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<B>Summit Trail</B>: Western Buttercup <I>(Ranunculus occidentalis </I>var.<I> occidentalis)</I>, <B>lots</B> of Oregon Iris <I>(Iris tenax)</I>, Popcorn Flower <I>(Plagiobothrys sp.)</I>, Baby Blue Eyes <I>(Nemophila menziesii </I>var.<I> atomaria)</I>, Wild Strawberry <I>(Fragaria virginiana </I>var.<I> platypetala)</I>, Small-flowered Prairie Star <I>(Lithophragma parviflora)</I>, Rose Checker-Mallow <I>(Sidalcea malviflora ssp. virgata)</I>, some Upland Larkspur <I>(Delphinium nuttallianum)</I>, Manroot <I>(Marah oregonus)</I>, Monkey Flower <I>(Mimulus guttatus)</I> where the power lines cross the trail, Great Hound's-Tongue <I>(Cynoglossum grande)</I></I> and a few Henderson's Shooting Star <I>(Dodecatheon hendersonii)</I> in the oaks beneath the summit, occasional Common Camas <I>(Camassia quamash)</I>, and Spring Gold <I>(Lomatium utriculatum)</I>. <P> <B>Arboretum</B>: Common Camas <I>(Camassia quamash)</I> <b>everywhere</b>, 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>, Chocolate Lily <I>(Fritillaria affinis)</I>, some Henderson's Shooting Star <I>(Dodecatheon hendersonii)</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, Still some Western Trillium <I>(Trillium ovatum)</I> and Giant White Wakerobin <I>(Trillium albidum)</I>, though both are past their peak.


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