April 30, 2007
Wilson Creek
The photo at right shows sulphur lupine (Lupinus sulphpureus) as seen at the BLM site at Wilson Creek.....................April 30, 2007.
* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.
1. Onion: Allium sp (A. acuminatum?) . - In bud.
2. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily, Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus - Basal leaves only seen.
3. Bastard Toadflax: Comandra umbellata - In bud.
4. Parsley Desert Buckwheat, Wyeth Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides - In bud.
* 5. Thyme-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum thymoides - Beginning to bloom.
6. Bitteroot: Lewisia rediviva - In bud.
* 7. Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum -
* 8. Common Larkspur, Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -
* 9. Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus - Several plants still in bloom.
10. Hornseed Buttercup: Ranunculus testiculatus -
* 11. Rockcress: Arabis sp. - Just beginning to bloom.
* 12. Blue Mustard: Chorispora tenella -
* 13. Spring Draba, Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna -
* 14. Dagger-pod: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - A few plants still in bloom.
15. Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica - Basal leaves only seen.
* 16. Bulblet Prairie-star: Lithophragma glabrum (formerly Lithophragma bulbifera) -
* 17. Small-flowered Prairie-star: Lithophragma parviflora -
* 18. Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. -
* 19. Golden Currant: Ribes aureum -
* 20. Wax Currant: Ribes cereum -
* 21. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia - Beginning to bloom.
* 22. Old Man's Beard, Prairiesmoke: Geum triflorum - Beginning to bloom.
23. Glandular Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa ? or P. arguta ? - Basal leaves only.
* 24. Sulfur Lupine: Lupinus sulphureus var. sulphureus -
* 25. Bingen Lupine: Lupinus subsaccatus var. bingensis (formerly Lupinus sulphureus var. subsaccatus) - ???
26. Alfalfa: Medicago sativa - Seen just inside the fence at the parking area.
27. Poison Ivy: Rhus radicans -
28. Wild Flax: Linum perenne var. lewisii -
* 29. Yellow Prairie Violet: Viola nuttallii (var. vallicola ?) -
30. Sticky Geranium - Geranium viscosissimum - Basal leaves only seen.
31. Canby's Desert Parsley: Lomatium canbyi -
* 32. Fern-leaf Desert Parsley, Chocolate-tips: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum -
33. Hamblen's Desert Parsley: Lomatium farinosum var. hambleniae - Past bloom.
34. Biscuitroot, Large-fruited Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum -
* 35. Nine-leaved Desert Parsley: Lomatium simplex var. simplex (formerly Lomatium triternatum var. platycarpum) -
36. White-stem Frasera: Frasera albicaulis -
* 37. Few-flowered Shooting Star: Dodecatheon pulchellum - Bloomed out, except on north-facing slopes.
* 38. Tufted Phlox: Phlox caespitosa -
* 39. Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis (formerly Microsteris gracilis) - Mostly bloomed out.
* 40. Long-leaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia -
* 41. Small-flowered Polemonium: Polemonium micranthum - Nearly bloomed out.
* 42. Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus -
43. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale -
* 44. Long-flowered Bluebells: Mertensia longiflora -
* 45. Leafy Bluebells: Mertensia oblongifolia - Going out of bloom.
* 46. Blue Scorpion Grass: Myosotis micrantha -
* 47. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora -
* 48. Longhorn Plectritis, White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera -
49. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.
* 50. Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla -
* 51. Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha -
52. Hooker's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza hookeri -
53. Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis - In bud.
* 54. False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides (formerly Microseris troximoides) -
* 55. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus -
* 56. Narrowleaf Goldenweed: Stenotus stenophylla (formerly Haplopappus stenophyllus) -
* 57. Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale -
Red-tailed Hawks
Great Horned Owl ? (large, dark owl, only observed at a distance.........it seemed to be roosting in large big sagebrush)
Gray Partridge
Pheasant
Western Meadowlarks
Horned Larks -
Brewer's Sparrows
White-crowned Sparrows
Whites (butterflies)
Moth (The Uncle?) on Lomatium simplex