[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2019]

McCully Creek Trail #1812 from the Trailhead to the McCully Creek Crossing near McCully Basin

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest & Eagle Cap Wilderness

July 19, 2019

 

A view northwest along the crest of Sugarloaf Mt towards the heart of the Eagle Cap Wilderness......August 13, 2018.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

California White Fir: Abies concolor x grandis

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa

Slide Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis - Begins at McCully Creek crossing.

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii (var. ?)

Willow: Salix sp. - At Trailhead.

Willow: Salix sp. - Riparian. At McGully Creek crossing below McCully Basin.

Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora ?

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Hood's Sedge: Carex hoodii

* Smallwing Sedge: Carex microptera

* Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis - Near Trailhead.

* Prairie Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

* American Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis

* Clasping Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexicaulis

False Hellebore: Veratrum sp. - No inflorescence.

* Piper's Golden Buckwheat: Eriogonum flavum var. piperi

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Heartleaf Springbeauty: Claytonia cordifolia

* Prickly Sandwort: Eremogone aculeata - At McCully Creek crossing.

* Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - Fading out of bloom.

* Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra - Along trail near the old trailhead.

Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum - In bud.

Baneberry: Actaea rubra - Fruits developing.

* Yellow Columbine: Aquilegia flavescens

* Bitter Buttercup: Ranunculus acris

* Large-flowered Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus

* Blue Mountain Buttercup: Ranunculus populago

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum (occidentale) ?

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

* Cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia incisa ssp. incisa 

* Draba: Draba - Yellow flowers, annual, drier areas at the McCully Creek crossing.

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum

* Jim Hill Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

* Tower Mustard: Turritis glabra

Lance-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum - In bud.

* Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - Beginning to bloom.

* Brook Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma - Beginning to bloom.

* Alpine Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra

Cross-shaped Mitrewort: Mitella stauropetala or Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida - Not in bloom, so uncertain ID.

Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia fimbriata - Only leaves in moist areas along streams.

* Northern Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

* Mountain Gooseberry: Ribes montigenum

Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?)

* Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasiphora fruticosa - Near Trailhead.

* Idaho Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glabrata

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. glandulosa

* Rocky Mountain Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis pseudorupestris var. saxicola

Wood's Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

* Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

* Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum

* Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia

* Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla glaucophylla var. glaucophylla

* Fan-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens

Rocky Mountain Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina

* Shinyleaf Spiraea: Spiraea lucida - Fading out of bloom near Trailhead.

Morton's Canadadian Milkvetch: Astragalus canadensis (var. mortonii ? )

* Kellogg's Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus (L. caudatus)

* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus - Around Trailhead.

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus

* Woollyhead Clover: Trifolium eriocephalum var. arcuatum

* Many-stalked Clover: Trifolium longipes ( ssp. multipedunculatum?) - Flowers spreading to ascending.

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

* Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum - Trailhead.

Round-leaf Violet: Viola orbiculata

* Marsh violet: Viola palustris ? (or V. mackloskeyi ?)

Goosefoot Yellow Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa - McCully Creek crossing.

* Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

* Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium var. canescens

* Nuttall's Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum

* Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile ?

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum

* Cusick's Desert Parsley: Lomatium cusickii - Blooming in woods along trail below McCully Creek crossing.

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda - In bud.

* Pink Mountain Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - Fading out of bloom.

* Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedaea

* Western Labrador Tea: Rhododendron columbianum

Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium

Giant Frasera: Frasera speciosa - First year's leaves, at McCully Creek crossing.

* Alpine Shootingstars: Dodecatheon alpinum - At McCully Creek crossing.

* Harkness' Flaxflower: Leptosiphon harknessii

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum

* Silky Phacelia: Phacelia sericea - At the McCully Creek crossing.

* Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. - Small flowers. At Trailhead.

Common Houndstongue: Cynoglossum officinale

* Northern Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis ? - Fading out of bloom. Corolla longer than tube.

* Bracted Verbena: Verbena bracteata - At trailhead.

* Wallowa Paintbrush: Castilleja chrysantha

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. miniata

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Coiled Lousewort: Pedicularis contorta

* Elephantheads: Pedicularis groenlandica

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

* Globe Penstemon: Penstemon globosus

* Wilcox's Beardtongue: Penstemon wilcoxii

Mountain Kittentails: Synthyris missurica ssp. missurica - Past bloom.

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus - Trailhead.

* American Brooklime: Veronica americana

* Thyme-leaf Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia

* Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii

* Broadleaf Plantain: Plantago major

* Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata var. involucrata

* Utah Twinberry: Lonicera utahensis - A few plants still in bloom.

* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis

* Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - Near Trailhead.

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

* Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora - Along road near Trailhead.

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea - In bud.

* Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis - Beginning to bloom.

* Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi

* Wandering Daisy: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis

* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

Showy Aster: Eurybia conspicua - In bud.

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - In bud along road near trailhead.

Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare - Near Trailhead.

* Least Tarweed: Madia exigua - Trailhead. Small, alt leaves

* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis

Pineapple Weed: Matricaria discoidea - In bud along road near trailhead.

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

* Hayden's Aster: Oreostemmma alpigenum var. haydenii

* Alpine Meadow Groundsel: Packera subnuda var. subnuda

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - at McCully Creek crossing.

Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra - In bud.

Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis - In bud.

* Goldenrod: Solidago sp. - Trailhead.

* Northern Goldenrod: Solidago multiradiata

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Seen at this Location:

Red Squirrels

Snowshoe Hare - Dead on trail near old trailhead.

American Dipper

Northern Flicker

Clark's Nutcrackers

Gray Jays

Steller's Jay

Olive-sided Flycatchers

Hermit Thrushes

Spotted Towhee

Ruby-crowned Kinglets

Winter Wrens

Ladys


Paul Slichter