Lupinus lepidus var sellulus, I think.
Some Eriophyllum lanatum was particularly nice juxtaposed with a Penstemon.
A buckwheat. I think Eriogonum nudum.
Another new one, Orthocarpus bracteosus.
On the high ground, Viola cuneata.
Another first, Epipactis gigantea growing in the wet ditch alongside the road. Seen it in bud and seed a dozen times, but never open in the wild. Timing is everything.
A Ledum glandulosum var columbianum. I can't remember if this got lumped into Rhododendron. Bog grower.
A lovely Narthecium californicum, another bog grower. I managed to start some seeds of this plant last fall. They start out tiny and stay tiny for a long time. Steadily making improvement, though.
Again, out in the bog, Cypripedium californicum. Still in bloom a month later than usual, but most starting to fade.
Speaking of bog residents, Lisa.
After we left camp, we tried to drive to a mountain lake to see if the Lewisia were in bloom yet, it being a month later than usual. All we found was our road blocked by snow. We're going to drive back in August to see in anything is still blooming. Great views on the way, though.
After finding the road closed, we drove back down and found this enormous log that had fallen on the side of the road we had just been up not 10 minutes before. Lucky! We moved it off to the side.
I was hoping to find Ribes marshallii at the lake, but only found Ribes lobbii (and sanguineum, but who cares about sanguineum? Right?)
Prosartes hookeri. Fairy Bells.
Anyhow, back down from the mountain, we visited a local site on a hillside hoping for Calochortus howellii to be open. Only a couple were! But one is all I need. Remember, this is a federally threatened plant and only exists within a 17mi diameter circle in the whole world.
Then we went home to see the cat.
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