Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central Oregon: 2007

Wildflower Bloom in Central Oregon

May 28, 2007

Sheep Rock Unit

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

Henderson's Desert Parsley: Lomatium hendersonii

* indicates flowers currently in bloom

Picnic Site at Foree Area

1. Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis var. occidentalis -

2. Common Cat-tail: Typha latifolia -

3. Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum (var. ?) -

* 4. Sheepfat, Spiny Saltbush: Atriplex confertifolia ? -

* 5. Clasping Pepperweed: Lepidium perfoliatum -

* 6. Tall Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum -

7. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia -

* 8. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. campanulata -

9. Woolly-pod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshii -

* 10. Stiff Milkvetch: Astragalus conjunctus -

* 11. Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. aridus -

* 12. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium -

* 13. Orange Globe Mallow: Sphaeralcea munroana -

* 14. Purple Sage: Salvia dorrii -

* 15. Narrow-leaf Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia -

* 16. Desert Paintbrush: Castilleja chromosa -

* 17. Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica -

18. Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus -

* 20. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium -

21. Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata -

* 22. Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana -

* 23. Wavy-leaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum -

* 24. Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron pumilus -

* 25. Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum -

* 26. Sow Thistle: Sonchus sp. -

27. Common Cocklebur: Xanthium strumarium var. canadense -


Blue Basin

* 1. Sheepfat, Spiny Saltbush: Atriplex confertifolia ? -

2. Greasewood: Sarcobatus vermiculatus -

* 3. Clasping Pepperweed: Lepidium perfoliatum -

* 4. Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii -

5. Wax Currant: Ribes cereum -

* 6. Purple Sage: Salvia dorrii -

* 7. Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica -

8. Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus -

* 9. Shrubby Bedstraw: Galium multiflorum -

* 10. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium -

11. Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata -

* 12. Wavy-leaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum -

13. Thread-leaf Fleabane: Erigeron filifolius -

* 14. Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron pumilus -

* 15. Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum -

16. Match Brush: Gutierrezia sarothrae -

17. Common Cocklebur: Xanthium strumarium var. canadense -

Animals Seen at Blue Basin:

Ravens

Brewer's Blackbird

Western Meadowlark

Canyon Wren


Paul Slichter E-mail