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<B>Summit Trail</B>: Western Buttercup <I>(Ranunculus occidentalis </I>var.<I> occidentalis)</I>, Oregon Iris <I>(Iris tenax)</I>, Wild Strawberry <I>(Fragaria virginiana </I>var.<I> platypetala)</I>, Baby Blue Eyes <I>(Nemophila menziesii </I>var.<I> atomaria)</I>, Rose Checker-Mallow <I>(Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata)</I>, Upland Larkspur <I>(Delphinium nuttallianum)</I>, Cat's-Ear Lily <I>(Calochortus subalpinus)</I>, Western Snake Root <I>(Sanicula crassicaulis)</I>, Monkey Flower <I>(Mimulus guttatus)</I> where the power lines cross the trail, Great Hound's-Tongue <I>(Cynoglossum grande)</I> and Small-flowered Prairie Star <I>(Lithophragma parviflora)</I> in the oaks at higher elevations, occasional Common Camas <I>(Camassia quamash)</I>, and Spring Gold <I>(Lomatium utriculatum)</I>. Rosy Plectritis <I>(Plectritis congesta)</I> is plentiful in east-facing meadows near the summit.<P> <B>Arboretum</B>: Common Camas <I>(Camassia quamash)</I> is everywhere, Western Buttercup <I>(Ranunculus occidentalis </I>var.<I> occidentalis)</I>, Candyflower <I>(Claytonia sibirica)</I>, lots of Tall Larkspur <I>(Delphinium trolliifolium)</I> and Pacific Bleeding Heart <I>(Dicentra formosa)</I> along the Water Garden Trail, Hooker's Fairy Bells <I>(Prosartes hookeri)</I>, Fringe Cup <I>(Tellima grandiflora)</I>, Western Serviceberry <I>(Amelanchier alnifolia)</I>, Red Columbine <I>(Aquilegia formosa)</I>, Western Sweet-Cicely <I>(Osmorhiza occidentalis)</I>, Nuttall’s Toothwort <I>(Cardamine nuttalli </I>var.<I> nuttallii)</I>, Stream Violet <I>(Viola glabella)</I>, Tall Oregon-Grape <I>(Berberis aquifolium)</I>, Thimbleberry <I>(Rubus parviflorus)</I>, Western Meadowrue <I>(Thalictrum occidentale)</I>, Manroot <I>(Marah oregonus)</I>, False Solomon's-Seal <I>(Maianthemum racemosum)</I>, Star-Flowered Solomon's-Seal <I>(Maianthemum stellatum)</I>, Disappointing buttercup <I>(Ranunculus uncinatus)</I>, and Pacific Waterleaf <I>(Hydrophyllum tenuipes)</I>. Blooming along the Incense Cedar Trail are Striped Coral Root <I>(Corallorhiza striata)</I>, Fairy Slipper <I>(Calypso Bulbosa)</I>, Cat's-Ear Lily <I>(Calochortus subalpinus)</I>, Western Snake Root <I>(Sanicula crassicaulis)</I>, lots of Oregon Iris <I>(Iris tenax)</I>, Large-flowered Nemophila <I>(Nemophila menziesii </I>var.<I> atomaria)</I>, and Wild Strawberry <I>(Fragaria virginiana </I>var.<I> platypetala)</I>. Inside-Out Flower <I>(Vancouveria hexandra)</I> is blooming at the north end of the Adkison Bridge <I>(which is currently closed for construction)</I>. Several Giant White Wakerobin <I>(Trillium albidum)</I> still hanging on, though well past their peak.


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