[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2017]

Wildflowers of Ochoco Forest Camp

T15S R21E S35 NW1/4 of SW1/4

Ochoco National Forest

July 10-14, 2017

Sulphur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum

Sulphur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea

* Soft Brome: Bromus inermis

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

* Reed Canary Grass: Phalaris arundinacea

Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis

* Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum

* Sulphur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum

Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii

* Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Golden Currant: Ribes aureum var. aureum - Ripening berries.

* Rydberg's Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perinsisum

* Erect Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta

* Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana - Fading out of bloom.

* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus - Fading out of bloom.

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

* Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium var. pumilum

Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla var. virgata

* Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris

* Narrowleaf Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia ssp. angustifolia

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

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

* American Brooklime: Veronica americana

Common Plantain: Plantago major

* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine

*Blue Elderberry: Sambucus mexicana ssp. cerulea

* Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Common Teasel: Dipsacus fullonum

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

* Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus

Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola

* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis

* Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra

* Western Meadow Aster: Symphyotrichum campestre

Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Seen At This Site:

Bats

Cottontail Rabbit

Red Squirrels

Great-horned Owl

Saw-whet Owl

Downy Woodpecker

Northern Flickers

Red-naped Sapsuckers - A pair foraging for food for nestlings.

Common Nighthawks

Common Ravens

Steller's Jays

Brewer's Blackbirds

Black-headed Grosbeaks

Western Tanagers

American Robins

Western Wood Peewees

Red Crossbills

Song Sparrows

Mountain Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Tree Swallows

Mourning Cloak


Paul Slichter