Wildflowers at Bandit Springs, Ochoco National Forest.......June 23, 2017.
Weather: Temperatures in the mid 70s to low 80s with mostly clear skies to thunder storms in the evening.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Comprehensive Plant List for the Ponderosa Loop Trail #801
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
* Small-wing Sedge: Carex microptera
Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Mission Bells: Fritillaria atropurpurea
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods.
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
* Mountain Lady Slipper: Cypripedium montanum - Beginning to bloom.
Alaska Rein Orchid: Platanthera unalascensis ?
Hooded Ladies' Tresses: Spiranthes romanzoffiana
* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides - Beginning to bloom.
* 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 - Fading out of bloom.
* 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 - Past bloom.
Bulblet Prairiestar: Lithophragma bulbifera - Past bloom.
* 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
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.
* Smallflower Horkelia: Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora - Beginning to bloom at the trailhead.
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 - In bud.
Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus - In bud.
White Clover: Trifolium repens ?
* American Vetch: Vicia americana
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Rydberg's Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum
* False Mermaid: Floerkea proserpinacoides
Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. ?) - In bud.
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
* Valley Yellow Violet: Viola vallicola
Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium
Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
Cow Parsnip: Heracelum lanatum
* Broadsheath Desert Parsley: Lomatium vaginatum
* 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 - Fading out of bloom.
Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis - Beginning to bloom.
* 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
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.
Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. glauca
* Silvery Pussytoes: Antennaria argentea
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi - In bud.
Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans
* Serrate Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza serrata
Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense
Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum
Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris
Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri ?
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
* Sweet Marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides
Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra - In bud.
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
* Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
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