[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2017]

Ponderosa Loop Trail #801 and McGinnis Creek Loop Trail #802

from Bandit Springs Rest Area off US Highway 26

Ochoco National Forest

June 23, 2017

Wildflowers at Bandit Springs, Ochoco National Forest.......June 23, 2017.

Wildflowers at Bandit Springs, Ochoco National Forest.......June 23, 2017.


Weather: Temperatures in the mid to upper 80s with mostly sunny skies.


* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Douglas' Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Slender Rush: Juncus tenuis ? - In bud.

* Pacific Woodrush: Luzla comosa var. laxa

Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina

* Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus

* Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei - Fading out of bloom.

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - In bud.

* Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods forming.

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina

California False Hellebore: Veratrum (californicum var. californicum ?)

* Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis

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

* Mountain Lady Slippers: Cypripedium montanum

* Long-spurred Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys

Alaska Rein Orchid: Platanthera unalascensis ?

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora ?

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata (ssp. intermontana ?)

Erubescent Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra

* Water Chickweed: Montia dichotoma

Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis

* Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum

* Blunt-leaved Sandwort: Moehringia lateriflora

* Goldie's Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes

Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum - In bud.

Baneberry: Actaea rubra

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum - Fading out of bloom.

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

* Meadow-rue: Thalictrum sp.

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens - Fruits forming.

* Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum var. stenopetalum

American Wintercress: Barbarea orthoceras

* Watercress: Nasturtium officinale

Tower Mustard: Turritis glabra - Fruits ripening.

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora - Fading out of bloom.

* Oregon Saxifrage: Micranthes oregana

* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

Utah Serviceberry: Amelanchier utahensis - Hairy fruits.

* Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasiphora fruticosa

* Valley Cinquefoil: Drymocallis convallaria

Wood's Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala

* Rydberg's Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum

* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum

* Small-flowered Horkelia: Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora

* Montana Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. reflexa

* Fan-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

Common Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana ssp. melanocarpa - Past bloom.

* Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

* Lanszwert's Peavine: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. lanszwertii

* Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus

* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus

* Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum

* Least Hopclover: Trifolium dubium

* Cow Vetch: Vicia sativa

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

* Rydberg's Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum

False Mermaid: Floerkea proserpinacoides

Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. ?)

* Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides

* Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca

Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum - In bud.

* Fringed Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum

* Cow Parsnip: Heracelum lanatum

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi - Fruits ripening.

* Western Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium

* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis

* Whiskerbrush: Leptosiphon ciliatus

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Fading out of bloom.

* Smooth-leaved Gilia: Navarretia capillaris

Needleleaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta

* Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale

Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus

Ballheaded Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum

Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae

Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata

* Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata

* Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

Nettle-leaved Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia - In bud.

* Wyoming Paintbrush: Castilleja linariifolia

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. minata

* Hairy Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis

Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Past bloom.

* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata (or one of the variants)

* Musk Monkeyflower: Erythranthe moschata

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

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

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

* American Brooklime: Veronica americana

Cleavers: Galium aparine

* Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

* Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

Blue Elderberry: Sambucus mexicana ssp. cerulea - In bud.

Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Edible Valerian: Valeriana edulis

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla

* Silvery Pussytoes: Antennaria argentea

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria pulvinata (A. rosea)

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Still in bloom in shaded areas.

* Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi

* Twin Arnica: Arnica sororia - Fading out of bloom.

Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

* Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri ?

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)

* Philadelphia Fleabane: Erigeron philadelphicus

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

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

* Streambank Groundsel: Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra

Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

* Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Observed During This Hike:

Red-tailed Hawk

Pileated Woodpecker

Stellers Jays

Western Wood Peewees

Hermit Thrushes

Cassin's Finches

Chipping Sparrows

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Brown Creeper

Fritillary

Sulphurs


Paul Slichter