Weather: Light wind 5-10 mph from the east, abating by the late afternoon. Temperatures in the 50s in the morning to near 70 in the afternoon.
Comprehensive Plant List for Dog Mountain.
Noble Fir: Abies procera ?
Common Juniper: Juniperus communis (var. ?)
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Vine Maple: Acer circinatum - In bud.
* Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum
* Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica
Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites
* Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha ?
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
Bristly Dog's-tail Grass: Cynosurus echinatus
Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus ?
Ookow: Dichelostemma congestum
Pale-anthered Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - In bud.
* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis
Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum
Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum
* Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri
* Fairy Lanterns: Prosartes smithii
* Western Wake-robin: Trillium ovatum
* Fairy Slipper: Calypso bulbosa
Rattlesnake-plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia
Rein Orchid: Platanthera sp.
Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum
Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Lanceleaf Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata
* Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana
Candyflower: Claytonia siberica - A few plants with flower buds.
Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum
* Sticky Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum
* Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla
* Common Chickweed: Stellaria media
Shiny Chickweed: Stellaria nitens - Past bloom.
Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea
Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Several plants in bud.
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis
Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla
* Shining Oregongrape: Berberis aquifolium
* Cascade Oregongrape: Berberis nervosa
Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra
* Mouse-ear Cress: Arabidopsis thaliana
Hairy Rock Cress: Arabis eschscholtziana
* Hairy Bittercress: Cardamine hirsuta
* Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii
* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna
Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum
* Alpine Pennycress: Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca - Beginning to bloom.
Broadleaved Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium - Forming flower buds.
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum
* Dutchman's Breeches: Dicentra cucullaria
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii
Smooth Alumroot: Heuchera glabra
Smallflower Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha
* Smooth Woodlandstar: Lithophragma glabrum
* Small-flower Prairiestar: Lithophragma parviflorum
* Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa
Fringecup: Tellima grandiflora - Beginning to bloom at the trailhead.
Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii
* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum
* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. semiintegrifolia?)
* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. californica
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala
Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
Domestic Apple: Malus xdomestica - In bud.
Indian Plum: Oemlaria cerasiformus - Finishing blooming at lower elevations.
Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?)
* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata (var. ?)
Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa
Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
Blackcap Raspberry: Rubus leucodermis
Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus - Leaf buds breaking.
Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus
White Spiraea: Spiraea lucida
Everlasting Pea: Lathyrus latifolius - At the trailhead.
Nevada Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus - May flower in the next 7-10 days.
Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus
Largeleaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus?
Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum
* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa
Deer Brush: Ceanothus integerrimus
Buck Brush: Ceanothus sanguineus
Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana
* Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella
Howell's Violet: Viola howellii - In bud.
* Roundleaf Violet: Viola orbiculata ?
* Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
* Dove'sfoot Geranium: Geranium molle
Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum
Klamath Weed: Hypericum perforatum
Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium
Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica
Herald-of-summer: Clarkia amoena var. lindleyi - 7-10 days from blooming, depending on weather.
* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum
Devil's Club: Oploplanax horridum
Shining Angelica: Angelica (arguta ?)
Bur Chervil: Anthriscus caucalis
Wild Chervil: Anthriscus sylvestris ?
Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum
Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum
Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
Mountain Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens
Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii
Salal: Gaultheria shallon
Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium
Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium
Common Periwinkle: Vinca minor - In woods just above the parking area at the trailhead.
* Smooth-leaf Douglasia: Douglasia laevigata
Broadleaved Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia
* Variedleaf Collomia: Collomia heterophylla
Bluefields Gilia: Gilia capitata
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa
* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes
Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata
Narrowleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis
Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis ssp. oregonensis
* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia ?
* Great Houndstongue: Adelinia grandis
* Yellow and Blue Scorpiongrass: Myosotis discolor
Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris (var. lanceolatum ?)
* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida - Some plants are beginning to bloom.
* Large-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia grandiflora
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Chickweed Monkeyflower: Erythranthe alsinoides
Broad-leaf Penstemon: Penstemon ovatus ?
Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii
Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola
Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus
* Mountain Kittentails: Synthyris missurica ssp. stellata
* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella
Dwarf Owlclover: Triphysaria pusilla - In bud.
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis
* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum
English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata
* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine
Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum
Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa
Red Elderberry: Sambucus (racemosa var. arborescens ?)
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
* Wild Cucumber: Marah oreganus
* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta
Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor
Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora
Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea
Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia
Douglas' Sagewort: Artemisia douglasiana
Nortwest Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza deltoidea - A few plants beginning to bloom.
Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa ? - In parking area at trailhead.
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule
Western Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum (var. leucophyllum ?)
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
European Hawkweed: Hieracium lachenalii
False Dandelion: Hypochaeris radicata
Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis
Sweet Colt's Foot: Petasites frigidus
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus
* Common Groundsel: Senecio vulgaris
* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
Mosses, Clubmosses and Spikemosses
Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei
Ferns and Fern Allies
Podfern: Aspidotis densa
American Rockbrake: Cryptogramma (acrostichoides ?)
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans
Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum
Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum
Douglas Squirrel
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawk
Ravens
Stellers Jays
American Robin
Swainson's Thrush
Spotted Towhee
White-crowned Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
Orange-crowned Warblers
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Violet-green Swallows
Winter Wren
Alligator Lizard
Garter Snake
Propertius Duskywing
Mustard White
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The photo at left shows the Dog Mountain Trail about one-half mile uphill from the trailhead and viewed west under the oaks which are beginning to leaf out and flower. The photo at right shows fields of lanceleaf springbeauty (Claytonia lanceolata) covering the summit meadow of Dog Mountain. Both photos taken on May 4, 2011.
Paul Slichter