Among buttercups, found at the base of the mountain.
Hobble-Bush flowers
(Viburnum lantanoides)
This plant is all along the trail.
Likely some Turkey Tail
(Trametes versicolor)
Growing in a cool funnel shape.
Poplar Bracket Mushroom
(Rigidoporus populinus)
Meadow Buttercup
(Ranunculus acris)
Found at the base of the mountain.
Mountain Woodsorrel
(Oxalis montana)
It is edible in small amounts.
Orange Jelly Spot fungi
(Dacrymyces chrysosphermus)
Wild Rose (likely Rosa Rugosa)
Pink Lady’s Slipper
(Cypripedium acaule)
Found near the beginning of the trail.
Possibly a Chestnut Brittlestem
(Homophron spadiceum)
Or maybe a common stump brittlestem mushroom.
Red Trillium
(Trillium erectum)
Some sort of Berkleasmium fungi
Juniper Haircap Moss
(Polytrichum juniperinum)
Found towards the summit.
Some sort of Shelf Fungus, likely Hoof Fungus
(Fomes fomentarius)
Witch’s Butter fungi
(Tremella mesenterica)
Tree soap phenomenon
Tree soap phenomenon – created when very dry wood suddenly becomes soaked through with water and the acids in the air mix with the oils in the bark, creating a soap-like foam at the bottom.
Tree soap bubbles
Close-up of bubbles
White Meadowsweet (Spiraea alba)
with Banded Thintail Hoverfly (Meliscaeva cinctella)
Yellow Patches (Amanita flavoconia)
This is a poisonous mushroom!
Underside of Yellow Patches
Most mushrooms in the Amanita family are poisonous, so beware!
White Clover (Trifolium repens)
Orange Mycena (Mycena leaiana)
Underside of orange mycena bunch
Orange Day-Lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
Orange Day-Lilies, also known as Tiger Lilies (Hemerocallis fulva)