[Wildflower Bloom for Central and Eastern Oregon: 2012]

[Currently Blooming Wildflowers in the Pacific Northwest] - [Wildflower Hikes and Trips in Central and Eastern Oregon]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon

Arizona Creek Road

Eastern and Northern Slopes of Pueblo Mountain (BLM)

June 1, 2012

Ferris' Horsetail: Equisetum x ferrissii

Smooth Scouring Rush: Equisetum laevigatum

Nevada Mormon Tea: Ephedra nevadensis

Green Mormon Tea: Ephedra viridis ?

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

* Coyote Willow: Salix exigua var. exigua

Whiplash Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata

Arroyo Willow: Salix lasiolepis ?

Willow: Salix sp.

* Dark Baltic Rush: Juncus balticus ssp. ater ?

* Golden Sedge: Carex aurea

* Threadleaf Sedge: Carex filifolia

* Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis ?

* Western Single-spiked Sedge: Carex scirpoidea var. pseudoscirpoidea ?

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (ssp. ?)

* Needle and Thread: Heterostipa comata

Basin Wild Rye: Leymus cinereus

Indian Rice Grass: Oryzopsis hymenoides

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

* Bruneau Mariposa: Calochortus bruneaunis

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus

* Common Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora

Panicle Deathcamas: Zigadenus paniculatus

* Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis

* Blue-eyed Grass: Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense

Slenderbush Buckwheat: Eriogonum microthecum var. laxiflorum

* Oval-leaved Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium ? - White-flowered forms.

Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare

* Curly Dock: Rumex crispus

Western Dock: Rumex occidentalis

* Shadscale: Atriplex confertifolia

Lamb's Quarter: Chenopodium album - In bud.

* Greasewood: Sarcobatus vermiculatus

Russian Thistle: Salsola tragus

Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva - In bud.

Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis

Chickweed: Cerastium sp. (C. fontanum or C. glomeratum ?) - Past bloom.

* Prickly Sandwort: Eremogone aculeata

Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum - Past bloom.

* Menzie's Catchfly: Silene menziesii

* Longstalk Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes

Virgin's Bower: Clematis ligusticifolia

* Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium depauperatum

* Shore Buttercup: Ranunculus cymbalaria

Hornseed: Ranunculus testiculatus

Pale Alyssum: Alyssum alyssoides

Douglas' Draba: Cusickiella douglasii - Pods forming.

* Flixweed: Descurainia sophia

* Spring Whitlow Grass: Draba verna

* Watercress: Nasturtium officinale

Daggerpod: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Pods forming.

* Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

* Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Western Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia - Fruits forming at lower elevations.

* Utah Serviceberry: Amelanchier utahensis - Blooming at the saddle or pass.

Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius (var. ?)

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

Desert Spray: Holodiscus dumosus var. glabrescens - In bud.

Silverweed: Potentilla anserina

* Biennial Cinquefoil: Potentilla biennis

Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

* Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa

Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

* Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana

* Field Milkvetch: Astragalus agrestis

Freckled Milkvetch: Astragalus lentiginosus var. chartaceus

* Woollypod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshii (var. ?)

* Balloon Milkvetch: Astragalus whitneyi var. confusus

* Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus

* American Vetch: Vicia americana

Longstalk Clover: Trifolium longipes (var. multiviolatum ?) - short, ovate leaflets

* Hooked-spur Violet: Viola adunca

* Valley Yellow Violet: Viola vallicola

Violet: Viola sp. - Introduced ?

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. viscosissimum

Oregon Checkerbloom: Sidalcea oregana

* Currant-leaved Globemallow: Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia

* Whitestem Mentzelia: Mentzelia albicaulis

Blazing Star: Mentzelia laevicaulis

Russian Olive: Elaeagnus angustifolia

Stemless Evening Primrose: Camissonia subacaulis

* Tansy-leaved Evening Primrose: Camissonia tanacetifolia

Pacific Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum (ssp. watsonii ?)

Hooker's Evening Primrose: Oenothera elata ssp. hirsutissima

Shining Angelica: Angelica arguta ?

* Fennel Cymopteris: Cymopterus terebinthinus var. foeniculaceus

* Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea

* Prickly-leaved Phlox: Phlox aculeata

* Desert Phlox: Phlox austromontana ?

* Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis

* Annual Polemonium: Polemonium micrathum

* Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum - Fading out of bloom.

* Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata

* Narrowleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis

* Cockscomb Cryptanth: Cryptantha celosioides

* Sagebrush Bluebells: Mertensia oblongifolia var. nevadensis

* Mouse Ear: Myosotis micrantha

* Eastside Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys hispidulus

Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia - In bud.

Horehound: Marrubium vulgare

Field Mint: Mentha canadensis

Western Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima

* Purple Sage: Salvia dorrii (var. ?)

* Wavy Leaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum

* Desert Paintbrush: Castilleja chromosa

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

* Musk Monkeyflower: Mimulus moschatus ?

* Lowly Penstemon: Penstemon humilis

* Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus

* Flat-topped Broomrape: Orobanche corymbosa

* Cleavers: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

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

* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla - Past bloom.

Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha

* Narrowleaf Pussytoes: Antennaria stenophylla

* Narrowleaf Arnica: Arnica chamissonis ssp. foliosa

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis

Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula

Western Wormwood: Artemisia ludoviciana (ssp. ?)

Basin Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata

* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata

* Serrate Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza serrata

* Dustymaidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

Lanceleaf Green Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp lanceolatus

Sticky-flower Green Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum - In bud.

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

Horseweed: Conyza canadensis

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. ?)

* Scabland Fleabane: Erigeron bloomeri var. bloomeri

* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis

* Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron pumilus var. intermedius

* Crag Aster: Ionactis alpina (Aster scopulorum)

False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides

Scots Thistle: Onopordum acanthium ssp. acanthium

* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana

Spiny Skeletonweed: Pleiacanthus spinosus (Stephanomeria spinosa)

Narrow-headed Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimum var. exaltatus

Sow Thistle: Sonchus asper

Small Wirelettuce: Stephanomeria exigua ssp. coronaria ?

Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale - Going to seed

Littleleaf Horsebrush: Tetradymia glabrata

* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

Common Cocklebur: Xanthium strumarium var. canadense

White-tailed Hare

Kestrel

Chukars

Brewer's Blackbirds

Western Meadowlark

Lark Sparrows

Vesper Sparrows ?

Lazuli Bunting

Yellow Warblers

Bushtits

Rock Wren

Long-nosed Leopard Lizard

Lorquin's Admiral

Mourning Cloak

Ochre Ringlets

Checkerspot

Boisduval's Blues

White

Small Blue Damselflies

Lady Bugs