May 18, 2012

North-facing Slopes of Stacker Butte

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

California Filbert: Corylus cornuta var. californica

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Leiberg's Bluegrass: Poa leibergii ?

* Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia

* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda

Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus

Pale-anthered Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - Past bloom.

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Forming seed pods.

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

* Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii var. tenue - Several plants beginning to bloom.

Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum

Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum

Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare

Lance-leaf Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata - Past bloom.

* Streambank Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia parviflora

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana

Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva - In bud.

Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis

Franklin's Sandwort: Arenaria franklinii var. franklinii

Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum

* Thyme-leaf Sandwort: Arenaria serpyllifolia

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum

* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis

* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

* Sicklepod Rockcress: Arabis sparsiflorus var. atrorubens - Fading out of bloom.

* American Wintercress: Barbarea orthoceras

Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii (formerly Cardamine pulcherrima var. pulcherrima) - Past bloom.

* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma - Fading out of bloom.

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna var. boerhaavii - Only blooming where in shade at the base of trees.

Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum - In bud.

Scale Pod: Idahoa scapigera - Pods only.

* Dagger Pod: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Fading out of bloom.

Fringe Pod: Thysanocarpus curvipes - Seed pods.

Lanceleaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum

Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii - In bud.

Bulblet prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera - Past bloom.

* Small-flowerd Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum

Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia - Past bloom.

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia - Beginning to bloom.

* Oldman's Whiskers, Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum - Beginning to bloom at the highest elevations.

Ocean Spray: Holodiscus discolor

* Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata - Beginning to bloom

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

* Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus - Beginning to bloom near the summit.

Nevada Deervetch: Lotus nevadensis

* Columbia Gorge Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus - Moderate bloom.

* Whitish Lupine: Lupinus sulphureus var. subsaccatus (Lupinus bingensis) - Beginning to bloom.

* Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Fading out of bloom.

* Prairie Violet: Viola praemorsa

* Buckbrush: Ceanothus sanguineus

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

* Burr Chervil: Anthriscus scandicina

* Fern-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum

* Gray-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum - Fading out of bloom.

* Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Fairly numerous bloom.

Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi - Fruits maturing.

* Nine Leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium tridentatum var. anomalum - Fairly common.

Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana - In bud.

Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon conjugens - Past bloom.

* Hood's Phlox: Phlox hoodii - Good bloom at middle and higher elevations.

* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa - Beginning to bloom at middle elevations.

* Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Only in bloom on north-facing slopes near the summit.

* Woodland Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae

* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia

* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

* Small-flowered Forget-me-not: Myosotis micrantha

* Little Combseed: Pectocarya pusilla

* Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus - A few plants still in bloom.

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida - Moderately abundant bloom.

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Rare at the highest elevations.

Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. variabilis

* Sticky-stem Penstemon: Penstemon glandulosus - Beginning to bloom.

Mountain Kittentails: Synthyris stellata - Seed pods forming.

* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. purpurea

* Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus

* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera - Fading out of bloom.

* Corn Salad: Valerianella locusta

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla

* Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Fading out of bloom.

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - A few plants beginning to bloom under the oak trees.

* Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza careyana x deltoidea - Peak bloom on the north side of Stacker Butte.

Bull Thistle: Cirsum vulgare

Columbia Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii

Bearded Hawksbeard: Crepis barbigera - Basal rosettes of leaves seen.

Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis - Basal rosettes of leaves seen.

* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule - Mostly past bloom..

Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis

* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri var. cynoglossoides - In bud.

* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides (formerly Microseris troximoides) - Only in bloom near the summit.

*Yellow Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltus - Beginning to bloom.

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

Red-tailed Hawks

Harrier - Swooping on a horned lark. It missed.

Ravens

Stellers Jays

Mourning Doves

Black-headed Grosbeaks

Spotted Towhees

Horned Larks

Meadow Larks

Lazuli Buntings - Very numerous.

Western Goldfinches

Upland sparrow - White stripes on tail. Very drab.

Hummingbird

Horned "Toads"

Anise Swallowtails

Snowberry Checkerspots

Woolly Bear caterpillars