[Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central Oregon: 2003]

Hot Springs Campground

Hart Mt. National Antelope Refuge

June 24 & 25, 2003

 


Elevation: 5984' --- N42* 29.953' --- W119* 41.353' --- +/-17'

The area studied includes the immediate area within Hot Springs C.G. above the hot springs as well as the riparian areas and meadows around Rock Creek upstream for about 200 meters and upstream along Bond Creek for about 400 meters as well as the ridge line immediately to the east of Bond Creek.


* Denotes the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Willow: Salix sp.

Cheat Grass: Bromus tectorum

Lily Family

*Tapertip Onion: Allium acuminatum

Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria atropurpurea

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Smilacina stellata

False Hellebore: Veratrum sp.

Panicled Death-camas: Zigadenus paniculatus

Iris Family

*Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis

*Blue-eyed Grass: Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Stinging Nettles Family

*Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica

Buckwheat Family

*Mat Buckwheat: Eriogonum cespitosum

Wyeth Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracloides

*Oval-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium

*Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum

Purslane Family

*Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva

Pink Family

*Long-stalk Chickweed: Stellaria longipes var. longipes

Buttercup Family

*Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

*Dwarf Larkspur: Delphinium depauperatum

*Little Buttercup: Ranuculus unciniata

Mustard Family

Holboell's Rock Cress: Arabis holboellii

Dagger Pods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

*Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

Pennycress: Thlaspi arvense

Gooseberry Family

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum

Rose Family

Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum

Desert Spray: Holodiscus dumosus var. glabrescens

Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis

Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana

Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

*Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontanus

Pea Family

Sickle Milk-vetch: Astragalus curvicarpus var. curvicarpus

Thread-stalk Milk-vetch: Astragalus filipes

Woolly-pod Milk-vetch: Astragalus purshii

Lupine: Lupinus sp. - Past bloom, wider and hairier leaves than Tailcup Lupine.

*Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus (L. caudatus)

*Woolly Head Clover: Trifolium eriocephalum

Evening-Primrose Family

*Tansy-leaved Evening Primrose: Cammissonia tanacetifolia

Mallow Family

*Oregon Checker-mallow: Sidalcea oregana

Peony Family

Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii

Parsley Family

Canby's Angelica: Angelica canbyi ?

*Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

Phlox Family

*Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

*Long-leaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia

Waterleaf Family

Varied-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla

*Linear-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis

Borage Family

*Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

*Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

Mint Family

Nettle-leaved Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia

Figwort Family

*Desert Paintbrush: Castilleja chromosa

*Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida

*Wyoming Paintbrush: Castilleja linariifolia

*Common Monkey Flower: Mimulus guttatus

*Rydberg's Penstemon: Penstemon rydbergii

*Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus

*American Speedwell: Veronica americana

Water Speedwell: Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Honeysuckle Family

*Mt. Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Sunflower Family

*Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

*Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. glauca

*Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora

Arnica: Arnica sp (6-7 pairs of stem leaves)

*Twin Arnica: Arnica sororia

Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula

Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata

*Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata

Serrate Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza serrata

*Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii

*Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum

*Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata

Scabland Fleabane: Erigeron bloomeri

*Spreading Fleabane: Erigeron divergens

*Streambank Butterweed: Senecio pseudaureus

*Stemless Goldenweed: Stenotus (Haplopappus) acaulis

Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Seen:

Brewer's Sparrow

Green Towhees

House Finches

House Wren

Western Wood Peewee

Barn Swallow

Warbling Vireos

Yellow Warblers

Meadow Larks

Brewer's Blackbirds

American Robins

Harriers

Rufous Hummingbird?

Belding Ground Squirrels

Cottontail Rabbits

Coyotes

Mule Deer

Pronghorn Antelope

 


Paul Slichter