Close up of foliage

I'm interested! Your flora is a thousand times richer than ours.

No idea on this one I'm afraid, not even a family. Are those leaves opposite?

I'm interested also. Show them all!

and throw in a pic of the mountain ...

Another vote for posting others. Your photos are always a delightful education.

It has a compact Montia linearis vibe to me, but sometimes when I think of a plant that resembles one in a photo, my brain sticks on that name and is reluctant to move to other considerations.

It is reminiscent of campion to me, but I have no familiarity with alpine plants such as these.

Could it be Minuartia tenella? I'll post some more photos in a bit. Still trying to organize them.

Ok, I think I've figured out all of them, except this one: What could it be? Is is Lewisia columbiana? A tiny one? I've grown it before and they were always 10 times bigger than this. The whole bun is about the size of an egg...

Here are some other ones... alphabetically, no less. Keep in mind that Saddle mountain is in the coast range so it's much more moderate than the Cascades. You can see the ocean from the top about 20 miles away. The "Peak" is at 3600', and it is one of the very few bald peaks in the whole range... It may be the only one. The forest below is diverse and lovely. The walk to the top was rainy, misty, cold, and windy. The sun broke free about 10 minutes down from the top and it warmed up considerably. If I've mis-identified something, please let me know.

Aqueligia formosa

Is this what Aruncus dioicus looks like before it opens?

I didn't know it at the time, but these tiny flowers are probably Cardamine pattersonii, which doesn't sound all that exciting, but it's common name is the Saddle Mountain Bittercress and it's only endemic to two locations in the Coast range. Good thing it's so tiny 99% of people won't notice it.

Castilleja hispida on an overlook. The checkerboad below is from clearcutting. In fact, the entire coast range is clearcut in a checkerboard if you look at google maps satellite view.

Cerastium arvense.

Dicentra formosa

Dodecatheon austrofrigida, I think?

A brand new one for me, at least in flower! Douglasia laevigata. Quite a lovely thing... Must get one for the soon-to-be rock garden.

Erysimum capitatum.

Erythranthe guttata

Another new one for me. Erythronium revolutum. Been meaning to get over to this mountain to see these in bloom for about 7 years...

The ubiquitous Fritillaria affinis.

Yet another one I've never seen in the field. Geum triflorum!

A lone Iris tenax.

Maybe Lomatium martindalei?

Maianthemum dilatatum.

And Maianthemum racemosum.

Here's a meadow with mixed things. Mostly Castilleja, Lomatium, Cerastium, and a bunch of Allium leaves.

Micranthes occidentalis

Micranthes rufidula

Osmorhiza occidentalis

Petasites frigidus

Phacelia hastata

Phlox caespitosa

Plectritis congesta

Ranunculus occidentalis

Sambucus racemosa

Saxifraga cespitosa

Sidalcea hirtipes

Tellima grandiflora with Mertensiana paniculata

When I answered your OP I had only seen Minuartia rubella but it could just as easily be M. tenella.

Just a breathtaking variety of beauties mac!

So interesting to see a totally different ecosystem of flowers, we get geum triflorum sp? Aka prairie smoke or old man’s beard here, I’ve seen it on Manitoulin growing wild.

Ken, here’s the summit, from across the saddle with the ocean in view to the left.

Saxifraga caespitosa didn’t post the first time, so here it is, not quite in full bloom.

Thamnolia vermicularis

Tolmiea menziesii

Trifolium hybridum

Vancouveria hexandra

Vicia americana, maybe... there are so many look alikes...

Last, the ubiquitous Viola glabella.

i think i would like to go on a walk with you ... but i bet i couldnt keep up.. physically nor botanically ...

thx for the tour...

ken

Wonderful pictures. Thanks!

Absolutely glorious. Please book me a place on that guided walk. When is it going to be ;-)?

Thank you. Wonderful.

You are all always invited on all my hikes. Just let me know when you’ll be in Portland :-) Major hikes this year are St Helens in a few weeks, Broken Top in the Sisters wilderness in July, and the Enchantments of WA in August. Fewer hikes than usual because of a new addition to the family. Otherwise I would be in the Siskiyous right now ;-)

I realized that I’ve been paying attention to this forum, on and off, for almost 20 years... that’s a long time! I think many of us have been posting together for nearly 2 decades and yet you all are still just about as anonymous as anyone else who posts. Ah the eternal anonymity of the web.

Congratulations on the new addition!

And thanks for your company over the years. I've learned a huge amount from your ids.

Off to dubbin my boots....

Likewise floral!

Oh wonderful, congratulations on the new addition!