Additional Information for those planning to hike Cottonwood Canyon State Park:
Cottonwood Canyon Info: includes map showing BLM vs. Oregon State Park land. Even better maps are available from the BLM. http://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=_siteFiles/publications/Cottonwood101301.pdf
Cottonwood Planned Trail Development: (scroll down for planned trails) http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/PLANS/docs/masterplans/cottonwood/cottonwood-plan-maps-ch10.pdf
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
White Alder: Alnus rhombifolia
* Western Hackberry: Celtis reticulata
Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea
Indian Ricegrass: Achnatherum hymenoides
Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii var. lemmonii - Almost in bloom. ??????
* Mouse Barley: Hordeum murinum ssp. leporinum ????
* Ripgut Brome: Bromus diandrus
* Cheat Grass: Bromus tectorum
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. ?)
Basin Wildrye: Leymus cinereus
Reed Canarygrass: Phalaris arundinacea
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Leiberg's Bluegrass: Poa leibergii
* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
Hoary Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - Leaves only.
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Past bloom. Pods maturing.
* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora
Douglas' Grasswidows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Forming fruits.
Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - In bud.
Snow Buckwheat: Eriogonum niveum
Wirestem Buckwheat: Eriogonum vimineum
Curly Dock: Rumex crispus
Veiny Dock: Rumex venosus - Past bloom on the trail adjacent to the Big Eddy.
* Bastard Toadflax: Comandra umbellata
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana
* Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum
Western Clematis: Clematis ligusticifolia
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum
Hornseed Buttercup: Ceratocephala testiculata - Past bloom.
* Blue Mustard: Chorispora tenella
* Thread-stalk Cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia longipedicellata
* Whitetop: Lepdium chapalense ? - Beginning to bloom.
* Clasping Peppergrass: Lepidium perfoliatum
Tall Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum
* Many-flowered Thelypody: Thelypodium milleflorum - Beginning to bloom.
Fringepods: Thysanocarpus curvipes
Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii - In bud.
* Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina
* Small-flowered Prairiestar: Lithophragma parviflorum
Golden Currant: Ribes aureum - Past bloom.
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - Some flower buds present.
* Common Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - Beginning to bloom.
* Stiff Milkvetch: Astragalus conjunctus var. rickardii
* Glabrous Sickle Milkvetch: Astragalus curvicarpus var. subglaber
* Woollypod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshii (var. purshii ?)
* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus - Beginning to bloom.
* Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. aridus
Chick Lupine: Lupinus microcarpus - Only leaves.
Alfalfa: Medicago sativa
Lanceleaf Scurf Pea: Ladeania lanceolata
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Smoothstem Blazingstar: Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis - Basal leaf rosettes and some plants with flower buds.
Poison Ivy: Toxicodendron rydbergii
Annual Evening Primrose: Epilobium brachycarpum
Burr Chervil: Anthriscus caucalis
Poison Hemlock: Conium maculataum
* Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum - Fading out of bloom.
* Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Broad-fruit Lomatium: Lomatium triternatum ssp. platycarpum
Bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis
* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora - A few plants with blooms.
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Fading out of bloom.
* Prickly Phlox: Phlox aculeata
* Longleaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia
* Woolen Breeches: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum
Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata
* Lineleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis
Changeable Scorpionweed: Phacelia mutabilis - In bud.
* Common Fiddleneck: Amsinckia menziesii var. intermedia
* Wingnut Cryptanth: Cryptantha pterocarya ? - Small-flowered. Alternate leaves.
* Henbit: Lamium amplexicaule
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Fading out of bloom.
* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata
* Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica
Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. dentatus
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. occidentalis
* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. purpurea
* Cleavers: Galium aparine
Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea
* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - Beginning to bloom.
Gray Sagewort: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans
Stiff Sagebrush: Artemisia rigida
Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Probably past peak bloom at river level.
Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa
Sticky-flowered Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ssp. viscidiflorus
Wavyleaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum
Slender Hawksbeard: Crepis atribarba - In bud.
Threadleaf Daisy: Erigeron filifolius - In bud.
Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron pumilus var. intermedius - In bud.
Showy Rubber Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
Columbia Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosa
* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum (var. integrifolium ?)
Matchbrush: Gutierrezia sarothrae
Hoary Goldaster: Heterotheca villosa (var. ?)
Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola
* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides
Scotch Thistle: Onopordum acanthium
Skeletonweed: Stephanomeria (tenuifolia ?)
Canada Geese - Active along the banks of the John Day River.
Chukar or Gray Partridge ? - Flew over me. Not a good look at it.
Red-winged Blackbirds
Western Meadowlarks
Says Phoebe
Western Kingbirds
White-crowned Sparrows
Lazuli Buntings - Numerous!
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Canyon Wrens
Rock Wrens
Desert Side-blotched Lizard
Western Gopher Snake
Western Rattlesnake
Bullfrogs on the banks of the John Day River.
Anise Swallowtails
Light Sulphur
Gray Hairstreak
Mourning Cloaks - Very numerous
Ochre Ringlets - Numerous. One observed on Astragalus conjunctus var. rickardii
Julia's Orange-tips - Numerous
Juba Skipper - On Sisymbrium altissimum
Woolly Bear Larva - Long white hairs on back.
Green Tiger Beetles
Bumble Bees - Giant. Nectaring on Astragalus conjunctus var. rickardii