Steens Mountain Recreational Lands

August 31 through September 2, 2011

This list includes plants observed within 50 meters of the Steens Mountain North Loop Road between Fish Lake and the junction with the road to the Kiger Gorge overlook.

Willow #1: Salix sp -

Willow #2: Salix sp. -

Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii

Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus

* Nevada Rush: Juncus nevadensis ?

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Blackened Sedge: C. heteroneura var epapilosa

* Sheep Sedge: Carex illota

* Small-winged Sedge: Carex microptera

* Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii

* Western Singlespike Sedge: Carex scirpoidea ssp. pseudoscirpoidea

* Rocky Mountain Sedge: Carex scopulorum ssp. bracteosa

* Pine Needlegrass: Achnatherum (pinetorum ?) or A. nelsonii ssp. nelsonii ?

* Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus pratensis

* Mountain Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus

* Onespike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

* Tufted Hairgrass: Deschampsia cespitosa ?

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (ssp. californicus ?)

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda (ssp. ?)

* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Fading from bloom around Jackman Park.

* False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum var. californicum

* White Bog Orchid: Platanthera leucostachys var. leucostachys - Fading out of bloom.

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

* Oval-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale

* Sulfur-flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. dicrocephalum

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Broadleaf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum

* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kelloggii

* Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum

* Pygmy Lewisia: Lewisia pygmaea

* Prickly Sandwort: Arenaria aculeata

Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta

Western Pearlwort: Sagina decumbens ssp. occidentalis

* Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii

* Longstalk Chickweed: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes

* Umbellate Chickweed: Stellaria umbellata

* Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius - Fading out of bloom.

* Snow Buttercup: Ranunculus eschscholtzii var. suksdorfii

Fendler's Meadowrue: Thalictrum fendleri

* Oregon Saxifrage: Saxifraga oregana

Alpine Prickly Currant: Ribes montigenum - Past bloom.

Curl-leaf Mountain-mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus - Some plumed fruits visible.

* Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasiphora fruticosa

Rydberg's Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum - Past bloom.

* Rock Spirea: Holodiscus microphylla (var. glabrescens ?) - Blooming on rock outcrops along the North Loop Road.

* Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. capitata - Fading out of bloom.

* Brewer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla breweri

* Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla glaucophylla var. glaucophylla

* Elmer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri

* Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

* Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens

Freckled Milkvetch: Astragalus lentiginosus var. chartaceus - Pods present.

* Silvery Lupine: Lupinus argenteus (var. ?) - Fading out of bloom.

* Low Mt. Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus

* Long-stalked Clover: Trifolium longipes var hansenii (T. longipes var. nevadense)

* Long-stalked Clover: Trifolium longipes var. multiovulatum (T. longipes var. shastense)

Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea var. venosa - Past bloom.

* Common Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. glandulosum

* White-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum

* Groundsmoke: Gayophytum sp.

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

Pleated Gentian: Gentiana affinis - In bud.

* Alpine Shooting Star: Dodecatheon alpinum

* Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii

* Broadleaf Bluebells: Mertensia ciliata

Eastside Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys hispidulus

* Wavy-leaved Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum - Yellow-flowered. Fading out of bloom.

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ? or Peck's Paintbrush: Castilleja peckiana ?

* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii - Fading out of bloom.

* Primrose Monkeyflower: Mimulus primuloides

Hidden-flowered Owl Clover: Orthocarpus cuspidatus var. cryptanthus - Just past bloom.

* Little Elephant Heads: Pedicularis attolens

*Rydberg's Penstemon: Penstemon rydbergii var. rydbergii - Fading out of bloom.

* American Brooklime: Veronica americana

Thyme-leaved Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa

* American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii - Fading out of bloom.

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Western Boneset: Ageratina occidentalis

* Hybrid Pale Agoseris: Agoseris x agrestis

* Alpine Agoseris: Agoseris monticola

* Sagebrush Agoseris: Agoseris parviflora

* Alpine Pussytoes: Antennaria media

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

Longleaf Arnica: Arnica longifolia

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis

* Michaux's Sagewort: Artemisia michauxiana

* Steens Mt Thistle: Cirsium peckii

* Discoid Goldenweed: Ericameria discoidea var. discoidea - Beginning to bloom.

Greene's Rabbitbrush: Ericameria greenei or Shrubby Goldenweed: Ericameria suffruticosa

* Foreign Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis

* Orange Sneezeweed: Hymenoxys hoopesii

* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata - Fading out of bloom around Jackman Park.

* Hayden's Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. haydenii

* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana

* Alpine Meadow Groundsel: Packera subnuda var. subnuda (Senecio cymbalarioides)

* Thick-leaved Groundsel: Senecio crassulus

* Dwarf Mountain Butterweed: Senecio fremontii

* Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

Belding Ground Squirrels

Turkey Vultures

Golden Eagle

Red-tailed Hawks

Harriers

Kestrels

Horned Larks

Pale Swallowtail

Milbert's Tortoiseshells

Wood Nymphs

Pine Whites

Ochre Ringlets

Dragonflies

Flying Grasshoppers

Bumble Bees

Lady Bugs