[Wildflower Bloom for Central Oregon, 2002]

North Fork Malheur Campground

Malheur N. F.

July 5, 2002

Streambank Butterweed: Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea

Streambank Butterweed: Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea

*Indicates the wildflower is currently blooming.

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Duckweed, Water Lentil: Lemna minor

Star-flowered False Solomon Plume: Maianthemum stellatum

*California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum var. californicum

*Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis

*White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. leuchostachys

*Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica

*Menzie's Silene: Silene menziesii

Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum var. columbianum (In bud)

*Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale

*Water Cress: Nasturtium officinale (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum)

*Bog Saxifrage: Saxifraga oregana var. oregana

*Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala

*Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum

Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum (In fruit)

Ninebark: Physocarpus malvaceus

*Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis (var. ?)

*White-leaved Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus (old var. tenuispicus)

*Long-stalked Clover: Trifolium longipes (var. ?)

*Sticky Purple Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum (var. incisum ?)

*Oregon Checker Mallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. oregana ?)

Buffalo Berry: Shepardia canadensis

*Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

Angelica: Angelica species (not A. genuflexa) Not in bloom

*Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

*Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

*Mountain Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

*Grouse Huckleberry: Vaccinium scoparium

*Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris

*Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

*Common Monkey Flower: Mimulus guttatus

*Small-flowered Penstemon: Penstemon procerus (var. procerus ?)

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus

*Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

*Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

*Heart-leaved Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

Meadow Arnica: Arnica chamissonis ssp. foliosa ? (5 stem leaves) Not in bloom

*Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum (var. ?)

*Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

*Streambank Butterweed: Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea


Flowers in bloom along Road #1675 to the campground (approximately 1/2 mile from Road #16):

Taper-tip Onion: Allium accuminatum

*Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei

*Big-pod Mariposa Lily: Calochortus eurycarpus

Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis

*Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum

Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum

*Oregon Checker Mallow: Sidalcea oregana (var. oregana ?)

*Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

*Hairy Owl-clover: Castilleja tenuis (Orthocarpus hispidus)

*Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus


Animals Seen:

Black Bear cub

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Red Squirrel

Chipmunk

Field Mouse

Bat

Black-capped Chickadee

Pine Siskin

Song Sparrow

American Robin

Common Nighthawk

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Nuthatch (Red-breasted?)


Paul Slichter