Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla
* Vine Maple: Acer circinatum - Beginning to bloom.
* 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
* Skunk Cabbage: Lysichiton americanus
Nodding Onion: Allium cernuum
Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - In bud.
* Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum
Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis - In bud.
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
* Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri
* 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
* Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla
* German Knawl: Scleranthus annuus
Baneberry: Actaea rubra
* 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
* Shining Oregongrape: Berberis aquifolium
* Cascade Oregongrape: Berberis nervosa
Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra
Hairy Rock Cress: Arabis eschscholtziana
American Wintercress: Barbarea orthoceras
* Angle-leaf Bitter Cress: Cardamine angulata ?
* Western Bittercress: Cardamine occidentalis
Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum
* Shepherd's Cress: Teesdalia nudicaulis
Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum
* Bleeding Hearts: Dicentra formosa
Smallflower Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha
* Fringecup: Tellima grandiflora
Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata
Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii
* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum
* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. semiintegrifolia?)
Sylvan Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus
* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. californica
Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. mollis
Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - In bud.
Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus
* Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis
Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus - In bud.
White Spiraea: Spiraea ucida
Scot's Broom: Cytisus scoparius
Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphyllus
Large-leaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus
Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana
* Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca
* Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella
* Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens
Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum
Klamath Weed: Hypericum perforatum
Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium
Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica
Devil's Club: Oplopanax horridum
Shining Angelica: Angelica arguta
Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum
* Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei
Water Parsley: Oenanthe sarmentosa
* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
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
Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis var. 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
Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa
Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri
Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor
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
Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis
* 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
Turkey Vultures
Ravens
Stellers Jays
Northern Flicker
Spotted Towhees
American Robins
Black-headed Grosbeaks or Western Tanagers ? - Heard.
Dark-eyed Juncos
House Finches
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Chickadees
Pacific Wrens
Garter Snake
Sara's Orangetips