May 28, 2007
Sheep Rock Unit
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
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 -
* 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