This list includes plants seen from the trailhead at Shady Forest Camp and along the Maxwell Lake Trail #1674 up to Maxwell Lake.
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa
Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii
Slide Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata
Buckbrush: Ceanothus sanguineus
Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus
Common Juniper: Juniperus communis (var. saxatilis ?)
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis
Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites
Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii
Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii (var. ?)
Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana
Northwestern Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum
Lace Lipfern: Cheilanthes gracillima
American Parsley Fern: Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Cascade Parsley Fern: Cryptogramma cascadensis - Boulder fields at southeast side of Maxwell Lake.
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Spreading Woodfern: Dryopteris expansa
Northern Holly Fern: Polystichum lonchitis
Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus
* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi
* Regel's Rush: Juncus regelii
* Hitchcock's Woodrush: Luzula hitchcockii
* Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi
Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
* Hood's Sedge: Carex hoodii
* Payson's Sedge: Carex paysonis
* Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis
* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.
* Mountain Bentgrass: Agrostis variabilis ?
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (ssp. brevifolius ?)
* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus
* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum
* Spike Trisetum: Trisetum spicatum
American Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis
* Swamp Onion: Allium validum - Beginning to bloom.
* Big-pod Mariposa: Calochortus eurycarpus
Queen's Cup: Clintonia uniflora
Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum ?
Roughfruit Fairy Bells: Prosartes trachycarpa
* Clasping Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexicaulis
* Green False-hellebore: Veratrum viride var. eschscholziana- Beginning to bloom.
Coralroot: Corallorhiza sp. - Past bloom.
* Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia
* Northwestern Twayblade: Neottia banksiana (Listera caurina) - Fading out of bloom.
* White Bog Candle: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata
* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta
* Alaska Rein Orchid: Platanthera unalascensis
* Pokeweed: Aconogonon phytolaccifolium var. glabrum
Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Past bloom.
* Piper's Golden Buckwheat: Eriogonum flavum var. piperi
* Parsnip-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides
* Oval-leaved Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale
* Mountain Sorrel: Oxyria digyna
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
Broad-leaved Knotweed: Polygonum minimum
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella - At the trailhead and Shady Forest Camp.
* Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum
* Heartleaf Springbeauty: Claytonia cordifolia
* Siberian Springbeauty: Claytonia siberica
Littleleaf Montia: Montia parvifolia
* Prickly Sandwort: Eremogone aculeata
Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla
* Alpine Pearlwort: Sagina saginoides - Only at Shady Forest Camp.
* Oregon Campion: Silene oregana
* Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum
Baneberry: Actaea rubra
Piper's Anemone: Anemone piperi
* Yellow Columbine: Aquilegia flavescens
* Tall Larkspur: Delphinium glaucum
* Hartweg's Buttercup: Ranunculus alimifolius var. hartwegii
* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus
Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale
False Bugbane: Trautvetteria caroliniensis
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
Lance-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum ssp. stenopetalum
Lemmon's Rockcress: Boechera lemmonii
Lyall's Rockcress: Boechera lyallii ?
Woody Rockcress: Boechera suffrutescens ?
* Cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia incisa ssp incisa - Native.
Western Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum
Alpine Pennycress: Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca
Tower Mustard: Turritis glabra
Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina
* Brook Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma
Cross-shaped Mitrewort: Mitella stauropetala - Past bloom.
* Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia fimbriata var. fimbriata - At Shady Forest Camp.
* Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata
Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre
Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum
* Idaho Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glabrata
Woodland Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata
Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala
* Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum
* Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia
Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
North American Red Raspberry: Rubus idaeus ssp. strigosus
Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus
Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens
Rocky Mountain Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina
* Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia var. lucida
Morton's Canada Milkvetch: Astragalus canadensis (var. mortonii ?) - Not in flower.
* Twin Clover: Trifolium latifolium
* Western St. John's Wort: Hypercium scouleri
* Hooked-spur Violet: Viola adunca - Still in bloom at Maxwell Lake.
Stream Violet: Viola glabella
* Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata - Fading out of bloom.
* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium var. canescens
Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina
* Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Common Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum
* Glaucous Willowherb: Epilobium glaberrimum var. fastigiatum
* Nuttall's Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum
* Cow Parsnip: Heracelum maximum
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi
* Slenderleaf Lovage: Ligusticum tenuifolium - Shoreline of Maxwell Lake.
* Ranger's Buttons: Sphenosciadium capitellatum
Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis
* Slender White Heather: Cassiope mertensiana var. gracilis
* Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii
* Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata
* Single Delight: Moneses uniflora - At Shady Forest Camp.
* Sidebells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda
* Red Mountain Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis
* White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta
* Western Labrador Tea: Rhododendron columbianum
Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum
Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium
* Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium var. pumilum
Giant Frasera: Frasera speciosa - Past bloom.
* Alpine Shooting Star: Dodecatheon alpinum - At Maxwell Lake.
Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
Narrow-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis
* Nuttall's Linanthus: Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. nuttallii
Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum
* Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina - Beginning to bloom.
Timberline Phacelia: Phacelia hastata (var. compacta ?)
Common Houndstongue: Cynoglossum officinale - At trailhead & Shady Forest Camp.
* Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha
* Northern Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis
* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia
* Wallowa Paintbrush: Castilleja chrysantha
* Acute-tipped Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. acuta
* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata
* Rocky Mt. Paintbrush: Castilleja rhexifolia
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Mostly past bloom.
* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Erythranthe lewisii - Fading out of bloom.
* Elephant Heads: Pedicularis groenlandica - At Maxwell Lake.
* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa
* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - Only in bloom at Maxwell Lake.
* Globe Penstemon: Penstemon globosus - Fading out of bloom.
* Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus - Trailhead & Shady Forest Camp.
* Cusick's Speedwell: Veronica cusickii
* Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii
* Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major - At the trailhead and Shady Forest Camp.
* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum
* Kelloggia: Kelloggia galioides
* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis
Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata var. involucrata
* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca
* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea
* Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata
Raemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa - Going to seed.
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
* Sticky Arnica: Arnica diversifolia
* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia - Uncommon along the trail.
* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis
* Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi
* Rydberg's Arnica: Arnica rydbergii
* Michaux's Sagewort: Artemisia michauxiana ? - Beginning to bloom.
* Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. incompta - Beginning to bloom.
* Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense
* Native Thistle: Cirsium sp.
* Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
* Coulter's Fleabane: Erigeron coulteri
* Peregrine Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis
* Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus
* Elegant Aster: Eucephalus elegans
Showy Aster: Eurybia conspicuua
* Thickstem Aster: Eurybia integrifolia
* Douglas' False Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii
* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile
* Hayden's Tundra Aster: Orestemma alpigenum var. haydenii
* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana
* Streambank Butterweed: Packera pseudaurea var. pseudarea - Lostine Creek at Shady Forest Camp.
* Alpine Meadow Groundsel: Packera subnuda var. subnuda - Meadows at Maxwell Lake.
* Western Coneflower: Rudbeckia occidentalis
* Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra
* Arrowleaf Butterweed: Senecio triangularis
* Cusick's Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum cusickii - Shady Forest Camp.
Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Red Squirrels
Least Chipmunks
Mule Deer
Belted Kingfisher
Dipper
Clark's Nutcrackers
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Canada Jays
Black-headed Grosbeak
American Robins
Varied Thrushes
Dark-eyed Juncos
Pine Siskins
Mountain Chickadees
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Ruby-crowned Kinglets
Winter Wrens
Hummingbird