[Wildflower Bloom in the Siskiyou Region of Southwestern Oregon: 2021]

Wildflower Bloom in the Siskiyou Region of Southwestern Oregon

Pacific Crest Trail from Grouse Gap to Siskiyou Peak

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

July 23, 2021

Wildflowers blooming along the Pacific Crest Trail near Grouse Gap, Siskiyou Crest, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.......July 22, 2021.

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

* indicates the plant is currently in bloom

Lacelip Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa

Shasta Red Fir: Abies magnifica x procera

Douglas' Maple: Acer douglasii var. glabrum

Incense Cedar: Calocedrus decurrens

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

* Sedge: Carex sp.

* Needlegrass: Eriocoma sp.

* Mountain Brome: Bromus sitchensis var. marginatus

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

* Blue Wild Rye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

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

* California False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum var. californicum

Coralroot: Corallorhiza sp. - Past bloom.

Newberry's Fleeceflower: Aconogonon davisiae var. davisiae

* Jaynes Canyon Buckwheat: Eriogonum diclinum - Beginning to bloom.

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

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* One-seeded Pussypaws: Calyptridium monospermum

* Ballhead Sandwort: Eremogone congesta var. congesta

* Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra - Grouse Gap trailhead

* Columbian Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum

Broad-seeded Rockcress: Boechera platysperma - Erect fruits forming.

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum - Past peak bloom.

* Creamy Stonecrop: Sedum oregonense - Fading out of bloom.

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

* Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

* Brewer's Lupine: Lupinus breweri - Past peak bloom.

Wild Blue Flax: Linum lewisii - Going to seed.

* Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

* Purple-leaved Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum

* Cow Parsnip: Heraclelum maximum - Fading out of bloom.

* California Lovage: Ligusticum californicum ?

Mountain Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Greenleaf Manzanita: Arctostaphylos patula

* Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium

* Skyrocket: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata

Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - Past bloom.

California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum - Past bloom.

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

Tall Phacelia: Phacelia procera - Past bloom.

Jessica Sticktight: Hackelia micrantha

* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia var. urticifolia

* Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima

* Rigid Hedge-nettle: Stachys rigida

* Cobwebby Paintbrush: Castilleja arachnoidea

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Tiling's Monkeyflower: Erythranthe tilingii

* Siskiyou Mountain Owl Clover: Orthocarpus cuspidatus ssp. cuspidatus

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

* Small Azure Beardtongue: Penstemon parvulus - Fading out of bloom.

Purple-flower Honeysuckle: Lonicera conjugialis

* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus mexicana ssp. cerulea

Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens - Past bloom.

Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos mollis

* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana - In bud.

* Alice's Fleabane: Erigeron aliceae

* Lance-leaved Eriophyllum: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanceolatum

* Bricklebush Aster: Eucephalus tomentellus - Beginning to bloom.

* Whitney's Goldenweed: Hazardia whitneyi var. discoidea - Beginning to bloom.

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

* Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis


Animals Seen:

Douglas' Squirrel

Kestrel - Pair

Red-tailed Hawks

Turkey Vulture

Northern Pygmy Owl - Heard

Northern Flicker

Ravens

Steller's Jays

Dark-eyed Juncos - Numerous families

Violet-green Swallows - 2

Cassin's Finches

Pine Siskins

Mountain Chickadees

McGillivray's Warbler

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Pacific Wren

Rock Wrens - Pair

Rufous Hummingbirds

Blue Copper

Fritillaries

Clouded Sulphur

Clodius Parnassian

Sooty or Halfmoon Hairstreak ?


Paul Slichter