[Currently Blooming Wildflowers in the Siskiyous]


Eight Dollar Mt. Road

Along the Upper Illinois River

Siskiyou National Forest

March 26 & 27, 1998 and March 26 & 27, 1999


Wedgeleaf Violet Viola cuneata


Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. rattanii Numerous.

Squaw Mat: Ceanothus prostratus Numerous.

Buckbrush: Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus Dozens beginning to bloom.

Bittercress: Cardamine occidentalis Many in bloom- mainly campgrounds.

Slender Bittercress: Cardamine pulcherrimum Many in bloom.

Lewis' Lomatium: Lomatium triternatum ssp triternatum Many in bloom.

Tall Oregon Grape: Mahonia aquifolium Several in bloom.

Wedge-leaved Violet: Viola cuneata Many in bloom.

Hall's Violet: Viola hallii Many in bloom, but limited in distribution.

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia Many in bloom.

Deadly Zigadenus: Zigadenus venenosus Hundreds in bloom.

Howell's Fawn Lily: Erythronium citrinum (Jepson lumps E. howellii with E. citrinum) Hundreds in bloom.

Oregon Trillium: Trillium rivale Hundreds in bloom.

Camassia quamash ssp breviflora Several in bloom.

Allium falcifolium????? Almost in bloom.

Miner's Lettuce: Montia perfoliata Several in bloom.

Checker Lily: Fritillaria atropurpurea Dozens in bloom.

Henderson's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon hendersonii Dozens in bloom.

Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa Only several in bloom.

Slender-tubed Iris: Iris chrysophylla Only several in bloom.

California Pitcher-plant: Darlingtonia californica Several dozen in bloom.

Howell's Saxifrage: Saxifraga howellii???

Barestem Buckwheat: Eriogonum nudum Not in bloom, but stem and flower bud formation well advanced.


Paul Slichter