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Note: Most of this hike was taken between the elevations of 2600-2900'.
Weather: Mostly sunny with a light breeze and temps in the low to mid-50s in the morning., perhaps up to 60 degrees in the afternoon. Mid-afternoon saw increasing clouds.
Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum ssp. pubescens
Grand Fir: Abies grandis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Coast Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Mountain Alder: Alnus inana ssp. tenuifolia
Red Osier Dogwood: Cornus occidentalis or C. stolonifera
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
Arroyo Willow: Salix lasiolepis
Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana
Rush: Juncus acuminatus/articulatus ?
Soft Rush: Juncus effusus ssp. effusus
Foothill Rush: Juncus trilocularis
Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.
Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
Blue Wild Rye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus
Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha
Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
Secund Bluegrass: Poa secunda (var. ?) - Probably both varieties are here.
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
Medusahead Grass: Taenitherum caput-medusae
North African Grass: Ventenata dubia
Onion: Allium sp.
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods.
Panicle Death Camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum
Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina
Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Snow-Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum niveum/strictum ?
Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sublineare
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum
Common Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare
Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
Sicklepod Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora - Seed pods
Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum
Serviceberry: Amelanchier (alnifolia ?)
Cinquefoil: Drymocallis sp.
Ocean Spray: Holodiscus discolor
Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata
Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii
Western Burnet: Poteridium annuum
Nevada Deervetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis
Lupine: Lupinus sp.
Buck Brush: Ceanothus sanguineus
Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum ssp. perforatum
Common Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea ? (or gracilis ?) - Seed pods.
Tall Annual Evening Primrose: Epilobium brachycarpum
Willowherb: Epilobium (Boisduvalia) sp.
Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
Gray-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum - Yellow-flowered form.
Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea
Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium
Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon/Primula conjugens ? - Seed stalks on scablands.
Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
Navarretia: Navarretia sp.
Tufted Phlox: Phlox cespitosa
Self-heal: Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris
Fine-tooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
Speedwell: Veronica sp.
Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha
Pussytoes: Antennaria sp.
Spotted Knapweed: Centaurea stoebe ssp. australis
Dustymaidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii - Leaves.
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris - Leaves.
Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri
* Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa - A few plants still in bloom.
Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri var. cynoglossoides
Hareleaf: Lagophylla ramosissima
Yellow Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltus
Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Mule Deer- Numerous spoor and tracks observed.
Ravens
White-breasted Nuthatches
Clouded Sulphur