Two New Fawn Lilies

Between these 2 trunks across from the little house area.

A new fawn lily spotted. 

Five more a little past the one visible from the trail. 

This one was by the chocolate lilies behind the bench by the wire fence. 

Dwarf Owl's Clover

 Triphysaria pusilla

Dwarf Owl's Clover

Stem slender, branched, prostrate, with growing tips turned upward. Leaves tiny, lobed many times, often coated with fine purplish or yellow-brown hairs. Tiny flowers hidden among bracts, reddish purple or sometimes yellow, include 3 shallow pouches below hooked beak. Grows in grasslands at low elevations.

It is an annual. 

It is a native.

The true clovers are all members of the Trifolium genus, and the Fabaceae or pea family. We found four of these that are native to Washington, including Trifolium fucatum (bull clover),  Trifolium macrocephalum (largehead clover), Trifolium willdenowii (tomcat clover) and Trifolium wormskioldii (cows clover). 

Yellow Violets

These are by the tree, original find.

Seven plants with blooms, one on other side of trail. 

A bunch more across from the little house.

Found May 1 when finding more fawn lilies. 

Lots of Fawn Lilies

 

Lots of fawn lily flowers open today.

Picture taken May 1, these are to the left of the patch above.

Straight back from this fallen tree.

Mahonia Aquifolium - Oregon Grape

Oregon Grape are blooming. 

Taken July 13 - berries.

 

Oregon Fawn Lilies

Happy to see these open up!!

By this tree behind the chocolate lilies.

First Chocolate Lily Open

First chocolate lily open today. 

Last year first one opened April 15. 

 

Wildflowers on the South Side

I finally found the second fawn lily across from the corral.

Beautiful buds on this fawn lily. 

This one looks really healthy.

I had tagged it and today noticed the tag!!

More shooting stars -  purple arrow on map. 

Fun to see these on the south side. 

Shooting Star Plants Blooming

This one is close to the trail in the triangle.

These are in the center of the triangle. 

Owl Tree Shattered Limbs

This large piece of the tree fell down.

It sat on this limb.

Yellow Violets

I counted 16 yellow violets plants.

Many had yellow baby buds. 

Native Plants

Jeffrey's shooting stars.

Dodecatheon jeffreyi is a species of flowering plant in the primrose family 

known by the common names Sierra shooting star, Jeffrey's shooting star,

Oregon Fawn Lily

Yellow violets.

Shooting stars.

Camas

 Native plants are the foundation of local ecosystems. 
The plants themselves are part of this community.
Native plants have been part of their environment for so long, they are interconnected with fungal networks, soil health, and wildlife in a way that farmed species and humans are not.

Chocolate Lily Buds

These buds are close to opening. 

 

More Chocolate Lily Plants

These are all across the trail from the fence.

 

Moving More Shooting Stars and Oakmoss Lichen

Three clumps taken from the gravel.

Surrounded by evernia prunastri or oakmoss lichen. 

Located at this end of the meadow.

Same clumps taken from gravel.

Oregon Fawn Lily Plants

About a dozen fawn lilies behind the chocolate lilies.

This one has a bud.

Chocolate Lily

This tree is totally encircled with lilies.

Corner tree has a nice plant. 

Front corner and back corner newly found plants!

 

Buds on Shooting Stars

These little buds are so cute!