Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central & Eastern Oregon: 2007

Wildflower Bloom in Central & Eastern Oregon: June 26, 2007

Hat Point Road

Hells Canyon National Recreation Area

From Imnaha, OR to Hat Point Lookout

The photo above shows a flower filled meadow along Hat Pt. Road, a mile or so below Granny View......................June 26, 2007. Longspur lupine (Lupinus arbustus) and common paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) are both visible in the photo.

* indicates flowers currently in bloom

 

1. Brittle Bladderfern: Cystopteris fragilis

2. Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

3. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

4. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

5. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

6. Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

7. Black Cottonwood: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa

8. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

9. Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

*10. Dagger-leaved Rush, Three-stamened Rush: Juncus ensifolius

*11. Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Agropyron spicatum

12. Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

13. Few-flowered Wild Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

*14. Idaho Fescue: Festuca (idahoensis ?)

*15. Prairie Junegrass: Koelaria cristata ?

*16. Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa

*17. Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bloom at Granny View.

*18. Jone's Onion: Allium fibrillum

*19. Big-pod Mariposa Lily: Calochortus eurycarpus - In bloom at M.P 7 on the Hat Pt. Rd. Numerous plants in bud in meadows all the way to Hat Pt.

*20. Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus - Only seen in bloom along the first mile of Hat Pt. Rd.

*21. Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum - Only in bloom in woods at Hat Pt.

22. Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica

23. False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum (formerly Smilacina racemosa)

*24. California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum

*25. Meadow Death-camas: Zigadenus venonosus

*26. White Bog Candle: Platanthera leucostachys - Beginning to bloom.

*27. Stinging Nettle: Urtica dioica

*28. American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides (formerly Polygonum bistortoides)

29. Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum (var. proliferum ? or strictum ?) - Plants still in bud.

30. Sulfur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum (formerly var. croceum) - In bud.

31. Doorweed: Polygonum aviculare

*32. Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

*33. Wiry Knotweed: Polygonum majus

*34. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

*35. Western Spring Beauty: Claytonia lanceolata - Only blooming at Hat Pt.

*36. Wallowa Lewisia: Lewisia columbiana var. wallowensis

*37. Three-leaved Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla

*38. Prickly Sandwort, Needleleaf Sandwort: Arenaria aculeata

*39. Mountain Sandwort: Arenaria capillaris var. americana

*40. Chickweed: Cerastium sp. - Annual or weedy perennial.

*41. Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii

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

43. Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum - In bud.

*44. Yellow Columbine: Aquilegia flavescens - Some plants are more red than yellow.

*45. Leather-flower, Sugar Bowls: Clematis hirsutissima - A few plants still in bloom at Granny View.

*46. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

*47. Straightbeak Buttercup, Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus

*48. Little Buttercup: Ranunculus unciniatus var. parviflorus

49. Pale Alyssum: Alyssum alyssoides

50. Holboell's Rock Cress: Arabis holboellii var. pendulocarpa ?

51. Holboell's Rock Cress: Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum ? - If not this species, then Arabis sparsiflora var. subvillosa.

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

*53. Rough Wallflower, Prairie Rocket: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum (formerly Erysimum asperum)

54. Clasping Pepperweed: Lepidium perfoliatum - Found along Hat Pt. Rd for the first several miles.

*55. Tumble Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

*56. Glaucous Penny Cress: Thlaspi glaucum

*57. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

*58. Oregon Bolandra: Bolandra oregana

*59. Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina

*60. Gooseberry leaved Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. grossulariifolia

*61. Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia (var. claytoniifolia?) - Only in bloom on moist east-facing slopes along the summit ridge.

62. Golden Currant: Ribes aureum - Seen along stream along first few miles of Hat Pt. Road.

*63. Wax Currant: Ribes cereum

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

*65. Swamp Currant, Swamp Gooseberry: Ribes lacustre

66. Snow Gooseberry: Ribes niveum

67. Desert Gooseberry: Ribes velutinum (formerly Ribes velutinum var. goodingii)

*68. Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

*69. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia

70. Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius

*71. Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata

*72. Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala

*73. Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum

74. Ocean Spray: Holodiscus discolor

*75. Mallow Ninebark: Physocarpus malvaceus

*76. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. nevadensis

*77. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. pseudorupestris

*78. Graceful Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata - Common above 5000'.

*79. Graceful Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis - Found at about MP 7.

*80. Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

*81. Interior Rose, Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana

*82. Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflora

*83. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis

*84. Longspur Lupine, Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus (formerly Lupinus laxiflorus)

*85. Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus

*86. White Sweet-clover: Melilotus alba - Found along first few miles of Hat Pt. Road.

*87. Yellow Sweet-clover: Melilotus officinalis - Found along first few miles of Hat Pt. Road.

*88. Woolly-headed Clover: Trifolium eriocephalum var. arcuatum (formerly Trifolium eriocephalus var. piperi)

*89. Twin Clover: Trifolium latifolium ?

*90. Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Fading out of bloom along the summit ridge.

*91. Sumac: Rhus glabrum - In bloom on slopes along stream during first few miles of road.

*92. Blue Garden Flax, Perennial Flax: Linum perenne (Not native?)

*93. Floerkea: Floerkea proserpinacoides

94. Snow Brush: Ceanothus velutinus

95. Mountain Hollyhock: Illiamna rivularis

96. Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea

*97. Blazing Star: Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis - Blooming along the first few miles of Hat Pt. Rd.

98. Prickly-pear Cactus: Opuntia polycantha

99. Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium (formerly Epilobium angustifolium)

*100. Beautiful Clarkia, Elkhorns Clarkia: Clarkia pulchella

*101. Smooth Willow-herb: Epilobium glabberrimum ?

*102. White-flowered Willow-herb: Epilobium lactiflorum ?

*103. Willow-herb: Epilobium sp - (pink flowers)

*104. Groundsmoke: Gayophytum (ramosissimum ? small & reddish on dry, open slopes)

*105. Canby's Lovage: Ligusticum canbyi

106. Cous: Lomatium cous

107. Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

*108. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var.

*109. Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

*110. Mt. False Caraway, Bolander's Yampah: Perideridia bolanderi ssp. bolanderi

111. Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea (formerly Cornus stolonifera)

*112. Fewflowered Shooting Star, Yellowthroat Shooting Star: Dodecatheon pulchellum ssp. pulchellum

113. Common Dogbane, Hemp Dogbane: Apocynum cannabinum var. glaberrimum

*114. Narrow-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis

*115. Sky Rocket, Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata

*116. Harkness' Linanthus: Linanthus harknessii

*117. Mountain Navarretia, Divaricate Navarretia: Navarretia divaricata ssp. divaricata

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

*119. California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum

*120. Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus

121. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum

*122. Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata (formerly Phacelia hastata var. leptosepala)

*123. Line-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis

*124. Menzie's Fiddleneck, Small-flowered Fiddleneck ? : Amsinckia menziesii var. menziesii

*125. Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp.

*126. Common Hound's Tongue: Cynoglossum officinale - Generally found only along the road in the first few miles.

*127. Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

128. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

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

*130. Blue Scorpion Grass: Myosotis micrantha

*131. Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys sp. (P)

*132. Nettle-leaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia

133. Red Besseya: Besseya rubra

*134. Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida

*135. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata

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

*137. Short-flowered Monkey Flower: Mimulus breviflorus

*138. Brewer's Monkey Flower: Mimulus breweri

*139. Large Mt. Monkey Flower ?: Mimulus tilingii

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

*141. Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. serratus

*142. Sticky-stem Penstemon: Penstemon glandulosus var. glandulosus - Fading out of bloom.

*143. Globe Penstemon: Penstemon globosus

*144. Blue Mt. Penstemon: Penstemon pennellianus

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

*146. Large-flowered Tonella: Tonella floribunda

147. Moth Mullein: Verbascum blattaria

148. Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

*149. Water Speedwell: Veronica anagallis-aquatica

*150. Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii ? - Plants of high altitude wetlands at Memaloose (>6500')

*151. Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. purpurea

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

153. Teasel: Dipsacus sylvestris

*154. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

*155. Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata

*156. Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea

*157. Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa

*158. Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

*159. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis

*160. Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala

*161. Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora

*162. Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla

*163. Raceme Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

*164. Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

*165. Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

*166. Narrowleaf Pussytoes ? : Antennaria stenophylla ?

*167. Foothills Arnica, Twin Arnica: Arnica sororia

168. Hillside Arnica ? : Arnica fulgens - Plants clustered. On dry, open slopes above 5000'.

169. Michaux Mugwort: Artemisia michauxiana

*170. Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata - Fading out of bloom along the summit ridge.

*171. Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

*172. Hairy Goldaster: Chrysopsis villosa - In bloom in the first mile or so above Imnaha, OR.

*173. Thistle: Cirsium sp.

*174. Slender Hawksbeard ?: Crepis atrabarba

*175. Scabland Fleabane: Erigeron bloomeri

*176. Cut-leaf Daisy: Erigeron compositus var. glabratus

*177. Fleabane: Erigeron sp. - Small fleabane with linear leaves, much reduced leaves on stems, and solitary flowerheads. Rays are blue. Found in meadows above 4000'. The plant has much the same appearance as Aster alpigenus.

*178. Foreign Fleabane: Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus var. callianthemus

179. Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus

180. Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

181. Douglas' Helianthella: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii

*182. White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

*183. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

*184. Scotch Thistle: Onopordum acanthium - Only found on the lower 2 miles or so of Hat Pt. Rd.

185. Groundsel: Senecio (P)

186. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

*187. Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra

*188. Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis var. triangularis

*189. Woolly Haplopappus, Woolly Goldenweed: Stenotus languinosus (formerly Haplopappus languinosus) - Fading out of bloom except at Granny View.

*190. Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

*191. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Seen Along This Route:

2 mule deer

Coyotes - Singing

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels

Chipmunks

Immature Golden Eagle

Red-tailed Hawk

Kestrel (hazing above hawk)

Olive-sided Flycatchers

Clark's Nutcrackers - Only heard at Hat Pt.

Steller's Jays

Spotted Towhees

Western Tanager

Robins

Mountain Bluebird

Hummingbird

Chestnut-backed Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Yellow Warblers

Dark-eyed Juncos

Cassins Finches

Chipping Sparrows

Pale Swallowtail

Fritillaries

Checkerspots

California Tortoiseshells

Milbert's Tortoiseshells

Wood Nymphs

Parnassian ?

Acmon Blues

Rudy Coppers ?

Field Crescent ?

Small, colorful day moths?


Paul Slichter