Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central & Eastern Oregon: 2007

Wildflower Bloom in Central Oregon: June 24, 2007

Umatilla Rim Trail #3080

Umatilla National Forest

Botany Washington: A Washington Native Plant Society Hike

Fendler's Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum fendleri

The photo above shows the attractive inflorescence and an upper stem leaf of Fendler's waterleaf as seen along the Umatilla Rim Trail #3080........June 24, 2007.

* indicates flowers currently in bloom

1. Yellow Coral : Ramaria rasilispora

2. Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina (possibly mis-identified, and may instead by a Dryopteris?)

3. Oak Fern: Gymnocarpium dryopteris

4. White Fir: Abies concolor x grandis

5. Grand Fir: Abies grandis

6. Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmanii

7. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

8. Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

9. Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata (formerly Alnus sinuata or Alnus sitchensis)

10. Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

11. Slender Rush: Juncus tenuis

*12. Jone's Onion: Allium fibrillum

*13. Elegant Mariposa Lily: Calochortus elegans

14. Common Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora

*15. Queen's Cup, Blue Bead: Clintonia uniflora

16. Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum

*17. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum (formerly Smilacina stellata)

18. Fairy Bells: Prosartes trachycarpum (formerly Disporum trachycarpum)

*19. Large Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius

*20. Large-flowered Brodiaea, Douglas' Brodiaea: Triteleia grandiflorum ssp. grandiflorum (formerly Brodiaea douglasii)

*21. California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum

22. Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax

*23. Merten's Coralroot: Corallorhiza mertensiana

*24. Mountain Lady Slipper: Cypripedium montanum

25. Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongiflora

*26. Western Twayblade: Listera caurina

*27. White Bog Orchid: Platanthera leucostachys

*28. Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta (formerly Habenaria saccata)

*29. Stinging Nettle: Urtica dioica

*30. Wyeth Buckwheat, Creamy Eriogonum, Parsnip-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracloides var. heracloides

31. Sulfur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum

*32. Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

*33. Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kelloggii

*34. Broadleaf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum

*35. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

36. Mountain Dock ? : Rumex paucifolius

*37. Broad-leaved Claytonia: Claytonia cordifolia (formerly Montia cordifolia)

*38. Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica (formerly Montia sibirica)

*39. Three-leaved Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla

*40. Water Montia, Chamisso's Montia: Montia chamissoi

*41. Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis

*42. Large-leaved Sandwort: Moerhingia macrophylla (formerly Arenaria macrophylla)

*43. Bluntsepaled Starwort: Stellaria obtusa ?

44. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Forming fruits.

45. Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum - In bud.

*46. Baneberry: Actaea rubra

*47. Crimson Columbine, Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

*48. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

*49. Straightbeak Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus

*50. Blue Mt. Buttercup: Ranunculus populago

*51. Little Buttercup: Ranunculus unciniatus var. parviflorus

*52. Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum (fendleri or occidentale ?)

*53. False Bugbane: Trautvettaria caroliniensis

*54. Tower Mustard: Arabis (glabra or hirsuta?)

*55. Tansy Mustard: Descurainia (richardsonii ssp. viscosa?)

*56. Glaucous Penny Cress: Thlaspi glaucum

*57. Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum

58. Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens - Forming bluish berries.

*59. Side-flowered Mitrewort: Mitella stauropetala

*60. Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia (var. claytonifolia ?) - Fading out of bloom.

*61. Stream Saxifrage: Saxifraga odontoloma (formerly Saxifraga arguta)

*61. Stinking Currant, Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare

*62. Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

*63. Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

*64. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia

65. Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii var. suksdorfii (20 stamens)

*66. Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata

*67. Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum

68. Ocean Spray: Holodiscus discolor

*69. Pinewoods Horkelia: Horkelia fusca var. capitata

*70. Nevada Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. (nevadensis?)

71. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata

*72. Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana

73. Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflora

*74. Rowan Tree, Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis

*75. Birch-leaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia

*76. Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea splendens var. splendens (formerly Spiraea densiflora)

*77. Whitish Lupine: Lupinus sulphureus ssp. subsaccatus

*78. Sabin's Lupine: Lupinus sabinii

*79. Golden Pea, Common thermopsis: Thermopsis rhombifolia (var. ovata?)

*80. Cup Clover, Wide-collared Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum

*81. Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum

*82. Oregon Checkermallow, Oregon Sidalcea: Sidalcea oregana

*83. Long-spurred Violet: Viola adunca

*84. Woodland Violet, Stream Violet: Viola glabella

*85. Marsh Violet: Viola palustris

*86. Buck Brush: Ceanothus sanguineus

87. Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites

88. Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium (formerly Epilobium angustifolium)

89. Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

*90. Nuttall's Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum (ssp. parviflorum?)

*91. Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum (formerly Heracleum lanatum)

*92. Canby's Lovage: Ligusticum canbyi

93. Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayii

*94. Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

*95. Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

*96. Sidebells Pyrola, One-sided Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda (formerly Pyrola secunda)

97. Huckleberry: Vaccinium (membranaceum?)

98. Mountain Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium (var. ?)

*99. Narrow-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis

*100. Smooth-leaved Gilia: Gilia capillaris

*101. Sky Rocket, Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis (Gilia) aggregata

*102. Harkness' Linanthus: Linanthus harknessii

*104. Needle-leaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta (var. propinqua)

*105. Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis (formerly Microsteris gracilis)

*106. California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum (formerly Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum)

107. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum

*108. Fendler's Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum fendleri

*109. Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae

*110. Varileaf Phacelia, Varied-leaved Scorpion Weed: Phacelia heterophylla

*111. Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

*112. Tall bluebells, Pancile Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

*113. Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri

*114. Nettle-leaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia

115. Red Besseya: Besseya rubra

*116. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata

*117. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

*118. Brewer's Monkey Flower: Mimulus breweri

*119. Musk Monkey Flower: Mimulus moschatus

*120. Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa (var. pachyrhiza?)

*121. Pink elephants, Elephant's Head: Pedicularis groenlandica

*122. Leafy Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

*123. Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus - Blue form.

*124. Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus - Yellow form.

*125. Blue Mt. Penstemon, Lovely Penstemon: Penstemon venustus

*126. Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. purpurea

*127. Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

*128. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

129. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

*130. Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata

*131. Red Twinberry: Lonicera utahensis - Some plants with flowers, some with reddish fruits.

*132. Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa

133. Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus

*134. Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

*135. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis

*136. Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

*137. Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora

*138. Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii (formerly Antennaria neglecta)

*139. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides

*140. Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

*141. Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

142. Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata (var. vaseyana ?)

*143. Coulter's Fleabane: Erigeron coulteri

*144. Foreign Fleabane: Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus

*145. Hairy Goldenweed, Sticky Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma hirta var. sonchifolia (formerly Haplopappus hirtus var. sonchifolius) - Beginning to bloom.

*146. White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

*147. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

*148. Black Head: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. occidentalis

*149. Sweet Marsh Butterweed: Senecio foetidus

150. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

*151. Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis var. triangularis

*152. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

*153. Northern Mule's Ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis


Animals Seen Along This Trail:

2 elk

Williamson's Sapsuckers with nest

Western Tanager

Mountain Bluebird

Red-tailed Hawk

Kestrel (hazing above hawk)

Olive-sided Flycatchers


Paul Slichter