Ray Ridge (Umatilla NF Road #020)
N46 06.769' ---- W117 28.752' +/-16' ---- Elevation: ~6152'
1. Lacelip Fern, Lace Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima -
2. Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis -
3. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa
4. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii
5. Douglas' Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii -
*6. Jone's Onion: Allium fibrillum
*7. American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides -
*8. Piper's Golden Buckwheat, Piper's Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum flavum var. piperi -
9. Sulfur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. ellipticum (formerly var. croceum) - In bud.
*10. Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii -
11. Broadleaf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum -
*12. Western Spring Beauty: Claytonia lanceolata -
*13. Mountain Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris var. capillaris (Arenaria capillaris var. americana) -
14. Ballhead Sandwort: Eremegone congesta var. congesta (formerly Arenaria congesta var. congesta) - In bud.
15. Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla -
*16. Purple Virgin's Bower: Clematis columbiana -
*17. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -
*18. Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum occidentale -
*19. Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens -
*20. Lanceleaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum -
21. Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - Forming flower buds
22. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Forming fruits.
23. Hairystem Rockcress, Sicklepod Rockcress: Arabis sparsiflora var. subvillosa - Forming seed pods.
*24. Rough Wallflower, Prairie Rocket: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum (formerly Erysimum asperum) -
25. Glaucous Penny Cress: Thlaspi montanum (formerly Thlaspi fendleri) - Past bloom.
*26. Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina -
*27. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora -
28. Western Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. claytoniifolia -
*29. Stinking Currant, Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare -
30. Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius -
*31. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. intermedia -
32. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata -
*33. Dry Ground Lupine, Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. aridus -
*34. Bingen Lupine: Lupinus bingensis var. subsaccatus or Lupinus sulphureus ssp. subsaccatus -
*35. Sulfur Lupine: Lupinus sulphureus -
36. Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Past bloom.
37. Woolly-head Clover: Trifolium eriocephalum (ssp. arcuatum ?) - Forming flower buds.
38. Flax: Linum sp. - Not in bloom yet.
39. Floerkea: Floerkea proserpinacoides -
*40. Stream Violet: Viola glabella -
*41. Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea -
*42. Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus -
43. Groundsmoke: Gayophytum sp. (diffusum) -
44. Desert Parsley: Lomatium sp. - Long past bloom.
45. Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum -
*46. Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum -
47. Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi - Past bloom.
*48. Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis -
49. Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens -
*50. Shooting Star: Dodecatheon sp. -
*51. Narrow-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis -
*52. Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata -
*53. Nuttall's Linanthus: Leptosiphon nuttallii ssp. nuttallii (formerly Linanthastrum nuttallii) - Beginning to bloom.
54. California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum - In bud.
*55. Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus -
*56. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum - Fading out of bloom.
57. Great Basin Nemophila, Short-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora -
*58. Austin's Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae -
*59. Varileaf Phacelia, Virgate Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata -
*60. Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha -
61. Long-flowered Bluebells: Mertensia longiflora - Past bloom.
*62. Nettle-leaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia -
63. Red Besseya: Besseya rubra - Past bloom.
*64. Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida -
65. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata -
*66. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora -
*67. Brewer's Monkeyflower: Mimulus breweri -
*68. Taper-leaved Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus -
*69. Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. deustus -
*70. Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus -
*71. Blue Mt. Penstemon: Penstemon pennellianus -
*72. Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine var. echinospermum -
*73. Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa -
*74. Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus -
*75. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis -
*76. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -
*77. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides -
*78. Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia -
79. Vasey Sagebrush, Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana -
*80. Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis -
*81. Eaton's Shaggy Fleabane, Eaton's Shaggy Daisy: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus -
82. Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus - In bud.
*83. Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum -
84. Rocky Mt. Helianthella: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii - Within a day or so of blooming.
85. Narrowleaf Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. cusickii - In bud.
*86. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus -
*87. Woolly Haplopappus, Woolly Goldenweed: Stenotus languinosus (formerly Haplopappus languinosus) - Fading out of bloom.
Chipmunk
Sierra Nevada Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Red Squirrel
Chipping Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
Varied Thrush
Western Bluebirds
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Hummingbirds
Mourning Cloak
Indira Swallowtail