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Domingo Pass Road

Eastern Slopes and Summit Ridge of the Pueblo Mountains (BLM)

May 31, 2012

A view northeast towards the Alvord Desert from Domingo Pass in the Pueblo Mountains of southeastern Oregon...............May 31, 2012.

A view northeast towards the Alvord Desert from Domingo Pass in the Pueblo Mountains of southeastern Oregon...............May 31, 2012.
Weather: Mostly sunny skies in the morning with light winds to 5 miles per hour with partly cloudy skies and winds increasing to gusts from 10-15 miles per hour. Temperatures ranging from the mid 70s near noon to lower 80s in the afternoon, with temps to the mid 70s at the pass.
* indicates the wildflower is currently blooming.

Green Mormon Tea: Ephedra viridis

* Coyote Willow: Salix exigua var. exigua

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (ssp. ?)

Indian Rice Grass: Oryzopsis hymenoides

* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

Punctate Onion: Allium punctum ? or Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei ?

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus

* Mat Buckwheat: Eriogonum cespitosum

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

Slenderbush Buckwheat: Eriogonum microthecum var. laxiflorum

* Oval-leaved Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium - Plants were a mix (at the same locations) of cream and yellow-flowered varieties, so other varieties may be present.

* Shadscale: Atriplex confertifolia

Lamb's Quarter: Chenopodium album - In bud.

* Greasewood: Sarcobatus vermiculatus

* Prickly Sandwort: Eremogone aculeata

* Pale Alyssum: Alyssum alyssoides

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

Daggerpod: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Pods forming.

* Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

Golden Currant: Ribes aureum

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Utah Serviceberry: Amelanchier utahensis ?

* Owyhee Ivesia: Ivesia baileyi var. beneolens

* Arcane Milkvetch: Astragalus obscurus

Woollypod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshii (var. ?) - Pods forming.

* Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus

* Golden Pea: Thermopsis (rhombifolia var. montana ?)

* Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea var. venosa

* Whitestem Mentzelia: Mentzelia albicaulis

Blazing Star: Mentzelia laevicaulis

* Tufted Evening Primrose: Oenothera cespitosa ssp. cespitosa

Wrinklewing Springparsley: Cymopterus corrugatus (Rhysopterus plurijugus)

Carrotleaf Biscuitroot: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum

Nevada Desert Parsley: Lomatium nevadense

* Lott's Gilia: Aliciella lottiae (Gilia lottiae)

* Manyflowered Gilia: Ipomopsis congesta ssp. congesta

Granite Phlox: Leptodactylon pungens

* Prickly-leaved Phlox: Phlox aculeata

* Desert Phlox: Phlox austromontana ?

Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum

* Purple Nama: Nama aretioides

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Narrowleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis

* Cockscomb Cryptanth: Cryptantha celosioides

Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

Sagebrush Bluebells: Mertensia oblongifolia var. nevadensis

Western Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima

* Purple Sage: Salvia dorrii (var. ?)

* Desert Paintbrush: Castilleja chromosa

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Fading out of bloom at the pass.

Penstemon: Penstemon sp.

* Shrubby Bedstraw: Galium multiflorum var. multiflorum (or G. serpenticum) ?

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha

Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula

Basin Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata

* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata

* Dustymaidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

Sticky-flower Green Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (ssp. viscidiflorus ?)

Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis accuminata - In bud.

* Modoc Hawksbeard: Crepis modocensis

* Doublet: Dimeresia howellii

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. ?)

* Crag Aster: Ionactis alpina (Aster scopulorum)

False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides

Spiny Skeletonweed: Pleiacanthus spinosus (Stephanomeria spinosa)

Small Wirelettuce: Stephanomeria exigua ssp. coronaria ?

Littleleaf Horsebrush: Tetradymia glabrata

Common Cocklebur: Xanthium strumarium var. canadense

A view south along the eastern slopes of the Pueblo Mountains from Domingo Pass Road........May 31, 2012. The draw in the foreground is part of the route of the High Desert Trail through the Pueblo Mts.

A view south along the eastern slopes of the Pueblo Mountains from Domingo Pass Road........May 31, 2012. The draw in the foreground is a portion of the route of the High Desert Trail through the Pueblo Mts.
Animals Seen Along This Route:

Pronghorn Antelopes

White-tailed Antelope Squirrel

Red-tailed Hawk

Loggerhead Shrike

Black-billed Magpie

California Quail

Chukar

Mourning Doves

Spotted Towhee

Brewer's Blackbirds

Lark Sparrows

Vesper Sparrows

Horned Larks

Rock Wren

Western Whiptail Lizard

Green Hairstreak

Fire Ants

Paul Slichter