It's a good time to visit Crescent Mountain! Based upon what I saw today, I think that the meadows should look good for another several weeks. There were still many flowers on the way. However, this will not a be a stellar year for bear grass <I>(Xerophyllum tenax)</I>... I only saw two specimens blooming.
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Blooming in the forest: LOTS of bunchberry <I>(Cornus pumila)</I>, thimbleberry <I>(Rubus parviflorus)</i>, western white anemone <I>(Anemone deltoidea)</I>, candyflower <I>(Claytonia sibirica)</I>, vanilla leaf <I>(Achlys triphylla)</I>, Pacific bleeding heart <I>(Dicentra formosa)</I>, valerian <I>(Valeriana sp.)</I>, queen's cup <I>(Clintonia uniflora)</I>, foamflower <I>(Tiarella cordifolia)</I>, woods strawberry <I>(Fragaria vesca)</I>, western columbine <I>(Aquilegia formosa)</I>, spotted coralroot <I>(Corallorhiza maculata)</I>, western coralroot <I>(Corallorhiza mertensiana)</I>, western starflower <I>(Trientalis latifolia)</I>, and some arrow-leaf groundsel <I>(Senecio triangularis)</I>. Prince's pine <I>(Chimaphila umbellata)</I> starting.
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Blooming in the meadows: LOTS of bracken fern <I>(Pteridium aquilinum)</I>, lupine <I>(Lupinus sp.)</I>, arrow-leaf groundsel <I>(Senecio triangularis)</I>, tall bluebells <I>(Mertensia paniculata)</I>, western columbine <I>(Aquilegia formosa)</I>, Menzies' larkspur <I>(Delphinium menziesii)</I>, harsh paintbrush <I>(Castilleja hispida)</I>, Oregon sunshine <I>(Eriophyllum lanatum)</I>, Subalpine mariposa lily <I>(Calochortus subalpinus)</I>, yarrow <I>(Achillea millefolium)</I>, pink owl-clover <I>(Orthocarpus imbricatus)</I>, Cardwell's penstemon <I>(Penstemon cardwellii)</I>, Cascade aster <I>(Aster ledophyllus)</I>, and cliff penstemon <I>(Penstemon rupicola)</I> near the summit.
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