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

Wildflower Bloom in the Siskiyou Region of Southwestern Oregon

Jeffrey Pine Loop Trail

Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest

April 21, 2021

Jeffrey Pine Loop Trail, TJ Howell - Jeffrey Pine Lo

Jeffrey Pine Lo


Incense-cedar: Calocedrus decurrens

Jeffrey Pine: Pinus jeffreyi

* White Oak: Quercus garryana (var. garryana ?)

Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum

California Bay Laurel: Umbellularia californica

* Klamath Sedge: Carex klamathensis

* Lemon's Needlegrass: Eriocoma lemmonii ssp. lemmonii

Bristly Dogtail: Cynosurus echinatus - Last year's stems.

* Sickle-leaf Onion: Allium falcifolium

* Tolmie's Mariposa: Calochortus tolmiei

* Small Camas: Camassia quamash var. breviflora

* Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscodion (venenosum ?)

* Slender-tubed Iris: Iris chysophylla ?

Rein Orchid: Platanthera sp. - Only leaves.

Bastard Toadflax: Comandra umbellata - In bud.

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis

* Oregon Grape: Berberis sp.

* Western Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia

Klamath Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus betulifolia (var. macrourus ?)- Past bloom.

Everlasting Pea: Lathyrus latifolius - Along Illinois River.

* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus - Beginning to bloom.

Del Norte Checkerbloom: Sidalcea malviflora ssp. asprella or Edgewood Checkerbloom: Sidalcea oregana ssp. spicata - In bud.

* Buckbrush: Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus

* Siskiyou Mat: Ceanothus pumilus

California Coffeeberry: Rhamnus californica ssp. occidentalis

* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum

* Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium brevifolium/ Lomatium triternatum

* Purple Sanicle: Sanicula bipinnatifida

* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

* Madrone: Arbutus menziesii

* Whiteleaf Manzanita: Arctostaphylos viscida

Pale Morning Glory: Calystegia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

* Henderson's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon hendersonii

* Variedleaf Collomia: Collomia heterophylla

* Bicolored Babystars: Leptosiphon bicolor

* Whiteleaf Phacelia: Phacelia corymbosa

Mountain Balm: Mondardella odoratissima

* Short-lobed Paintbrush: Castilleja brevilobata

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

Hairy Honeysuckle: Lonicera hispidula

Yarrow-leaf Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. achilleoides

Hairy Gumweed: Grindelia hirsutula ? - Leaves only.

Aster: Symphyotrichum sp. - Along Illinois River


Animals Observed at This Site:

Common Raven

Anise Swallowtails

Sara's Orangetips


Paul Slichter