Threatened & Endangered Species
Not only home to common species, Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge is also called home by a number of threatened and endangered ones. Baskett Butte provides prime oak savanna habitat which, once common in the Willamette Valley, is now extremely rare. Once a habitat becomes uncommon, the plants and animals adapted to this habitat often become rare as well. Some species that rely on the upland oak savanna habitat are Fender's blue butterfly, Kincaid's lupine (shown above), Willamette daisy, and golden paintbrush.
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Fender's Blue Butterfly
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Willamette Daisy
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Streaked Horned Lark
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Kincaid's Lupine
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Nelson's Checkermallow
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Golden Paintbrush
Page Photo Credits – Threatened Kincaid's Lupine, © Tom Kaye, Male Fender's Blue Butterfly, © Tom Kaye, Streaked Horned Lark, © Jim Leonard
Last Updated: Aug 28, 2014