[Currently Blooming Wildflowers in Central Washington]

Currently Blooming Wildflowers in the Columbia Basin and Eastern Washington.

Little Spokane River Natural Area

Trail West of the Painted Rocks

June 26, 1998

Little Spokane River downstream of the Painted Rocks............6/26/98.

Beware of the plant at right, found along the trail in the Little Spokane River Natural Area. This is Poison Ivy, Toxicodendron radicans. Remember the saying, "Leaves of three, let it be!".

1. Western St. John's Wort: Hypericum formosum

2. Bittersweet Nightshade: Solanum dulcamara

3. Dalmatian Toad-flax: Linaria dalmatica

4. Hairy Vetch : Vicia villosa

5. Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus

6. Grass Pink: Dianthus armeria

7. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

8. Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea

9. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

10. Blanket Flower: Gaillardia aristata

11. Western Clematis: Clematis ligusticifolia

12. Self-heal: Prunella vulgaris

13. Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens


14. Tall, weedy, blue-flowered Borage (Echium vulgare ?- See at right.)


15. Douglas' Spiraea: Spiraea douglasii

16. Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium

17. Red Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

18. Nevada Deer-vetch: Lotus nevadensis

19. Scarlet Gilia: Gilia aggregata

20. Sulfur Lupine: Lupinus sulphureus var. subsaccatus ?

21. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

22. Yellow Flag: Iris pseudocoris

23. Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium

24. Shaggy Daisy: Erigeron pumilus ?

25. Purple Loosetrife: Lythrum salicaria

26. White Sweet-clover: Melilotus alba

27. White Clover: Trifolium repens

28. Silver-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata

29. Blue Thistle: Echium vulgare


Paul Slichter