[Wildflowers in Bloom in Central & Eastern Oregon - 2004]

Summit on OR 218 South of Fossil, OR

N 44* 56.397' -- W 120* 13.890'-- Elevation: 3724' --- +/- 13'

May 2, 2004

 

* Indicates a wildflower currently in bloom.

 

1. Juniper: Juniperus sp.

2. Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

3. Grass Widows: Olsynium (Sisyrinchium) species - Already bloomed out.

*4. Miner's Lettuce: Montia perfoliata

*5. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

*6. Pale Alyssum: Alyssum alsinoides

*7. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora

*8. Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum

9. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana ?

10. Rose: Rosa sp. - Not in bloom yet.

*11. Stiff Milkvetch: Astragalus conjunctus

12. Lupine: Lupinus sp. - Not in bloom yet.

*13. Yellow Prairie Violet: Viola nuttallii

*14. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

*15. Desert Parsley: Lomatium donnellii (possibly also some L. vaginatum mixed in?)

*16. Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum

*17. Henbit: Lamium amplexicaule

*18. Midget Phlox: Phlox (Microsteris) gracilis

*19. Long-leaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia

*20. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

*21. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parvifolia

*22. White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera

*23. Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. purpurea

24. Yarrow: Achillea milleflorum

*25. Serrate Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza serrata

26. Hawksbeard: Crepis sp.

27. Matchbrush: Gutierrezia sarothrae

28. Hawkweed: Hieracium sp.

*29. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

*30. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

 

 

*1. Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna

*2. Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

*4. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

5. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa - Almost in bloom.

*6. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata

* 7. Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus

*8. Long-spurred Violet: Viola adunca

*10. Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

*12. Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum

*14. Cleavers: Galium aparine

*15. Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

*16. Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata

Additional Plants in Bloom at the Intersection of OR 19 & Road to Twickenham:

*1. Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis

*2. Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscossissimum

*3. Northern Mule's-ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis

Paul Slichter