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Bigelow Lakes Botanical Area Leader: Kristi Merganthaler (Botanist), Dennis Odion (Ecologist) Difficulty: Moderate Hiking Bigelow Lakes Botanical Area Leader: Kristi Merganthaler (Botanist), Dennis Odion (Ecologist) Difficulty: Moderate hiking. Description: In the Spirit of the Siskiyous, Journals of a Mountain Naturalist, Mary Paetzel wrote, “Bigelow Lakes settle deep in the Siskiyous above Oregon Caves National Monument. At an elevation of 5,900 feet, they are considered “high country” in this area (and remind me of the “high country” of Southwest Colorado, my childhood home).” Floristic Highlights: Some rare and endemic plants we will see include: Gentiana plurisetosa, Iliamna latibracteata, Quercus sadleriana, and Quercus garryana var breweri. Other nifty plants include Botrichium multifidum, Castilleja arachnoidea, Kelloggia galioides and Isoetes occidentalis. If you like big, easy-to- identify sedges you can’t go wrong with Carex aquatilis, C. exsiccata, C. lenticularis, C. luzalina along with Scirpus congdonii and S. microcarpus. Lovely large wet meadows in a dramatic glacially-carved granitic cirque are jammed with Veratrum californicum, Helenium bigelovii and other flowering morsels. Marvel at three species of Potentilla growing together and one of the most-western populations of aspen. General Driving Directions: From Selma continue south on Hwy 199. Turn left (east) in Cave Junction and travel 18 miles on Hwy 46. Drive into the parking lot at Oregon Caves, turn around, head back down hill and immediately turn right on gravel road FS-960 and head uphill (steep at first) 2.7 miles, then right on FS-074 0.5 mile, and right on FS-079 0.8 mile to the trailhead parking area. Two choices to reach the old trailhead 0.6 miles from the present trailhead: walk the old road, or take the new trail segment upslope from the old roadbed, under the forest canopy. RT Mileage: 62 miles (drive time one way: 1 hr 15 minutes). 1 mile hike into the large lake, the last part off trail. 1.4 miles from the large lake to the top of Mt. Elijah Flora of USFS ROADS 4613 & 070, and BIGELOW LAKES Dennstaedtiaceae, Bracken Family Senecio bolanderi var. bolanderi, Bolander's Groundsel Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, Bracken Fern S. integerrimus var. exaltatus, Western Groundsel S. triangularis var. triangularis, Arrowleaf Groundsel Dryopteridaceae, Wood Fern Family * Sonchus asper, Prickly Sow Thistle Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum, Lady Fern * Taraxacum officinale, Common Dandelion Cystopteris fragilis, Brittle Bladder Fern, Fragile Fern * Tragopogon dubius, Yellow Salsify Polystichum imbricans, Imbricate Sword Fern P. munitum, Western Sword Fern Betulaceae, Birch Family Alnus rubra, Red Alder Equisetaceae, Horsetail Family Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata, Sitka Alder Equisetum sp., Horsetail Berberidaceae, Barberry Family Ophioglossaceae, Adder's Tongue Family Achlys triphylla, Vanillaleaf Botrychium simplex, Little Grape Fern Mahonia [Berberis] aquifolium, Oregon Grape M. [B.] nervosa, Low Oregon Grape Cupressaceae, Cypress Family Vancouveria hexandra, Inside-out-flower Calocedrus decurrens, Incense Cedar Cupressus [Chamaecyparis] lawsoniana, Port Orford Cedar Boraginaceae, Borage Family Cynoglossum grande, Pacific Hound’s Tongue Pinaceae, Pine Family [? Hackelia micrantha [jessicae], Blue Stickseed] Abies grandis, Grand Fir Mertensia bella, Oregon Bluebells or Lungwort A. procera, Noble Fir Pinus albicaulis, White Bark Pine Brassicaceae, Mustard Family P. jeffreyi, Jeffrey Pine Arabis drummondii, Drummond’s Rockcress P. ponderosa, Ponderosa Pine A. [? glabra var. glabra, Tower Mustard] Pseudotsuga menziesii, Douglas Fir Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella, Slender Toothwort Tsuga mertensiana, Mountain Hemlock Erysimum [? capitatum var., Western Wallflower] Taxaceae, Yew Family Caprifoliaceae, Honeysuckle Family Taxus brevifolia, Western Yew Lonicera conjugialis, Purpleflowered, or Double, Honeysuckle L. hispidula, Hairy Honeysuckle Aceraceae, Maple Family Sambucus mexicana [cerulea], Blue Elderberry Acer circinatum, Vine Maple S. racemosa var. racemosa, Red Elderberry A. glabrum var. douglasii, Douglas Maple Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus, Common Snowberry A. macrophyllum, Oregon Bigleaf Maple S. mollis, Creeping Snowberry Anacardiaceae, Sumac Family Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family Toxicodendron diversilobum, Western Poison Oak Moehringia [Arenaria] macrophylla, Bigleaf Sandwort Apiaceae, Parsley Family Cornaceae, Dogwood Family Angelica genuflexa, Kneeling Angelica Cornus nuttallii, Pacific Dogwood Heracleum lanatum, Cow Parsnip Lomatium [? martindalei, Martindale’s Lomatium] Crassulaceae, Stonecrop Family Orogenia fusiformis, Mountain Orogenia, Turkey Peas Sedum oregonense, Creamy Stonecrop Osmorhiza purpurea, Purple Sweet Cicely S. spathulifolium, Broadleaf Stonecrop Sanicula graveolens, Sierra Sanicle S. stenopetalum, Wormleaf Stonecrop Araliaceae, Ginseng Family Ericaceae, Heath Family Aralia californica, Western Aralia Arbutus menziesii, Pacific Madrone Arctostaphylos nevadensis, Pinemat Manzanita Aristolochiaceae, Birthwort Family A. patula, Green Manzanita Asarum caudatum, Wild Ginger A. sp., Manzanita A. [? hartwegii or marmoratum, Marbled Wild Ginger] Gaultheria shallon, Salal Orthilia [Pyrola] secunda, One Sided Pyrola Asteraceae, Aster, Daisy, or Sunflower Family Pyrola picta, White Vein Pyrola Achillea millefolium, Yarrow Rhododendron macrophyllum, Pacific Rhododendron Adenocaulon bicolor, Pathfinder, Trail Plant R. occidentale, Western Azalea Arnica sp., Arnica Vaccinium membranaceum, Big Huckleberry Artemisia sp., Wormwood V. ovatum, Evergreen Huckleberry Aster brickelliodes, Brickellbush Aster Vaccinium sp., Huckleberry * Cirsium vulgare, Bull Thistle Eriophyllum lanatum var., Oregon Sunshine Fabaceae, Pea Family Hazardia [Haplopappus] whitneyi ssp. discoidea, Whitney's Haplopappus Lathyrus polyphyllus, Leafy Pea Hieracium albiflorum, White-flowered Hawkweed L. vestitus var., Pacific Pea * Hypochaeris radicata, False Dandelion * Lotus corniculatus, Birdsfoot Trefoil * Leucanthemum vulgare, Oxeye Daisy, Marguerite L. crassifolius var. subglaber, Big Deervetch Petasites frigidus var. palmatus, Western Coltsfoot L. purshianus var. purshianus, Spanish Clover Rudbeckia [? occidentalis var. glauca, California Coneflower] - continued - USFS Roads 4613 & 070, and Bigelow Lakes, page 2. Polemoniaceae, Phlox Family Phlox adsurgens, Woodland Phlox Fabaceae, continued. P. diffusa, Spreading Phlox Lupinus sp., Lupine P. [Microsteris] gracilis var., Pink Microsteris Rupertia [Psoralea] physodes, California Tea * Trifolium dubium, Least Hop Clover Polygonaceae, Buckwheat Family T. longipes var. nevadense, Long Stalked Clover Eriogonum declinum, Buckwheat * T. repens, White Dutch Clover E. ternatum, Waldo Eriogonum Vicia americana var. americana, American Vetch E. umbellatum var., Sulfurflower Polygonum bistortoides, Western Bistort Fagaceae, Beech Family P. phytolaccifolium, Alpine Knotweed Chrysolepis[Castanopsis] chrysophylla, Golden Chinquapin * Rumex acetosella, Sheep Sorrel Lithocarpus densiflorus var. densiflorus, Tanoak, Tanbark Oak * R. crispus, Curly Dock L. d. var. echinoides, Dwarf Tanoak Quercus chrysolepis, Canyon Live Oak Portulacaceae, Purslane Family Q. sadleriana, Sadler Oak Calyptridium [Spraguea] umbellatum, Pussy Paws Q. vaccinifolia, Huckleberry Oak Claytonia [Montia] cordifolia, Broadleaved Montia C. lanceolata, Springbeauty Fumariaceae, Fumitory Family C. [Montia] perfoliata, Miner's Lettuce Dicentra formosa, Pacific Bleedingheart C. rubra ssp. rubra, Red Claytonia D. f. ssp. oregana, Oregon Bleedingheart C. [Montia] sibirica, Candyflower D. uniflora, Steershead Lewisia leana, Lee's, or Quill Leaved, Lewisia L. nevadensis, Nevada Lewisia Gentianaceae, Gentian Family L. triphylla, Threeleaf Lewisia Gentiana plurisetosa, Klamath Gentian Montia parvifolia, Littleleaf Montia G. setigera, Elegant Gentian Primulaceae, Primrose Family Grossulariaceae, Currant, or Gooseberry, Family Dodecatheon [? alpinum, Alpine Shooting Star] Ribes binominatum, Siskiyou, or Trailing, Gooseberry Dodecatheon jeffreyi, Jeffrey Shooting Star R. lacustre, Prickly Currant, Swamp Gooseberry Trientalis latifolia, Western Starflower R. lobbii, Gummy Gooseberry R. marshallii, Applegate’s, or Marshall’s, Gooseberry Ranunculaceae, Buttercup Family R. sanguineum var., Red Flowering Currant Actaea rubra, Western Red Baneberry R. viscosissimum var., Sticky Currant Anemone deltoidea, Western White Anemone A. lyallii, Lyall’s Anemone Hydrophyllaceae, Waterleaf Family Aquilegia formosa, Red Columbine Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum, Ballhead Waterleaf, Woolen Breeches Caltha leptosepala var. biflora, White Marshmarigold H. fendleri var. albifrons, Fendler’s Waterleaf Delphinium nuttallianum, Dwarf, or Meadow, Larkspur H. occidentale, Western Waterleaf Ranunculus alismifolius var., Water Plantain Buttercup Nemophila [? parviflora var. Smallflowered Nemophila] R. occidentalis, Western Buttercup Phacelia corymbosa, Rock Phacelia R. populago, Mountain Buttercup P. nemoralis ssp. oregonensis, Woodland Phacelia R. uncinatus, Little Buttercup Hypericaceae, St.Johnswort Family Rhamnaceae, Buckthorn Family * Hypericum perforatum, Klamath Weed, Goatweed Ceanothus integerrimus var., Deer Brush C. sanguineus, Redstem Ceanothus Lamiaceae, Mint Family C. velutinus var., Mountain Balm, Sticky Laurel [?*] Monarda sp., Bee Balm Monardella purpurea, Siskiyou Monardella Rosaceae, Rose Family Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia, Western Serviceberry Malvaceae, Mallow Family Fragaria vesca var., Woods Strawberry Holodiscus discolor, Creambush Oceanspray Iliamna latibracteata,
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