[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2017]

Wildflowers of Big Summit Prairie

Lithosol soils east of FS Road 4040 at MP 5.8 downhill towards the North Fork Crooked River

T15S R22E S8 SE1/4, T15S R22E S9 SW1/4, T15S R22E S16 NW1/4

Ochoco National Forest

May 11, 2017

Wildflower slopes above the North Fork Crooked River, Ochoco National Forest........May 11, 2017.

Slopes full of wildflowers blooming between Road 4040 and the North Fork Crooked River (Ochoco National Forest).........May 11, 2017. Bighead clover (Trifolium macrocephalum), upland larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum) and slender-fruit desert parsley (Lomatium leptocarpum) make up the bulk of the blooms in this photo..

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

Basin Wildrye: Leymus cinereus

Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia ?

* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda

Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.

* Rock Onion: Allium macrum ? or Allium campanulatum ?

* Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods ripening.

Panicled Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum - In bud.

Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina

* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. inflatum

Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum

Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides

Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva

* Dwarf Montia: Montia dichotoma

* Linearleaf Montia: Montia linearis

Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum - Past bloom.

Shining Chickweed: Stellaria nitens

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum

* Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus - Mostly past bloom except in the forest.

* Secund Rockcress: Boechera retrofracta

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna

Scalepod: Idahoa scapigera - Pods ripening.

* Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Many plant forming dagger-like pods.

Fringepods: Thysanocarpus curvipes - Pods forming.

* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera

* Small-flowered Prairiestar: Lithophragma parviflorum

* Common Western Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia

* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

* Saskatoon Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia - Beginning to bloom.

Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus - In bud.

* Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum

American Vetch: Vicia americana ?

Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. ?)

Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

* Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum

Gorman's Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormanii - Past bloom.

* Henderson's Desert Parsley: Lomatium hendersonii

* Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum

* Large-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum

* Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum (old Lomatium grayi)

* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

* Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

* Western Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

* Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon conjugens - Fading out of bloom.

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Douglas' Phlox: Phlox douglasii

* Annual Polemonium: Polemonium micranthum

* Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus

* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum

* Long-flowered Bluebells: Mertensia longiflora

* Blue Scorpion Grass: Myosotis micranthus

* Wavyleaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum

* Pale Paintbrush: Castilleja oresbia - Beginning to bloom.

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri

* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. occidentalis

* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. purpurea

* Cleavers: Galium aparine

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla

* Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha

Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides ssp. luzuloides - In bud.

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Blooming under trees along Road 4040.

Twin Arnica: Arnica sororia

Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula

Stiff Sagebrush: Artemisia rigida

Dustymaidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri

Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia ?

Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis - In bud.

Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans - In bud.

* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale - Along Road 4040.

Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

Northern Mule's Ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis - In bud.


Animals Seen At This Site:

Kestrel

Red-tailed Hawk

Canada Geese (on the North Fork Crooked River)

Clark's Nutcrackers

Magpie

Northern Flicker

Western Bluebirds

White-crowned Sparrows

Cliff Swallows

Rock Wren

Chalcedona Checkerspot ?


Paul Slichter