Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central & Eastern Oregon: 2007
Wildflower Bloom in Central Oregon: June 22, 2007

Blue Mt. Scenic Byway

Umatilla National Forest

From Forest Boundary Southeast of Heppner, OR to Ukiah, OR

The photo above shows the attractive blossom of western blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale) as seen along the Blue Mt. Scenic Byway in the Umatilla N. F.....................June 22, 2007.
* indicates flowers currently in bloom

*1. Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum

*2. Big-pod Mariposa Lily: Calochortus eurycarpus

*3. Western Blue-eyed Grass: Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale

*4. Wyeth Buckwheat, Creamy Eriogonum, Parsnip-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides -

*5. Western Columbine, Crimson Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

*6. Velvet Lupine, Woolly-leaved Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus (old var. tenuispicus)

*7. Bigleaf Lupine, Many-leaved Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus

*8. Sulfur Lupine: Lupinus sulphureus var. sulphureus

*9. Snow Brush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

*10. Blue Garden Flax, Perennial Flax ?: Linum perenne

*11. Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon conjugens - A few seen in moist meadows.

*12. Narrow-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis

*13. Sky Rocket, Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata

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

*15. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

*16. Variable Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. variabilis

*17. Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus

*18. Opposite-leaved Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri (var. oreganus ?)

*19. Royal Penstemon, Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus

*20. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis

*21. Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

*22. Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana var. intermedia - Seen SE of Heppner, OR.

*22. Hoary Balsamroot, Woolly Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza incana - Seen near Ukiah, OR.

*23. Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata - Seen W of Ukiah, OR.

*24. Golden Fleabane, Golden Daisy: Erigeron chrysopsidis var. chrysopsidis - Fading out of bloom near Ukiah, OR.

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

*26. Blanket Flower: Gaillardia aristata

*27. Douglas' Helianthella: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii

Additional Plants Seen At Intersection of FS Rd 750 with the Blue Mt. Scenic Byway:

*1. Tall Swamp Onion: Allium vallidum

*2. Common Camas: Camassia quamash var. breviflora

*3. California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum

4. American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

*5. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

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

*7. Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis

*8. Straightbeak Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus

*9. Little Buttercup: Ranunculus unciniatus var. parviflorus

*10. Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

*11. Large-leaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum (var. perincisum ?)

*12. Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis (var. fastigiata ?)

*13. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis

*14. Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium

*15. Long-stalked Clover ?: Trifolium longipes var. longipes

*16. Oregon Checkermallow, Oregon Sidalcea: Sidalcea oregana (var. oregana ?)

*17. Willowherb ? : Epilobium lactiflorum

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

19. Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

*20. Navarretia: Navarretia sp.

*21. Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

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

*23. Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri

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

*25. Musk Monkey Flower: Mimulus moschatus

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

27. Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

*28. Thyme-leaved Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia (var. humifusa ?)

*29. Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale

*30. Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

*31. Agoseris: Agoseris sp.

*32. Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum (var. ?)

*33. Sweet Marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides

*34. Western Mt. Aster ? : Symphotrichium (spathulatum ?)

*35. Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

*36. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

Additional Plants Along Morrow County Rd #849 and FS Rd #21 to Penland Lake:

*1. White Bog Candle: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata

*2. Burke's Lupine: Lupinus burkei (formerly Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei)

*3. Sitka Burnet, Broad-leaved Burnet: Sanguisorba canadensis - Beginning to bloom.

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

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

*6. Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

7. Western Coneflower: Rudbeckia occidentalis - In bud.

Animals Seen Along This Route:

Cooper's Hawk

Orange Sulfur ?

White or Parnassian ?

Checkerspot

California Tortoiseshells - So numerous they kept flying into the cab of my car, and one travelled several hundred miles in my trunk!

Acmon Blue

Arrowhead Blue

Paul Slichter