[Wildflower Bloom Reports for the Columbia River Gorge] [Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Bloom Reports for 2004]
Directions to the Dalles Mt. Road
*Indicates Plant is in bloom.
*1. Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica- Beginning to bloom out.
*2. Grass Widows: Sisyrinchium inflatum - Beginning to bloom out.
*3. Dalles Mt. Buttercup: Ranunculus reconditus - Less than a dozen left in bloom
*4. Chickweed: Stellaria media- A few in bloom.
*5. Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna- Many in bloom.
*6. Canby's Desert Parsley: Lomatium canbyi- A few in bloom.
*7. Slender-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum - A few in bloom.
*8. Biscuit Root: Lomatium macrocarpum (white-flowered form)-
*9. Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule- A few in bloom.
*10. Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormanii/ piperi- Numerous.
*11. Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis- Numerous.
*12. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora- Numerous.
*13. Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule -Many in bloom at the west end.
Info for photographers: Along the lower sections of the road, the balsamroot is in full bloom. A good bloom of lupine amonst these balsamroot should be evident by next weekend!
*1. Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica: Fading below, in good bloom above.
*2. Spring Whitlow Grass: Draba verna: Common, especially at higher elevations.
*3. Fringe Pod: Thysanocarpus curvipes: Common at higher elevations.
*4. Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera - Fairly common near the Dalles Mt. Ranch
*5. Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabra - Fairly common.
*6. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora - Beginning bloom at lower elevations.
*7. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia - A few in bloom at lower elevations.
*8. Woolly-pod Milk-vetch: Astragalus purshii - In full bloom at mid to upper elevations along the road.
9. Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus - Flower buds on racemes becoming visible.
*10. Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Beginning bloom at mid elevations.
*11. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium- A few in bloom.
*12. Pungent Desert Parsely: Lomatium grayi - Numerous bloom.
*13. Slender-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum- Numerous bloom.
*14. Biscuit Root: Lomatium macrocarpum - Both white and yellow flowered versions, not coommon.
*15. Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule- A few in bloom.
*16. Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi- A few in bloom.
*17. Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum - Fairly numerous below in moist areas.
*18. Midget Phlox: Phlox (Microsteris) gracilis- Numerous.
*19. Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa - Beginning bloom at mid elevations.
*20. Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa- A few in bloom along the road.
*21. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora- Numerous.
*22. White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera - Fairly common.
*23. Big Root: Marah oreganus - A few in bloom at lower elevations.
*24. Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza deltoidea- Numerous.
*25. Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule -Many in bloom at the west end.
*26. False Agoseris: Nothocalais (Microseris) troximoides - A few in bloom
1. Horned Lark- Many
2. Western Bluebirds- 2
3. Red-tailed Hawk (attacking 2 ravens)
4. Ravens- several pairs
4. Kestrel
5. Hawk
6. Yellow-crowned Kinglet