[Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Reports: 2006]

Currently Blooming Wildflowers in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Catherine Creek

Small Creek several hundred meters east of Catherine Creek

May 14, 2006

Heartleaf buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum

Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum at Catherine Creek......May 14, 2006.

* Indicates the Wildflower is Currently in Bloom

* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum

* Ookow: Dichelostemma congestum

* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii

Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - In bud.

* Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum

* Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva

* Grass Pea: Lathyrus sphaericus

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus

* Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubiuim

* Small-head Clover: Trifolium microcephalum

* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa

Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

* Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla var. virgata -

* Cotton's Stickweed: Hackelia cottonii ? - White flowers

* Few-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia sparsiflora - A few remain in bloom.

* Chickweed Monkeyflower: Erythranthe alsinoides

* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata

* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum

* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla

* Lemon-scented Tarweed: Madia citriodora ? (possibly gracilis)

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen at this Location:

Turkey Vultures

Western Meadowlark

Flycatcher


Paul Slichter