Additional Information for those planning to hike Cottonwood Canyon State Park:
Cottonwood Canyon Info: includes map showing BLM vs. Oregon State Park land. Even better maps are available from the BLM. http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=_siteFiles/publications/Cottonwood101301.pdf
Cottonwood Planned Trail Development: (scroll down for planned trails) http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/PLANS/docs/masterplans/cottonwood/cottonwood-plan-maps-ch10.pdf
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
White Alder: Alnus rhombifolia
* Western Hackberry: Celtis reticulata
Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea
Coyote Willow: Salix exigua var. exigua
Navel Lichen: Umbilicaria sp.
Scouring Rush: Equisteum hyemale
Oregon Cliff Fern: Woodsia oregana ssp. oregana
* Ripgut Brome: Bromus diandrus
* Cheat Grass: Bromus tectorum
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. ?)
Basin Wildrye: Leymus cinereus
Reed Canarygrass: Phalaris arundinacea
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Leiberg's Bluegrass: Poa leibergii
* Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia ? or Cusick's Bluegrass: Poa cusickii ?
* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
Hoary Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - Leaves only.
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Past bloom. Pods maturing.
* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora
Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Snow Buckwheat: Eriogonum niveum
* Veiny Dock: Rumex venosus - On sandbar in middle of John Day River about 3 miles downstream from JS Burres trailhead.
Prickly Russian Thistle: Salsola tragus
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata
* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra
* Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum
* Common Chickweed: Stellaria media
Western Clematis: Clematis ligusticifolia
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
Hornseed Buttercup: Ranunculus testiculatus - Past bloom.
* Blue Mustard: Chorispora tenella
* Thread-stalk Cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia longipedicellata
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna - Fading out of bloom.
Scalepod: Idahoa scapigera - Pods present.
* Whitetop: Lepdium appellianum ? - Beginning to bloom.
Tall Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum
* Cut-leaf Thelypody: Thelypodium laciniatum - Beginning to bloom.
* Fringepods: Thysanocarpus curvipes
Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii - In bud.
Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina - In bud.
* Bulblet Prairiestar: Lithophragma bulbifera - Fading out of bloom.
* Small-flowered Prairiestar: Lithophragma parviflorum
Brittle-leaved Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa
* Nesting Saxifrage: Micranthes nidifica - Fading out of bloom.
* Golden Currant: Ribes aureum - Beginning to bloom.
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii
* Serviceberry: Amelanchier (alnifolia ?) - Beginning to bloom. The flowers were too high to view.
Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis lactea var. lactea - In bud. Not sticky. Leafy bracteate.
Common Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - In bud.
Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana
Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus bifrons
* Stiff Milkvetch: Astragalus conjunctus var. rickardii
* Woollypod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshii (var. purshii ?)
American Licorice: Glycyrrhiza lepidota
* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus - Beginning to bloom.
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
* Whitestem Blazingstar: Mentzelia albicaulis
Smoothstem Blazingstar: Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis - Basal leaf rosettes.
Western Sumac: Rhus glabra
Poison Ivy: Toxicodendron rydbergii
Annual Evening Primrose: Epilobium brachycarpum
Hedge-parsley: Caucaulis microcarpus ?
Poison Hemlock: Conium maculataum
* Canby's Desert Parsley: Lomatium canbyi - Fading out of bloom.
* Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum
* Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi
Henderson's Desert Parsley: Lomatium hendersonii - Seeds maturing.
* Broad-fruit Lomatium: Lomatium triternatum ssp. platycarpum
Cusick's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon cusickii - Past bloom.
Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora - A couple weeks from bloom.
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Fading out of bloom.
* Longleaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia
Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata
Changeable Scorpionweed: Phacelia mutabilis
Branching Phacelia: Phacelia ramosissima var. ramosissima
* Common Fiddleneck: Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia
Henbit: Lamium amplexicaule - In bud.
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata
Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica
Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. dentatus
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. occidentalis
* Cleavers: Galium aparine
Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea
* Longspur Plectritis: Plectritis ciliosa ssp. ?
* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.
* Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Fading out of bloom.
Gray Sagewort: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans
Stiff Sagebrush: Artemisia rigida
Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Probably past peak bloom at river level.
Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa
Sticky-flowered Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus
Wavyleaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum
Slender Hawksbeard: Crepis atribarba - In bud.
* Goldstars: Crocidium multicaule - Fading out of bloom.
Threadleaf Daisy: Erigeron filifolius - In bud.
Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis - In bud.
Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
Columbia Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosa
Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum (var. integrifolium ?) - In bud.
Matchbrush: Gutierrezia sarothrae
Hoary Goldaster: Heterotheca villosa (var. ?)
* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides
Scotch Thistle: Onopordum acanthium
Skeletonweed: Stephanomeria (tenuifolia ?)
* Silver Puffs: Uropappus lindleyi
Bighorn Sheep - 7.
Cottontail - 1
Kestrel
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vulture
Northern Pygmy Owl or Northern Saw-whet Owl ? - Single note calls from dry canyon walls.
Canada Geese - Active along the banks of the John Day River.
Mallards
California Quail - Actively calling.
Chukar or Gray Partridge ? - Heard.
Pheasants
Rock Doves - Nesting on cliff tops.
Common Crows
Ravens
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-winged Blackbirds
Western Meadowlarks
Starlings - Nesting on cliff tops?
Says Phoebe - Active. Much vocalization. Parents crossing the John Day River with food for young.
Song Sparrows
White-crowned Sparrows
Canyon Wrens
Cliff Swallows
Violet-green Swallow - Couldn't verify ID.
White-throated Swifts
Ruby-crowned Kinglets
Bushtits - Very numerous in riparian shrubs and trees and throughout the sagebrush on the flats lining the river.
Gopher Snake
Rattlesnake
Anise Swallowtails
Gray Hairstreak
Mourning Cloaks - Very numerous
Sara's Orange-tips - Numerous
Ant Lions
Green Tiger Beetles
Carnivorous Ground Beetles
Bumble Bees - Giant. Nectaring on Astragalus conjunctus var. rickardii
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