Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central Oregon
Wildflower Bloom in Central Oregon

North Steens Mt. Loop Road

May 27, 2000

 

Along north loop road about 2 miles above the first gate at Page Springs.

* Indicates flowers currently in bloom

*Panicled Death Camas: Zigadenus paniculatus

*Tansy-leaved Evening Primrose: Camissonia tanacetifolia

*Slimpod Milkvetch: Astragalus filipes

*Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum

*Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja pilosa var. pilosa

*Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus

*Toothed Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza serrata

*Blepharipappus: Blepharipappus scaber

*Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis

*Scabland Fleabane: Erigeron bloomeri var. bloomeri

Road cut on north side of north loop road at about milepost 5.6

*Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus (formerly L. caudatus)

*Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

*Showy Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus

*Desert Yellow Daisy: Erigeron linearis

*False Dandelion: Agoseris species ?

*Cryptanth: Cryptantha species? White flowers.

Small side road to south side of loop road 8.1 miles above first gate at Page Springs.

*Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei

*Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria atropurpurea

*Panicled Death Camas: Zigadenus paniculatus

*Grass Widow: Sisyrinchium douglasii var. douglasii

*Narrow-leaved Miner's Lettuce: Montia linearis

*Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus

*Hornseed (Bur Buttercup): Ranunculus testiculatus

*Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum

*Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora

*Freckled Milkvetch: Astragalus lentiginosus

*Big-headed Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum

*Cous: Lomatium cous

*Glaucous Lomatium: Lomatium donnellii

*Nevada Lomatium: Lomatium nevadense

*Valley Yellow Violet: Viola nuttallii var. vallicola

*Dark-throat Shooting Star: Dodecatheon pulchellum

*Hood's Phlox: Phlox hoodii var. canescens

*Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum

*Sagebrush Bluebells: Mertensia oblongifolia var. nevadensis

*Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

*Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha

*Narrowleaf Pussytoes: Antennaria stenophylla

*Tall Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

*False Agoseris: Microseris troximoides

North side of loop road at about 8.5 miles above first gate.

*Common Camas: Camassia quamash

*Stemless Evening Primrose: Camissonia subacaulis

*Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus

*Yellow Paintbrush: Castilleja pilosa var. pilosa

*Dandlion: Taraxacum officinale

*White Mule's Ears: Wyethia helianthoides

Around small pond, just southeast of cattleguard on north loop road at about milepost 9.2.

*Sedge: Carex species

*Common Camas: Camassia quamash

*Grass Widow: Sisyrinchium douglasii

*Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius

*Macoun's Buttercup: Ranunculus macounii

*Bur Buttercup: Ranunculus testiculatus

*Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

*Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum

*Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

*Sagebrush Bluebells: Mertensia oblongifolia var. nevadensis

*Paeony: Paeonia brownii

Lily Lake

Along loop Rd at NW corner of lake (intersection with rd to private hunt camp)

*Valley Yellow Violet: Viola nuttallii var. vallicola

*Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea var. venosa

*Willow: Salix species

*Orange Sneezeweed: Dugaldia hoopsii - (Beginning to bloom.)

*Wavy-leaved Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum

Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum

Paul Slichter