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 with clear skies and winds to 30 mph.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
* Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - Leaves.
* Yellowbells: Fritillaria pudica - Still in bloom where the snow stayed late.
Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides
Modoc Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. modocense
Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva
Hornseed Buttercup: Ceratocephala testiculata
* Secund Rockcress: Boechera retrofracta ?
Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala - Leaves.
* Woollypod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshii var. lagopinus
Kellogg Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus - Leaves.
* Henderson's Desert Parsley: Lomatium hendersonii - Still blooming on northeast-facing slopes where the snow stayed late.
* Nevada Desert Parsley: Lomatium nevadense var. nevadense
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
Green-leaved Manzanita: Arctostaphylos patula
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea - Last year's stalks.
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Beginning to bloom.
Purple Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. alpina - Leaves.
Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Newly emerged leaves.
Harkness' Plagiobothrys: Plagiobothrys kingii var. harknessii ? - In bud.
Green-tinged Paintbrush: Castilleja chlorotica - Nearing bloom.
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Beginning to bloom.
Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana
Dustymaidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii
Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri
False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides - Leaves.
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Leaves.
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Chipmunks
Sierra Nevada Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels
Northern Flicker
Clark's Nutcracker
Mountain Bluebirds
Chipping Sparrows