[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2019]

Wildflowers At Sugar Creek Campground

Ochoco National Forest

June 15-18, 2019

Elkhorns Clarkia: Clarkia pulchella

Elkhorns Clarkia: Clarkia pulchella

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Fremont's Hair Lichen: Bryoria fremontii

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Mountain Alder: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia

* Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

* Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus

Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Orchardgrass: Dactylis glomerata

* Onespike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. elymoides or hordeoides ?)

Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha

Basin Wild Rye: Leymus cinereus

Northern Water-plantain: Alisma triviale

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

* Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum (var. ?)

* Douglas' Brodiaea: Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora

Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Menzie's Catchfly: Silene menziesii

* Longstalk Starwort: Stellaria longipes ?

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa - Beginning to bloom.

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

* Few-flowered Rockcress: Boechera sparsiflora

* Tower Mustard: Turritis glabra

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Golden Currant: Ribes aureum

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia

Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulsa var. glandulosa

* Nevada Cinquefoil: Drymocallis lactea var. lactea

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Rydberg's Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllumvar. perincisum

* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum

* Small-flowered Horkelia: Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora

* Elmer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri

* Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

Western Burnet: Poteridium occidentale - In bud.

* Silvery Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. argenteus ?

* Least Hopclover: Trifolium dubium

* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (var. ?)

* Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum

Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

* Elkhorns Clarkia: Clarkia pulchella

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale

Ballheaded Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum (var. alpinum ?)

Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae

* Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata

* Blue and Yellow Scorpion Weed: Myosotis discolor

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Roezl's Penstemon: Penstemon roezlii

* Rydberg's Penstemon: Penstemon rydbergii (var. oreocharis ?)

* Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

American Brooklime: Veronica americana

Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria pulvinata (A. rosea)

Meadow Arnica: Arnica chamissonis

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Fading out of bloom.

Western Wormwood: Artemisia ludoviciana (var. ?)

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

Palouse Thistle: Cirsium brevifolium -In bud.

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa

* Scabland Fleabane: Erigeron bloomeri var. bloomeri

Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus - In bud.

* Least Tarweed: Madia exigua

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Observed During This Hike:

Belding Ground Squirrels

Chipmunks

Red Squirrels

Coyotes

Turkey

Turkey Vultures - Roosting on trees in the campground!

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Red-naped Sapsucker

White-headed Woodpeckers - Nest in campground

Belted Kingfishers

Black-headed Grosbeaks

Western Tanagers

American Robins

Hermit Thrushes - calling

Brewer's Blackbirds

Clark's Nutcrackers

Ravens

Steller's Jays

Common Nighthawks

Western Wood Peewees

Cassin's Finches

Red Crossbills

White-breasted Nuthatches

House Wrens

Pale Swallowtails


Paul Slichter