This trail was hiked from the Independent Mine (Mother Lode Mine) Trailhead up the direct route via the Mother Lode 808A trail and then returning via the Independent Mine #808 trail to the trailhead.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Comprehensive plant list for Lookout Mountain.
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides
Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis
Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda
Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica var. gracilis
* Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei
Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora
Spotted Fritillary: Fritillaria atropurpurea - In bud.
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica
False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule
Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum
Roughfruit Fairybells: Prosartes trachycarpa
California False Hellebore: Veratrum (californicum var. californicum ?)
Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis - In bud.
Threeleaf Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla
Slender Mountain Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris var. americana ? - In bud.
* Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Beginning to bloom.
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens - In bud.
* Steer's Head: Dicentra uniflora
Baneberry: Actaea rubra
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
* Sagebrush Buttercup: Raunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus - Fading out of bloom.
Lance-leaved Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum
* Lemmon's Rockcress: Boechera lemmonii ?
* Secund Rockcress: Boechera retrofracta
* Alpine Pennycress: Noccaea fendleri
* Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum var. parviflorum
Brook Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma
Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum - In bud.
* Northern Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare
Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre - In bud.
* Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum
Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius
Montana Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. reflexa - In bud.
Nevada Cinquefoil: Drymocallis lactea var. lactea - In bud.
* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum
Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
Annual Burnet: Poteridium occidentale
Rocky Mountain Mountain-ash: Sorbus scopulina
* Whitney's Balloon Milkvetch: Astragalus whitneyi var. sonneanus
* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - A few plants in bud.
* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum
* False Mermaid: Floerkea proserpinacoides
* Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa ssp. praemosa
* Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa
* Valley Yellow Violet: Viola vallicola
Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus
* Cous: Lomatium cous
* Slender-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum
* Large-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Mountain Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis - In bud.
Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens - In bud.
* Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon conjugens
Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
Brewer's Navarretia: Navarretia breweri
* Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilis - Beginning to bloom.
* Ballheaded Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum
* Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora
* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata
Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha - In bud.
* Long-flowered Bluebell: Mertensia longiflora
Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima
Applegate's Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. applegatei - In bud.
* Pale Paintbrush: Castilleja oresbia
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri - In bud.
Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis - In bud.
Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa - In bud.
Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus var. utahensis
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula
Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana
* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata
Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri
Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia
Eaton's Shaggy Daisy: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus - In bud.
Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii
False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides - In bud.
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Turkey Vulture
Stellers Jays
American Robins
Hermit Thrush
Mountain Bluebirds
Chipping Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
Pine Siskins
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Red-breasted Nuthatches
California Tortoiseshells
Anise Swallowtails
Julia's Orangetips