[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2015]

Wildflowers of Rim Country & Riparian Areas Along the South Fork Crooked River

T18S R23E S7

Up Twelvemile Canyon onto Twelvemile Table, South Fork Crooked River Wilderness Study Area (BLM)

October 23, 2015

View north to the South Fork Crooked River from atop Twelvemile Table, South Fork Crooked River WSA......October 23, 2015.

View north to the South Fork Crooked River from atop Twelvemile Table, South Fork Crooked River WSA......October 23, 2015. Views to the north from both Sulphur Ridge (opposite side of river at left) and Twelvemile Table spanned from Lookout Mountain and Round Mountain at left horizon and Mount Pisgah at center horizon and to Spanish Peak off photo to the right. Views south included Hampton Buttes off to the west and Glass Buttes nearly due south.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Coyote Willow: Salix exigua var. exigua

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana ? - Viewed from above at a base of a cliff amidst aspens.

Scouring Rush: Equisetum hyemale var. affine

Thurber's Needlegrass: Achnatherum thurberianum ?

Crested Wheatgrass: Agropyron cristatum

Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. ?)

Great Basin Wildrye: Leymus cinereus

Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

Intermediate Wheatgrass: Thinopyrum intermedium

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica

Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis

Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides

Rock Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sphaerocephalum

Goose Lake Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum or Oval-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ?

Sulphur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. ellipticum ?)

Mountain Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris var. americana

Douglas' Campion: Silene(douglasii var. douglasii ?)

Pale Alyssum: Alyssum (alyssoides ?)

Sicklepod Rockcress: Boechera sparsiflora

Broad-leaved Pepperwort: Lepidium latifolium ?

Clasping Pepperweed: Lepidium perfoliatum

Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. pumila ?) - thick leaves

Nevada Cinquefoil: Dryomocallis lactea var. lactea ? - Not leafy bracteate. Tough to ID without flowers!

Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum

Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

Idaho Milkvetch: Astragalus (conjunctus var. conjunctus ?)

Threadstalk Milkvetch: Astragalus filipes

Papery Freckled Milkvetch: Astragalus lentiginosus (var. chartaceus ?)

* Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus - One plant with multiple racemes.

* White Sweetclover: Melilotus albus

Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi

Large-fruited Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum

Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

Largeflowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. formosissima

Hood's Phlox: Phlox hoodii ?

Cusick's Horsemint: Agastache cusickii

Bushy Birdbeak: Cordylanthus ramosus

Sand Dune Penstemon: Penstemon (acuminatus var. acuminatus ?)

Low Penstemon: Penstemon humilis var. humilis

Gay Penstemon: Penstemon laetus var. sagittatus or Narrow-leaved Penstemon: Penstemon seorsus ?

Toothed-cutleaf Beardtongue: Penstemon richardsonii var. dentatus

Blue Elderberry: Sambucus (nigra ssp. caerulea ?)

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus var. utahensis

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha

Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula - Past bloom.

Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata - Past bloom.

Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata

Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

* Lanceleaf Green Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. lanceolatus ? - Fading out of bloom.

* Sticky-flowered Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. viscidiflorus - Fading out of bloom.

Palouse Thistle: Cirsium brevifolium ? - Native

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia

Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis

* Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa - Larger shrub. Fading out of bloom.

Mountain Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. oreophila ? - Smaller shrub.

Spreading Fleabane: Erigeron divergens var. divergens

Threadleaf Fleabane: Erigeron filifolius

Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis

Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron pumilus var. intermedius

Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana

Alkali Marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophilus ?

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

Goldenrod: Solidago sp. - broad leaves

Large Western Mountain Aster: Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. intermedium

Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Mule Deer - Tracks

Red-tailed Hawk

Great Horned Owls

Saw-whet Owl

California Quail

Mallards - Along the South Fork Crooked River

Great Blue Heron - Along the South Fork Crooked River

Common Ravens

Magpies

Western Meadowlarks

American Robins

Towsend's Solitaires

Goldfinches

Dark-eyed Juncos

Mountain Chickadees


View south along the canyon of South Fork Crooked River from the west rim of Twelvemile Table, South Fork Crooked River WSA.......October 23, 2015. - Looking south along the South Fork Crooked River towards Twelve Mile Table, South Fork Crooked River WSA.......October 23, 2015.

The photo at left shows a view south along the South Fork Crooked River from the west rim of Twelvemile Table, South Fork Crooked River Wilderness Study Area..........October 23, 2015. The photo at right shows a view downstream along the South Fork Crooked River with Bill Jake Hollow ahead to the left and Twelvmile Canyon ahead to the right..........October 23, 2015.

Paul Slichter