[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2010]
Logan Valley

Malheur National Forest

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

June 30 through July 3, 2010

Meadow of Cusick's paintbrush in Logan Valley, Malheur National Forest, viewed toward the Strawberry Mt. Range...............July 1, 2010.

Cusick's paintbrush blooming along Forest Road 16 in Logan Valley, viewed towards the Strawberry Mt. Range. Although hidden, Strawberry Mt. is located behind the peak at left.............July 1, 2010.
* indicates wildflowers currently in bloom.

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

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Bladder Sedge: Carex utriculata

* Northern Singlespike Sedge: Carex scirpoidea spp. scirpoidea

* Rush: Juncus sp.

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.

* Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus pratensis

* Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis ?

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica

* Onespike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata ?

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Greatbasin Wildrye: Pseudoroegneria spicatum

* North African Grass: Ventenata dubia

Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.

Bigpod Mariposa: Calochortus eurycarpus - In bud.

* Common Camas: Camassia quamash var. breviflora

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

* Douglas' Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides - In bud.

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

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

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

* Knotweed: Polygonum sp.

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

Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis - Past bloom.

Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta - In bud.

Blue Mt. Larkspur: Delphinium depauperatum

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum

Rocky Mt. Larkspur: Delphinium stachydeum - In bud. Tall, very leafy stems, the leaves mostly well divided into narrow segments.

* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis ?

Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum (occidentale ?)

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

Brown's Paeony: Paeonia brownii

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma (parviflorum ?)

* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Western Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Rydberg's Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum

* Old Man's Whiskers: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum

* 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

* Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus ?

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

* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus

Stony Ground Lupine ?: Lupinus polyphyllus var. saxosus ?- Past bloom. Lower growing species, but larger leaves and stature than L. lepidus.

* Black Medick: Medicago lupulina

* Alsike Clover: Trifolium hybridum ?

* 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 ?) - In bud.

* Bushy Mentzelia: Mentzelia dispersa

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

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi

Slender-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum - Fruits developing.

* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

* Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis ? - Most plants with withered or absent leaves at blooming.

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

* Cusick's Elkweed: Frasera columbiana var. cusickii

* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Narrow-leaf Collomia: Collomia linearis

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipopmopsis aggregata

Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii - In bud.

* Prickly Phlox: Linanthus pungens

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Brewer's Navarretia: Navarretia breweri

* Needle-leaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta ssp. propinqua

* Longleaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia

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

* Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora

* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata

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

* Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. - Very small, white flowers.

* Stickseed: Lappula sp. ?

* Scouler's Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys scouleri

* Narrow-leaved Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia

Red Besseya: Besseya rubra - Past bloom.

* Thin Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis (Orthocarpus hispidus)

* Cusick's Paintbrush: Castilleja cusickii

* Paintbrush: Castilleja pilosa ? - yellow bracts

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Bushy Birdbeak: Cordylanthus ramosus - In bud.

* Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica

* Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus

* Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale - In bud.

* Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Pussytoes: Antennaria sp.

* Leavy Arnica: Arnica chamissonis (var. ?)

* Foothills Arnica: Arnica sororia

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

Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana

Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa ?

* Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum

Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri - In bud.

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

* Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron pumilus

* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola

* Slender Hareleaf: Lagophylla ramosissima

* Pineapple Weed: Matricaria discoidea

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

Narrowhead Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii - In bud.

Tacky Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma hirta var. hirta - In bud.

* Sweet Marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

* Woolly Goldenweed: Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus

* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

* Northern Mule's Ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis

White-headed Wyethia: Wyethia helianthoides - Past bloom.

Elephantheads blooming in mass along the main road through Logan Valley, Malheur National Forest...........July 1, 2010.

Elephantheads blooming in mass along the main road through Logan Valley, Malheur National Forest...........July 1, 2010. American bistort (Bistorta bistortoides), birdsbeak buttercup (Ranumculus orthorhynchus), swamp saxifrage (Saxifraga oregana) are also visible amongst the elephantheads.
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

Goshawks

Owl

Sandhill Cranes (heard)

Snipe

Nighthawks

Northern Flickers

Downy Woodpecker

Ravens

Stellers Jays

Robins

Mountain Bluebirds

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Western Wood Peewees

Horned Larks

Evening Grosbeaks

Cassins Finches

Chipping Sparrows

Sparrow

Dark-eyed Juncos

Mountain Chickadees

Pygmy Nuthatches

White-breasted Nuthatches

Whites

Fritillaries

Blues

Paul Slichter