[Wildflower Bloom in the Siskiyou Region of Southwestern Oregon: 2020]

Wildflower Bloom in the Siskiyou Region of Southwestern Oregon

Pacific Crest Trail from Donomre Meadows to Observation Peak

Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest

July 15, 2020

Wildflowers atop Observation Peak, Siskiyou Crest, Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest.....July 15, 2020.

Wildflowers atop Observation Peak, Siskiyou Crest, Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest.....July 15, 2020

* indicates the plant is currently in bloom

Parsley Fern: Cryptogramma acrostichoides

Lemmon's Sword Fern: Polystichum lemmonii

California White Fir: Abies concolor x grandis

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa ?

Shasta Red Fir: Abies magnifica x procera

Mountain Alder: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia

Incense Cedar: Calocedrus decurrens

Jeffrey Pine: Pinus jeffreyi

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Mountain Needlegrass: Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. dorei ?

* Mountain Brome: Bromus sitchensis var. marginatus

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. elymoides ?)

* Blue Wild Rye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

* Green Fescue: Festuca viridula

Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda

* Sierra Onion: Allium campanulatum - Fading out of bloom.

* Siskiyou Onion: Allium siskiyouense

* Elegant Mariposa: Calochortus elegans var. elegans - Fading out of bloom.

* Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum - Fruits maturing.

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosusm ssp. amplexicaule - Past bloom.

* Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius var. americanus

* Western False-asphodel: Triantha occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum

* Yellow Triteleia: Triteleia crocea - Fading out of bloom.

* California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum var. californicum

* Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax

* Slender-tubed Iris: Iris chrysophylla - Fading out of bloom.

* Western Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis

* Merten's Coralroot: Corallorhiza mertensiana

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Long-spurred Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilata var. leucostachys

* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta

* Newberry's Fleeceflower: Aconogonon davisiae var. davisiae

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

* Southern Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii var. meridionale

* Sulphur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. ? - Beginning to bloom.

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

Least Knotweed: Polygonum minimum

* One-seeded Pussypaws: Calyptridium monospermum

* Heart-leaved Spring Beauty: Claytonia cordifolia

* Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia siberica

* Quill-leaved Lewisia: Lewisia leeana

Threeleaf Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla - Past bloom.

* Water Montia: Montia chamissoi

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata or Claytonia rubra

* Fleshy Sandwort: Eremogone congesta (var. crassula ?)

Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - Past bloom.

* Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana

* Bell Catchfly: Silene campanulata ssp. glandulosa

* Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra - At trailhead.

* Columbian Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum

* Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea

Drummond's Windflower: Anemone drummondii - Past bloom.

* Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

* Cutleaf Tansymustard: Descurainia incisa ssp. incisa

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum - Past peak bloom.

Siskiyou Pennycress: Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca - Past bloom.

* Lance-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum

* Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oregonense

* Large-flowered Boykinia: Boykinia major

Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina

* Brook Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma

* Three-tooth Mitrewort: Ozomelis trifida - Fading out of bloom.

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

* Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum - Fading out of bloom.

* Ashland Cinquefoil: Drymocallis ashlandica

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. reflexa

* Henderson's Horkelia: Horkelia hendersonii - Mostly past bloom.

Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

* Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa var. serpentina

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

* Siskiyou Balloon Milkvetch: Astragalus whitneyi var. siskiyouensis

* Sierra Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis

* Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphyllus

* Bird'sfoot Trefoil: Lotus corniculatus - At trailhead.

* Pine Lupine: Lupinus albicaulis var. shastensis - Fading out of bloom.

* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius ? - Fading out of bloom.

* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus

Longstalk Clover: Trifolium longipes (ssp. hansenii and oreganum are in the area ?) - Past bloom.

* Lewis' Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii

Stream Violet: Viola glabella - Past bloom.

Mountain Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. integrifolia

Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

* Horneman's Willowherb: Epilobium hornemanii ssp. hornemanii

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum

* Sharp-tooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

* Cow Parsnip: Heraclelum maximum

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi

Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum

Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

Mountain Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Greenleaf Manzanita: Arctostaphylos patula

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda- In bud.

Whitevein Pyrola: Pyrola picta - In bud.

* Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium

Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Yellow-staining Collomia: Collomia tinctoria

* Skyrocket: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata

Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - Most plants past bloom.

* California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum

Alpine Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum - Long past bloom.

White-leaved Fendler's Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons - In bud.

* Phacelia: Phacelia sp, ?

* Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia

* Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima

Rigid Hedge-nettle: Stachys rigida

* Wavyleaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Split-hair Paintbrush: Castilleja schizotricha

* Torrey's Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia latifolia

* Dwarf Monkeyflower: Diplacus nanus

* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata

* Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa

* Siskiyou Mountain Owl Clover: Orthocarpus cuspidatus ssp. cuspidatus

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

* Azure Penstemon: Penstemon azureus

* Cheerful Penstemon: Penstemon laetus var. sagittatus

* Lanceleaf Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triforum

* Kelloggia: Kelloggia galioides

Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos mollis

* California Valerian: Valeriana californica

* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis

* Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca

Sagebrush Agoseris: Agoseris parviflora ?

* Silvery Pussytoes: Antennaria argentea

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria microphylla - Fading out of bloom.

* Broad-leaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia

Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula

* Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza deltoidea - Still in bloom atop Observation Peak.

* Dusty Maidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

* Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata

* Naked-stemmed Hawksbeard: Crepis pleurocarpa

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)

* Alice's Fleabane: Erigeron aliceae

* Scabland Fleabane: Erigeron bloomeri var. bloomeri

Cutleaf Daisy: Erigeron compositus (var. glabratus ?) - Past bloom.

* Lance-leaved Eriophyllum: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanceolatum

Whitney's Bristleweed: Hazardia whitneyi var. discoidea - In bud.

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata

* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis

* Western Coneflower: Rudbeckia occidentalis

American Sawwort: Saussurea americana - In bud.

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Long past bloom.

* Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis

West Coast Goldenrod: Solidago elongata - In bud.

Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

* Salsify: Tragopogon dubius - At trailhead.


Animals Seen:

Douglas Squirrels

American Kestral

Northern Flicker

Pileated Woodpecker

Gray Jays

Steller's Jays

Hermit Thrushes

Dark-eyed Juncos

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Fritillaries

Anise Swallowtail

California Tortoiseshell

Field Crescent


Paul Slichter