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

Wildflower Bloom in the Siskiyou Region of Southwestern Oregon

Pacific Crest Trail from Wrangle Gap to the North Side of Big Red Mountain

Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest

July 16, 2020

Beargrass and Lewis' blue flax in bloom along the Pacific Crest Trail on Big Rd Mountain, Siskiyou Crest, Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest.....July 16, 2020.

Beargrass and Lewis' blue flax in bloom along the Pacific Crest Trail on Big Rd Mountain, Siskiyou Crest, Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest.....July 16, 2020

* indicates the plant is currently in bloom

Indian's Dream: Aspidotis densa

Lemmon's Sword Fern: Polystichum lemmonii

California White Fir: Abies concolor x grandis

Shasta Red Fir: Abies magnifica x procera

Jeffrey Pine: Pinus jeffreyi

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Mountain Needlegrass: Achnatherum nelsonii ssp. dorei ?

* Mountain Brome: Bromus sitchensis var. marginatus

* One-spike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

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

* Blue Wild Rye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

* Inland Roemer's Fescue: Festuca roemeri var. klamathensis ?

Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda

* Sierra Onion: Allium campanulatum

* Siskiyou Onion: Allium siskiyouense

* Elegant Mariposa: Calochortus elegans var. nanus

* Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax

* Pokeweed Knotweed: Aconogonon phytolaccifolium var. phytolaccifolium

* Fremont's Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum nudum var. pubiflorum

* One-eyed Sulphur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. argus - Beginning to bloom.

* Modoc Sulphur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. modocense

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* One-seeded Pussypaws: Calyptridium monospermum

* Quill-leaved Lewisia: Lewisia leeana

Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis - Past bloom.

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

* Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana

* Brittle Sandwort: Sabulina nuttallii var. gregaria

* Gray's Catchfly: Silene grayi - Fading out of bloom.

* Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra - At trailhead.

* Drummond's Windflower: Anemone drummondii - Several plants with blooms.

* Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum - Past peak bloom.

* Siskiyou Pennycress: Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca - Fading out of bloom.

* Lance-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum var. lanceolatum

* Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oregonense

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. reflexa

Rock Spiraea: Holodiscus microphyllus var. glabrescens - In bud.

* Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis (formerly var. fastigiata)

Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

* Siskiyou Balloon Milkvetch: Astragalus whitneyi var. siskiyouensis

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

* Low Mountain Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii

* Donner Lake Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. sellulus

* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus

Woollyhead Clover: Trifolium eriocephalum ssp. eeriocephalum - Past bloom.

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

* Lewis' Flax: Linum lewisii var. lewisii

* Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca

* Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa var. linguifolia

Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum

* Siskiyou Willowherb: Epilobium siskiyouense

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum

* Sharp-tooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi

Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum

Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Greenleaf Manzanita: Arctostaphylos patula

Explorer's Gentian: Gentiana calycosa

* Yellow-staining Collomia: Collomia tinctoria

Harkness' Flaxflower: Leptosiphon harknessii

* Skyrocket: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata

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

* Serpentine Scorpionweed: Phacelia corymbosa

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta ?

* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia

* Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima

* Wavyleaf Paintbrush: Castilleja applegatei var. pinetorum

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Split-hair Paintbrush: Castilleja schizotricha

* Linear-leaf Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia linearis

* Siskiyou Mountain Owl Clover: Orthocarpus cuspidatus ssp. cuspidatus

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

* Azure Penstemon: Penstemon azureus

* Clustered Broomrape: Aphyllon franciscanum

* Kelloggia: Kelloggia galioides

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca

* Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla

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

* Dusty Maidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia - In bud. Large plants!

* Naked-stemmed Hawksbeard: Crepis pleurocarpa

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)

* Alice's Fleabane: Erigeron aliceae

* Scabland Fleabane: Erigeron bloomeri var. bloomeri

* Rock Daisy, Cliff Fleabane: Erigeron petrophilus var. petrophilus - Beginning to bloom.

* Lance-leaved Eriophyllum: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanceolatum

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

* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata

* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis

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

* Thick-stemmed Aster: Eurybia integrifolia


Animals Seen:

American Kestrals

Mountain Bluebirds ? (lots of juveniles and non-descript birds!)

Western Bluebirds

Cassin's Finches

Pine Siskins

Dark-eyed Juncos

Moutain Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Bewick Wrens


Paul Slichter