The route for this trip begain by turning off of Oregon Highway 380 onto the Newsome Creek Road which becomes Forest Road 16 at the northern forest boundary. FS Rd 16 was followed uphill to the crest of the mountain range, then east along the crest (very wash boarded in places). A stop at Antelope Flats Reservoir Recreation Area (reached via FS Rd 17) was made for lunch. I then continued east on FS Rd 16 and then followed it north and descended through some nice private rangelands along Drake Creek Road.
Comprehensive Plant List for the Maury Mountains Region
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii (var. menziesii ?)
Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascenis
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
Tolmie's Onion: Allium tolmiei var. tolmiei - In bud.
Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Fading out of bloom.
Panicled Death Camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis - Leaves.
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. inflatum
Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum (var. ?)
Sulfurflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. ? - Upper leaves green, lower are gray.
Sulfurflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. ? - Upper leaves gray, lower are gray.
* Erubescent Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra
* Linearleaf Montia: Montia linearis
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
* Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna
* Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum
* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera
* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum
Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolilus
Nevada Cinquefoil: Drymocallis lactea var. lactea ? - Narrow inflorescences.
Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala
Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum
Western Burnet: Poteridium occidentale - Roadside weed.
Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata
Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - Leafing out.
Lupine: Lupinus (arbustus or argenteus)
Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum
Rydberg's Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum - Non-sticky variety.
Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus
* Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa ssp. linguifolia
* Upland Yellow Violet: Viola praemorsa ssp. praemorsa
* Eaton's Carrotleaf Desert Parley: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum - Beginning to bloom.
* Donnell's Desert Parsley: Lomatium donnellii
* Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum
Large-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum
* Nevada Desert Parsley: Lomatium nevadense var. nevadense
Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - Beginning to bloom
Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea - Last year's stalks.
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus
* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum
Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
Lowly Penstemon: Penstemon humilis ?
Snowberry: Symphoricarpos sp. - Beginning to leaf out.
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria (luzuloides ?)
Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria pulvinata
Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
Twin Arnica: Arnica sororia
Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula
Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana
* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagitatta - Beginning to bloom, but few plants are even out of the ground.
Rough Eyelashweed: Blepharipappus scaber - Leaves.
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris
Modoc Hawksbeard: Crepis modocensis
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
Yellow Desert Dasiy: Erigeron linearis
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - In bud.
* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
Roadside Additions in Private Rangelands to the North of the Maury Mountains:
Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii (var. menziesii ?)
Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascenis
Crested Wheatgrass: Agropyron cristatum
Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
Basin Wildrye: Leymus cinereus
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
Common Cattails: Typha latifolia
* Sand Lily: Leucorinum montanum
Sulfurflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. ? - Upper leaves green, lower are gray.
* Linearleaf Montia: Montia linearis
* Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum
* Hornseed Buttercup: Ceratocephala testiculata
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum - In bud.
* Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus
Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - In bud. Near the south boundary to the Ochoco National Forest along Newsome Creek Rd.
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
* Pale Alyssum: Alyssum alyssoides
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum
* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera
Golden Currant: Ribes aureum
* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum
Curl-leaf Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius var. ledifolius
Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum
* Woollypod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshii (var. ?)
* Stony Ground Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus var. saxosus
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
Fuller's Teasel: Dipsacus fullonum
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
Twin Arnica: Arnica sororia
Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata ssp. tridentata
Green Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus (var. ?)
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa (var. speciosa ?)
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
Scotch Thistle: Onopordum acanthium
Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
Mule Deer
Belding Ground Squirrels
Chipmunk
Sierra Nevada Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Red-tailed Hawks
Steller's Jay - Heard
American Robins
Spotted Towhee
Cassin's Finch
Brewer's Sparrows
Chipping Sparrows
Wilson's Warbler
Red-breasted Nuthatches - Heard
White-breasted Nuthatches - Heard and seen.
Mountain Chickadees
California Tortoiseshell
Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Julia's Orangetips
Hairstreak
Animals Observed on Private Rangelands Along the Access Roads into the North Side of the Maury Mountains:
Belding Ground Squirrels
American Kestrels - Nesting
Osprey - Nesting
Canada Geese
Mallards
Ring-necked Ducks
Common Snipe
Killdeer
Mourning Doves
Northern Flicker
Common Crows
Common Ravens
Brewer's Blackbirds
Red-winged Blackbirds
Magpies
Western Meadowlarks
European Starlings
American Robins
Cassin's Finches
Cliff Swallows
Mountain Chickadees
California Tortoiseshells
Mourning Cloaks