Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
* Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis
* Short-awn Foxtail: Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis ? (or Water Foxtail: Alopecurus geniculatus ?
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
* One-spike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata
* Tufted Hairgrass: Deschampsia cespitosa ?
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. ?)
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
* North African Grass: Ventenata dubia
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
* Small Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora - Fading out of bloom.
* Bluedicks: Triteleia grandiflora
* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina
* Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis
Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii (var. inflatum ? )- Past bloom.
American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides
* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides
* Goose Lake Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum - Yellow flowers.
Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides var. kelloggii
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Mountain Sorrel: Rumex paucifolius
* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra
* Water Montia: Montia chamissoi - Fading out of bloom.
Linearleaf Montia: Montia linearis - Past bloom.
Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta (var. congesta ?) - In bud.
Menzie's Campion: Silene menziesii
* Long-stalked Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes
* Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum
* White Water Buttercup: Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus
* Large-flowered Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus
* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum - Fading out of bloom.
* Bog Saxifrage: Micranthes oregana - Fading out of bloom.
Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum - Past bloom.
Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia
* Nevada Cinquefoil: Dryomocallis lactea var. lactea
* Rydberg's Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum
* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum - Fading out of bloom.
* Elmer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri
* Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata
* Fan-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis
* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus - Beginning to bloom.
* Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum
* Many-stalked Clover: Trifolium multipedunculatum - Fading out of bloom.
* American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana
* Rydberg's Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum
* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. ?)
Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa (var. praemorsa ?)
* Long-leaved Evening Primrose: Taraxia subacaulis
Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Fringed Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum
* Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile
Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi
* Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum - Fading out of bloom.
Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Cusick's Elkweed: Frasera albicaulis var. cusickii - Beginning to bloom.
Largeflowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina
* Slender-branch Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys leptocladus
* Narrowleaf Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia (ssp. angustifolia ?) Snapdragon Skullcap: Scutellaria antirrhinoides
* Hairy Owlclover: Castilleja tenuis
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower: Diplacus nanus
* Rydberg's Penstemon: Penstemon rydbergii (var. oreocharis ?)
Red Bessya: Synthyris rubra - Past bloom.
Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale - In bud.
Rare-flowered Heterocodon: Heterocodon rariflorum
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. glauca
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea - Beginning to bloom.
Leafy Arnica: Arnica chamissonis ssp. foliosa
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
* Twin Arnica: Arnica sororia
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana
Sticky-flowered Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. viscidiflorus
* Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum
Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata
* Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus
* Smallhead Tarweed: Hemizonella minima
Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana - In bud.
Tacky Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma hirta
* Alkali Marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophilus - Fading out of bloom.
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Fading out of bloom.
Butterweed Groundsel: Senecio serra var. serra - In bud.
Woolly Goldenweed: Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus - In bud.
* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
Northern Mule's Ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis
Additional Wildflowers Observed Along Road 42 in Big Summit Prairie:
* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum
* Meadow Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion venenosum
* Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus
* Rocky Mt. Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii
* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare
Belding Ground Squirrels
Red-tailed Hawks
Northern Flickers
Western Tanagers
American Robins
Western Wood Peewees
Chipping Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
Ochre Ringlets
Additional Animal Species Observed Along Road 42 in Big Summit Prairie:
Mule Deer
Pronghorn
Wild Horses
Kestrel
Common Merganser and chicks
Northern Flicker
White-headed Woodpecker
Mourning Doves
Brewer's Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbirds
Western Meadowlarks
Starlings
Lazuli Bunting
Cliff Swallows