I nearly missed the Fawn Lilies (Erythronium oregonum, upper left), but in so doing, I was able to see all my favourites along this little-known trail. Several of them are species I've never seen anywhere else: Sanicula crassicaulis (Sanicle, center top), and yes, those are its itty-bitty little flowers; Plectritis congesta (Sea-blush, top right), and what it's doing in the middle of the woods with a name like that is anyone's guess; Luzula multiflora (Common Woodrush, lower left), nearing the end of its flowering period, and the second of two Luzula species in my photographic "collection". I've found the remaining two in multiple locations: Veronica regina-nivalis (center bottom), also near the end of its blooming season; and good old Claytonia sibirica (Miner's Lettuce, lower right), just because I needed a sixth image for the montage. It was a short but rewarding hike, possibly the last I'll be able to enjoy for a while because we have a Pacific storm system moving in.
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