Aldrich Mountains: Malheur National Forest

(includes plants seen between Riley Meadows and the crossing of Riley Creek)

June 4, 2011

Partial Plant List for the Riley Creek Trail #216A

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella (wallacei ? )

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Smooth Scouring-rush: Equisetum laevigatum

Indian's Dream: Aspidotis densa

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis ? or (Woodsia oregana ?) - No sori yet to verify ID.

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Sierra White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Mountain Alder: Alnus (incana ssp. tenuifolia ?) - Beginning to leaf out.

Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea - Begining to leaf out.

* Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis ?

* Sedge: Carex sp.

* Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus (pratensis ?)

Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis

* Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei ?

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - In bud.

* Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Past bloom.

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum - Beginning to bloom.

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum ?

* Roughfruit Fairy Bells: Prosartes trachycarpa

* Wyeth Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var.heracleoides

Bitter Dock: Rumex obtusifolius

* Western Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata - Abundant. Nice, large, attractive flowers.

Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata (ssp. intermontana ?)

Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra (ssp. depressa ?)

* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

Menzie's Campion: Silene menziesii

Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum var. columbianum ?

Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum

* Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus

Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis

* Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum (occidentale ?)

Holboell's Rockcress: Arabis holboellii ( var. ?) - Beginning to bloom, but not advanced enough to ID.

Sicklepod Rockcress: Arabis sparsiflora (var. ?) - Beginning to bloom, but not advanced enough to ID.

* Sticky cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia incisa ssp. viscosa

Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var capitatum - In bud.

* Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

Wormleaf Sedum: Sedum stenopetalum

* Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina

* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum

Cross-shaped Mitrewort: Mitella stauropetala - In bud.

* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Northern Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolaire - In bud.

* Snow Gooseberry: Ribes niveum

Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum ?

Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Rydberg's Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum

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

Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?)

Sulfurflower Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta ?

Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - In bud.

Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis

Rocky Mt. Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina

Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus ?

False-mermaid: Floerkea proserpinacoides

* Hookedspur Violet: Viola adunca

* Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia

* Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa

Darkwoods Violet: Viola (orbiculata ? )

Sticky Laurel: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta ?

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

* Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum

* Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi

* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Western Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis - Beginning to bloom.

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Prince's Pine: Chimaphila umbellata

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

Alpine Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia ssp. asarifolia ?

* Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon conjugens

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Woolen Breeches: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum

Austin's Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae

* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata

Phacelia: Phacelia hastata or Phacelia heterophylla ?

Common Houndstongue: Cynoglossum officinale

* Small Bluebells: Mertensia longiflora

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var.serratus

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

Common Plantain: Plantago major

Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos (oreophilus?)

Edible Valerian: Valeriana edulis - In bud.

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

Pussytoes: Antennaria sp.

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

Little Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula (ssp. arbuscula ?)

* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata - Beginning to bloom.

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

Hawksbeard: Crepis sp.

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

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

Woolly Goldenweed: Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus - In bud.

Aster: Symphyotrichum sp.

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

Red Squirrel

Cascades Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Meadow Vole

Ravens

Chipping Sparrows

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Vaux's Swifts ?

Anglewing

Blues