[Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Reports: 2006]
Currently Blooming Wildflowers in the Columbia River Gorge

John B. Yeon State Park and McCord Creek

July 14, 2006

 

* Indicates the Wildflower is Currently in Bloom.

* 1. Narrow-leaf Onion: Allium amplectens -

* 2. Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Creamy flowers. Fading out of bloom.

* 3. Bitterdock / Broad-leaved Dock: Rumex obtusifolius - At the trailhead.

* 4. Candyflower: Claytonia sibirica -

5. Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii - Just past bloom.

* 6. Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa -

7. Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale - Going to seed.

* 8. Bleeding Heart: Dicentra formosa - A few plants still in bloom.

* 9. Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum (formerly E. asperum) -

* 10. Large-leaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum -

* 11. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

12. Ninebark: Physocarpus capitatus -

* 13. Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus discolor -

* 14. Bird's-foot Trefoil: Lotus corniculatus -

* 15. Spanish Clover: Lotus unifoliatus (formerly Lotus purshiana) -

* 16. Alfalfa: Medicago sativa - At the trailhead.

* 17. Rabbitfoot Clover: Trifolium arvense - At the trailhead.

* 18. White Clover: Trifolium repens - At the trailhead.

* 19. Herb Robert/ Stinky Bob: Geranium robertianum - At the trailhead and in open woods along the lower trail.

20. Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum - Going to seed.

* 21. Indian Pipe: Monotropa uniflora -

* 22. Great Hedge-nettle: Stachys cooleyae -

* 23. Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus -

* 24. Woodland Beardtongue / Turtle Head: Nothochelone nemorosa -

* 25. Cut-leaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii -

26. Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum - Going to seed.

* 27. Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus -

* 28. Round-leaf Bluebell: Campanula rotundifolia -

* 29. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium -

30. Pathfinder Plant: Adenocaulon bicolor - Past bloom, going to seed.

31. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea - In bud.

* 32. Columbia Gorge Arnica: Arnica amplexicaulis var. piperi - Along the creek at the base of the lower falls.

33. Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris - At the trailhead. Going to seed.

* 34. Columbia Gorge Daisy: Erigeron oreganus - Beginning to fade out of bloom.

* 35. Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum -

* 36. Long-beard Hawkweed: Hieracium longiberbe ? - A few plants in bloom.

* 37. False Dandylion: Hypochaeris radicata - At the trailhead.

* 38. Nipplewort: Lapsana communis - At the trailhead.

* 39. Common Tarweed: Madia gracilis - At the trailhead.

* 40. Blanketflower: Gaillardia aristata (or domestic species) - Blooming in planted median at trailhead.

* 41. Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Senecio bolanderi var. harfordii - Blooming at the bridge below the lower falls.

Animals Seen During this Hike:

Spotted Towhee

American Robins

Cedar Waxwings

Dark-eyed Juncos

Violet-green Swallows

Admiral Butterfly

Paul Slichter