Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central & Eastern Washington: 2007

Wildflower Bloom in Central & Eastern Washington: June 25, 2007

Ray Ridge (Umatilla NF Road #020)

N46 06.721' ---- W117 28.744' +/-27' ---- Elevation: ~6135'

The photo above shows a view northwest to Mt. Misery from Ray Ridge Viewpoint......................June 25, 2007. The drainage in the foreground drains eventually into the east-flowing Wenaha River. The headwaters of the Tucannon River which flows westward are on the far side of Mt. Misery. Ray Ridge is on the eastern boundary of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness. Other views from Ray Ridge may be seen below.

* indicates flowers currently in bloom

1. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

2. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

*3. Jone's Onion: Allium fibrillum

4. Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica

5. Piper's Golden Buckwheat, Piper's Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum flavum var. piperi

6. Sulfur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum (formerly var. croceum) - In bud.

*7. Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

*8. Wiry Knotweed: Polygonum majus

*9. Three-leaved Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla

*10. Mountain Sandwort ? : Eremogone capillaris var. capillaris? Arenaria capillaris var. americana

*11. Ballhead Sandwort: Eremegone congesta var. congesta (formerly Arenaria congesta var. congesta)

12. Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

13. Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii - In bud.

*14. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

15. Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

16. Lanceleaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum

*17. Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum -

18. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Forming fruits.

*19. Hairystem Rockcress, Sicklepod Rockcress: Arabis sparsiflora var. subvillosa

20. Holboell's Rockcress, Second Rock Cress: Arabis holboellii var. retrofracta - Going to seed.

*21. Rough Wallflower, Prairie Rocket: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum (formerly Erysimum asperum)

*22. Glaucous Penny Cress: Thlaspi montanum (formerly Thlaspi fendleri)

*23. Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina

*24. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora

*25. Wax Currant: Ribes cereum

*26. Stinking Currant, Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare

*27. Dry Ground Lupine, Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. aridus

*28. Bingen Lupine: Lupinus bingensis var. subsaccatus or Lupinus sulphureus ssp. subsaccatus

*29. Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum

30. Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea

31. White-stemmed Mentzelia: Mentzelia albicaulis - In bud.

*32. Canby's Lovage: Ligusticum canbyi

*33. Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum

34. Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi

*35. Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

36. Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

*37. Narrow-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis

*38. Nuttall's Linanthus: Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. nuttallii (formerly Linanthastrum nuttallii)

*39. Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis (formerly Microsteris gracilis)

*40. California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum

41. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum

*42. Great Basin Nemophila, Short-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora

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

*44. Varileaf Phacelia, Virgate Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata

*45. Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

*46. Nettle-leaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia

47. Mountain Monardella, Western Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima -

*48. Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida

*49. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

50. Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus (var. ?)

*51. Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus

*52. Blue Mt. Penstemon: Penstemon pennellianus

53. Mountain Kittentails: Synthyris missurica ssp. missurica

*54. Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

*55. Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa

*56. Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

*57. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis

*58. Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

59. Vasey Sagebrush, Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana

*60. Hawksbeard: Crepis sp.

*61. Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis

*62. Eaton's Shaggy Fleabane, Eaton's Shaggy Daisy: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus

63. Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus

*64. Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum (var. lanatum ?)

*65. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

*66. Narrowleaf Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii - Beginning to bloom.

*67. Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana (formerly Senecio canus)

*68. Woolly Haplopappus, Woolly Goldenweed: Stenotus languinosus (formerly Haplopappus languinosus) -


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Ravens

Northern Flicker

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Townsend's Solitaires

Robin

Chipping Sparrows

Mt. Parnassians?

Anise Swallowtails


- View west across the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness towards Oregon Butte and Twin Buttes from Ray Ridge.

- View south down First Creek along the eastern edge of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness from Ray Ridge.

- View east across the southern arm of Ray Ridge with the Wallowa Mts. in the far distance.


Paul Slichter