[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2015]

Wildflowers of Big Summit Prairie Along the North Fork Crooked Creek

Site is east of Road 4215 about one mile south of Road 42

T15S R21E S5

Ochoco National Forest

June 14, 2015

A view north along the riparian area of the North Fork Crooked River about one mile south of Road 42 (Ochoco National Forest).........June 12, 2015. The river becomes a plant-choked stream at this point.

A view north along the riparian area of the North Fork Crooked River about one mile south of Road 42 (Ochoco National Forest).........June 12, 2015. The river becomes a plant-choked stream at this point.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

* Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis

* Short-awn Foxtail: Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis ? (or Water Foxtail: Alopecurus geniculatus ?

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* One-spike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

* Tufted Hairgrass: Deschampsia cespitosa ?

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. ?)

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

* North African Grass: Ventenata dubia

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus

* Small Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora - Fading out of bloom.

* Bluedicks: Triteleia grandiflora

* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina

* Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis

Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii (var. inflatum ? )- Past bloom.

American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides

* Goose Lake Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum - Yellow flowers.

Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides var. kelloggii

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Mountain Sorrel: Rumex paucifolius

* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra

* Water Montia: Montia chamissoi - Fading out of bloom.

Linearleaf Montia: Montia linearis - Past bloom.

Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta (var. congesta ?) - In bud.

Menzie's Campion: Silene menziesii

* Long-stalked Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes

* Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum

* White Water Buttercup: Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus

* Large-flowered Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum - Fading out of bloom.

* Bog Saxifrage: Micranthes oregana - Fading out of bloom.

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum - Past bloom.

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

* Nevada Cinquefoil: Dryomocallis lactea var. lactea

* Rydberg's Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum

* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum - Fading out of bloom.

* Elmer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri

* Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

* Fan-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis

* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus - Beginning to bloom.

* Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum

* Many-stalked Clover: Trifolium multipedunculatum - Fading out of bloom.

* American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana

* Rydberg's Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum

* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. ?)

Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa (var. praemorsa ?)

* Long-leaved Evening Primrose: Taraxia subacaulis

Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

* Fringed Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum

* Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile

Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi

* Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum - Fading out of bloom.

Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

* Cusick's Elkweed: Frasera albicaulis var. cusickii - Beginning to bloom.

Largeflowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina

* Slender-branch Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys leptocladus

* Narrowleaf Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia (ssp. angustifolia ?) Snapdragon Skullcap: Scutellaria antirrhinoides

* Hairy Owlclover: Castilleja tenuis

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Dwarf Purple Monkeyflower: Diplacus nanus

* Rydberg's Penstemon: Penstemon rydbergii (var. oreocharis ?)

Red Bessya: Synthyris rubra - Past bloom.

Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale - In bud.

Rare-flowered Heterocodon: Heterocodon rariflorum

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. glauca

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea - Beginning to bloom.

Leafy Arnica: Arnica chamissonis ssp. foliosa

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Twin Arnica: Arnica sororia

Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana

Sticky-flowered Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. viscidiflorus

* Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum

Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata

* Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus

* Smallhead Tarweed: Hemizonella minima

Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana - In bud.

Tacky Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma hirta

* Alkali Marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophilus - Fading out of bloom.

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Fading out of bloom.

Butterweed Groundsel: Senecio serra var. serra - In bud.

Woolly Goldenweed: Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus - In bud.

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

Northern Mule's Ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis

Additional Wildflowers Observed Along Road 42 in Big Summit Prairie:

* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum

* Meadow Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion venenosum

* Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus

* Rocky Mt. Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare


Animals Seen At This Site:

Belding Ground Squirrels

Red-tailed Hawks

Northern Flickers

Western Tanagers

American Robins

Western Wood Peewees

Chipping Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Ochre Ringlets

Additional Animal Species Observed Along Road 42 in Big Summit Prairie:

Mule Deer

Pronghorn

Wild Horses

Kestrel

Common Merganser and chicks

Northern Flicker

White-headed Woodpecker

Mourning Doves

Brewer's Blackbirds

Red-winged Blackbirds

Western Meadowlarks

Starlings

Lazuli Bunting

Cliff Swallows


Paul Slichter