Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central & Eastern Washington: 2008
Wildflower Bloom in Central & Eastern Washington: July 6-7, 2008

Misery Springs Campground (Umatilla NF Road #020)

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.
This list includes both the vicinity of the campground as well as the ridgeline to the west of Road #020. At this time, deep snow drifts remain under the conifer trees in the campground. Road #020 to the campground has probably only been open less than a week.

* indicates flowers currently in bloom

 

1. California White Fir: Abies concolor X grandis -

2. Western Larch: Larix occidentalis -

3. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

4. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

5. Willow: Salix sp. -

*6. Jone's Onion: Allium fibrillum -

*7. Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum -

8. California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum var. californicum -

9. Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica -

*10. Western Spring Beauty: Claytonia lanceolata -

*11. Piper's Windflower: Anemone piperi -

*12. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -

*13. Mt. Buttercup: Ranunculus populago -

*14. Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum occidentale -

15. Western False Bugbane: Trautvettaria caroliniensis -

16. Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - Forming flower buds

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

18. Steer's Head: Dicentra uniflora - ? Leaves only.

*19. Stinking Currant, Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare -

20. Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum -

*21. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. intermedia ?) -

*22. Sulfur Lupine: Lupinus sulphureus -

23. Clover: Trifolium (repens?) - In campground. Leaves only.

*24. Stream Violet: Viola glabella -

*25. Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens -

*26. Canby's Lovage: Ligusticum canbyi -

*27. Great Basin Orogenia: Orogenia linearifolia -

28. Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii -

29. Huckleberry: Vaccinium sp. -

*30. Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis -

*31. California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum -

*32. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum -

33. Tall Bluebells, Panicle Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis -

34. Red Besseya: Besseya rubra - Past bloom.

35. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata -

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

*37. Utah Twinberry, Rocky Mt. Honeysuckle: Lonicera utahensis -

*38. Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa -

39. Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus -

*40. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis - In bud.

41. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

42. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

*43. Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia -

44. Broadleaf Arnica, Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia - In bud.

45. Vasey Sagebrush, Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana - 00

46. Rocky Mt. Helianthella: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii - Within a day or so of blooming.

*47. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans -

*48. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus -

49. Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum (foliaceum ?) - Young foliage only.

*50. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -

Animals Seen Along This Route:

Sierra Nevada Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Red Squirrels

1 cow Elk

1 yearling Black Bear (golden color) - This one was not overly afraid of humans and tended to want to stick around (feeding on green foliage) the hillside immediately west of the campground.

Steller's Jays

Black-headed Grosbeaks

American Robins

Western Tanager

Chipping Sparrows

Pine Siskins

Paul Slichter