May 10, 2009

* Indian Ricegrass: Achnatherum hymenoides (Synonym: Oryzopsis hymenoides) -

* Cheat Grass: Bromus tectorum

* Pale Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. pallida -

Snow Buckwheat: Eriogonum niveum -

Rock Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum - In bud.

* Pale Wallflower: Erysimum occidentalis -

* Thick-leaf Thelypody: Thelypodium laciniatum var. laciniatum -

* The Dalles Milkvetch: Astragalus sclerocarpus -

* Tweedy's Milkvetch: Astragalus tweedyi -

* Hybrid Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus x sericeus - Violet flowers with yellow in the middle of the banner.

* Whitish Lupine: Lupinus leucopsis var. mollis -

* Lance-leaf Scurf-pea: Psoralea lanceolata -

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

* Pale Evening-primrose: Oenothera pallida -

Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi -

* Longleaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia -

* Tarweed Fiddleneck: Amsinckia lycopsoides -

* Sand-dune Penstemon: Penstemon acuminatus -

* Indian-wheat: Plantago patagonica -

*Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - Beginning to bloom.

* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza careyana -

Douglas' Dustymaiden: Chaenactis douglasii

Wavy-leaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum -

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosum

Columbia Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosus

*Threadleaf Fleabane: Erigeron filifolius -

* Cushion Fleabane: Erigeron poliospermus

Matchbrush: Gutierrezia sarothrae

Mule deer tracks

Kestrel

Lizard

Fire Ants ?