[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2020]

Wildflowers Along Road 3915 Road from the Junction with Road 019 South to Dismal Swamp

Fremont-Winema and Modoc National Forests

July 31, 2020

A view south along Forest Road 3915 from the Bald Hills towards Mount Bidwell, Fremont-Winema National Forest...........July 31, 2020.

A view south along Forest Road 3915 from the Bald Hills towards Mount Bidwell, Fremont-Winema National Forest...........July 31, 2020.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

California White Fir: Abies concolor x Abies grandis

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola - SW of Dismal Swamp

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Smallwing Sedge: Carex microptera - Dismal Swamp

* Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis - Near Road 034.

* Mountain Brome: Bromus sitchensis var. marginatus

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Great Basin Wildrye: Leymus cinereus

* Timothy: Phleum pratense

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

* Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus ssp. macrocarpus - Fading out of bloom.

Panicle Death-camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum - Past bloom.

* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina

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

American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides - Past bloom.

* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides

* Warner Mountains Sulphur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. glaberrimum - Creamy-white flowers.

* Modoc Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. modocense ? (possibly E. u. var. nevadense ?)

* Dwarf Desert Knotweed: Polygonum heterosepalum

* Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana

* Douglas' Catchfly: Silene douglasii var. douglasii

Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Past bloom.

Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Mountain Currant: Ribes montigenum - SW corner of Dismal Swamp.

Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum - SW corner of Dismal Swamp.

Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius (var. intermontanus ?)

* Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasiphora fruticosa

* Nevada Cinquefoil: Drymocallis lactea var. lactea

Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum

Brewer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla breweri - Past bloom.

* Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

Bittercherry: Prunus emarginatus var. emarginatus

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

* Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum

* Hansen's Clover: Trifolium longipes ssp. hansenii ?

* American Vetch: Vicia ameriana

* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana - Fading out of bloom.

Rydberg's Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum

* Wild Blue Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii - Fading out of bloom.

* Tall Annual Eveningprimrose: Epilobium brachycarpum

* Common Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum (ssp. ciliatum ?)

* Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var.

* Tansy-leaved Evening-primrose: Taraxia tanacetifolia

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi

Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Maturing fruits.

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia montana

Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata - Past peak bloom.

* Near Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta ssp. propinqua

Phlox: Phlox sp. - Past bloom.

Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora - Around Dismal Swamp.

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Wavy-leaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Hairy Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis

* Yakima Birdbeak: Cordylanthus capitatus ?

* Brewer's Monkeyflower: Erythranthe breweri - Still blooming in moist swales.

* Primrose Monkeyflower: Erythranthe primuloides

* Flat-topped Broomrape: Orobanche corymbosa

* Copeland's Owlclover: Orthocarpus cuspidatus var. copelandii ?

Thyme-leaf Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia (var. ?) - Past bloom.

California Valerian: Valeriana californica ? - Past bloom.

Western Valerian: Valeriana occidentalis ? - Past bloom.

* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus mexicana ssp. cerulea

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca

* Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria pulvinata - Fading out of bloom at SW corner of Dismal Swamp.

Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Slope SW of Dismal Swamp.

Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana

Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata - Between CA/OR state line and Dismal Swamp.

Serrate Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza serrata

* Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

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

* Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata ?

* Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia

* Greene's Goldenweed: Ericameria greenei

* Plantain-leaved Daisy: Erigeron eatonii var. plantagineus

* Wandering Daisy: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis - Fading out of bloom. Slope SW of Dismal Swamp.

* Thickstem Aster: Eurybia integrifolia

* Western Marsh Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - SW corner of Dismal Swamp

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

* Orange Sneezeweed: Hymenoxys hoopesii 

* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata

Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans - SW end of Dismal Swamp

* Cusick's Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii - Fading out of bloom.

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

* Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra

* Western Mountain Aster: Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. occidentalis

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

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


Animals Observed During This Drive:

 


Paul Slichter