* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
This list includes plants observed within meters of the Steens Mountain North Loop Road between Fish Lake and East Rim Viewpoint, and along the south and west rim of Kiger Gorge.
Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii
Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi
Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (ssp. californicus ?)
False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum var. californicum
American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides
* Oval-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale
Sulfur-flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. dicrocephalum
Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum
Prickly Sandwort: Arenaria aculeata
Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta
Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum
Alpine Prickly Currant: Ribes montigenum
Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus - Some plumed fruits visible.
Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasiphora fruticosa
Rock Spirea: Holodiscus microphylla var. glabrescens
Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. capitata
Brewer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla breweri
Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla glaucophylla var. glaucophylla
Elmer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri
Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata
Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens
Freckled Milkvetch: Astragalus lentiginosus var. chartaceus - Pods present.
* Low Mt. Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii
* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus - A few plants in bloom below Fish Lake along the North Loop Road.
* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus - A few plants in bloom below Fish Lake along the North Loop Road.
* Blue Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii - A few plants in bloom.
* Tansy-leaf Evening-primrose: Taraxia tanacetifolia
Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii
* Wavy-leaved Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum - Yellow-flowered. Fading out of bloom around Jackman Park.
Little Elephant Heads: Pedicularis attolens
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Alpine Agoseris: Agoseris monticola
* Longleaf Arnica: Arnica longifolia - Blooming plants were crushed by recent snowfall, so probably fading out of bloom.
Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis
* Lanceleaf Green Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. lanceolatus - Blooming occasionally along the North Loop Road below Fish Lake
* Sticky-flowered Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus - Blooming occasionally along the North Loop Road below Fish Lake
Steens Mt Thistle: Cirsium eatonii var. peckii
Discoid Goldenweed: Ericameria discoidea var. discoidea
Greene's Rabbitbrush: Ericameria greenei or Shrubby Goldenweed: Ericameria suffruticosa
* Mountain Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila - Blooming occasionally along the North Loop Road below the Kiger Gorge junction.
* Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa - Blooming occasionally along the North Loop Road below the Kiger Gorge junction.
Foreign Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis
* Orange Sneezeweed: Hymenoxys hoopesii - Sporadic bloom along the North Loop Road between Jackman Park and Kiger Gorge.
* Hayden's Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. haydenii
Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana
* Dwarf Mountain Butterweed: Senecio fremontii - Fading out of bloom.
* Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi
* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
Pronghorn - Herd of 19 at head of Fish Creek
Mule Deer
Domestic Sheep - Stray animal at head of Fish Creek
Sierra Nevada Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels
Turkey Vultures
Golden Eagles
Red-tailed Hawk
Swainson's Hawks - Most common hawk at the summit.
Prairie Falcons
Harriers
Kestrels
Great-horned Owl - Fish Lake
American Coots - Fish Lake
Mallard Hens - Fish Lake
Pied-billed Grebes - Fish Lake
Belted Kingfisher - Fish Lake
Northern Flickers
Red-naped Sapsucker
Magpies
Clark's Nutcrackers - 9 migrating past East Rim Viewpoint & harassed by Prairie Falcon.
Common Ravens
Brewer's Blackbirds - Fish Lake
Red-winged Blackbirds - Fish Lake
American Robins - Fish Lake
Mountain Bluebirds - Fish Lake and along North Loop Road downhill to French Glen
Townsend's Solitaires - Fish Lake and at East Rim Viewpoint
American Pipits - Summit Ridge
Spotted Towhees - Fish Lake
Horned Larks
Dark-eyed Juncos - Eating insects on snow at East Rim Viewpoint
Golden-crowned Sparrows - Numerous
White-crowned Sparrows - Numerous
Song Sparrows - Fish Lake
American Goldfinches - Fish Lake
Black Rosy-finches - East Rim Viewpoint
Pine Siskines - Summit Ridge
Orange-crowned Warbler - Fish Lake
Yellow-rumped Warblers - Fish Lake
Rock Wrens
Cliff Swallows migrating over Fish Lake
Tree or Violet-green Swallows migrating over Fish Lake
Red-breasted Nuthatches - At Fish Lake and eating insects off cliff faces at East Rim Viewpoint.
White-breasted Nuthatches - Eating insects off cliff faces at East Rim Viewpoint.
Mountain Chickadees - Fish Lake
Tortoiseshells
Pine Whites
Orange Sulphurs
Dragonflies
Flying Grasshoppers
Katydids
Lady Bugs
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