Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central Oregon
Wildflower Bloom in Central Oregon:

Mickey Basin (north of the Alvord Basin)

May 28 & 29, 2000

* indicates flowers currently in bloom

*1. Bruneau Mariposa Lily: Calochortus bruneanis (All along the eastern edge of the Steens Mt.)

2. Sand Lily: Leucorinum montanum

3. Slenderbush Buckwheat: Eriogonum microthecum var. laxiflorum

*4. Oval-leaved Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ovalifolium

*5. Hopsage: Grayia (Atriplex) spinosa

*6. Winterfat: Eurotia lanata

7. Greasewood: Sarcobatus vermiculatus

*8 Broom Buckwheat: Eriogonum vimineum

*9. Peppergrass: Lepidium perfoliatum

*10. Jim Hill Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

*11. Fine-leaf Thelypody: Thelypodium milleflorum

*12. Golden Bee Plant: Cleome platycarpa

*13. Freckled Milkvetch: Astragalus lentiginosus var. salinus

*14. Humboldt River Milkvetch: Astragalus iodanthus ?

15. Shaggy Milkvetch: Astragalus malacus

*16. Rusty Lupine: Lupinus pusillus var. intermontanus ? Small annual

*17. Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus

*18. Pine Creek Evening Primrose: Camissonia boothii ?

*19. Naked-stemmed Evening Primrose: Camissonia scapoidea ? Yellow flowers.

*20. White-stemmed Mentzelia: Mentzelia albicaulis

*21. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

*22. Sand Gilia: Gilia leptomeria

*23. Prickly Phlox: Leptodactyon pungens

*24. Tarweed: Amsinckia species

*25. Desert Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja angustifolia

*26. Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja linearifolia

*27. Sand Penstemon: Penstemon accuminatus

28. Penstemon: Penstemon species

*29. Clustered Broomrape: Orobanche fasciculata

*30. Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla ?

31. Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata

*32. Hoary False Yarrow (Dusty Maidens): Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

*33. Catclaw Horsebrush: Tetradymia spinosa

Animals Seen:

1. Two burrowing owls

2. Two ravens

3. Two lark sparrows

4. Western Meadowlarks

5. Numerous mourning doves

6. Several red-winged blackbirds

7. Numerous Brewer's blackbirds

8. Black-tailed jackrabbit

9. Adult an young white-tailed antelope squirrels

10. Numerous long-nosed leopard lizards

11. Western whiptail lizards ?

12. Mourning cloak butterfly

13. Two species of dragonflies

Paul Slichter