[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2017]

Wildflowers of Big Summit Prairie

Balds and riparian areas adjacent to Road 30 and south of the junction with FS Road 3000-100, near the old Cold Springs Guard Station

T14S R22E S18 SW1/4 of SW1/4

Ochoco National Forest

June 21, 2017

Masses of elkhorns clarkia (Clarkia pulchella) blooming on balds near Cold Springs Guard Station, Ochoco National Forest.......June 21, 2017.

Masses of elkhorns clarkia (Clarkia pulchella) blooming on balds near Cold Springs Guard Station, Ochoco National Forest.......June 21, 2017.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

* Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis

* Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus pratensis

* Meadow Brome: Bromus commutatus

* Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis

* California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica

* One-spike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* North African Grass: Ventenata dubia

* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum

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

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods forming.

* Meadow Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion venenosum

* Western Blue-eyed Grass: Sisyrinchium idahoense var. occidentale

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides - Beginning to bloom.

* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides

* Water Chickweed: Montia chamissoi

* Linearleaf Montia: Montia linearis - Fading out of bloom.

* Goldie's Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes

Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum - In bud.

* Water Buttercup: Ranunculus aquatilus var. diffusus - Fading out of bloom.

* Large-flowered Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus - Fading out of bloom.

Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Fruits developing.

* Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum var. stenopetalum - Fading out of bloom.

* Small-flowered Horkelia: Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora

* Fan-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

Annual Burnet: Poteridium occidentale

* Lanszwert's Peavine: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. lanszwertii

* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus

* Many-stalked Clover: Trifolium longipes var. multipedunculatum - red flowers

* Whitetip Clover: Trifolium variegatum

* Western Blue Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii - Beginning to bloom.

* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. ?)

* Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum - Beginning to bloom.

* Fringed Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum

* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Only blooming where wet.

Needleleaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta - In bud.

* Smallflowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae - Fading out of bloom.

* Cusick's Paintbrush: Castilleja cusickii

* Pale Paintbrush: Castilleja oresbia - Fading out of bloom.

* Hairy Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Fading out of bloom.

* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata

Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri - Past bloom.

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

* Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. glauca

Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla - Seed heads.

* Rough Eyelashweed: Blepharipappus scaber - Fading out of bloom.

* Scabland Fleabane: Erigeron bloomeri var. bloomeri

* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis

* Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium cespitosum

Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola

Cusick's Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii - In bud.

Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra - In bud.


Paul Slichter