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Common camas (<I>Camassia quamash</I> ssp. <I>maxima</I>) at their peak covering most the area. There are a few that are pure white. Also, Oregon saxifrage (<I>Saxifraga oregana</I>) in full bloom. <P> Also in flower: western buttercup (<I>Ranunculus occidentalis</I>), small-flowered buttercup (<I>Ranunculus uncinatus</I> var. <I>parviflorus</I>), death camas (<I>Zigadenus venenosus</I> var. <I>venenosus</I>), western serviceberry (<I>Amelanchier alnifolia</I> var. <I>semiintegrifolia</I>), fringecup (<I>Tellima grandiflora</I>), straight-beak buttercup (<I>Ranunculus orthorhynchus</I>), tall camas (<I>Camassia leichtlinii</I> ssp. <I>suksdorfii</I>), prairie saxifrage (<I>Saxifraga integrifolia</I>), large-leaved avens (<I>Geum macrophyllum</I>), meadow deervetch (<I>Lotus pinnatus</I>), bastard toadflax (<I>Commandra umbellata</I>), broadpetal strawberry (<I>Fragaria virginiana</I> var. <I>platypetala</I>), fragrant popcorn flower (<I>Plagiobothrys figuratus</I>), and broadleaf lupine (<I>Lupinus latifolius</I>). I saw one Oregon iris (<I>Iris tenax</I>), and cow-parsnip (<I>Heracleum lanatum</I>) in flower. A handful of Bradshaw's lomatium (<I>Lomatium bradshawii</I>) and Willamette Valley bittercress (<I>Cardamine penduliflora</I>) still in bloom.


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