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Wildflower Report for Horse Rock Ridge

Location	Horse Rock Ridge
Date	05/20/2017
Reporter	Greg Lief
E-mail	oregonwildflowers@gmail.com
Website/Photos	http://LiefPhotos.com
Comments	Horse Rock Ridge looks wonderful! Due to the prolonged winter, the bloom appears to be 1-2 weeks later than usual. The biggest example are the abundantly blooming Oregon Fawn Lily (Erythronium oregonum) and Henderson`s Shooting Star (Dodecatheon hendersonii), which are generally wrapping up by this date. Blooming in the forest: Fairyslipper (Calypso bulbosa), Oregon Wood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana), Woods Strawberry (Fragaria vesca), Candy Flower (Claytonia sibirica), and one last Western Trillium which will probably be finished by the time you read this report. The meadows and hillsides are covered with profuse amounts of Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis), Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus), and Rosy Plectritis (Plectritis congesta). In addition to the abovementioned Erythronium and Dodecatheon, other flowers currently blooming include: Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), White-Top Clover (Trifolium variegatum), Harsh Paintbrush (Castilleja hispida), Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus), Nuttall`s Saxifrage (Saxifraga nuttallii), Western Saxifrage (Saxifraga occidentalis), Blue Flax (Linum lewisii), Small-Flowered Blue-Eyed Mary (Collinsia parviflora), Narrowleaf Paintbrush (Castilleja attenuata), Cut-leaf Daisy (Erigeron compositus), Meadow Death Camas (Zigadenus venenosus) and Menzies` Larkspur (Delphinium menziesii) just starting, Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria affinis), Prairie Star (Lithophragma parviflorum), Purple Broomrape (Orobanche uniflora var. purpurea) at higher elevations, and patches of Deltoid Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza deltoidea) in the higher meadows. Personal favorites such as Tolmie`s Cat`s Ears (Calochortus tolmiei), Slender Clarkia (Clarkia gracilis), and Olympic Onion (Allium crenulatum) have not started yet.
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Horse Rock Ridge

05/20/2017

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Horse Rock Ridge looks wonderful! Due to the prolonged winter, the bloom appears to be 1-2 weeks later than usual. The biggest example are the abundantly blooming Oregon Fawn Lily (Erythronium oregonum) and Henderson`s Shooting Star (Dodecatheon hendersonii), which are generally wrapping up by this date.

Blooming in the forest: Fairyslipper (Calypso bulbosa), Oregon Wood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana), Woods Strawberry (Fragaria vesca), Candy Flower (Claytonia sibirica), and one last Western Trillium which will probably be finished by the time you read this report.

The meadows and hillsides are covered with profuse amounts of Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis), Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus), and Rosy Plectritis (Plectritis congesta). In addition to the abovementioned Erythronium and Dodecatheon, other flowers currently blooming include: Field Madder (Sherardia arvensis), White-Top Clover (Trifolium variegatum), Harsh Paintbrush (Castilleja hispida), Trailing Blackberry (Rubus ursinus), Nuttall`s Saxifrage (Saxifraga nuttallii), Western Saxifrage (Saxifraga occidentalis), Blue Flax (Linum lewisii), Small-Flowered Blue-Eyed Mary (Collinsia parviflora), Narrowleaf Paintbrush (Castilleja attenuata), Cut-leaf Daisy (Erigeron compositus), Meadow Death Camas (Zigadenus venenosus) and Menzies` Larkspur (Delphinium menziesii) just starting, Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria affinis), Prairie Star (Lithophragma parviflorum), Purple Broomrape (Orobanche uniflora var. purpurea) at higher elevations, and patches of Deltoid Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza deltoidea) in the higher meadows.

Personal favorites such as Tolmie`s Cat`s Ears (Calochortus tolmiei), Slender Clarkia (Clarkia gracilis), and Olympic Onion (Allium crenulatum) have not started yet.

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