[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2011]

Antelope Mountain Lookout

Malheur National Forest

June 4, 2011

View north toward the Strawberry Mountains from the Antelope Mountain Lookout, Malheur National Forest..........June 4, 2011.

View north toward the Strawberry Mountains from the Antelope Mountain Lookout, Malheur National Forest..........June 4, 2011.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Comprehensive Plant List for Antelope Mountain

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Sierra White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides - Plants have not begun to leaf out yet.

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis ? - No sori yet to verify ID.

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda - In bud.

Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus

* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica

Panicled Deathcamas: Zigadenus (paniculatus ?)

Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum

Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides

Oval-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium (var. ?)

Blue Mountain Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum

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

Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva

Prickly Sandwort: Eremogone aculeata

Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum - In bud.

Rocky Mt. Larkspur: Delphinium stachydeum ?

* Hornseed: Ranunculus testiculatus

* Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens - In bud.

Steer's Head: Dicentra uniflora

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

* Sticky cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia incisa ssp. viscosa

* Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius

Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Old Man's Whiskers: Geum triflorum ssp. ciliatum

Kellogg's Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus (or Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus ?)

Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea var. venosa

Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. oregana ?)

Canby's Desert Parsley: Lomatium (canbyi ?)

Glaucous Desert Parsley: Lomatium donnellii ?

*Nevada Desert Parsley: Lomatium nevadense var. nevadense

* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

Cusick's Elkweed: Frasera columbiana var. cusickii

Scarlet Gilia: Ipopmopsis aggregata

Prickly Phlox: Linanthus pungens

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Phlox: Phlox sp. (more prostrate than Phlox hoodii)

* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum (var. alpinum ?)

Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora

Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

* Small Bluebells: Mertensia longiflora

Nettle-leaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia

* Wavy-leaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei (var. pintetorum ?) - Beginning to bloom.

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus

Variable Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. variabilis

Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri

Common Mullein: Verascum thapsus

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Mountain Agoseris: Agoseris monticola ?

* Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha

Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana

Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata - In bud.

Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri ?

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

Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis

Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - In bud.


View south towards the Steens Mt (on the horizon) from Antelope Mountain Lookout, Malheur National Forest..........June 4, 2011. - View northeast towards the Monument Rock Wilderness (on the horizon) from the Antelope Mt. Lookout, Malheur National Forest............June 4, 2011.

The photo at left shows a view to the south towards the Steens Mountain (visible on the horizon) from Antelope Mountain Lookout, Malheur National Forest...........June 4, 2011. The photo at right shows a view towards the Monument Rock Wilderness on the horizon at center from the Antelope Mt. Lookout............June 4, 2011..

Wildlife observed at this site:

Mule Deer

Red Squirrels

Chipmunks

Sage Grouse ?

Western Tanager

Robins

Chipping Sparrows

Mountain Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Green Hairstreaks

Anglewing


Paul Slichter