* Indicates the wildflower is blooming.
Complete list of Memaloose Loop Wildflowers
Wolfbane Lichen: Letharia vulpina
Pelt Lichen: Peltigera sp.
Electrified Cat's-tail Moss: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus ?
Juniper Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum
Podfern: Aspidotis densa
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
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides
Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa
* Baltic Rush: Juncus balticus ssp. ater
* Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius
* Sedge: Carex sp.
* Spikerush: Eleocharis (sp. ?)
Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha ?
* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum (lemmonii var. lemmonii ?)
* Silver Hairgrass: Aira caryophyllea
* Water Foxtail: Alopecurus geniculatus ? or Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus pratensis ? )
* Tall Oatgrass: Arrhenatherum elatius
* California Brome: Bromus carinatus (var. carinatus ?)
* Soft Brome: Bromus hordeaceus ?
* Ripgut: Bromus diandrus
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
* Bristly Dogtail: Cynosurus echinatus
* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata
* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Prairie Junegrass: Koehleria macrantha
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda var. juncifolia
*Sandberg's Blue Grass: Poa secunda var. secunda
* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
* Cereal Rye: Secale cereale
* Medusahead Wildrye: Taeniatherum caput-medusae
* North African Grass: Ventenata dubia
Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.
Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - Basal leaves only.
* Ookow, Ball-head Cluster Lily: Dichelostemma congestum - Beginning to bloom.
Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis - Pods ripening.
False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - Past bloom.
* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii
Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - In bud.
Panicled Death-camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum - Past bloom.
* Meadow Death-camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum
* Alaska Rein Orchid: Piperia unalascensis - Only one seen in bloom.
* Common Bastard Toad-flax: Commandra umbellata var. californica - Fading out of bloom.
* Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum - In bud.
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum - In bud.
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Curly Dock: Rumex crispus
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana - Fading out of bloom.
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata - FAding out of bloom.
* Water Chickweed: Montia fontana
* Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis - Fading out of bloom.
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Fading out of bloom.
* Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismaefolius - Fading out of bloom.
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis - Fading out of bloom.
Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium
American Wintercress: Barbarea orthoceras - Past bloom.
* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum
* Western Yellowcress: Rorippa curvisiliqua
Fringe Pod: Thysanocarpus curvipes
* Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii
*Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum - Fading out of bloom.
*Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana - Fading out of bloom.
*Fringecups: Tellima grandiflora - Fading out of bloom.
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - In bud.
Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. cusickii
Douglas Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii - Past bloom.
Ocean Spray: Holodiscus discolor - In bud.
* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. glandulosa
Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
* Choke Cherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa
* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana
Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus
*Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus
* Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus
* Bog Deervetch: Hosackia pinnata
Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus
* Bicolored Lupine: Lupinus bicolor
* Common Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius X sericeus (formerly Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus) - Past its peak.
* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus
*Rabbit's-foot Clover: Trifolium arvense
* Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum
Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum
* Small-head Clover: Trifolium microcephalum
* Sand Clover: Trifolium obtusiflorum - Fading out of bloom.
* Hairy Vetch: Vicia hirsuta
* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa
* Annual Cow Vetch: Vicia villosa
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
* Dovefoot Geranium: Geranium molle
* Cutleaf Geranium: Geranium dissectum ?
* Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum
* Deer Brush: Ceanothus integerrimus
Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium
* Slender Clarkia: Clarkia gracilis
* Fringed Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum
* Chervil: Anthriscus caucalis
Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum
Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum
Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum
* Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Broadnineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Western Snake Root: Sanicula crassicaulis
Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium
Hemp Dogbane: Apocynum cannabinum
Narrowleaf Milkweed: Asclepias fascicularis
* Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. nitida
*Broadleaf Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia
* Largeflowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
* Babystars: Leptosiphon bicolor
Needle-leaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta (var. intertexta ?)
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Blooming only in wet swales.
* Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora (var. austiniae ?)
* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata
* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata
* Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia menziesii (formerly Amsinckia retrorsa) - Fading out of bloom.
* Branching Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. cottonii
Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale
* Yellow and Blue Scorpion Grass: Myosotis discolor
* Fragrant Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys figuratus
* Eastside Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys hispidulus
* Scouler's Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys scouleri
Narrow-leaf Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia
* Narrow-leaf Owlclover: Castilleja attenuata
* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida - Past its peak bloom.
* Hairy Owlclover: Castilleja tenuis
* Large-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia grandiflora - A few plants still in bloom.
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - A few plants still in bloom.
* Short-flowered Monkeyflower: Erythranthe breviflora
Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata
Dwarf Owl-clover: Triphysaria pusilla
* Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis
* Purslane Speedwell: Veronica peregrina var. xalpensis
* English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata
* Indian Wheat: Plantago patagonica
Bedstraw: Galium aparine
*Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa
* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus mexicana ssp. cerulea
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
* Corn Salad: Valerianella locusta
* Big Root: Marah oreganus
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora - In bud.
* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla - Fading out of bloom.
Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica - Gray leaves
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
* Northwestern Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza deltoidea (or B. careyana?) - Fading out of bloom.
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
Columbia Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii
* Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia
Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis
Columbia Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosa
*Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum
Marsh Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre
White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - In bud.
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri (former var. cynoglossoides ?)
*False Dandylion: Hypochaeris radicata
Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola
*Rabbit Leaf: Lagophylla ramosissima
* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare
* Little Tarweed: Madia exigua
* Common Tarweed: Madia gracilis
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis - In bud.
Rayless Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides - In bud.
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Most plants are past bloom.
* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
Animals Seen Along This Route:
Osprey
Turkey Vultures
Red-tailed Hawks
Ravens
Crows
Stellers Jay
Lewis' Woodpeckers
Western Kingbirds
Ash-throated Flycatcher ? - Heard
Western Wood Peewees
Spotted Towhees
Black-headed Grosbeaks
American Robins
Western Bluebirds
Chipping Sparrow
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Violet-green Swallows
Vaux's Swift
Alligator Lizard
Racer (2)
Tree Frog
Anise Swallowtails
Ochre Ringlets
Boisduval's Blues
Propertius Duskywings
Wood Nymphs
Honey Bees on mud
Deer Ticks
Dog Ticks