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 - Blooming at the top one-quarter of the mountain.
* Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - Blooming near the top.
Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica
Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites
* Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
* 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 - In bud.
* Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - Fading out of bloom at the top.
* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis
Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum
* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum
* Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri
* Western Wake-robin: Trillium ovatum - Fading out of bloom at the top.
* Fairy Slipper: Calypso bulbosa
* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata
* Striped Coralroot: Corallorhiza striata
Rattlesnake-plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia
* Heartleaf Twayblade: Neottia cordata
Rein Orchid: Platanthera sp.
* Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum
Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - In bud along lower sections of the Augsberger Mt. Trail.
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana
* Candyflower: Claytonia siberica.
* Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum
* Sticky Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum
* Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla
* Common Chickweed: Stellaria media
* Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea
Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis
* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla (Achlys californica may be present, too.)
* Shining Oregongrape: Berberis aquifolium
* Cascade Oregongrape: Berberis nervosa
Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra - In bud.
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
Smallflower Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha
* Smooth Woodlandstar: Lithophragma glabrum
* Small-flower Prairiestar: Lithophragma parviflorum
* Three-toooth Mitrewort: Ozomelis trifida
* Fringecup: Tellima grandiflora
Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata
Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii
* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum - Fading out of bloom.
* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. semiintegrifolia?)
* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. californica
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala
Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?)
* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata (var. ?)
* Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - Beginning to bloom along lower sections of the Augsberger Mt. Trail.
Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
Blackcap Raspberry: Rubus leucodermis
Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus
* Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus
White Spiraea: Spiraea lucida
Everlasting Pea: Lathyrus latifolius - At the trailhead.
* Nevada Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus ?
* Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphyllus
* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - At the trailhead.
* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus
* Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum
* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa
* Buck Brush: Ceanothus sanguineus
Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana
* Spurred Violet: Viola adunca
* Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella
* Howell's Violet: Viola howellii
* Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
* Dove'sfoot Geranium: Geranium molle
* Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversiloba
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: Oplopanax horridum
Shining Angelica: Angelica (arguta ?)
* Bur Chervil: Anthriscus caucalis
Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum
* Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Mountain Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentale
* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens
* Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii
Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium
Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium
* Smooth-leaf Douglasia: Douglasia laevigata - Fading out of bloom.
* Broadleaved Starflower: Trientalis latifolia
* Variedleaf Collomia: Collomia heterophylla
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa
* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes
* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora
* Narrowleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis - blooming along the lower quarter mile of the Augsberger Mt. Trail.
Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis var. oregonensis - In bud.
* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia ?
Great Houndstongue: Adelinia grandis - Past bloom.
* Yellow and Blue Scorpiongrass: Myosotis discolor
* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida -
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Chickweed Monkeyflower: Erythranthe alsinoides
Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola
Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus
Finetooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus - In bud.
Mountain Kittentails: Synthyris stellata - Past bloom.
* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis
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 - In bud.
Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor
Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea
Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia
Douglas' Sagewort: Artemisia douglasiana
* Nortwest Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza deltoidea - A few plants beginning to bloom at the upper meadows, more common mid-level along the trail..
Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa - In parking area at trailhead.
Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule - Fading out of bloom.
Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus - Basal leaf clusters along the trail at the top of Dog Mt.
* Western Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum (var. leucophyllum ?) - A few plants beginning to bloom.
Rough-tooth Aster: Eurybia radulina
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
European Hawkweed: Hieracium lachenalii
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
Gold-back Fern: Pentagramma triangularis
Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans
Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum
Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum
Animals Seen Along This Route:
Douglas' Squirrels
Pikas
Turkey Vulture
Red-tailed Hawks
Ravens
Stellers Jays
American Robin
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Juncos
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Violet-green Swallows
Winter Wren
Western Fence Lizard
Garter Snakes
Anise Swallowtail
Sara's Orangetip