Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central & Eastern Oregon: 2007

Wildflower Bloom in Central & Eastern Oregon: July 9, 2007

Zumwalt Prairie & Buckhorn Lookout

From Enterprise, OR to Buckhorn Lookout

The photo above shows a view of Zumwalt Prairie with the Wallowa Mts. in the background......................July 9, 2007.

* indicates flowers currently in bloom

1. California White Fir, Sierra White Fir: Abies concolor x grandis -

2. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

3. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

4. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

*5. Crested Wheatgrass: Agropyron cristatum ssp. pectinatum -

*6. Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum -

*7. Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata -

*8. Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (ssp. elymoides?) (formerly Sitanion hystrix) -

*9. Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis -

*10. Prairie Junegrass: Koelaria cristata -

*11. Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicatum (formerly Agropyron spicatum) -

*12. Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum -

*13. Big-pod Mariposa Lily: Calochortus eurycarpus -

*14. Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus -

*15. Stinging Nettle: Urtica dioica -

16. Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii var. douglasii - Past bloom.

*17. Wyeth Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides -

*18. Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. strictum -

*19. Doorweed: Polygonum aviculare -

20. Water Miner'slettuce: Montia chamissoi -

*21. Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria -

*22. Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii -

*23. Slim Larkspur, Dwarf Larkspur: Delphinium depauperatum -

*24. Tumble Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum -

25. Field Penny Cress: Thlaspi arvense -

*25. Worm-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum -

26. Black Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii var. douglasii - Fruits forming.

*27. Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum -

28. Elmer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri -

*29. Graceful Cinquefoil, Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata -

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

*31. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis -

*32. American Bird's-foot Trefoil: Lotus corniculatus -

*33. Bingen Lupine: Lupinus bingenensis ssp. subsaccatus -

*34. Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus (old variety tenuispica) -

*35. Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus -

*36. Yellow Sweet-clover: Melilotus officinalis -

*37. Red Clover: Trifolium pratense -

*38. White Clover: Trifolium repens -

*39. Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum -

*40. Oregon Checker Mallow, Oregon Sidalcea: Sidalcea oregana var. procera -

*41. White-stemmed Mentzelia: Mentzelia albicaulis -

*42. Beautiful Clarkia, Elkhorns Clarkia: Clarkia pulchella -

*43. Evening Primrose: Oenothera elata or Oenothera biennis - Tall, weedy but somewhat showy evening primrose. Sorry, I didn't stop to check the correct identity.

*44. Sky Rocket, Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata

*45. Common Hound's Tongue: Cynoglossum officinale -

*46. Nettle-leaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia - Common.

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

*48. Blue Mt. Penstemon, Lovely Penstemon: Penstemon venustus -

*49. Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus -

50. Teasel: Dipsacus sylvestris

*51. Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea

*52. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

*53. Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora -

*54. Gray Sagewort: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans -

*55. Wavy-leaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum -

*56. Yellow Rabbitbrush, Sticky-flowered Rabbitbrush: Ericameria viscidiflora (ssp. viscidiflora?) (formerly Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus) -

*57. Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron pumilus var. intermedius -

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

*59. Blanketflower: Gaillardia aristata -

*60. Idaho Gumweed, Low Gumweed: Grindelia nana var. nana -

*61. Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana (formerly Senecio canus) - Plants are pretty green, and up to 10 inches tall, but this is about the only thing they could be on this dry prairie.

*62. Western Goldenrod ? : Euthamia occidentalis -


Wildflowers Seen at Buckhorn Campground and Buckhorn Lookout:

1. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

2. Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii -

*3. Meadow Foxtail ? : Alopecurus pratensis -

*4. Mountain Brome ? : Bromus marginatus (formerly Bromus carinatus) -

*5. Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum -

*6. Few-flowered Wild Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata -

*7. Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicatum (formerly Agropyron spicatum) -

*8. Big-pod Mariposa Lily: Calochortus eurycarpus -

*9. Douglas' Brodiaea - Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora (formerly Brodiaea douglasii) -

*10. Sulfur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum (formerly var. croceum) -

*11. Doorweed: Polygonum aviculare -

*12. Wiry Knotweed: Polygonum majus -

*13. White-margined Knotweed, Pokeweed Fleeceflower: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. polygaloides -

*14. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

*15. Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria -

16. Oregon Campion: Silene oregana - In bud.

17. Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens -

*18. Worm-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum -

19. Swamp Currant, Swamp Gooseberry: Ribes lacustre

20. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia - Forming fruit.

21. Ocean Spray: Holodiscus discolor -

*22. Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus -

*23. Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia -

*24. Morton's Locoweed: Astragalus canadensis var. mortonii -

*25. Yellow Sweet-clover: Melilotus officinalis -

26. Snow Brush: Ceanothus velutinus -

*27. Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum -

*28. Mountain Hollyhock: Illiamna rivularis - Beginning to bloom.

*29. Oregon Checkermallow, Oregon Sidalcea: Sidalcea oregana var. procera -

30. Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium (formerly Epilobium angustifolium) -

*31. Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum -

*32. Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

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

*34. Narrow-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis -

35. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale -

*36. Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida - Fading out of bloom.

*37. Thin-leaved Owl Clover: Orthocarpus tenuifolius -

*38. Blue Mt. Penstemon, Lovely Penstemon: Penstemon venustus -

*39. Small Bedstraw: Galium trifidum -

*40. Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus -

*41. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

42. Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor -

*43. Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora -

44. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

*45. Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia -

46. Stiff Sagebrush, Scabland Sagebrush: Artemisia rigida ?

47. Hooker's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza hookeri -

48. Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagitatta -

*49. Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus -

*50. Idaho Gumweed, Low Gumweed: Grindelia nana var. nana -

*51. Scouler's Hawkweed, Woolly Weed: Hieracium scouleri (var. albertinum?) - hairy leaves

*52. Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare -

53. Tarweed: Madia gracilis (or sativa?) -

*54. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius -


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Yellow-bellied Marmots

Chipmunks

Harriers

Steller's Jays

Northern Flickers

Killdeer

Brewer's Blackbirds

Spotted Towhee

Robins

Mountain Bluebirds

Meadowlarks

Horned Larks

Brewer's Sparrows

Song Sparrows

Barn Swallows

Cliff Swallows

Becker's White

Mountain Parnassian

Orangish Sulfur ?

Skipper

Wood Nymphs


Paul Slichter