Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central & Eastern Oregon: 2012

Wildflower Bloom in Central Oregon: June 30, 2012

Jubilee Lake Trail

Umatilla National Forest

Botany Washington: A Washington Native Plant Society Hike

Jubilee Lake, Umatilla National Forest...........August 29, 2012.

Jubilee Lake, Umatilla National Forest...........August 29, 2012.

* indicates flowers currently in bloom

 

Puffball: Lycoperdon perlatum ?

Yellow Coral Fungus: Ramaria rasilispora

Common Liverwort: Marchantia polymorpha

Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum (commune ?)

Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Clubmoss: Lycopodium (sitchense ?)

Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum

White Fir: Abies concolor x grandis

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpus

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmanii

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Barclay's Willow: Salix barclayi

Booth's Willow: Salix boothii

Variable Willow: Salix commutata

Geyer's Willow: Salix geyeriana ?

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis var. sitchensis

* Jointed Rush: Juncus articulatus ?

* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius

* Lakeshore Sedge: Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis ?

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Sheep Sedge: Carex illota

* Lakeshore Sedge: Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa

* Bog Hare Sedge: Carex leporinella

* Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis

Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus - In bud.

* Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus (pratensis ?)

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Swamp Onion: Allium madidum ?

* Elegant Mariposa: Calochortus elegans

Queen's Cup, Blue Bead: Clintonia uniflora - In bud.

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

*Fairy Bells: Prosartes trachycarpum

California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum

* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata (var. ?)

* Merten's Coralroot: Corallorhiza mertensiana

* Early Coralroot: Corallorhiza trifida

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongiflora

* Western Twayblade: Listera caurina

* White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata (var. albiflora ?)

* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta (Habenaria saccata)

* Stinging Nettle: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis

Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides

* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kelloggii

* Broad-leaved Claytonia: Claytonia cordifolia

* Three-leaved Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla

* Large-leaved Sandwort: Moerhingia macrophylla

Cripsed Starwort: Stellaria crispa ? - In bud.

* Oregon Windflower: Anemone oregana ? - Blue and pink-flowered forms.

* Piper's Windflower: Anemone piperi - White-flowered.

* Crimson Columbine, Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa - Beginning to bloom.

* Straightbeak Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus

* Blue Mt. Buttercup: Ranunculus populago

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus unciniatus var. parviflorus -

* Fendler's Meadow-rue: Thalictrum fendleri - Beginning to bloom.

False Bugbane: Trautvettaria caroliniensis - In bud.

* Bittercress: Cardamine cordifolia var. lyallii

* Tansy Mustard: Descurainia (richardsonii ssp. viscosa?)

* Western Yellowcress: Rorippa curvisiliqua

* Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - In bud.

* Mountain Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra

* Stream Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma

* Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

* Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

* Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. cusickii ?)

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala

Rydberg's Large-leaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum (var. perincisum ?)

* Nevada Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. nevadensis (Drymocallis lactea var. lactea)

Sitka Burnet: Sanguisorba stipulata

* Rowan Tree, Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. scopulina

Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea splendens - In bud.

Canada Milkvetch: Astragalus canadensis - In bud.

* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus (old var. tenuispicus)

Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus - In bud.

* Golden Pea, Common thermopsis: Thermopsis rhombifolia (var. ovata?)

* Hansen's (Long-stalked) Clover: Trifolium longipes (var. hansenii ?)

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites

* Long-spurred Violet: Viola adunca

* Woodland Violet, Stream Violet: Viola glabella

* Marsh Violet: Viola palustris

Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea var. venosa

* Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens

Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana var. procera

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* White-flower Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum

* Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile or Racemose Groundsmoke: Gayophytum racemosum ?

* Canby's Lovage: Ligusticum canbyi

Linear-leaved Turkey Pea: Orogenia linearifolia ? - Past bloom.

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata var. occidentalis

* Alpine Wintergreen: Gaultheria humifusa ?

Sidebells Pyrola, One-sided Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda - In bud.

Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia ssp. bracteata

Big Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

* Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima

Harkness' Linanthus: Linanthus harknessii

* Mountain Navarretia: Navarretia divaricata

* Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis

* California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum (formerly Polemonium pulcherrimum var. calycinum) - Beginning to bloom.

Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus - Past bloom.

Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum - Past bloom.

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

* Tall bluebells, Pancile Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

* Eastside Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys hispidulus

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa var. pachyrhiza - In bud.

* Elephant Heads: Pedicularis groenlandica

* White Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. palustris - Blue form, in bud.

* Primrose Monkeyflower: Mimulus primuloides

* Thyme-leaved Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia (var. humifusa ?)

Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

* Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis - In bud.

* Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata

* Utah Twinberry: Lonicera utahensis

Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa

Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus

* Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis - In bud.

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Pussytoes: Antennaria sp.

* Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Subalpine Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis (Erigeron peregrinus)

* Least Tarweed: Hemizonella minima ?

White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

Black Head: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. occidentalis

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen Along This Trail:

Mule Deer

Red Squirrels

Osprey

Goshawk

Ravens

Canada Jays

Steller's Jays

Mallards & ducklings

Goldeneye - Female with ducklings

Swainson's Thrush

Varied Thrush

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Juncos

Mt. Chickadee

Golden-crowned Kinglets

Ruby-crowned Kinglets

Winter Wrens

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Pacific Tree Frogs

Toad - Small babies

Pine Elfin

Checkerspot

Fritillary

Blue Copper ?


Paul Slichter