Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central Oregon: 2016

Columbia & Great Basins of Central Oregon

Viewpoint at Rocky Bald North of Junctions of FS Roads #4230 and #920

T14S R21E S26 SW1/4 of SW1/4

Ochoco National Forest

April 30, 2016

Big Summit Prairie, Ochoco N.F........April 30, 2016 - Big Summit Prairie, Ochoco N.F........April 30, 2016 - Big Summit Prairie, Ochoco N.F........April 30, 2016

Panoramic views of Big Summit Prairie, Ochoco N.F........April 30, 2016 from this viewpoint. Lookout Mountain is at left, Round Mt. at center, and the Mt. Pisgah ridgeline at right.

Weather: Mostly sunny. Temperatures in the mid-40s to low 50s with winds 5-10 mph.


* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

* Sandberg's Blue Grass: Poa secunda var. secunda

* Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei

Green-banded Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - Leaves only.

* Inflated Grass Widow: Olsynium douglasii var. inflatum

Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides

Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis ?

* Narrow-leaved Montia: Montia linearis

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum ?

* Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus

* Secund Rockcress: Boechera retrofracta

Scalepod: Idahoa scapigera - Pods already have dropped seeds.

* Daggerpod: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum

* Bulblet Prairiestar: Lithophragma bulbifera

* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius

* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum

* Cous: Lomatium cous

* Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum

* Large-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum

* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

Piper's Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi - Fruiting. Stem leaf.

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus

* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum

* Small Bluebells: Mertensia longiflora

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides

Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula

Stiff Sagebrush: Artemisia rigida

Desert Yellow Daisy: Erigeron linearis

* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides

* Yellow Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

* White-rayed Wyethia: Wyethia helianthoides - Beginning to bloom.


Animals Observed at this Location & Nearby:

Prairie Falcon ?

Turkey Vultures

Mountain Bluebird

Cassins Finch


Paul Slichter