paintedhillswildflowers

Wildflowers at John Day Fossil Beds National Monument Genus:Oenothera Species: sp. Family: Onagraceae Common Name: evening primrose Blooms: April-July Habitat: Talus slopes, dryhills, roadsides. Genus: Lathyrus Species: lanzwertia Family: Leguminosae Common Name: pea Blooms: Spring-Summer Habitat: Sagebrush community. Genus: Blepharipappus Species: scaber Family: Compositae CommonName:Blepharipappus Blooms: April-August Habitat: Loose, sandy soils, dry-arid. Genus: Lewisia Species: rediviva Family: Portulacaceae Common Name: bitterroot Blooms: March-July Habitat: Dry, rocky, hilltops, sterile soils. Genus: Cryptantha Species: sp. Family:Boraginaceae Common Name:Cryptantha Blooms: May-June Habitat: Dry, open ground. Genus: Lithophragma Species: parviflora Family: Saxifragaceae Common Name: prairie star Blooms: March-June Habitat: Sagebrush community. Genus: Eriogonum Species: sp. Family: Polygonaceae Common Name: buckwheat Blooms: Late spring-early summer Habitat: Gravelly, rocky soils. Genus: Cleome Species: sp. Family: Capparidaceae Common Name: bee plant Blooms: March-May Habitat: barren clays derived from volcanic tuff. Genus: Fritilaria Species: pudica Family: Liliaceae Common Name: yellow bells Blooms: March-May Habitat: Open areas-Great Basin. Genus: Amsinckia Species: intermedia Family: Boraginaceae Common Name: Fiddle neck Blooms: March-May Habitat: Sagebrush steppe. Genus: Balsamorhiza Species: sagittata Family: Compositae Common Name: Arrow leaf balsamroot Blooms: April-June Habitat: Dry hillsides, open meadows. Genus: Lomatium Species: triternatum Family: Umbelliferae Common Name: nine-leaved desert parsley Blooms: March Habitat: Dry, Rocky soils, moist in spring, dry by early summer. Genus: Aster Species: sp. Family: Compositae Common Name: Daisy Blooms: Spring-Summer Habitat: Varied. Genus: Chaenactus Species: nevii Family: Compositae Common Name: John Day chaenactus Blooms: April-June Habitat: barren clays derived from volcanic tuff. Genus: Agoseris Species: glauca Family: Compositae Common Name: false dandelion Blooms: March- May Habitat: Sagebrush plains, alpine meadows Genus: Sphaeralcea Species: munroana Family: Malvaceae Common Name: orange globe mallow Blooms: June-August. Habitat: Sandy or rocky soils, sagebrush steppe. Genus: Castilleja Species: sp. ( Possibly chromosa ) Family: Scrophulariaceae Common Name: desert paintbrush Blooms: April-August. Habitat: Sagebrush steppe. Genus: Allium Species: sp. Family: Lilliaceae Common Name: wild onion. Blooms: April-June Habitat: Sagebrush steppe. Genus: Mimulus Species: nanus Family: Scrophulariaceae Common Name: dwarf monkey Blooms: May-August Habitat: Dry talus slope, sandy or gravelly places. Genus: Pediocactus Species: simpsonii Family: Cactaceae Common Name: hedgehog cactus Blooms: April-June Habitat: Rocky slopes. Genus: Petalostemon Species: ornatum dougl. Family: Leguminosae Common Name: Prairie clover Blooms: Summer Habitat: Rocky or sandy places, often in sagebrush. Genus: Calochortus Species: macrocarpus Family: Lilliaceae Common Name: mariposa lily Blooms: June-mid July Habitat: arid, sagebrush, pine forest. Genus: Penstemon Species: speciosus Family: Scrophulariaceae Common Name: penstemon Blooms: May-July Habitat: Dry, rocky ground. Genus: Penstemon Species: sp. Family: Scrophulariaceae Common Name: penstemon Blooms: May-July Habitat: Dry, rocky ground. Genus: Pacalia Species: linearis Family: Hydrophyllaceae Common Name: narrow-leafed phacelia Blooms: April-June Habitat: Dry, sandy or rocky soils. Genus: Delphinium Species: sp. Family: Ranunculaceae Common Name: larkspur Blooms: March-July Habitat: Sagebrush steppe-rocky slopes. Genus: Collinsia Species: parviflora Family: Scrophulariaceae Common Name: blue-eyed Mary Blooms: March-July Habitat: Rocky,gravelly, sandy areas that are moist in spring. Genus: Salvia Species: dorrii Family: Labiatae Common Name: purple sage Blooms: May-July Habitat: Talus slope, rocky plains, dry hillsides, sagebrush steppe. Genus: Scutellaria Species: angustifolia pursh Family: Labiatae Common Name: skull cap Blooms: Late spring Habitat: Dry and rocky. Prairie well up into mountains. Genus: Brodiaea Species: sp. Family: Liliaceae Common Name: wild hyacinth Blooms: Spring-Summer Habitat: Grasslands and sagebrush desert to ponderosa pine woodland.

Sources:

Desert Wildflowers; Drylands of North America - David Winegar

Edible and Medicinal Plants of the West - Gregory L. Tilford

Flora of the Pacific Northwest - Leo C. Hitchcock and Arthur Cronquist ( 1981 )

Northwest Weeds - Ronald J. Taylor ( 1990 )

Plants and Plant Communities of the John Day Fossil Beds Natioanl Monument - Berta A. Youtie and A.H. Winward ( 1977 )

Sagebrush Country - Ronald J. Taylor