[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2020]

Wildflowers of the Hanan Trail #142

from the trailhead on Road #28 upstream along the upper Sycan River for about 2 miles

Fremont-Winema National Forest

June 17, 2020

One of several large, moist meadows along the Hanan Trail #142, Fremont-Winema National Forest........June 17, 2020.

One of several large, moist meadows along the Hanan Trail #142, Fremont-Winema National Forest........June 17, 2020. The upper Sycan River is out at the far end of the meadow.

Weather: Temperatures in the low 70s in the morning climbing to the high 70s by the afternoon. The morning saw clear skies with a light wind that persisted all day long which made the hike comfortable.


* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis

Mountain Alder: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia

Resin Birch: Betula glandulosa

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

* Dagger-leaved Rush: Juncus ensifolius

* Woodrush: Luzula sp.

* Small-wing Sedge: Carex microptera

* Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii

* Kellogg's Sedge: Carex kelloggii ssp. kelloggii

* Timothy: Phleum pratense

Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum ?, or False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - No flowers or fruit.

Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina ? - In bud.

California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum var. californicum

* White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

* Modoc Sulfur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. modocense or Nevada Sulfur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. nevadense - I didn't check the underside of the leaves to differentiate between these two very similar varieties.

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum

* Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis - Past bloom.

* Water Montia: Montia chamissoi

Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana

Scouler's Catchfly: Silene scouleri ssp. scouleri - In bud. Sticky.

* Northern Starwort: Stellaria calycantha

* Goldie's Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes

* Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala - Past their peak.

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

* Hartweg's Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. hartwegii

* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

* Secund Rockcress: Boechera retrofracta

* Large Mountain Bittercress: Cardamine cordifolia

* Western Tansymustard: Descurainia incana ?

* Western Yellowcress: Rorripa curvisiliqua

* Tower Mustard: Turritis glabra

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum ssp. stenopetalum

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum

* Oregon Saxifrage: Micranthes oregana

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

* Whitestem Gooseberry: Ribes inerme var. inerme

* Mountain Currant: Ribes montigenum

* Nevada Cinquefoil: Drymocallis lactea var. lactea

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. glauca

* Rydberg's Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. perincisum

* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum

* Small-flowered Horkelia: Horkelia fusca ssp. parviflora

* Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis

Lanszwert's Peavine: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. lanszwertii

* Prostrate Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii

* Silvery Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. argenteus

* Hansen's Clover: Trifolium longipes var. hansenii

* Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides - Beginning to bloom.

Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (ssp. oregana ?) - In bud.

* Rydberg's Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum

* Spur Violet: Viola adunca

Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia

Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa

* Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium var. canescens - Beginning to bloom.

* Purple-leaved Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum (ssp. ?)

* Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile

* Hairstem Groundsmoke: Gayophytum ramosissimum

* Long-leaved Evening Primrose: Taraxia subacaulis

Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi

* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

* Western Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

* Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia montana

False Mermaid: Floerkea proserpinacoides

Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium

Explorer's Gentian: Gentiana calycosa

* Alpine Shooting Star: Dodecatheon alpinum

* Narrow-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis

* Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii

* Nuttall's Linanthus: Leptosiphon nuttallii

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa

* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum - Fading out of bloom.

Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora

Austin's Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae

* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Leafy Bluebell: Mertensia foliosa (M. oblongifolia)

* Slender Branch Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys leptocladus

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Hairy Paintbrush: Castilleja pilosa var. pilosa

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata

* Elephanthead Lousewort: Pedicularis groenlandica

* Ash Penstemon: Penstemon cinicola ? - Beginning to bloom at the trailhead.

* Thyme-leaf Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia var. serpyllifolia

* Forest Valerian: Valeriana acutiloba var. pubicarpa ?

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

Mountain Agoseris: Agoseris monticola

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria pulvinata

Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis

Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula ?

Silver Sagebrush: Artemisia cana ssp. bolanderi

Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana

* Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

* Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri

Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri

* Plantain-leaved Daisy: Erigeron eatonii var. plantagineus

* Peregrine Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Observed During This Hike:

eBird list for the Hanan Trail #142 on June 17, 2020.

Chipmunks

Douglas' Squirrels - Calling.

Pocket Gopher

Brown Elfins

Western MeadowFritillarys


Paul Slichter