[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Oregon: 2022]

Wildflowers Along Road 3915 Road from the Junction with Road 019 South to the California Border

Fremont-Winema National Forest

July 18, 2022

A 180 degree panoramic along Forest Road 3915 from the Bald Hills at right towards Mount Bidwell on the horizon to the right of the left margin of the photo. Crane Mountain is near the center and Light and Drake Peaks are on the horizon near the right margin. Mount Bidwell Recreation Area, Fremont-Winema National Forest...........July18, 2022.

A 180 degree panoramic along Forest Road 3915 from the Bald Hills at right towards Mount Bidwell on the horizon to the right of the left margin of the photo. Crane Mountain is near the center and Light and Drake Peaks are on the horizon near the right margin. Mount Bidwell Recreation Area, Fremont-Winema National Forest...........July18, 2022.

* 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

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

* Quackgrass: Agropyron repens

* Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis - Near Road 034.

* Mountain Brome: Bromus sitchensis var. marginatus

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Eriocoma lemmonii ssp. lemmonii

* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha

* Great Basin Wildrye: Leymus cinereus

* Timothy: Phleum pratense

Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda var. secunda

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Junction of Rds 3915 and 4019

* Sierra Onion: Allium campanulatum

Broadstem Onion: Allium platycaule - Maturing fruits.

Panicled Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum - Fruits forming.

* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina

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

* 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 ?)

Common Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare (var. ?)

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kelloggii

* Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta

* American Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis 

Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis

* Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana

Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Past bloom.

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Fading out of bloom.

* Cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia incisa ssp. incisa

* Flixweed: Descurainia sophia

Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intermontanus

* Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasiphora fruticosa - At the California State line.

* Nevada Cinquefoil: Drymocallis lactea var. lactea

* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum

* Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca (ssp. ?)

* Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

Western Burnet: Poteridium occidentale - In bud.

Bittercherry: Prunus emarginatus var. emarginatus

* Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana

* Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus

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

Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Going to seed.

* American Vetch: Vicia ameriana

* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana

* Rydberg's Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum

Canary Violet: Viola praemorsa var. praemorsa - Past bloom.

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

* Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

* Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum (var. ?)

* Tansy-leaved Evening-primrose: Taraxia tanacetifolia

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi

Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Maturing fruits.

Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens - Past bloom.

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Mountain Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentaleis - Past bloom.

* Bolander's Yampah: Perideridia bolanderi var. bolanderi ?

* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Narrowleaved Collomia: Collomia linearis

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata

* Harkness' Flaxflower: Leptosiphon harknessii

Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Fruits maturing.

* Brewer's Navarretia: Navarretia breweri

* Prickly Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta

* Alva Day's Gilia: Navarretia sinistra ssp. sinistra

Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - Past bloom.

Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum

Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora

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

Woods Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata - Only blooming under conifers.

* Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. (C. affinis or C. torreyana) - Small flowers.

Bluebells: Mertensia sp. - Past bloom.

* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache uricifolia var. urticifolia

* Wavy-leaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Hairy Paintbrush: Castilleja pilosa var. pilosa

* Hairy Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Short-flowered Monkeyflower: Erythranthe breviflora

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

* Copeland's Owlclover: Orthocarpus cuspidatus var. copelandii

* Rydberg's Penstemon: Penstemon rydbergii var. oreocharis - Fading out of bloom at CA/OR line

* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus mexicana ssp. cerulea

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos rotundifolius var. rotundifolius

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca

Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora

* Mountain Agoseris: Agoseris monticola

Bolander's Sagebrush: Artemisia cana ssp. bolanderi

Gray Sagewort: Artemisia ludoviciana (var. candicans ?) - In bud.

Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata

Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata - At CA/OR state line.

* Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

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

* Peregrine Thistle: Cirsium cymosum var. cymosum

* Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata

* Plantain-leaved Daisy: Erigeron eatonii var. plantagineus

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

* Thickstem Aster: Eurybia integrifolia

* Western Marsh Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

* Orange Sneezeweed: Hymenoxys hoopesii 

Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola

* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata

* Pineappleweed: Matricaria discoidea

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

* Cusick's Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii - At the CA/OR state line.

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Past bloom.

* Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra

Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

Salsify: Tragopogon dubius - Past bloom.

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


Animals Observed During This Drive:

Douglas' Squirrels

Cattle - Grazing on the Oregon side of the border seems light, at least in the upper Dismal Creek basin.


Paul Slichter