Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central Oregon
Wildflower Bloom in Central Oregon

South Steens Loop Road

June 25, 2000

 

Approximately 0.9 miles downhill from intersection with north loop road.

* Indicates flowers currently in bloom

*American Bistort: Polygonum bistortoides

*Marsh marigold: Caltha leptosepala var. leptosepala

*Snow Buttercup: Ranunculus eschscholtzii

*Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus

*Rockcress: Arabis species

*Steens Draba: Draba cusickii var. cusickii

*Daggerpod: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

*Prairie Star: Lithophragma tenellum (no bulblets)

*Oregon Saxifrage: Saxifraga oregana var. montanensis

*Gordon's Ivesia: Ivesia gordonii

*Brewer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla breweri ?

*Diverse-leaved Cinquefoil: Potentilla diversifolia

*Varying Cinquefoil: Potentilla versicolor

*Long-stalked Clover: Trifolium longipes var. shastense

*Dark-throat Shooting Star: Dodecatheon pulchellum

*Sagebrush Bluebells: Mertensia oblongifolia var. nevadensis

*Dugaldia: Dugaldia hoopesii

*Dwarf Mountain Butterweed: Senecio fremontii

*Narrowleaf Goldenweed: Stenotus stenophyllus

*Lloydia: Lloydia serotina

Approximately 2.4 miles downhill from intersection with northern loop road. Area is south of the road and includes sagebrush flats and rocky outcrops at the heads of the cliffs to Big Indian Canyon.

The head of Big Indian Canyon as seen from this site.........June 25, 2000.

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. montana

*Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum

*Dwarf Larkspur: Delphinium depauperatum ?

*Rockcress: Arabis species- ? White flowers

*Mountain Gooseberry: Ribes montigenum

*Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca var. capitata

*Tailcup Lupine: Lupinus argenteus var. heteranthus

*Nuttall's Linanthastrum: Linanthastrum nuttallii

*Sagebrush Bluebells: Mertensia oblongifolia var. nevadensis

*Wavy-leaved Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum

*Steens Mountain Penstemon: Penstemon davidsonii var. praeteritus

*Tall Pussytoes: Antennaria anaphaloides ?

*Narrowleaf Pussytoes: Antennaria stenophylla ?

Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemesia tridentatum var. vaseyana

*Dugaldia: Dugaldia hoopesii

*Cut-leaved Daisy: Erigeron compositus var. glabratus

*Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

*Stemless Goldenweed: Stenotus acaulis

Paul Slichter