Steins Pillar, Ochoco National Forest........May 21, 2017.
Weather: Temperatures in the mid 70s in the morning climbing to the low 80s by the afternoon. Skies were mostly sunny with light winds except at Steins Pillar where the winds were more gusty due to its exposure to valley winds.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Comprehensive Plant list for the Steins Pillar Trail #837
California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis - In forest near Steins Pillar.
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Western Larch: Larix occidentalis - In forest just south of Steins Pillar.
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites - In bud.
Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Common Duckweed: Lemna minor - In first creek crossing adjacent to trailhead.
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
* Onespike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda var. juncifolia
Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda var. secunda
* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
* Desert Fescue: Vulpia microstachys ?
Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei - Past bloom.
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - In bud.
* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule
* Panicled Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum
California False Hellebore: Veratrum (californicum var. californicum ?)
* Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis - Meadows along creek near trailhead.
Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid: Goodyera oblongifolia - Leaves.
Juniper Mistletoe: Phoradendron juniperinum
* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum - In bud.
* Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. modocense
* Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora ?
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana
* Erubescent Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra
* Menzies' Catchfly: Silene menziesii
* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Fading out of bloom.
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum var. stenopetalum - A few plants in bud.
Pale Alyssum: Alyssum alyssoides - Fruits forming.
Hairystem Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora - Fruits maturing.
Secund Rockcress: Boechera retrofracta - Fruits maturing.
* Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina - Along trail near Steins Pillar.
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum - Fading out of bloom.
* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida - Fading out of bloom.
Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum
Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum - Along stream about one-half mile south of Steins Pillar.
Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var.alnifolia - Fruits forming.
Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius - Past bloom.
Valley Cinquefoil: Drymocallis convallaria - Only leaves.
* Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. glandulosa
* Wood's Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata
* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum - Beginning to bloom.
Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata - Past bloom.
* Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa
* Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata - Fading out of bloom.
* Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus - In bud.
Rocky Mountain Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina - In bud.
* Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus
Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Past bloom.
* Western Blue Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii ?
* Rydberg's Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum - In bloom at the trailhead.
* Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus - Beginning to bloom.
* Northern Bog Violet: Viola nephrophylla
Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium
* Slender Clarkia: Clarkia gracilis - Beginning to bloom.
* Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea - Beginning to bloom.
Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum ?
Donnell's Lomatium: Lomatium donnellii - Fruits forming.
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium papillioniferum
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
Green-leaf Manzanita: Arctostaphylos patula - Past bloom.
Prince's Pine: Chimaphila umbellata - Forest near Steins Pillar.
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea - Last year's stalks.
Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium (var. ?) - Leaves emerging from ground.
* Douglas' Phlox: Phlox douglasii - Fading out of bloom.
Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum - Past bloom.
Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata - In bud.
* Linearleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis
* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Fading out of bloom.
* Blue Scorpionweed: Myosotis micrantha
* Wavyleaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum
* Peck's Paintbrush: Castilleja peckiana
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. variabilis - In bud.
* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus
* Lowly Penstemon: Penstemon humilis
* Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus - Beginning to bloom.
Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine
Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale
* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera - Fading out of bloom.
Twinflower: Linnaea borealis
* Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa - Beginning to bloom.
Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
* Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus - Beginning to bloom.
* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla
* Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa
* Silvery Pussytoes: Antennaria argentea
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria pulvinata
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Past its peak.
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Fading out of bloom.
Intermountain Thistle: Cirsium inamoenum var. inamoenum - In bud.
Wavyleaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum - In bud.
Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata In bud.
Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia - In bud.
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis
* Least Tarweed: Hemizonella minima
White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - In bud.
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - In bud.
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
Columbia Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides - In bud.
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Flicker - Heard
Pileated Woodpecker - Heard
Steller's Jays
Western Tanagers
Hermit Thrushes - Singing.
Violet-green Swallows
White-throated Swifts
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Brown Creeper
Columbia Dotted Blue on Eriogonum compositum
Butler's Alpine ? - like very dark wood nymphs, but flying too fast to observe closely.
Hummingbird Moth
Unidentified Moth on Iris missouriensis