[Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Bloom Reports for 2007]
March 17, 2007
(Access Road from The Dalles Mt. Road to the Parking Area at the Trailhead for the Columbia Hills Natural Area Preserve)
Directions to the Dalles Mt. Road
*Indicates Plant is in bloom.
*1. Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica: Fading below, in good bloom above.
*2. Douglas' Grass Widow: Olsynium douglasii (formerly Sisyrinchium douglasii)
*3. Spring Whitlow Grass: Draba verna: Common at all elevations.
*4. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium- A few in bloom at lower elevations.
*5. Pungent Desert Parsely: Lomatium grayi - Beginning to bloom.
*6. Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule- A few in bloom.
*7. Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi- Numerous plants in bloom.
*8. Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis (formerly Microsteris gracilis) - Moderately numerous.
*9. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora- Plants are small but fairly numerous.
1. Horned Lark- Many
2. Red-tailed Hawks
3. Ravens- several pairs
4. Kestrel
5. Northern Flickers - 2
6. Western Meadowlarks - Numerous
7. Turkey Vultures -
8. California Ground Squirrels