A view south across the prehistoric Ice Age lakebed towardsWinter Rim, Hager Mt. and Fort Rock (in Lake County) from near the actual summit of Pine Mountain, Deschutes National Forest...........July 12, 2017.
Weather: Temperatures were in the upper 60s in the morning rising to the mid 70s by the afternoon with mostly clear skies and a light wind.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
* Common Western Needlegrass: Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens
* California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus
Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. elymoides or hordeoides ?)
* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha
Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - In bud.
* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides
* Goose Lake Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum
* Modoc Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. modocense
Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva - A few buds still unopened.
* Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii var. douglasii
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
Holboell's Rockcress: Boechera sp. ?
* Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina
Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum
Saskatoon Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. alnifolia ?) or Utah Serviceberry: Amelanchier (utahensis ?)
Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala
Rock Spiraea: Holodiscus microphyllus var. glabrescens
Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata
Idaho Milkvetch: Astragalus conjunctus var. conjunctus - Fruits ripening.
Threadstalk Milkvetch: Astragalus filipes - Fruits ripening.
Woollypod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshii (var. lagopinus ?)
* Kellogg Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus
Western Blue Flax: Linum lewisii (var. lewisii ?) - Past bloom.
* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium var. canescens - Beginning to bloom.
* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum (ssp. ?)
Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum ssp. platycarpum
Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
Green-leaved Manzanita: Arctostaphylos patula
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea - In bud.
White-veined Wintergreen: Pyrola picta - In bud.
Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis - Past bloom.
Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina
Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata
Linearleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis - Past bloom.
Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale
* Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima
* Wavy-leaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum
* Green-tinged Paintbrush: Castilleja chlorotica
* Wyoming Paintbrush: Castilleja linariifolia
Roezl's Penstemon: Penstemon roezlii ? - Past bloom.
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus var. utahensis - In bud.
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Pussytoes: Antennaria sp. - Smaller. Past bloom.
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Fading out of bloom.
Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana - In bud.
Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata - Past bloom
Tumble Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa - At observatory.
Green Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. viscidiflorus - In bud.
* Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata
Hawksbeard: Crepis sp. - Smaller. Seed heads forming.
Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericamaeria nauseosa var. oreophila
* Foothill Daisy: Erigeron corymbosus
* Threadleaf Fleabane: Erigeron filifolius
* Yellow Desert Fleabane: Erigeron linearis
* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
* Rayless Shasta Aster: Dieteria canescens var. shastensis
* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
* Gray Horsebrush: Tetradymia canescens
Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Cattle
Chipmunks
American Kestrel
Clark's Nutcracker
Olive-sided Flycatcher - Heard
Townsend's Solitaire
Green Towhees
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Chipping Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
Mountain Chickadees
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Rock Wren
Blue coppers