Steins Pillar, Ochoco National Forest........May 21, 2017.
Weather: Temperatures in the mid 60s in the morning climbing to the low 70s by the afternoon. Skies were mostly sunny.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis - In forest near Steins Pillar.
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis - In forest just south of Steins Pillar.
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites - In bud.
Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Common Duckweed: Lemna minor - In first creek crossing adjacent to trailhead.
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
Onespike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata ?
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda var. juncifolia
* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda var. secunda
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
* Desert Fescue: Vulpia microstachys ?
* Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
* Mission Bells: Fritillaria atropurpurea - Beginning to bloom.
False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule ? - In bud. Blooming in a day or so.
* Roughfruit Fairybells: Prosartes trachycarpa
* Panicled Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum
California False Hellebore: Veratrum (californicum var. californicum ?)
Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis - Meadows along creek near trailhead.
Alaska Rein Orchid: Platanthera (unalascensis ?) - Basal leaves.
Juniper Mistletoe: Phoradendron juniperinum
Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - In bud.
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum
Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. modocense
* Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora ?
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana
* Erubescent Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra
Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum - Past bloom.
Menzies' Catchfly: Silene menziesii
Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa - In bud.
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum
Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus - Past bloom.
* Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum var. stenopetalum - A few plants in bud.
* Desert Alyssum: Alyssum desertorum
* Hairystem Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora
* Secund Rockcress: Boechera retrofracta
* Thread-stalk Cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia longipedicellata
* Spring Whitlow Grass: Draba verna
* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum
Scale Pod: Idahoa scapigera - Pods are ripe.
Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina - Along trail near Steins Pillar.
* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum
Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida
Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum
* Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum - Along stream about one-half mile south of Steins Pillar.
* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var.alnifolia
Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius - Past bloom.
Valley Cinquefoil: Drymocallis convallaria - Only leaves.
* Wood's Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala
* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum - Beginning to bloom.
* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
* Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata
Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus - Just leafing out.
* Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus
* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum
Western Blue Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii
Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus - In bud.
* Whitestem Mentzelia: Mentzelia albicaulis
Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium
Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea - Only leaves so far.
Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Donnell's Lomatium: Lomatium donnellii
* Large-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium pap
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum ssp. platycarpum
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
* Broad-sheath Desert Parsley: Lomatium vaginatum
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Green-leaf Manzanita: Arctostaphylos patula - Past bloom. Shrub.
Prince's Pine: Chimaphila umbellata - Forest near Steins Pillar.
Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda ? - Basal leaves.
White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea - Last year's stalks.
Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium (var. ?) - Leaves emerging from ground.
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa
* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum
Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata - In bud.
* Linearleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis
* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale
Blue Scorpionweed: Myosotis micrantha - In bud.
* Wavyleaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. variabilis
Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - In bud near the Steins Pillar viewpoint.
Lowly Penstemon: Penstemon humilis - In bud.
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. occidentalis
Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine
* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera
Twinflower: Linnaea borealis
Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa
Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus
American Harebell: Campanula rotundifolia
* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla
Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa - In bud.
Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Past bloom.
* Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides (var. ?)
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Fading out of bloom.
* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata - Fading out of bloom. Some hybrids are here too. Plants were thinly silvery, had multiple flower heads and sticky to the touch.
Intermountain Thistle: Cirsium inamoenum var. inamoenum - Basal leaves.
Wavyleaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum
Slender Hawksbeard: Crepis atribarba
* Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri
Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis ?
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis - In bud.
* Least Tarweed: Hemizonella minima
White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
Scots Thistle: Onopordum acanthium - Basal leaves.
Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana - In bud.
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale - At trailhead.
Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Downy or Hairy Woodpeckers - Heard
Northern Flicker
Pileated Woodpecker
Steller's Jays
Raven
Spotted Towhee
Western Tanagers
Hermit Thrushes - Singing.
Violet-green Swallows
Vaux's Swifts
Mountain Chickadees
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Rock Wren - Calling on Steins Pillar.
Garter Snake - 3 longitudinal, yellow lines on back
Western Gopher Snake
Western Fence Lizard
Spring Azure