[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2020]

Wildflowers Along the 015 Road from the Parking Area at the End of the 4011 Road to the Summit of Crane Mountain

Fremont-Winema National Forest

August 1, 2020

A view southwest towards Goose Lake from the summit of Crane Mountain, Fremont-Winema National Forest...........August 1, 2020.

A view southwest towards Goose Lake from the summit of Crane Mountain, Fremont-Winema National Forest...........August 1, 2020.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Hood's Sedge: Carex hoodii

Smallwing Sedge: Carex microptera

* Whitney's Sedge: Carex whitneyi

Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii var. lemmonii

* Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis - At the summit.

* Mountain Brome: Bromus sitchensis var. marginatus

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

Onion: Allium sp. (not A. acuminatum)

Mission Bells: Fritillaria atropurpurea - Maturing fruits.

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule ? - Past bloom.

* California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum (var. ?)

* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata - Fading out of bloom.

* White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys - Turpin Springs

* Parsnip-flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides - White flowers.

* Sierra Buckwheat: Eriogonum marifolium var. marifolium - Past peak bloom at the summit.

* Fremont's Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum nudum var. pubiflorum

* Goose Lake Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. anserinum - Leaves very much like those of E. ovalifolium.

* Modoc Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. modocense

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum

* Prickly Sandwort: Eremogone aculeata

* Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana

* Douglas' Catchfly: Silene douglasii var. douglasii

Menzie's Catchfly: Silene menziesii - Past bloom.

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

Tansymustard: Descurainia sp.

Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

* Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum

* Ashland Cinquefoil: Drymocallis ashlandica ?

* Nevada Cinquefoil: Drymocallis lactea var. lactea

* Rock Spiraea: Holodiscus microphyllus var. glabrescens

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. reflexa

* Rock Spiraea: Holodiscus microphyllus var. glabrescens

* Cliff Woodbeauty: Drymocallis pseudorupestris var. saxicola

Bittercherry: Prunus emarginatus var. emarginatus

* Kellogg's Spurred Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus

* King's Clover: Trifolium productum

* American Vetch: Vicia ameriana

Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

* Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum

* Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

* Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum - Turpin Springs

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Siera Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

* Ranger's Buttons: Sphenosciadium capitellatum

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

* Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda

* Toothed Wintergreen: Pyrola dentata

* Wild Blue Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii

* Western Morning Glory: Calystegia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

* Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium

Harkness' Flaxflower: Leptosiphon harknessii

* Mountain Navarretia: Navarretia divaricata

Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa

Rattan's Phacelia: Phacelia rattanii ? - Past bloom.

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache uricifolia var. urticifolia

* Western Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima

* Wavy-leaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum

* Cobweb Paintbrush: Castilleja arachnoidea - Fading out of bloom.

* Davidson's Penstemon: Penstemon davidsonii var. davidsonii

Lanceleaf Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. pedicellatus 

* Slender Penstemon: Penstemon gracilentus

Mountain Kittentails: Veronica missurica var. missurica - Past bloom at the summit.

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

* Kelloggia: Kelloggia galioides

California Valerian: Valeriana californica - Past bloom.

Western Valerian: Valeriana occidentalis ?

Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata

Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa - Fruits are still green.

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria pulvinata - Fading out of bloom.

Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Foothills Arnica: Arnica fulgens ?

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis

* Sticky Arnica: Arnica ovata

Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula

Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana var. ludoviciana

Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana

Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata

* Yellow Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus var. viscidiflorus - Beginning to bloom.

* Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata

* Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia

* Discoid Goldenweed: Ericameria discoidea

Greene's Goldenweed: Ericameria greenei - In bud.

Cutleaf Daisy: Erigeron compositus var. glabratus - Past bloom at the sumit.

* Wandering Daisy: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis - Fading out of bloom.

* Yarrow-leaved Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. achilleoides

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana - Past peak bloom at the summit.

* Silvery Raillardella: Raillardella argentea

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

* Woolly Mule's Ears: Wyethia mollis - Fading out of bloom.


Animals Observed During This Hike:

Anise Swallowtail

Halfmoon Hairstreak


Paul Slichter