Eight Dollar Mt. Road
Along the Upper Illinois River
Siskiyou National Forest
March 26 & 27, 1998 and March 26 & 27, 1999
Wedgeleaf Violet Viola cuneata
Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. rattanii Numerous.
Squaw Mat: Ceanothus prostratus Numerous.
Buckbrush: Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus Dozens beginning to bloom.
Bittercress: Cardamine occidentalis Many in bloom- mainly campgrounds.
Slender Bittercress: Cardamine pulcherrimum Many in bloom.
Lewis' Lomatium: Lomatium triternatum ssp triternatum Many in bloom.
Tall Oregon Grape: Mahonia aquifolium Several in bloom.
Wedge-leaved Violet: Viola cuneata Many in bloom.
Hall's Violet: Viola hallii Many in bloom, but limited in distribution.
Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia Many in bloom.
Deadly Zigadenus: Zigadenus venenosus Hundreds in bloom.
Howell's Fawn Lily: Erythronium citrinum (Jepson lumps E. howellii
with E. citrinum) Hundreds in bloom.
Oregon Trillium: Trillium rivale Hundreds in bloom.
Camassia quamash ssp breviflora Several in bloom.
Allium falcifolium????? Almost in bloom.
Miner's Lettuce: Montia perfoliata Several in bloom.
Checker Lily: Fritillaria atropurpurea Dozens in bloom.
Henderson's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon hendersonii Dozens in bloom.
Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa Only several in bloom.
Slender-tubed Iris: Iris chrysophylla Only several in bloom.
California Pitcher-plant: Darlingtonia californica Several dozen in
bloom.
Howell's Saxifrage: Saxifraga howellii???
Barestem Buckwheat: Eriogonum nudum Not in bloom, but stem and flower
bud formation well advanced.
Paul Slichter