Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Cowpie Lichen: Diploschistes (muscorum ?)
Navel Lichen: Umbilicaria sp.
Lacelip Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima
Fragile Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) or Oregon Cliff Fern (Woodsia oregana)
* Cheat Grass: Bromus tectorum
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides ?
Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis ?
Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa ?
* Leiberg's Bluegrass: Poa leibergii - Beginning to bloom.
Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda (ssp. ?) ?
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Numerous on the higher, north-facing slopes.
Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora - Basal leaves present.
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum (var. proliferum ?)
Broom Buckwheat: Eriogonum vimineum ?
Prickly Russian Thistle: Salsola tragus
Umbellate Springbeauty: Claytonia umbellata
* Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum - Beginning to bloom.
Hornseed Buttercup: Ranunculus testiculatus - In bud.
* Tansymustard: Descurainia (longipedicellata or pinnata ?) - Beginning to bloom. No fruits.
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna - Quite numerous.
Tall Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum
* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera
* Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum
Woolly-pod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshii (var. glareosus ?) - Pods visible from last year.
Milkevetch #2: Astragalus sp.
Milkvetch #3: Astragalus sp.
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Hedge-parsley: Caucaulis microcarpus ?
* Canby's Desert Parsley: Lomatium canbyi - Past peak on upper balds.
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormanii
* Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi - Beginning to bloom.
* Henderson's Desert Parsley: Lomatium hendersonii
* Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Cream-flowered form, although some have a lavendar tinge.
Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum (var. triternatum ?)
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Beginning to bloom.
* Hood's Phlox: Phlox hoodii - Beginning to bloom.
Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata
Fiddleneck: Amsinckia sp. - Dried remains of last year's plants.
Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys sp.
* Cleavers: Galium aparine - Beginning to bloom amongst talus.
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Beginning to bloom.
Stiff Sagebrush: Artemisia rigida
Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata (ssp. tridentata ?)
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Beginning to bloom.
Wavyleaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum
Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
Columbia Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosa
Threadleaf Fleabane: Erigeron filifolius
Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis
Cushion Fleabane: Erigeron poliospermus var. poliospermus ?
Matchbrush: Gutierrezia sarothrae
Skeletonweed: Stephanomeria (tenuifolia ?)
Bighorn Sheep
Mule Deer
Pronghorn Antelope - Observed along OR 206 in Grass Valley Canyon west of Klondike Road.
Canada Geese - Along the banks of the John Day River.
Ravens
Rock Wrens