regel's Rush: Juncus regelii ?
* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi
* Long-bract Sedge: Carex athrostachya - Next to sand shed.
* Smooth-fruit Sedge: Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa
* Mountain Shore Sedge: Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa
* Bog Hare Sedge: Carex leporinella ?
* Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina
* Black Alpine Sedge: Carex nigricans
* Clustered Field Sedge: Carex praegracilis ? - Near sand shed.
Ross' Sedged: Carex rossii
* Spikerush: Eleocharis sp.
* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.
* Bordered California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus
* Spike Trisetum: Trisetum spicatum
* Swamp Onion: Allium validum
Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride
Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia - In bud.
* Heart-leaved Twayblade: Listera cordata - Fading out of bloom.
* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta
* Hooded Ladie's Tresses: Spiranthes romanzoffiana
* Pokeweed: Aconogonon phytolaccifolium
* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides
* Piper's Golden Buckwheat: Eriogonum flavum var. piperi
* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides
* Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata
* Heartleaf Springbeauty: Claytonia cordifolia
* Prickly Sandwort: Eremogone aculeata
Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - Past bloom.
* Alpine Pearlwort: Sagina saginoides ?
* Oregon Campion: Silene oregana
* Northern Starwort: Stellaria (calycantha ?)
* Crisped Starwort: Stellaria (crispa ?)
* Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala var. leptosepala
* Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus - Fading out of bloom.
* Snow Buttercup: Ranunculus eschsholtzii var. trisectus - Fading out of bloom.
* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus - Fading out of bloom.
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
Drummond's Rockcress: Arabis drummondii - Erect pods.
* Lemmon's Rockcress: Arabis lemmonii ?
Brewer's Bittercress: Cardamine breweri
* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum - Fading out of bloom.
* Lanceleaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum
* Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina
* Five-stamen Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra - Fading out of bloom.
* Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia fimbriata var. fimbriata - Beginning to bloom.
* Brook Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma
* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre
Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum - Past bloom.
* Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum
* Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia - Fading out of bloom.
* Rocky Mountain Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. pseudorupestris
Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata
Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana ?
North American Red Raspberry: Rubus idaeus var. strigosus ?
* Sitka Burnet: Sanguisorba stipulata
* Kellogg's Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus
* White Clover: Trifolium repens
* Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides
* Hookedspur Violet: Viola adunca
Small White Violet: Viola mackloskeyi var. mackloskeyi or Marsh Violet: Viola palustris var. palustris - Violets of very moist places.
Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium var. canescens
* Purple-leaved Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum
* Glandular Willowherb: Epilobium (halleanum ?)
* Hornemann's Willowherb: Epilobium (hornemannii ?)
* White Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum ?
* Nuttall's Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum
Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis
* White Mountain Heather: Cassiope mertensiana
* Prince's Pine: Chimaphila umbellata
Alpine Wintergreen: Gaultheria humifusa
Alpine Laurel: Kalmia microphylla - Past bloom.
* One-flowered Wintergreen: Moneses uniflora
* Sidebells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda
Red Mountain Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - Just past bloom.
White-vein Pyrola: Pyrola picta - In bud.
* Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum
* Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium
* Explorer's Gentian: Gentiana calycosa - Beginning to bloom.
* Alpine Shooting Star: Dodecatheon alpinum ? - Four petals. Narrow basal leaves. Fading out of bloom.
* Tall Mountain Shooting Star: Dodecatheon jeffreyi - Four Petals. Broad basal leaves. Fading out of bloom.
* California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum - Fading out of bloom.
* Eastside Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys hispidulus
* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia
* Yellowish Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens ?
* Scarlet Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata
* Rocky Mt. Paintbrush: Castilleja rhexifolia
* Brewer's Monkeyflower: Mimulus breweri
* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii
* Musk Monkeyflower: Mimulus moschatus
* Primrose Monkeyflower: Mimulus primuloides
* Elephant Heads: Pedicularis groenlandica - Fading out of bloom.
* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa
Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - Past bloom.
* American Brooklime: Veronica americanum
* American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii
Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major
* Milk Kelloggia: Kelloggia gallioides
Twinflower: Linnaea borealis
Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata - Black berries evident.
Utah Twinberry: Lonicera utahensis - Fruits forming.
Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa - Berries not ripe yet.
* Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus
* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis - Fading out of bloom.
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Alpine Pussytoes: Antennaria alpina
Racemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa - Past bloom.
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
* Longleaf Arnica: Arnica longifolia - Beginning to bloom.
* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis
* Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi
Big Mountain Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana - In bud.
* Northern Daisy: Erigeron nivalis
* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium
* Thick-stemmed Aster: Eurybia integrifolia
* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium triste
* Alpine Meadow Groundsel: Packera subnuda var. subnuda
American Sawwort: Saussurea americana - In bud.
Arrowleaf Butterweed: Senecio triangularis - In bud.
* Northern Goldenrod: Solidago multiradiata ?
Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
Least Chipmunks
Clark's Nutcrackers
Hermit Thrush
Dark-eyed Juncos
Rufous Hummingbirds
Milbert's Tortoiseshells