[Malheur NF Wildflowers]

Partial Flora to Baldy Mountain

List provided by Gene Yates, former Botanist with the Malheur N.F., currently the Forest Botanist for the Wallowa-Whitman N.F.

Nomenclature per Hitchcock and Cronquist, Flora of the Pacific Northwest (except where noted aka Oregon Flora Project)


Apiaceae

Cymopterus nivalis Snowline Cymopterus

Cymopterus terebinthinus Turpentine Cymopterus

Ligusticum sp. Licorice-Root

Lomatium hendersonii Henderson Lomatium

Osmorhiza chilense Mt. Sweet-cicely

 

Asteraceae

Achillea millefolium Western Yarrow

Antennaria rosea Rosy Pussytoes

Aster alpigenus var. haydenii Alpine Aster

Aster foliaceus var. parryi Leafy Aster

Balsamorhiza serrata Serrated Balsamroot

Chaenactis douglasii Douglas Chaenactis

Chrysothamnus nauseosus Gray Rabbitbrush

Crepis occidentalis Western Hawksbeard

Erigeron bloomeri Scabland Fleabane

Erigeron compositus Cutleaf Daisy

Erigeron eatonii Eaton's Fleabane

Erigeron inornatus Rayless Fleabane

Erigeron peregrinus Subalpine Daisy

Haplopappus carthamoides var. cusickiiLarge-flowered Goldenweed

Hieracium albiflorum White Hawkweed

Hieracium scouleri Woolly-weed

Eriophyllum lanatum Woolly Sunflower

Microseris nutans Nodding Microseris

Microseris troximoides False Agoseris

Senecio integerrimus Western Groundsel

Senecio streptanthifolius Rocky Mt. Groundsel

Stenotus (Haplopappus) lanuginosus Wooly Goldenweed

Tragopogon dubius Yellow Salsify

 

Berberidaceae

Mahonia (Berberis) repens Creeping Oregon Grape

 

Boraginaceae

Cryptantha celosioides Cockscomb Cryptantha

Mertensia longiflora Small Bluebells

 

Brassicaceae

Arabis Rockcress

Draba densifolia Nuttall’s Draba

Draba douglasii Douglas Whitlow-Grass

Erysimum (capitatum ?) Wallflower

Lesquerella occidentalis Western Bladderpod

Thlaspi fendleri Fendler’s Pennycress

 

Caryophyllaceae

Arenaria aculeata Needle-Leaved Sandwort

Arenaria congesta Ballhead Sandwort

Cerastium arvense Starry Cerastium

Minuartia (Arenaria) nuttallii Nuttall’s Sandwort

Moehringia (Arenaria) macrophylla Big-leaf Sandwort

Silene oregana Oregon Silene

Silene douglasii Douglas' Silene

Silene menziesii var. menziesii Menzies' Campion

 

Crassulaceae

Sedum lanceolatum Lance-Leaved Stonecrop

Sedum roseum King’s Crown

 

Cupressaceae

Juniperus occidentalis Western Juniper

 

Cyperaceae

Carex concinnoides Northwestern sedge

Carex rossii Ross sedge

 

Ericaceae

Pterospora andromedea Pinedrops

Pyrola secunda Side-bells Pyrola

Vaccinium membranaceum Thin-leaved Huckleberry

Vaccinium scoparium Whortleberry

 

Fabaceae

Astragalus whitneyi Balloon-Pod Milkvetch

Lupinus caudatus Tailcup Lupine

Lupinus lepidus Low Lupine

 

Gentianaceae

Frasera albicaulis White-Stemmed Frasera

Gentiana affinis Pleated Gentian

Swertia perennis Swertia

 

Hydrophyllaceae

Hydrophyllum capitatum Ballhead Waterleaf

Phacelia hastata White-Leaved Phacelia

 

Juncaceae

Luzula spicata Spike Woodrush

 

Lamiaceae

Monardella odoratissima Pacific Monardella

 

Liliaceae

Allium parvum Dwarf Onion

Allium tolmiei Tolmie's Onion

Allium validum Swamp Onion

Erythronium grandiflorum Glacier Lily

Zigadenus elegans Deathcamas

Zigadenus paniculatus Foothill Deathcamas

 

Linaceae

Linum perenne Wild Blue Flax

 

Orchidaceae

Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake-plantain

 

Pinaceae

Abies grandis Grand Fir

Pinus contorta Lodgepole Pine

Pinus monticola Western White Pine

Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine

Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-Fir

 

Poaceae

Agropyron spicatum Bluebunch Wheatgrass

Bromus tectorum Cheatgrass

Danthonia unispicata One-Spike Oatgrass

Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue

Melica sp. Onion grass

Poa secunda Sandberg’s Bluegrass

Sitanion hystrix (jubatum?) Bottle-Brush Squirrel-Tail

Stipa lemmonii Lemmon’s Needlegrass

 

Polemoniaceae

Gilia congesta Ballhead Gilia

Ipomopsis (Gilia) aggregata ? Skyrocket?

Linanthastrum nuttallii Linanthastrum

 

Polygonaceae

Eriogonum flavum Yellow Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum Sulphur Buckwheat

Oxyria digyna Alpine Mountain Sorrel

Polygonum bistortoides American Bistort

 

Polypodiaceae

Adiantum aleuticum Maidenhair Fern

Aspidotis densa Podfern Cryptogramma crispa

Cliff Brake Polystichum mohriodes Shasta Fern

Polystichum lonchitus Mountain Holly Fern

 

Portulacaceae

Lewisia pygmaea Alpine Lewisia

Lewisa rediviva Bitterroot

 

Primulaceae

Dodecatheon conjugens Slim-Pod Shooting Star

 

Ranunculaceae

Aquilegia formosa Red Columbine

Delphinium nuttallianum Upland Larkspur

Delphinium (depauperatum ?) Larkspur

 

Rosaceae

Cercocarpus ledifolius Curl-Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Geum rossii ? (if not, then Potentilla drummondii var. breweri?)Ross’ Avens ?

Geum triflorum Old Man’s Whiskers

Ivesia gordonii Gordon's Ivesia

Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby Cinquefoil

Potentilla gracilis Graceful Cinquefoil

Potentilla ovina ? (P. pinnatisecta on forest list) Sheep Cinquefoil ?

Sanguisorba sitchensis Sitka Burnet

 

Rubiaceae

Galium boreale Northern Bedstraw

 

Saxifragaceae

Heuchera cylindrica Alumroot

Parnassia (fimbriata ?) Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus

Saxifraga occidentalis Western Saxifrage

 

Scrophulariaceae

Castilleja applegatei Wavy-Leaved Paintbrush

Castilleja glandulifera Glandular Paintbrush

Castilleja linariifolia Narrow-leaved Paintbrush

Castilleja oresbia Pale Wallowa Paintbrush

Mimulus nanus Dwarf Monkeyflower

Pedicularis groenlandica Elephant Head

Pedicularis racemosa var. alba Sickletop Lousewort

Penstemon attenuatus Taper-leaved Penstemon

Penstemon confertus Yellow Penstemon

Penstemon humilus Slender Penstemon

 

Selaginellaceae

Selaginella densa Compact Selaginella

 

Valerianaceae

Valeriana sitchensis Sitka Valerian

 

Violaceae

Viola adunca Small Blue Violet

Viola purpurea Goosefoot Violet


Paul Slichter