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Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla
* Vine Maple: Acer circinatum - Blooming at the lower half of the mountain.
* Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum
Red Alder: Alnus rubra
* Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica - Fading out of bloom.
* Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis
* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora (L. divaricata)
* Long-stolon Sedge: Carex inops ssp. inops ? - Very early in bloom.
* Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa ?
Nodding Onion: Allium cernuum
Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - In bud.
* Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - Full bloom at the top of the ridge.
* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis
Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum
* False Lily-of-the-valley: Maianthemum dilatatum - In bud.
False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule
Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - In bud.
* Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri - Beginning to bloom.
* Western Wake-robin: Trillium ovatum
* Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum - Beginning to bloom.
Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
Bitter Dock: Rumex obtusifolius
Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp perfoliata
* Candyflower: Claytonia siberica.
Littleleaf Montia: Montia parvifolia
Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum
* Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum
* Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla
* German Knawl: Scleranthus annuus
Baneberry: Actaea rubra
Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea
* Oregon Anemone: Anemone oregana
Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
Nuttall's Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallii
* Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum occidentale - Beginning to bloom.
Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla - (Achlys californica may be present, too?)
* Shining Oregongrape: Berberis aquifolium
* Cascade Oregongrape: Berberis nervosa
Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra
* Bleeding Hearts: Dicentra formosa
Hairy Rock Cress: Arabis eschscholtziana - Only basal leaves atop Hardy Ridge.
* American Winter Cress: Barbarea orthoceras
* Angle-leaf Bitter Cress: Cardamine angulata ?
* Oak Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna ?
Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum
Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum
Smallflower Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha - In bud.
* Fringecup: Tellima grandiflora
Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata
Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii
* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum
* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. semiintegrifolia?) - Very early in bloom.
Sylvan Goatsbearc: Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus
* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. californica
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala
Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum
Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
Osoberry: Oemleria cerasiformis
Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. mollis
Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - In bud.
Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus
* Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis - Fading out of bloom where moist.
Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus - In bud.
White Spiraea: Spiraea lucida
Scot's Broom: Cytisus scoparius
Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphyllus
Large-leaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus
Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana
* Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella
* Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens
Klamath Weed: Hypericum perforatum
Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium
Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica
Devil's Club: Oplopanax horridum
Shining Angelica: Angelica arguta
Queen Anne's Lace: Daucus carota
Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum
* Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei
Water Parsley: Oenanthe sarmentosa
Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Pacific Dogwood: Cornus nuttallii
Western Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis
* Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - In bud.
Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii
Salal: Gaultheria shallon
* Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum
* Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium
Broadleaved Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia
Varied-leaf Collomia: Collomia heterophylla
Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa
Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes
* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora
Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis ssp. oregonensis - In bud.
Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris
Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida - Nearing bloom.
Foxglove: Digitalis purpurea
Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa
Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus
Finetooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis ?
American Brooklime: Veronica americana?
Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major
Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine
Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum
Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa
Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea ?
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor
Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea
Common Burdock: Arctium minus
Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
Western Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum
European Hawkweed: Hieracium lachenalii
False Dandylion: Hypochaeris radicata
Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis
Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Packera bolanderi var. harfordii
* Sweet Colt's Foot: Petasites frigidus
* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
Ferns and Fern Allies
Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum
Northwestern Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-feminosa var. cyclosorum
American Rockbrake: Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans
Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum
Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum
Animals Seen Along This Route:
Douglas Squirrel
Peregrine Falcon
Ravens
Stellers Jays
Northern Flicker
Spotted Towhees
Western Tanagers or Black-headed Grosbeaks - Calls.
American Robins
Dark-eyed Juncos
House Finches
Violet-green Swallows
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chickadees
Pacific Wrens
Garter Snakes
Sara's Orangetips
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