[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2017]

Wildflowers Along Road 2630 from Scotts Campground to a Forested, Rocky Point West of the Road at about the One Mile Point

Ochoco National Forest

T13S R21E S24

May 10, 2017

A view north to East Point from a rocky, forested point just west of MP1.4 along FS Road 2630, Ochoco National Forest........May 29, 2016.

A view north to East Point from a rocky, forested point just west of MP1.4 along FS Road 2630, Ochoco National Forest........May 29, 2016.


A view north to East Point from a rocky, forested point just west of MP1.4 along FS Road 2630, Ochoco National Forest........May 29, 2016. - A view of the open balds and forest along Forest Road #2630 about 0.8 miles uphill from Scotts Campground, Ochoco National Forest........May 10, 2017.

The photo at left shows a wider angle view north towards East Point from a location near the photo seen above. The photo at right shows the open balds and forest along Forest Road #2630 about 0.8 miles uphill from Scotts Campground, Ochoco National Forest........May 10, 2017.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Coral Fungus:

California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus

* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica

Panicled Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum

* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. inflatum

Sulphur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. ?) - Green leaves above, gray below.

Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum - In bud.

* Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens - In bud.

* Steers Head: Dicentra uniflora

* Secund Rockcress: Boechera retrofracta

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna

Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - In bud.

* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera

Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus - In bud.

Cinquefoil: Drymocallis sp.

Wood's Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata

* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum

Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. oregana ?)

* Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa (ssp. praemorsa ?)

* Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea var. venosa

* Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum

* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi - Stem leaf. Fading out of bloom.

Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum

Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata

Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina

* Long-flowered Bluebells: Mertensia longiflora

Wavyleaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa

Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

Stiff Sagebrush: Artemisia rigida

Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana

Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - In bud.

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Observed During This Hike:

Sierra Nevada Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Red-tailed Hawk

Steller's Jays

Mountain Chickadees


Paul Slichter