Today the weather was in the mid to high 60s with clear, sunny skies and a light wind!
* indicates the plant is currently in bloom.
Brittle Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
* Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
* Willow: Salix sp.
Mistletoe: Arceuthobium americanum or A. campylopodum - Several individuals on the ground beneath ponderosa pines.
Rush: Juncus effusus (var. ?)
Rush #2: Juncus sp. - Getting ready to bloom.
* Field Woodrush: Luzula macrantha
* Soft Brome: Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa
Medusahead: Taeniatherum caput-medusae
Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - ? In bud.
Nevius' Onion: Allium nevii - ? In bud.
Long-bearded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus - If not, then this will be Calochortus subalpinus.
Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
* Common Camas: Camassia quamash - A few plants just beginning to bloom.
* Pale-anthered Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - Only a few remain in bloom in shady, moist places.
* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii - Beginning to bloom.
* Panicled Death Camas: Zigadenus paniculatum
Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum - In bud.
Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Past bloom.
Rein Orchid: Platanthera (elegans or unalaschensis) - Basal leaves only.
Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - In bud.
Scabland Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sublineare - Colorful buds forming.
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum
Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata
* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra
Water Montia: Montia fontana
* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis
* Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum
* Chickweed: Stellaria media
Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis
* Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens ?
* Bitter Wintercress: Barbarea vulgaris ?
Mountain Tansymustard: Descurainia incana ssp. viscosa - ? In bud.
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna - Fading out of bloom.
Scalepod: Idahoa scapigera - Pods are drying and releasing their seeds.
* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum (Synonym: Lithophragma bulbifera)
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum
* Clayton's Saxifrage, Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa
* Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii
* Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier cusickii
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala - Beginning to bloom in woods at the trailhead.
Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?)
Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis (var. pulcherrima ?)
* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginatus var. emarginatus
Chokecherry: Prunus virginianus var. melanocarpa - In bud.
Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata
Litle Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii
Annual Burnet: Poteridium annuum
* Hood River Milkvetch: Astragalus hoodianus - Beginning to bloom. Pistils are covered with hairs.
* Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus - Beginning to bloom.
Nevada Deervetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis
* Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - One plant just beginning to bloom.
* Small Lupine: Lupinus micranthus
* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana var. oregana
Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum
Deer Brush: Ceanothus integerrimus
* Mahala Mat: Ceanothus prostratus
* Hooked Spur Violet: Violat adunca
Cutleaf Violet: Viola sheltonii
* Sagebrush Violet: Viola trinervata - A few plants remain in bloom.
Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Past bloom.
Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum
* Klickitat Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense - Numerous.
Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Yellow-flowered form.
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Common.
Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi - Acaulescent. Fruits forming.
* Suksdorf's Desert Parsley: Lomatium suksdorfii
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza sp. -
Mountain Yampah: Pterideridia montana (Perideridia gairdneri) - Basal leaves only.
Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea - Stalks of the past season still visible.
* Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum - Numerous along stream edges (those streams that have very little slope or descent to them).
Narrow-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis
* Baker's Linanthus: Leptosiphon bolanderi (Synonym: Linanthus bakeri) - Common on open, dry slopes.
* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa - Common.
* Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus
* Ballhead Desert Parsley: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora
* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora - Fading out of bloom.
* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata - Fading out of bloom.
* Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa
* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia
* Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. - Smaller flowers than above. Possibly Cryptantha flaccida ?
* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Beginning to bloom.
* Yellow and Blue Forget-me-not: Myosotis discolor
* Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri - Beginning to bloom at edges of shallow puddles in old road beds.
* Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus
* Narrow-leaf Owl-clover: Castilleja attenuata
Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Chickweed Monkeyflower: Erythranthe alsinoides - Fading out of bloom.
* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata
* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum
* Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine
Kelloggia: Kelloggia galioides
* Man Root, Wild Cucumber: Marah oreganus - Only 2 plants seen, both in bloom.
Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera
* Corn Salad: Valerianella locusta
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - Some plants at lower elevation in the canyon are in bud.
* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla - Fading out of bloom.
Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa
* Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha
* Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica - Beginning to bloom.
* Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides - Beginning to bloom.
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Beginning to bloom.
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana ?
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia
Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule - Fading out of bloom.
Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
Cut-leaved Microseris?: Microseris laciniata - Basal leaves only.
Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Beginning to bloom.
* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
Salsify: Tragopogon sp. - Basal leaves only.
Animals Seen During This Hike:
Mule Deer - 19 bucks, mostly laying in the shade under trees
2 Western Gray Squirrels
Douglas Squirrel
Turkey Vultures
Kestrel
Northern Flickers - calling and drumming
Lewis Woodpeckers
Ravens
Stellers Jays
Western Meadowlarks
Robins
Swainsons Thrushes - calling
Black-headed Grosbeaks - calling
Spotted Towhees - calling
Green Towhee
Mourning Doves
Dark-eyed Juncos
Chipping Sparrows
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Violet-green Swallows
(Vauxs ?) Swifts - 1 pair
Western Fence Lizards ?
Garter Snake
Western Rattlesnake - About one foot long.
Pacific Tree Frog
Anise Swallowtail
Indra Swallowtail
California Tortoiseshells
Propertius Duskywings
Sara's Orangetip
Blue - unidentified
Honeybees
Bumblebees: Bombus sp.
Water Striders
Black Widow - female guarding eggs under rock