Comprehensive Plant List for the Memaloose Area
Antlered Perfume: Evernia prunastri
Juniper Haircap Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum
Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum pilferum
Elongate Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium (elongatum ?)
Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
* Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - A few plants beginning to bloom near the entrance to the Memaloose Rest Area.
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana -
* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha
Bristly Dog's-tail Grass: Cynosurus echinatus
* Leiberg's Blue Grass: Poa leibergii
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicatum - Common away from the cultivated fields areas that were heavily grazed.
Medusahead Wildrye: Taeniatherum caput-medusae
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - Basal leaves.
Ookow, Ball-head Cluster Lily: Dichelostemma congestum
* Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum
Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis - In bud.
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Fading out of bloom.
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Fading out of bloom.
Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum
Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata
* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra
* Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - In bud.
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis
* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium
* Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii
* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna
* Fringe Pod: Thysanocarpus curvipes
Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulatum
Dutchman Breeches: Dicentra cucullaria - In bud.
* Fairy Poppy: Meconella oregana - Early in their bloom season.
* Smooth Praire Star: Lithophragma glabrum
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum
* Peak Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa
* Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia
* Nesting Saxifrage: Micranthes nidifica
* Rustyhair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - Beginning to leaf out.
Common Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius x sericeus (formerly Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus)
Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum
Vetch: Vicia sp.
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum
* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Fading out of bloom.
Fern-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum
* Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum
* Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum (yellow-flowered form)
* Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - Beginning to bloom.
Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis ssp. nitida - In bud.
* Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata
Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata
* Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus
* Henbit: Lamium amplexicaule
* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida - Beginning to bloom atop Castilleja Hill.
* Large-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia grandiflora
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
Dwarf Owl-clover: Triphysaria pusilla
Bedstraw: Galium aparine
* Big Root: Marah oreganus
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus - Beginning to leaf out.
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana X deltoidea - Beginning to bloom atop Castilleja Hill.
Bachelor's Button: Centaurea cyanus
Columbia Goldenweed: Columbiadora hallii
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule - Past their peak.
Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri (formerly var. cynoglossoides ?)
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - In bud.
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Red-tailed Hawks
Northern Flicker
Stellers Jays
Spotted Towhees
Dark-eyed Juncos
California Tortoiseshell
Julia's Orangetip
Hoover Flies
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