[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2013]

Hoffer Lake Trail #1641 to the Lakes Lookout

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

July 25, 2013

Hoffer Lake with surrounding peaks to the east, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest......July 25, 2013.

A view east across Hoffer Lake towards granitic peaks in the northern Elkhorn Range, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest........July 25, 2013.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

This list includes plants seen from the trailhead at the southwest side of Anthony Lake uphill to the shores and slopes around Hoffer Lake and then uphill to the west to the ski area service road and then up the ridgeline to the summit of the Lakes Lookout.

California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis ?

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis

* Variable Willow: Salix sp ?

Horsehair Lichen: Bryoria sp.

Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen: Letharia columbiana

Blistered Rock Tripe: Umbilicaria hyperborea

Elegant Sunburst Lichen: Xanthoria elegans

Juniper Haircap Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii

* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus

* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

* Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi ?

* Spike Woodrush: Luzula spicata

* Silvery Sedge: Carex canescens

* Mountain Shore Sedge: Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa

* Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii

* Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina

* Small-winged Sedge: Carex microptera

* Dunhead Sedge: Carex phaeocephala

* Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.

* Mountain Bentgrass: Agrostis variabilis

* Bordered California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (ssp. brevifolius ?)

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

* Spike Trisetum: Trisetum spicatum

* Swamp Onion: Allium validum - Beginning to bloom.

Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum - Past bloom.

* Clasping Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexicaulis

Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride

Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis - Past bloom.

* White Bog Candle: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata ?

* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta

* Pokeweed: Aconogonon phytolaccifolium

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Past bloom.

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

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata

* Heartleaf Springbeauty: Claytonia cordifolia

* Prickly Sandwort: Eremogone aculeata

* Alpine Pearlwort: Sagina saginoides ?

* Oregon Campion: Silene oregana

* Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra

* Longstalk Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes

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

Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala var. leptosepala

Drummond's Rockcress: Arabis drummondii - Erect pods.

* Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina

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

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

* Matted Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. austromontana

* Brook Saxifrage: Saxifraga odontoloma - Beginning to bloom.

Mountain Gooseberry: Ribes montigenum

* Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia - Fading out of bloom.

* Idaho Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. intermedia

* Nevada Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. nevadensis

* Rocky Mountain Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. pseudorupestris

* Sitka Burnet: Sanguisorba stipulata

* Kellogg's Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus

* Burke's Lupine: Lupinus burkei

* Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium var. canescens

* Alpine Willowherb: Epilobium hornemannii ssp. hornemannii ?

* White Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum ?

* Nuttall's Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum

* Canby's Lovage: Ligusticum canbyi

Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii

* Sidebells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda

Red Mountain Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - Just past bloom.

* Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum

Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum ?

* Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium

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

* Glandular Paintbrush: Castilleja glandulifera

* Rocky Mt. Paintbrush: Castilleja rhexifolia

* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii

* Primrose Monkeyflower: Mimulus primuloides

* Coiled-beak Lousewort: Pedicularis contorta

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

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

* Brightblue Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia ssp. humifusa

* Small Bedstraw: Galium trifidum var. pacificum

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

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

* Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca (var. agrestis ?)

* Mountain Agoseris: Agoseris monticola

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Alpine Pussytoes: Antennaria alpina

* Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howllii (ssp. neodioica ?) - Greyish leaves.

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Sticky Arnica: Arnica diversifolia ?

* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia ?

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis

* Dwarf Mountain Fleabane: Erigeron compositus (var. glabratus ?)

* Peregrine Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis

* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

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

* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium triste

* Alpine Meadow Groundsel: Packera subnuda var. subnuda

* Mountain Meadow Butterweed: Senecio crassulus

* Arrowleaf Butterweed: Senecio triangularis

* Northern Goldenrod: Solidago multiradiata - Beginning to bloom.

* Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum


Animals Seen at this Location:

Red Squirrels

Least Chipmunks

Mallards

Red-tailed Hawk

Raven

Clark's Nutcrackers

Steller's Jays

Northern Flickers

American Robins

Varied Thrush

Chipping Sparrows

White-crowned Sparrows

Mountain Chickadees

Rufous Hummingbirds

Pale Swallowtail

Milbert's Tortoiseshells

Spotted Blues

Fritillaires

Anglewings

Whites

Moth: Gnophaela sp.


Paul Slichter