Kiger Gorge Viewpoint

June 25, 2000

Other than the upper parts of the cliffs, the ground at the Kiger Gorge viewpoint is free of snow. Full bloom on the ground here is probably about 2 weeks away.

Sulfur-flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. dicrocephalum (Almost in bloom)

*Prickly Sandwort: Arenaria aculeata

*Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum

*Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis ?

*Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus

*Rockcress: Arabis species

*Tansy Mustard: Descurainia incana or incisa ?

*Steens Draba: Draba cusickii var. cusickii

*Daggerpod: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

Lance-leaved Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum (Almost in bloom.)

Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina (Almost in bloom.)

*Prairie Star: Lithophragma tenellum (no bulblets)

*Mountain Gooseberry: Ribes montigenum

*Gordon's Ivesia: Ivesia gordonii

*Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla diversifolia

*Fan-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis

*Varying Cinquefoil: Potentilla versicolor

*Long-stalked Clover: Trifolium longipes var. shastense

*Freckled Milkvetch: Astragalus lentiginosus var. chartaceus?

*Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii

Silky Phacelia: Phacelia sericea (Almost in bloom.)

*Sagebrush Bluebells: Mertensia oblongifolia var. nevadensis

*Steens Mt. Paintbrush: Castilleja pilosa var. steenensis

*Downy-fruited Valerian: Valeriana pubicarpa

*Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides ?

*Dugaldia: Dugaldia hoopesii

*Cut-leaved Daisy: Erigeron compositus var. glabratus

*Dwarf Mountain Butterweed: Senecio fremontii

*Narrowleaf Goldenweed: Stenotus stenophyllus

1. Horned Larks

2. Violet-green Swallows