Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central & Eastern Washington: 2008

Wildflower Bloom in Central & Eastern Washington: July 6, 2008

Ray Ridge (Umatilla NF Road #020)

N46 06.769' ---- W117 28.752' +/-16' ---- Elevation: ~6152'

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. 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.


Animals Seen Along This Route:

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


Paul Slichter