Horse Rock Ridge looks wonderful! Due to the prolonged winter, the bloom appears to be 1-2 weeks later than usual. The biggest example are the abundantly blooming Oregon Fawn Lily <I>(Erythronium oregonum)</I> and Henderson`s Shooting Star <I>(Dodecatheon hendersonii)</I>, which are generally wrapping up by this date.
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Blooming in the forest: Fairyslipper <I>(Calypso bulbosa)</I>, Oregon Wood Sorrel <I>(Oxalis oregana)</I>, Woods Strawberry <I>(Fragaria vesca)</I>, Candy Flower <I>(Claytonia sibirica)</I>, and one last Western Trillium which will probably be finished by the time you read this report.
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The meadows and hillsides are covered with profuse amounts of Western Buttercup <I> (Ranunculus occidentalis)</I>, Yellow Monkeyflower <I>(Mimulus guttatus)</I>, and Rosy Plectritis <I>(Plectritis congesta)</I>. In addition to the abovementioned Erythronium and Dodecatheon, other flowers currently blooming include: Field Madder <I>(Sherardia arvensis)</I>, White-Top Clover <I>(Trifolium variegatum)</I>, Harsh Paintbrush <I>(Castilleja hispida)</I>, Trailing Blackberry <I>(Rubus ursinus)</I>, Nuttall`s Saxifrage <I>(Saxifraga nuttallii)</I>, Western Saxifrage <I>(Saxifraga occidentalis)</I>, Blue Flax <I>(Linum lewisii)</I>, Small-Flowered Blue-Eyed Mary <I>(Collinsia parviflora)</I>, Narrowleaf Paintbrush <I>(Castilleja attenuata)</I>, Cut-leaf Daisy <I>(Erigeron compositus)</I>, Meadow Death Camas <I>(Zigadenus venenosus)</I> and Menzies` Larkspur <I>(Delphinium menziesii)</I> just starting, Chocolate Lily <I>(Fritillaria affinis)</I>, Prairie Star <I>(Lithophragma parviflorum)</I>, Purple Broomrape <I>(Orobanche uniflora </I>var.<I> purpurea)</I> at higher elevations, and patches of Deltoid Balsamroot <I>(Balsamorhiza deltoidea)</I> in the higher meadows.
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Personal favorites such as Tolmie`s Cat`s Ears <I>(Calochortus tolmiei)</I>, Slender Clarkia <I>(Clarkia gracilis)</I>, and Olympic Onion <I>(Allium crenulatum)</I> have not started yet.<P>
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