<I>(NOTE: This report is for the Tracy Hill Loop, which includes areas east of Catherine Creek. Conditions are historically similar on the west side of Catherine Creek.)</I>
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The predominate flower is Grass Widow <I>(Sisyrinchium douglasii)</I>, which blankets the meadows with more on the way. Tiny Salt-and-pepper <I>(Lomatium piperi)</I> is also blooming profusely, and Northwestern Saxifrage <I>(Saxifraga integrifolia v. integrifolia)</I> is opening everywhere. Gold Stars <I>(Crocidium multicaule)</I> are blooming on rocky areas, though past peak at lower elevations. Yellow Bells <I>(Fritillaria pudica)</I> are blooming, often intermittently but sometimes profusely. Also blooming are Pungent Desert Parsley <I>(Lomatium grayi)</I> (especially roadside) and Columbia Desert Parsley <I>(Lomatium columbianum)</I>. Prairie Stars <I>(Lithophragma sp.)</I> are starting to open up. Western Saxifrage <I>(Saxifraga occidentalis)</I> is starting to bloom in moist areas. Patches of Western Buttercup <I>(Ranunculus occidentalis</I> var. <I>occidentalis)</I> are blooming under some of the oak trees, along with intermittent Oaks Toothwort <I>(Cardamine nuttallii)</I>.
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