[Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Bloom Reports for 2003] - [Wildflower Destinations in the Columbia River Gorge]

Wildflower Bloom in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Catherine Creek

March 30, 2002

Flower of Dutchman's Breeches: Dicentra cucullaria

Dutchman's Breeches: Dicentra cucullaria

A field trip sponsored by the Native Plant Society of Oregon

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

* Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum- Many trees now in bloom.

Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii - A number of plants within a week of bloom.

* Common Camas: Camassia quamash- Beginning to bloom above the Old Highway.

* Pale-anthered Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - A few in bloom.

* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis - A few in bloom.

* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica- A few still in bloom, especially higher up the hillsides.

* Meadow Death-camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venonosum- Common.

* Striped Coral Root: Corallorhiza striata- Several in bloom below the oaks.

* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii -A few still in bloom.

Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica- Getting close to blooming.

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata- Common.

Bitter Root: Lewisia rediviva- A few with flower buds visible.

* Water Chickweed: Montia fontana- Numerous

* Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis- Common.

* Chickweed: Stellaria media- Numerous

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - A few trying to bloom along the creek.

* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis - Pretty numerous bloom.

* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium- Fairly numerous.

* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma - Fairly common.

* Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii - Beginning to bloom.

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna- Numerous bloom.

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum - A few in bloom along the western approaches to Catherine Creek.

* Dutchman's Breeches: Dicentra cucullaria- Several in bloom.

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum - A few in bloom.

* Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia -Many still in bloom.

* Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula -A few in bloom.

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia- A few in bloom.

* Bicolored Lupine: Lupinus bicolor- Still a week away from bloom along the Old Highway just west of Major Creek.

* Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - A few in bloom at low elevation along the Old Highway at the west and east ends of the Catherine Creek plateau.

* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus- Numerous.

Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - A few nearly in bloom.

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium- A few in bloom.

* Cut-leaf Violet: Viola sheltonii- A few in bloom.

* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum -A few plants in bloom, mostly going to seed.

* Klickitat Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense

* Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum - Very common.

* Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - Fairly common. Until seeds are examined, these could be L. triternatum or perhaps both species are present .

* Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum (yellow flowered form) - Fairly common.

* Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule- Fairly common.

* Sierra Snake Root: Sanicula graveolens- A few close to blooming.

* Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon conjugens- A few in bloom

* Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum- Common.

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis- Common.

* Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii- A few in bloom.

* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata- A few in bloom.

* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora- A few in bloom.

* Silver-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata - A few coming into bloom.

* Great Hound's Tongue: Adelinia grandis - Several in bloom.

* Rusty Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys nothofulvus- Numerous bloom above the power lines, towards the slopes above Major Creek.

* Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri ?- Numerous in wet areas.

* Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus- Numerous.

* Henbit: Lamium amplexicaule- A few close to bloom.

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora- Common

* Few-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia sparsiflora var. bruceae - Fairly common, including many albino plants.

* Chickweed Monkey Flower: Erythranthe alsinoides- Numerous in seeps.

* Dwarf Owl-clover: Triphysaria pusilla - Numerous.

* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum - Very numerous.

* Bedstraw/ Cleavers: Galium aparine- Numerous, but only in bloom near the Old Highway.

* Long-spurred Plectritis: Plectritis ciliosa- A few in bloom.

* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta- Numerous.

* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera- Numerous along the Old Highway just west of Major Creek.

* Bigroot/ Wild Cucumber: Marah oreganus- A few in bloom.

* Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana x deltoidea- A few in bloom near the arch.

* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule -Many still in bloom.

* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides- A few in bloom.

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus- A few nearing bloom.

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale- Fairly common in disturbed areas.


Animals Seen at Catherine Creek:

1. Western Meadowlark

2. Stellers Jay

3. Turkey Vulture

4. Dark-eyed Junco-

5. American Robins

6. Starlings (Numerous)

7. California Ground Squirrel

8. Western Fence Lizard (Several)

9. Gopher Snake

10. Bumble Bees

11. Hoover Flies (pollinating Midget Phlox)

12. White butterfly with orange wing-tips.- Sarah's Orange-tip?

13. Many Satyr Anglewings?


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