The wildflowers at Coyote Wall and the Labyrinth look wonderful right now. The most prevalent bloomers include: Pungent Desert Parsley <I>(Lomatium grayi)</I>; Smooth Prairie Star <I>(Lithophragma glabrum)</I>; and Grass Widows <I>(Olsynium douglasii)</I>.
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Other wildflowers currently blooming include: Small-Flowered Blue-Eyed Mary <I>(Collinsia parviflora)</I>; Oaks Toothwort <I>(Cardamine nuttallii </I>var. <I>nuttallii</I>); Yellow Bells <I>(Fritillaria pudica)</I>; Columbia Gorge Desert Parsley <I>(Lomatium columbianum)</I>; Oregon Saxifrage <I>(Saxifraga oregana)</I>; Western saxifrage <I>(Saxifraga occidentalis)</I>; Popcorn Flower <I>(Plagiobothrys sp.)</I>, and Gold Stars <I>(Crocidium multicaule)</I> including an <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cheryl_hill/32990910283/in/dateposted/">impressive profusion</a> next to the trail in the Labyrinth.
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The Grass Widows and Yellow Bells are <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cheryl_hill/33803935535">especially profuse</a> at higher elevations, e.g., near the junction of Atwood Road and Old Ranch Road.
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Pungent Desert Parsley (Lomatium grayi) and Bigroot (Marah oreganus) are starting to bloom.
Bigroot (Marah oreganus) is starting to bloom. A few patches of Poet`s Shooting Star <I>(Dodecatheon poeticum)</I> and Balsamroot <I>(Balsamorhiza sp.)</I> were blooming at lower elevations.
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