[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2013]

Anthony Lake

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

July 24 & 25, 2013

Anthony Lake with Gunsight Mountain above the opposite shore, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.......July 24, 2013.

Anthony Lake with Gunsight Mountain above the opposite shore, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest......July 24, 2013.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Amanita sp.

Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen: Letharia columbiana

Juniper Haircap Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

Bolander's Quillwort: Isoetes bolanderi ?

* Broad-fruited Bur-reed: Sparganium euerycarpum

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus

* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

* Mountain Shore Sedge: Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa

* Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina

* Small-winged Sedge: Carex microptera

* Bordered California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

* Swamp Onion: Allium validum - Beginning to bloom.

* Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride

* White Bog Candle: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata ?

* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta

* Hooded Ladie's Tresses: Spiranthes romanzoffiana

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

* Piper's Golden Buckwheat: Eriogonum flavum var. piperi

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Heartleaf Springbeauty: Claytonia cordifolia

Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis - Past bloom.

* Yellow Water-lily: Nuphar polysepalum

* Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum - Beginning to bloom.

* Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala var. leptosepala - Fading out of bloom.

* Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius (var. hartwegii ?) - Fading out of bloom.

* Five-stamen Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra - Fading out of bloom.

Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia fimbriata var. fimbriata - In bud.

* Brook Saxifrage: Saxifraga odontoloma - Beginning to bloom.

* Yellow Avens: Geum aleppicum

* Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum

* Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia

* Sitka Burnet: Sanguisorba stipulata

* Burke's Lupine: Lupinus burkei - Fading out of bloom.

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

* Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium var. canescens

* White Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum ?

* Nuttall's Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

* Canby's Lovage: Ligusticum canbyi

Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii

Red Mountain Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - Just past bloom.

* Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium

Bog Blueberry: Vaccinium uliginosum ?

* Explorer's Gentian: Gentiana calycosa

* Alpine Shooting Star: Dodecatheon alpinum ? - Four petals. Narrow basal leaves. Fading out of bloom.

* Tall Mountain Shooting Star: Dodecatheon jeffreyi - Four Petals. Broad basal leaves. Fading out of bloom.

* California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum

* Northern Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

* Eastside Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys hispidulus

* Glandular Paintbrush: Castilleja glandulifera

* Scarlet Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Rocky Mt. Paintbrush: Castilleja rhexifolia

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

* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus - Past bloom except where moist.

* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii

* Primrose Monkeyflower: Mimulus primuloides

* Elephant Heads: Pedicularis groenlandica - Fading out of bloom.

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa - Fading out of bloom.

* Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus - Yellow form.

* American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii

Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major

Small Bedstraw: Galium trifidum var. pacificum

* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis - Fading out of bloom.

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea - Beginning to bloom.

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia ?

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis

* Peregrine Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - Beginning to bloom.

* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium triste

* Alpine Meadow Groundsel: Packera subnuda var. subnuda

American Sawwort: Saussurea americana - In bud.

* Mountain Meadow Butterweed: Senecio crassulus

* Arrowleaf Butterweed: Senecio triangularis

* Northern Goldenrod: Solidago multiradiata - Beginning to bloom.

* Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum

Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen at this Location:

Red Squirrels

Sierra Nevada Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels

Least Chipmunks

Bald Eagle

Osprey

Northern Flickers

Williamson's Sapsucker

Raven

Clark's Nutcrackers

Gray Jays

Steller's Jays

Spotted Sandpiper

Belted Kingfisher

American Robins

Dark-eyed Juncos

Song Sparrows

White-crowned Sparrows

Pine Siskins

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Mountain Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Golden-crowned Kinglets

Rufous Hummingbirds


Paul Slichter