Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central & Eastern Oregon: 2008

Wildflower Bloom in Central & Eastern Oregon: June 25, 2008

Emigrant Road from Cabbage Hill east to Kamela, OR

Umatilla National Forest

 


* indicates flowers currently in bloom

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

* 2. Douglas' Onion: Allium douglasii var. douglasii -

* 3. Elegant Mariposa Lily: Calochortus elegans -

* 4. Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora -

* 5. Star-flowered False Solomon Plume: Maianthemum stellatum -

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

* 7. Panicle Death Camas: Zigadenus paniculatus -

* 8. Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum -

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

* 10. Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii -

* 11. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -

* 12. Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus var. parviflorus -

* 13. Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna var. boerhaavii -

* 14. Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum -

* 15. Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa -

* 16. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora - 00 or tenella ?

*17. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii -

* 18. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia -

* 19. Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

* 20. Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum -

* 21. Mallow Ninebark: Physocarpus malvaceus -

* 22. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. intermedia ?) -

* 23. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. reflexa -

* 24. Sulfur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta -

* 25. Dog Rose: Rosa canus -

* 26. Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus -

* 27. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis -

* 28. Balloon Milkvetch: Astragalus whitneyi var. sonneanus -

* 29. Burke's or Bigleaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus (var. burkei or prunophilus) - ??

* 30. Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus var. tenuispicus -

* 31. Sulfur Lupine: Lupinus sulphureus ssp. sulphureus - Fading out of bloom.

* 32. Common Thermopsis or Golden Pea: Thermopsis gracilis or Thermopsis rhombifolia var. ovata - ??

* 33. Annual Cow Vetch: Vicia villosa -

* 34. Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum -

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

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

* 37. Buck Brush: Ceanothus sanguineus -

* 38. Slender Godetia: Clarkia gracilis -

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

* 40. Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum -

* 41. Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis -

* 42. Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea -

* 43. Giant Frasera: Frasera speciosa -

* 44. Field Morning Glory: Convolvulus arvensis -

* 45. Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis -

* 46. Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida -

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

*48. Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. variabilis -

* 49. Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflorus -

* 50. Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea -

* 51. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

* 52. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides -

* 53. Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Fading out of bloom.

* 54. Hooker's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza hookeri var. hirsuta -

* 55. Hoary Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza incana -

* 56. Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagitatta -

* 57. Blepharipappus: Blepharipappus scaber -

* 58. Golden Daisy, Dwarf Yellow Fleabane: Erigeron chrysopsidis var. chrysopsidis -

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

* 60. Blanketflower: Gaillardia aristata -

* 61. Little Tarweed: Madia exigua -

* 62. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans -

* 63. Northern Mule's-ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis -


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Oreas Anglewing


Paul Slichter