Malheur National Forest

(includes vernally wet meadows, riparian areas, upland shrub-scrub and upland coniferous)

July 16-18, 2010

Wolfbane Lichen: Letharia vulpina

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

Mountain Alder: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

* Water Sedge: Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis

* Golden Sedge: Carex aurea

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Inland Sedge: Carex interior

* Jone's Sedge: Carex jonesii

* Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis

* Shortbeaked Sedge: Carex simulata

* Bladder Sedge: Carex utriculata

* Slender Cottongrass: Eriophorum gracile ?

* Tapered Rush: Juncus accuminatus

* Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius

* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius

* Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.

* Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus pratensis

* Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis ?

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Pinegrass: Calamagrostis rubescens ?

* Onespike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata ?

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* North African Grass: Ventenata dubia

Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum

* Bigpod Mariposa: Calochortus eurycarpus

* Douglas' Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora - Fading out of bloom.

* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides

* Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. ellipticum ?)

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Close-flowered Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. confertiflorum ?

* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra

Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis - Past bloom.

* Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta

Few-flowered Northern Starwort: Stellaria borealis ssp. sitchana ?

* Longstalk Starwort: Stellaria longipes

* Blue Mt. Larkspur: Delphinium depauperatum

* Rocky Mt. Larkspur: Delphinium stachydeum

* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis ?

Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum (occidentale ?)

* Holboell's Rockcress: Arabis holboellii (var. ?)

Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Western Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare

* Valley Cinquefoil: Drymocallis convallaria

Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Rydberg's Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum

* Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca (ssp. capitata or ssp. parviflora ?)

* Nevada Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. nevadensis

* Elmer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri

* Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata (P. gracilis var. glabrata)

* Fan-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis

* Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

* Bristly Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana var. hispida ?

* Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis

Birdsfoot Trefoil: Lotus corniculatus

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus ?

* Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus (var. aridus ?)

* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus

* Black Medick: Medicago lupulina

* Dropflower Clover: Trifolium longipes (var. reflexum ?)

* Red Clover: Trifolium pratense

* Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea var. venosa

* Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum

* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. oregana ?)

* Bushy Mentzelia: Mentzelia dispersa

* Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides

* Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

* Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

* Purple-leaved Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum (ssp. ciliatum ?)

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi

Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis ?

* Ranger's Buttons: Sphenosciadium capitellatum - Beginning to bloom.

* Cusick's Elkweed: Frasera columbiana var. cusickii

* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipopmopsis aggregata

* Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii

* Prickly Phlox: Linanthus pungens

* Brewer's Navarretia: Navarretia breweri

* Needle-leaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta ssp. propinqua

* Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale

Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum (var. capitatum ?) - Past bloom.

* Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina - Bluish flowers

* Stickseed: Lappula sp. ?

* Scouler's Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys scouleri

* Narrow-leaved Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia

* Thin Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis (Orthocarpus hispidus)

* Cusick's Paintbrush: Castilleja cusickii

* Paintbrush: Castilleja pilosa ? - yellow bracts

* Bushy Birdbeak: Cordylanthus ramosus

* Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica

* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

* Musk Monkeyflower: Mimulus moschatus

* Primrose Monkeyflower: Mimulus primuloides

* Yellow Owl Clover: Orthocarpus luteus

* Rydberg's Penstemon: Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis ?

* Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus

* Hairy Purslane Speedwell: Veronica peregrinus var. xalpensis

* Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale

* Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata

Heterocodon: Heterocodon rariforum

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla ?

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Leafy Arnica: Arnica chamissonis (var. ?)

Little Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula (ssp. arbuscula ?) - Inflorescences forming.

Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana - Inflorescences forming.

* Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum var. americanum

* Hoary Aster: Dieteria canescens var. canescens

Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)

* Foothill Daisy: Erigeron corymbosa

* Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron pumilus

* Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus - Beginning to bloom.

* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

* Blanket Flower: Gaillardia aristata

* Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre

* Hawkweed: Hieracium sp. - Introduced species.

* Scoulers Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri (old var. cynoglossoides)

* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata

* Narrowhead Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii

* Tacky Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma hirta var. hirta

* Sweet Marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

* Falsegold Groundsel: Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea

Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum (var. parryi ?)

* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

Animals Observed in the Logan Valley Area:

Mule Deer

Pronghorn Antelope

Lots of cattle in the meadows

Red Squirrels

Ground Squirrels

Chipmunks

Red-tailed Hawks

Snipe

Northern Flickers

Ravens

Robins

Mountain Bluebirds

Horned Larks

Chipping Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Mountain Chickadees

Whites

Fritillaries

Blues