I recently met some flowers I was unfamiliar with on a trip to SE Oregon. Do you recognize, them?
This purple plant might be in the mustard family, was growing in masses near some of the moister areas.
This looked kind of like a heather:
In the pea family, I think this is an Astragalus, rather showy!
Pretty composite:
And up on Ninemile Ridge near Pendleton, I saw a bunch of these, I think in the mint family:
Was excited to stumble on a few patches of Hespirochiron spp.
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Blue mustard. It's an invasive weed.
Something in the mustard family. Maybe a penny-cress.This looked kind of like a heather:
The second one is Astragalus purshii. The first might be Astragalus too, but not one I recognize off-hand. Where was it?In the pea family, I think this is an Astragalus, rather showy!
Either Balsamorhiza hookeri or Balsamorhiza hispidula.Pretty composite:
Besseya rubra, a.k.a. Synthyris rubra, a.k.a. Veronica rubra.And up on Ninemile Ridge near Pendleton, I saw a bunch of these, I think in the mint family:
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By the way: what part of Ninemile Ridge? I'd think it would still be buried in snow.
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Thanks Adam. The location was the South Bull Canyon RNA near Juntura. I was helping ONDA with site monitoring.
Although it was snowing while I was hiking Ninemile Ridge, nothing accumulated, and was snow free on the trail except for a few sections near the summit on the north facing slopes.
Although it was snowing while I was hiking Ninemile Ridge, nothing accumulated, and was snow free on the trail except for a few sections near the summit on the north facing slopes.
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So is Skyline Road fully open?
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If you mean the FS 32 road to Buck Creek TH, yes it is open to that point.
However the bridge is out just after the turnoff for the TH. I walked up it a ways after my hike and the river is eating the road away.
I will update the Field Guide
This is what it looked like between snow showers on Ninemile Ridge last week:
However the bridge is out just after the turnoff for the TH. I walked up it a ways after my hike and the river is eating the road away.
I will update the Field Guide
This is what it looked like between snow showers on Ninemile Ridge last week:
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Oh, you were on the NORTH end of Ninemile Ridge. Skyline Road is FR 31, and it accesses the south end of the ridge at a much higher elevation. That's probably not open.
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The "heather" is a rather rare plant in the mustard family: Polyctenium fremontii (desert combleaf).
https://oregonflora.org/taxa/index.php?taxon=7483
https://oregonflora.org/taxa/index.php?taxon=7483