[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2013]

Van Patten Lake Trail #1634

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

July 27, 2013

A view across Van Patten Lake towards theVan Patten Butte, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest........July 26, 2013

A view across Van Patten Lake towards theVan Patten Butte, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest........July 26, 2013.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

This list includes plants seen from the sand shed to the the granitic boulder slopes at the southeastern corner of Van Patten 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

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola ?

Mountain Alder: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia

Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis

* Whiplash Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Purple Coral: Clavaria purpurea

Coral Fungi: Clavaria sp. ?

Horsehair Lichen: Bryoria sp.

Cup Lichen: Cladonia sp.?

Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen: Letharia columbiana

Chocolate Chip Lichen: Solorina crocea

Navel Lichen: Umbilicaria hyperborea

Plagiothecium Moss ?

Juniper Haircap Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Lacelip Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Bolander's Quillwort: Isoetes (bolanderi ?)

* Baltic Rush: Juncus balticus ssp. ater ?

* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus

* Regel's Rush: Juncus regelii ?

* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

* Long-bract Sedge: Carex athrostachya - Next to sand shed.

* Smooth-fruit Sedge: Carex heteroneura var. epapillosa

* Mountain Shore Sedge: Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa

* Bog Hare Sedge: Carex leporinella ?

* Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina

* Black Alpine Sedge: Carex nigricans

* Clustered Field Sedge: Carex praegracilis ? - Near sand shed.

Ross' Sedged: Carex rossii

* Spikerush: Eleocharis sp.

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.

* Bordered California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus

* Spike Trisetum: Trisetum spicatum

* Swamp Onion: Allium validum

Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia - In bud.

* Heart-leaved Twayblade: Listera cordata - Fading out of bloom.

* 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

* Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata

* Heartleaf Springbeauty: Claytonia cordifolia

* Prickly Sandwort: Eremogone aculeata

Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - Past bloom.

* Alpine Pearlwort: Sagina saginoides ?

* Oregon Campion: Silene oregana

* Northern Starwort: Stellaria (calycantha ?)

* Crisped Starwort: Stellaria (crispa ?)

* Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala var. leptosepala

* Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus - Fading out of bloom.

* Snow Buttercup: Ranunculus eschsholtzii var. trisectus - Fading out of bloom.

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

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

Drummond's Rockcress: Arabis drummondii - Erect pods.

* Lemmon's Rockcress: Arabis lemmonii ?

Brewer's Bittercress: Cardamine breweri

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

* Lanceleaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum

* 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: Micranthes odontoloma

* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum - Past bloom.

* Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum

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

* Rocky Mountain Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. pseudorupestris

Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana ?

North American Red Raspberry: Rubus idaeus var. strigosus ?

* Sitka Burnet: Sanguisorba stipulata

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

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

* Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides

* Hookedspur Violet: Viola adunca

Small White Violet: Viola mackloskeyi var. mackloskeyi or Marsh Violet: Viola palustris var. palustris - Violets of very moist places.

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium var. canescens

* Purple-leaved Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum

* Glandular Willowherb: Epilobium (halleanum ?)

* Hornemann's Willowherb: Epilobium (hornemannii ?)

* White Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum ?

* Nuttall's Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum

Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

* White Mountain Heather: Cassiope mertensiana

* Prince's Pine: Chimaphila umbellata

Alpine Wintergreen: Gaultheria humifusa

Alpine Laurel: Kalmia microphylla - Past bloom.

* One-flowered Wintergreen: Moneses uniflora

* Sidebells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda

Red Mountain Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - Just past bloom.

White-vein Pyrola: Pyrola picta - In bud.

* Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum

* Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium

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

* 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 - Fading out of bloom.

* Eastside Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys hispidulus

* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia

* Yellowish Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens ?

* Scarlet Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Rocky Mt. Paintbrush: Castilleja rhexifolia

* Brewer's Monkeyflower: Mimulus breweri

* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii

* Musk Monkeyflower: Mimulus moschatus

* Primrose Monkeyflower: Mimulus primuloides

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

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - Past bloom.

* American Brooklime: Veronica americanum

* American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii

Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major

* Milk Kelloggia: Kelloggia gallioides

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata - Black berries evident.

Utah Twinberry: Lonicera utahensis - Fruits forming.

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

* Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

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

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Alpine Pussytoes: Antennaria alpina

Racemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa - Past bloom.

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Longleaf Arnica: Arnica longifolia - Beginning to bloom.

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis

* Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi

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

* Northern Daisy: Erigeron nivalis

* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

* Thick-stemmed Aster: Eurybia integrifolia

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium triste

* Alpine Meadow Groundsel: Packera subnuda var. subnuda

American Sawwort: Saussurea americana - In bud.

Arrowleaf Butterweed: Senecio triangularis - In bud.

* Northern Goldenrod: Solidago multiradiata ?

Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen at this Location:

Least Chipmunks

Clark's Nutcrackers

Hermit Thrush

Dark-eyed Juncos

Rufous Hummingbirds

Milbert's Tortoiseshells


Paul Slichter