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Several views of balds along the Steins Pillar Trail #837, Ochoco National Forest........June 26, 2017. The second photo is viewed west across the Mill Creek drainage.
Weather: Temperatures in the mid to upper 80s in the morning climbing to the low 90s by the afternoon. Skies were mostly sunny, with thunder clouds building to the south and west, arriving as we departed.
* 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
Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
Common Duckweed: Lemna minor - In first creek crossing adjacent to trailhead.
* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius
Slender Rush: Juncus tenuis ? - In bud. or Dudley's Rush: Juncus dudleyi ?
* Bigleaf Sedge: Carex amplifolia
Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus - In bud.
* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii
* Thurber's Needlegrass: Achnatherum thurberiana or Common Western Needlegrass: Achnatherum occidentalis ssp. pubescens
* Mountain Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata
* Onespike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus
* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Common Velvetgrass: Holcus lanatus - Blooming in wet meadow near trailhead.
* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha
Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
* North African Grass: Ventenata dubia
* Desert Fescue: Vulpia microstachys ?
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - In bud.
False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule
California False Hellebore: Veratrum (californicum var. californicum ?)
* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - In bud.
* Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum
* Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. modocense
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Curly Dock: Rumex crispus ?
* Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora ?
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana
* Erubescent Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra
* Douglas' Catchfly: Silene douglasii var. douglasii
* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus - At creek crossing.
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens - Fruits forming.
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum var. stenopetalum
Desert Alyssum: Alyssum desertorum - Fruits
Hairystem Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora - Spreading fruits.
* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum - Fruits ripening.
* Valley Cinquefoil: Drymocallis convallaria
* Rydberg's Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum
* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum
Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata
* Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
* Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana
* Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus
Cow Vetch: Vicia sativa ?
* Western Blue Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii - Fading out of bloom.
* Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus - Fading out of bloom.
* Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina - Beginning to bloom at creek crossings.
* Elkhorns Clarkia: Clarkia pulchella
* Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea
Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum - In bud.
* Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum - Beginning to bloom.
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi - Fruits ripening.
Green-leaf Manzanita: Arctostaphylos patula - Past bloom.
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea - New growth.
* Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium
Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora - In bud.
* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - Mostly out of bloom.
* Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata
* Linearleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis - Fading out of bloom.
Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale
* Small-flowered Forget-me-not: Myosotis laxa
* Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris
* Wavyleaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum
* Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. variabilis
* Lowly Penstemon: Penstemon humilis
* Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus
* American Brooklime: Veronica americana
Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum
* Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa - Past bloom.
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria pulvinata - Fading out of bloom.
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Still in bloom in shaded areas.
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Fading out of bloom.
* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata - Fading out of bloom. Some hybrids are here too.
* Rough Eyelashweed: Blepharipappus scaber - Mostly past bloom.
* Wavyleaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
* Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata
Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri - Past bloom.
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis - Past their peak.
Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus - In bud.
Rough-leaved Aster: Eurybia radulina
* Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora
* Smallhead Tarweed: Hemizonella minima
* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola
* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare - Along road at trailhead.
* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis
* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana
* Cusick's Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii
Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum (var. parryi ?) - Moist areas.
Chipmunk
Red Squirrel
Western Tanagers
Cassin's Finches
Chipping Sparrows
Mountain Chickadees
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Ant Lions
Cedar Hairstreak