Plants
The Klamath National Forest has exceptionally diverse flora, with many rare and endemic species. Over 3,000 species have been documented here, a very high number for an area of this size.
The forest is famous for the diversity of conifers. An area in the Russian Wilderness called the Miracle Mile has been documented to have 18 species of conifer within one square mile.
The tremendous local diversity has been attributed to the variable climate and geology, the continuity with the Pacific Coast, Cascades, and Sierra Nevada Mountains, and the fact that the area remained unglaciated during the last ice age.
Botanical Areas
Klamath National Forest Botanical Areas
Invasive Plants
Klamath National Forest Invasive Plant Information