[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2013]

Crawfish Lake Trail #1606 from the Upper Trailhead

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

July 26, 2013

Crawfish Lake looking east towards the Lakes Lookout, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.......July 26, 2013.

A view across Crawfish Lake towards the Lakes Lookout, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest........July 26, 2013.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

This list includes plants seen from the upper trailhead to the west shoreline of Crawfish Lake.

California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis ?

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa (var. ponderosa ?)

Mountain Alder: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Horsehair Lichen: Bryoria sp.

Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen: Letharia columbiana

Coral Fungus: Ramaria sp. ?

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Lacelip Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Quillwort: Isoetes sp.

Leather Grapefern: Sceptridium multifidum

Common Water Milfoil: Myriophyllum (sibiricum ?)

Broad-leaved Pondweed: Potamogeton natans

* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius

* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus

* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora ?

* Water Sedge: Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis

* Silvery Sedge: Carex canescens ssp. canescens

* Star Sedge: Carex echinata var. echinata

Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri - Past bloom.

* Hood's Sedge: Carex hoodii

* Mountain Shore Sedge: Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa

* Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina

* Small-winged Sedge: Carex microptera

* Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii

* Needle Spikerush: Eleocharis acicularis ?

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.

* Bordered California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus

* Columbia Brome: Bromus vulgaris

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

* Mannagrass: Glyceria sp.

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

* Spike Trisetum: Trisetum spicatum

* Swamp Onion: Allium validum

Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum - Past bloom.

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

* Clasping Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexicaulis

Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

* White Bog Candle: Platanthera dilatata (var. dilatata ?)

* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta

* Hooded Ladie's Tresses: Spiranthes romanzoffiana

* Pokeweed: Aconogonon phytolaccifolium

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

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

* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kelloggii

* Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata

* Heartleaf Springbeauty: Claytonia cordifolia

Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis - Past bloom.

* Chickweed: Cerastium sp.

* Prickly Sandwort: Eremogone aculeata

Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - Past bloom.

* Oregon Campion: Silene oregana - Some plants with pink flowers!

* Longstalk Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes

* Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum

Baneberry: Actaea rubra - Berries forming.

* Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala var. leptosepala

* Tall Larkspur: Delphinium glaucum

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus - Fading out of bloom.

Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale - Fruits forming.

* False Bugbane: Trautvetteria caroliniensis

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

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

* Sticky Cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia incisa ssp. viscosa

Tansymustard: Descurainia sp.

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum - Fading out of bloom.

* Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina

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

* Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia fimbriata var. fimbriata - Beginning to bloom.

* Brook Saxifrage: Saxifraga odontoloma

* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre - Still blooming along creeks.

Mountain Gooseberry: Ribes montigenum

Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum - Past bloom.

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?)

Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala

* Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum

* Nevada Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. nevadensis

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

* Sitka Burnet: Sanguisorba stipulata

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

* Burke's Lupine: Lupinus burkei

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

* Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum (var. ?)

Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites

* Mountain Hollyhock: Iliamna rivularis

Hookedspur Violet: Viola adunca

Roundleaf Violet: Viola orbiculata

Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa

* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium var. canescens - Beginning to bloom.

* Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

* Purple-leaved Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum

* Smooth Willowherb: Epilobium glaberrimum (ssp. glaberrimum ?)

* White Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum ?

* Nuttall's Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum

* Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

* Canby's Lovage: Ligusticum canbyi

Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens - Hooked fruits present.

* Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii - Beginning to bloom.

Alpine Wintergreen: Gaultheria humifusa

One-flowered Wintergreen: Moneses uniflora

* Sidebells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda

Red Mountain Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - Just past bloom.

* Snowline Wintergreen: Pyrola (minor ?) - Beginning to bloom.

Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum

* Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium

* Explorer's Gentian: Gentiana calycosa - Beginning to bloom.

Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis - Past bloom.

Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Fruits forming.

* California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum

Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum (var. capitatum ?) - Past bloom.

Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

Basin Cryptanth: Cryptantha ambigua ?

Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha - Hooked fruits forming.

* Northern Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia

* Glandular Paintbrush: Castilleja glandulifera

* Scarlet Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

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

* Brewer's Monkeyflower: Mimulus breweri

* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii

* Musk Monkeyflower: Mimulus moschatus

* Primrose Monkeyflower: Mimulus primuloides

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

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

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

* Payette Penstemon: Penstemon payettensis - Fading out of bloom.

* American Brooklime: Veronica americanum

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata - Black berries evident.

Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa - Berries not ripe yet.

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

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

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

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

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis

* Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi

Big Mountain Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana - In bud.

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

* Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus

* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

* Thick-stemmed Aster: Eurybia integrifolia

* Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

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

* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium triste

* Western Coneflower: Rudbeckia occidentalis

American Sawwort: Saussurea americana - In bud.

* Arrowleaf Butterweed: Senecio triangularis

* Goldenrod: Solidago lepida (var. ?) - Beginning to bloom.

* Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum

Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Seen at this Location:

Gray Jays

Belted Kingfisher

Northern Flickers

Spotted Sandpiper

Chipping Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Mountain Chickadees

Rufous Hummingbirds - Dozens fighting over the colorful wildflower meadows!

Pale Swallowtail

Milbert's Tortoiseshells

Lorquin's Admiral

Sulphurs

Fritillaires

Moth: Gnophaela sp.


Paul Slichter