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Bigelow Lakes Botanical Area Bigelow Lakes Botanical Area Leader: Kristi Mergenthaler (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 Prepared by Wilbur L. Bluhm, Willamette Valley Chapter, Native Plant Society of Oregon, June 1989. Revised 1992, 1994, 2001, with assistance of Charlene Simpson and Veva Stansell. Dennstaedtiaceae, Bracken Family Petasites frigidus var. palmatus, Western Coltsfoot Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens, Bracken Fern Rudbeckia [? occidentalis var. glauca, California Coneflower] Senecio bolanderi var. bolanderi, Bolander's Groundsel Dryopteridaceae, Wood Fern Family S. integerrimus var. exaltatus, Western Groundsel Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum, Lady Fern S. triangularis var. triangularis, Arrowleaf Groundsel Cystopteris fragilis, Brittle Bladder Fern, Fragile Fern * Sonchus asper, Prickly Sow Thistle Polystichum imbricans, Imbricate Sword Fern * Taraxacum officinale, Common Dandelion P. munitum, Western Sword Fern * Tragopogon dubius, Yellow Salsify Equisetaceae, Horsetail Family Betulaceae, Birch Family Equisetum sp., Horsetail Alnus rubra, Red Alder Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata, Sitka Alder Ophioglossaceae, Adder's Tongue Family Botrychium simplex, Little Grape Fern Berberidaceae, Barberry Family Achlys triphylla, Vanillaleaf Cupressaceae, Cypress Family Mahonia [Berberis] aquifolium, Oregon Grape Calocedrus decurrens, Incense Cedar M. [B.] nervosa, Low Oregon Grape Cupressus [Chamaecyparis] lawsoniana, Port Orford Cedar Vancouveria hexandra, Inside-out-flower Pinaceae, Pine Family Boraginaceae, Borage Family Abies grandis, Grand Fir Cynoglossum grande, Pacific Hound’s Tongue A. procera, Noble Fir [? Hackelia micrantha [jessicae], Blue Stickseed] Pinus albicaulis, White Bark Pine Mertensia bella, Oregon Bluebells or Lungwort P. jeffreyi, Jeffrey Pine P. ponderosa, Ponderosa Pine Brassicaceae, Mustard Family Pseudotsuga menziesii, Douglas Fir Arabis drummondii, Drummond’s Rockcress Tsuga mertensiana, Mountain Hemlock A. [? glabra var. glabra, Tower Mustard] Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella, Slender Toothwort Taxaceae, Yew Family Erysimum [? capitatum var., Western Wallflower] Taxus brevifolia, Western Yew Caprifoliaceae, Honeysuckle Family Aceraceae, Maple Family Lonicera conjugialis, Purpleflowered, or Double, Honeysuckle Acer circinatum, Vine Maple L. hispidula, Hairy Honeysuckle A. glabrum var. douglasii, Douglas Maple Sambucus mexicana [cerulea], Blue Elderberry A. macrophyllum, Oregon Bigleaf Maple S. racemosa var. racemosa, Red Elderberry Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus, Common Snowberry Anacardiaceae, Sumac Family S. mollis, Creeping Snowberry Toxicodendron diversilobum, Western Poison Oak Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family Apiaceae, Parsley Family Moehringia [Arenaria] macrophylla, Bigleaf Sandwort Angelica genuflexa, Kneeling Angelica Heracleum lanatum, Cow Parsnip Cornaceae, Dogwood Family Lomatium [? martindalei, Martindale’s Lomatium] Cornus nuttallii, Pacific Dogwood Orogenia fusiformis, Mountain Orogenia, Turkey Peas Osmorhiza purpurea, Purple Sweet Cicely Crassulaceae, Stonecrop Family Sanicula graveolens, Sierra Sanicle Sedum oregonense, Creamy Stonecrop S. spathulifolium, Broadleaf Stonecrop Araliaceae, Ginseng Family S. stenopetalum, Wormleaf Stonecrop Aralia californica, Western Aralia Ericaceae, Heath Family Aristolochiaceae, Birthwort Family Arbutus menziesii, Pacific Madrone Asarum caudatum, Wild Ginger Arctostaphylos nevadensis, Pinemat Manzanita A. [? hartwegii or marmoratum, Marbled Wild Ginger] A. patula, Green Manzanita A. sp., Manzanita Asteraceae, Aster, Daisy, or Sunflower Family Gaultheria shallon, Salal Achillea millefolium, Yarrow Orthilia [Pyrola] secunda, One Sided Pyrola Adenocaulon bicolor, Pathfinder, Trail Plant Pyrola picta, White Vein Pyrola Arnica sp., Arnica Rhododendron macrophyllum, Pacific Rhododendron Artemisia sp., Wormwood R. occidentale, Western Azalea Aster brickelliodes, Brickellbush Aster Vaccinium membranaceum, Big Huckleberry * Cirsium vulgare, Bull Thistle V. ovatum, Evergreen Huckleberry Eriophyllum lanatum var., Oregon Sunshine Vaccinium sp., Huckleberry Hazardia [Haplopappus] whitneyi ssp. discoidea, Whitney's Haplopappus Hieracium albiflorum, White-flowered Hawkweed * Hypochaeris radicata, False Dandelion * Leucanthemum vulgare, Oxeye Daisy, Marguerite USFS Roads 4613 & 070, and Bigelow Lakes, page 2. Orobanchaceae, Broomrape Family Boschniakia strobilacea, Ground Cone Fabaceae, Pea Family Orobanche uniflora, Naked Broomrape Lathyrus polyphyllus, Leafy Pea L. vestitus var., Pacific Pea Philadelphaceae, Mock Orange Family * Lotus corniculatus, Birdsfoot Trefoil Whipplea modesta, Whipplevine L. crassifolius var. subglaber, Big Deervetch L. purshianus var. purshianus, Spanish Clover 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
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