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Wildflower Report for Horse Rock Ridge

Location	Horse Rock Ridge
Date	05/15/2022
Reporter	Greg Lief
E-mail	oregonwildflowers@gmail.com
Website/Photos	http://LiefPhotos.com
Comments	There is plenty to see at Horse Rock Ridge! Beautiful tiny Fairyslipper (Calypso bulbosa) begins at the fence and continues along the old road all the way to the first meadow. Other flowers blooming in the forest include: Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum), Blue Windflower (Anemone oregana), Evergreen Violet (Viola sempervirens), with copious Oregon Wood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana) starting to open. The meadows and hillsides are tinged yellow by profuse amounts of Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus). Other bloomers include Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis), Oregon Fawn Lily (Erythronium oregonum), Henderson`s Shooting Star (Dodecatheon hendersonii), Western Saxifrage (Saxifrage occidentalis), Rosy Plectritis (Plectritis congesta), and teeny tiny Slender Phlox (Microsteris gracilis). Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia parviflora) covers many rocky areas with a tinge of blue. Also blooming are Spring Gold (Lomatium utriculatum), Early Saxifrage (Saxifraga integrifolia), Harsh Paintbrush (Castilleja hispida), Cut-leaf Daisy (Erigeron compositus) on some rocky outcrops, and Western Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia). Menzies` Larkspur (Delphinium menziesii) is starting to open, along with lots of Checker Lily (Fritillaria affinis) along the trail as you descend past the first set of rock outcrops. There are Meadow Death Camas (Toxicoscordion venenosum) plants, but none of them have opened yet. Be careful not to step on tiny Chickweed Monkeyflower (Mimulus alsinoides), which grows along the trail and in seeps. In addition to the aforementioned, look for a few scattered patches of Deltiod Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza deltoidea) in the higher (northwest) meadows.
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Horse Rock Ridge

05/15/2022

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There is plenty to see at Horse Rock Ridge! Beautiful tiny Fairyslipper (Calypso bulbosa) begins at the fence and continues along the old road all the way to the first meadow. Other flowers blooming in the forest include: Western Trillium (Trillium ovatum), Blue Windflower (Anemone oregana), Evergreen Violet (Viola sempervirens), with copious Oregon Wood Sorrel (Oxalis oregana) starting to open.

The meadows and hillsides are tinged yellow by profuse amounts of Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus). Other bloomers include Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis), Oregon Fawn Lily (Erythronium oregonum), Henderson`s Shooting Star (Dodecatheon hendersonii), Western Saxifrage (Saxifrage occidentalis), Rosy Plectritis (Plectritis congesta), and teeny tiny Slender Phlox (Microsteris gracilis). Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia parviflora) covers many rocky areas with a tinge of blue. Also blooming are Spring Gold (Lomatium utriculatum), Early Saxifrage (Saxifraga integrifolia), Harsh Paintbrush (Castilleja hispida), Cut-leaf Daisy (Erigeron compositus) on some rocky outcrops, and Western Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia). Menzies` Larkspur (Delphinium menziesii) is starting to open, along with lots of Checker Lily (Fritillaria affinis) along the trail as you descend past the first set of rock outcrops. There are Meadow Death Camas (Toxicoscordion venenosum) plants, but none of them have opened yet. Be careful not to step on tiny Chickweed Monkeyflower (Mimulus alsinoides), which grows along the trail and in seeps. In addition to the aforementioned, look for a few scattered patches of Deltiod Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza deltoidea) in the higher (northwest) meadows.

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