[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2018]

Ponderosa Loop Trail #801

from Bandit Springs Rest Area off US Highway 26

Ochoco National Forest

May 19, 2018

Wildflowers at Bandit Springs, Ochoco National Forest.......June 23, 2017.

Wildflowers at Bandit Springs, Ochoco National Forest.......June 23, 2017.


Weather: Temperatures in the low to mid 60s with mostly cloudy skies. No winds.


* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Mission Bells: Fritillaria atropurpurea

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - Beginning to bloom.

California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum var. californicum

Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis

Alaska Rein Orchid: Platanthera unalascensis ?

Hooded Ladies' Tresses: Spiranthes romanzoffiana

American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata (ssp. intermontana ?)

* Erubescent Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. depressa

Erubescent Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra

* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis

* Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum

* Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii

Hornseed Buttercup: Ceratocephala testiculata - Near the parking area.

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum ssp. stenopetalum

* American Wintercress: Barbarea orthoceras

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna - Fading out of bloom.

* Alpine Pennycress: Noccaea fendleri - Fading out of bloom.

* Bulblet Prairiestar: Lithophragma bulbifera

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora

* Oregon Saxifrage: Micranthes oregana - Beginning to bloom.

* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida - Beginning to bloom.

* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre - In bud.

Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasiphora fruticosa

Valley Cinquefoil: Drymocallis convallaria

* Wood's Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala

Rydberg's Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum

* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum - Beginning to bloom.

Fan-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

Western Burnet: Poteridium occidentale

Common Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana ssp. melanocarpa

Lanszwert's Peavine: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. lanszwertii

* Cusick's Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. cusickii - Beginning to bloom.

Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus

White Clover: Trifolium repens ?

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

Rydberg's Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum

* False Mermaid: Floerkea proserpinacoides

Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. ?)

Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides

* Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca

* Northern Bog Violet: Viola nephrophylla

* Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia

* Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa

Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

Cow Parsnip: Heracelum lanatum

* Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi - Beginning to bloom.

* Western Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis - Beginning to bloom.

Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia montana

* Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon conjugens

* Darkthroat Shooting Star: Dodecatheon pulchellum var. monanthum

Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Fading out of bloom.

Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale

Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus

Ballheaded Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum

* Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora

* Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae

* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata

Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata

Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

* Cusick's Lungwort: Mertensia cusickii

* Blue Scorpionweed: Myosotis micrantha

Nettle-leaved Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia

Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata (or one of the variants)

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

* American Brooklime: Veronica americana

* Thymeleaf Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia

* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora

* Cleavers: Galium aparine

Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Edible Valerian: Valeriana edulis - Beginning to bloom.

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. glauca

Silvery Pussytoes: Antennaria argentea - In bud.

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Peak bloom.

Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi - In bud.

Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum

Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri ?

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)

Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

* Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Observed During This Hike:

Pileated Woodpecker - Heard.

Common Raven

Stellers Jays

Chipping Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Red-breasted Nuthatch - Heard

Black-capped Chickadees - Heard

House Wrens - Heard

Western Fence Lizard

Mustard White


Paul Slichter