[Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Bloom Reports Prior to 2002] - [Wildflower Destinations in the Columbia River Gorge]

Wildflower Bloom in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Catherine Creek

April 19, 2003

Common Camas: Camassia quamash

* indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

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

* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii- Many in bloom.

* Common Camas: Camassia quamash - Many in bloom..... A good color mix with rosy plectritis.

* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis - Those that have survived munching by the deer are in bloom.

* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Several seen in fading bloom, many with erect, swollen fruits.

* Panicled Death-camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum- Several seen in bloom in the open oak forest beneath the power lines.

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

* Douglas' Grass Widow: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii- Several still in full bloom.

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

* Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica- A few in bloom.

Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum- A number have flower heads forming. Blooming is probably a week and a half a way or more, depending on how warm the weather gets in the near future.

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella- A few in bloom.

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata - Common.

* Bitter Root: Lewisia rediviva - Many plants now in full bloom!

* Water Chickweed: Montia fontana- Common in wetter areas.

* Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis- Common.

* Chickweed: Stellaria media- Numerous

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum- Common.

* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis - Numerous.

* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium- Fairly numerous.

* California Poppy: Eschscholzia californica- A few coming into bloom along the old highway.

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

* Fringe Pod: Thysanocarpus curvipes- Common.

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

* Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia - Going out of bloom.

* Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula - Still fairly numerous.... several varieties seen.

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia- Common, but going out of bloom.

* Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata- Several seen.

* . Nevada Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. pilosellus ?- Narrow leaflets. A few in bloom.

* Spurred Lupine: Lupins arbustus - A few in bloom.

* Bicolored Lupine: Lupinus bicolor - Dense bloom towards Major Creek along the Old Highway. A few seen near the porta potty at Catherine 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 and a few in bloom on the hill above the old barn.

* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus- Numerous.

* Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum- Fairly common.

* Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium- Fairly common.

* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Fairly common above.

* Sand Clover: Trifolium wildenovii - Fairly common.

* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa - A few in bloom.

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium- Numerous.

Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum - Plants leafing out, many with immature flower buds forming.

* Cut-leaf Violet: Viola sheltonii- Only a few left in bloom.

* Chervil: Anthriscus scandicina- More numerous than last week.

* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum -Only in seed.

* Klickitat Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense - Very common.

* Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - Fairly common.

* Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Only in fruit.

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

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

* Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - A few in bloom.

* Sierra Snake Root: Sanicula graveolens- A few in bloom.

* Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum - Declining bloom.

* Baby Stars: Linanthus bicolor - Numerous.

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

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

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

* Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa- A few in bloom.

* Weak-stem Cryptantha: Cryptantha flaccida - Numerous

* Great Hound's Tongue: Cynoglossum grande- Several in bloom.

* Small-flowered Forget-me-not: Myosotis laxa ?- One seen?

* Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri- Numerous bloom in moist areas.

* Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus- Numerous.

* Henbit: Lamium amplexicaule- A few in bloom.

* Red Dead-nettle: Lamium purpureum- A few in bloom.

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

* Few-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia sparsiflora var. bruceae - Fairly common.

* Chickweed Monkey Flower: Erythranthe alsinoides- A few still in bloom.

* Common Monkey Flower: Erythranthe guttata- Common this week.

* Narrow-leaf Owl-clover: Castilleja attenuata- A few in bloom below the highway along the paved trail.

* Dwarf Owl-clover: Triphysaria pusilla- A few still in bloom.

* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella- Fairly common under the oaks.

* Barrett's Penstemon: Penstemon barrettiae- Several of the first of these choice plants are beginning to bloom along the "old higway" as it ascends along the sheer cliffs just west of the Catherine Creek parking lot. A number of plants are beginning to bloom on the cliffs around the arch too!

* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum - Numerous but fading.

* Cleavers: Galium aparine- Numerous.

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

* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta- Numerous.

* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera- A few still in bloom.

* Bigroot/ Wild Cucumber: Marah oreganus- Fairly numerous.

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla- Fairly numerous.

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

* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule -A few still in bloom.

* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides- Numerous.

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus- A few beginning to bloom.

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