The wildflowers at Mosier Plateau look good now, and should improve during the next several weeks as the Northwest Balsamroot <I>(Balsamorhiza deltoidea)</I> reaches its peak. Flowers currently blooming include: Prairie Star <I>(Lithophragma parviflorum)</I>, Fiddleneck <I>(Amsinckia sp.)</I>, Pungent Desert Parsley <I>(Lomatium grayi)</I> especially on the slopes next to the creek, Slender Popcorn Flower <I>(Plagiobothrys tenellus)</I> which is especially profuse along the switchbacks, Nuttall`s Larkspur <I>(Delphinium nuttallianum)</I>, Nine-Leaf Desert Parsley <I>(Lomatium triternatum)</I>, Western Buttercup <I>(Ranunculus occidentalis)</I>, Small-Flowered Blue-Eyed Mary <I>(Collinsia parviflora)</I>, Northwestern Saxifrage <I>(Saxifraga integrifolia)</I>, Fringe Pod <I>(Thysanocarpus curvipes)</I>, Miniature Lupine <I>(Lupinus bicolor)</I>, Columbia Desert Parsley <i>(Lomatium columbianum)</I>, Miner`s Lettuce <I>(Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata)</I>, Big-Head Clover <I>(Trifolium macrocephalum)</I>, Naked Broomrape <I>(Orobanche uniflora)</I>, Bigroot <I>(Marah oreganus)</I>, Shooting
Stars <I>(Dodecatheon sp.)</I>, and Midget Phlox <I> (Phlox gracilis)</I>. There are still a few Grass Widow <I>(Olsynium douglasii)</I> though they are mostly finished for the season.
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