Malheur National Forest
July 14 & 15, 2003
Malheur N.F. Map Coordinates: T15S R28E S13 (northeast corner)
The area studied was the riparian area and uplands below the Murderer's Creek Rd between FS Rd 21 and the campground, a distance of about 0.4 miles.
Lily Family
*Big-pod Mariposa Lily: Calochortus eurycarpus - Along Oregon Mine Creek.
Buttercup Family
*Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum
*Shore Buttercup: Ranunculus cymbalaria
*Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus
Rose Family
*Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasiphora fruticosa
Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata
Pea Family
*White-leaved Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus (old var. tenuispicus)
*White Clover: Trifolium repens
Geranium Family
*Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum (var. ?)
Evening-primrose Family
*Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium
Parsley Family
*Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum
Phlox Family
*Large-flowered Collmia: Collomia grandiflora
*Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale
Mint Family
*Narrow-leaved Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia (var. angustifolia ?)
Figwort Family
*Common Monkey Flower: Mimulus guttatus
*Taper-leaved Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus (var. palustris ?)
*Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
*American Brooklime: Veronica americana
Madder Family
*Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale
Honeysuckle Family
*Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea
Sunflower Family
*Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
*Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora
*Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi
Green Rabbitbrush: Ericameria viscidiflorus
*Foothill Daisy : Erigeron corymbosus
*Spreading Fleabane: Erigeron divergens
*Eaton's Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus
*Philadelphia Daisy: Erigeron philadelphicus
*Showy Daisy: Erigeron speciosus
*Woolly-weed: Hieracium scouleri
*Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana
*Goldenrod: Solidago sp. (West Coast Goldenrod: Solidago elongata ?)
*Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
*Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Adult & Immature Great Horned Owl
Nighthawks
Violet-green Swallows
Vaux's Swifts
Belted Kingfisher
American Robin
Black-headed Grosbeak
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Yellow Warbler
MacGillavry's Warbler
House Wren
Spotted Sandpipers (2 families: 1 Adult with 1 young & 2 adults and 2 young)