[2009 Wildflower Bloom Reports for the Columbia River Gorge]

Columbia River Gorge

Wildflower bloom Along the Angels Rest Trail

May 18, 2009

A view east along the Columbia River from the summit of Angels Rest Trail, Columbia River Gorge...................May 18, 2009.
* indicates the wildflower is blooming.

Angels Rest

This is a popular trail on weekends (and increasingly on weekdays), with lots of hikers and some canine friends. One can also continue the hike, by turning right at the summit, and heading either to the Wahkeena Falls Trail or descend via the Multnomah Falls Trail. At this time, the leaves of many summer-blooming plants may be seen, which is good ID practice and anticipation of what will come later!


*1. Sedge: Carex sp. -

*2. Long-rhizome Sedge: Carex inops -

*3. Field Woodrush: Luzula campestris var. congesta -

*4. Smallflowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora -

*5. Soft Brome: Bromus hordeaceus var. hordeaceus -

*6. Poverty Brome: Bromus sterilis ?

*7. Sitka Alder, Slide Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata - Plants found at the summit of Angel's Rest.

8. Filbert: Corylus cornuta var. californica -

9. Black Cottonwood: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa -

10. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

11. Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana -

*12. Vine Maple: Acer circinatum -

13. Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii - Leaves only.

*14. Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - Finishing bloom at the top of Angel's Rest.

15. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana -

16. Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis -

17. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

18. Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata -

19. Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla -

20. Skunk Cabbage: Lysichiton americanum - Along creek on upper trail to Wahkeena Falls.

21. Nodding Onion: Allium cernuum - In bud near the top of the trail.

*22. Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri var. oreganum - Common.

*23. Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria lanceolata - Several still in bloom, especially on upper sections of the trail.

24. Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - Several plants are up to 2 feet tall.........a few with a hint of flower buds.

*25. False Lily-of-the-valley: Maianthemum dilatatum - Beginning to bloom.

*26. False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum -

*27. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellata -

28. Bronze Bells: Stenanthium occidentale - In bud. Probably will begin to bloom by next weekend.

29. Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius - In bud.

*30. Trillium, Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum - Going out of bloom on the upper trail to Wahkeena Falls.

31. Oregon Flag: Iris tenax - Only the leaves are visible.

32. Blue-eyed Grass: Sisyrinchium idahoense -

33. Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum - No flowers yet.

34. Common Bastard Toadflax: Comandra umbellata var. californicum -

35. Dock, Sorrel: Rumex sp. -

*36. Miner's-lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata -

*37. Candy Flower: Claytonia sibirica - Common.

*38. Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia - Seen on mossy rock outcrops.

*39. Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense - A few plants in bloom atop Angel's Rest.

*40. Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - Fairly common.

*41. Chickweed: Stellaria media - Less visible.

*42. Baneberry: Actaea rubra - Fairly numerous.

43. Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa - In bud.

*44. Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea - Beginning to bloom.

*45. Poison Larkspur: Delphinium trollifolium -

*46. Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus var. parviflorus -

*47. Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum occidentale - Good bloom.

*48. Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla -

*49. Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa -

50. Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra - A few plants with flower buds developing.

*51. Western Corydalis: Corydalis scouleri - A few plants still in bloom.

*52. Bleeding Heart: Dicentra formosa - Common.

*53. Hairy Rock Cress: Arabis hirsuta var. eschscholtziana -

*54. American Winter Cress: Barbarea orthoceras -

*55. Pensylvania Bitter Cress: Cardamine pensylvanica -

*56. Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna -

57. Western Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum - In bud.

*58. Honesty: Lunaria annua - Nearing the end of its bloom.

59. Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium - In bud.

60. Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum - Leaves only.

*61. Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha - Good bloom.

*62. Leafy-stem Mitrewort: Mitella caulescens - In bloom near the creek.

*63. Rusty Saxifrage: Saxifraga ferruginea var. vreelandii -

64. Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana -

*65. Fringe Cup: Tellima grandiflora - Good bloom.

*66. Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii - Common.

67. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii -

*68. Pacific Dogwood: Cornus nuttallii - Seen in the forest about 100 meters east and below the top of Angels Rest.

69. Creek Dogwood: Cornus stolonifera var. occidentalis - Green twigs. In bud.

70. Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschensis - In bud.

71. Stink Currant: Ribes bracteosum -

*72. Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum - A few plants still in bloom.

*73. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia - Fairly common.

74. Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus -

*75. Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata - Fairly common.

*76. Large-leaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum - Fairly common.

77. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

78. Osoberry: Oemleria cerasiformis -

79. Ninebark: Physocarpus capitatum - In bud.

80. Glandular Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa - In bud.

*81. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. mollis - Bloom on the decline.

*82. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. demissa - Beginning to bloom.

83. Little-wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - In bud.

84. Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus -

85. Black Cap: Rubus leucodermis -

*86. Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflora - Beginning to bloom.

*87. Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis - Still in bloom at a small creek along the upper trail to Wahkeena Falls.

*88. Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus - A few plants seen in open forest.

*89. Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphyllus - Common.

90. Giant Vetch: Vicia gigantea - In bud.


Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphyllus

*91. Long-stalked Geranium ?: Geranium columbinum -

*92. Dove'sfoot Geranium: Geranium molle -

*93. Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum - Unfortunately, all too common!

*94. Oregon Wood Sorrel: Oxalis oregana -

95. Poison Oak: Rhus diversiloba - Common at certain sections along the trail.

*96. Buck Brush: Ceanothus sanguineus - A few plants in bloom.

97. Cascara: Rhamnus prushiana -

98. Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perfoliatum -

*99. Stream Violet: Viola glabella -

*100. Sweet Violet: Viola odorata ? -

*101. Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens -

102. Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium -

103. Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina var. pacifica -

104. Devil's Club: Oplopanax horridum - In bud.

105. Shining Angelica: Angelica arguta -

*106. Chervil: Anthriscus scandicina -

107. Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum - Still a couple of weeks from blooming.

108. Parsley-leaf Lovage: Ligusticum apiifolium - Leaves only.

*109. Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei -

110. Water Parsley: Oenanthe sarmentosa -

*111. Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza chilensis -

*112. Kinnickinnick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Beginning to bloom at the top.

113. Salal: Gaultheria shallon -

114. Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium - Seen along the upper trail to Wahkeena Falls.

*115. Broad-leaf Star Flower: Trientalis latifolia - A few in bloom.

116. Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium -

117. Salmon Polemonium: Polemonium carneum - Not seen so far this spring.

*118. Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes -

*119. Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora -

120. Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis -

*121. Yellow and Blue Scorpion Weed: Myosotis discolor -

*122. Wood's Forget-me-not: Myosotis sylvatica -

*123. Ground Ivy: Glecoma hederacea - Fading bloom.

124. Great Hedge-nettle: Stachys chamissonis -

*125. Large-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia grandiflora - Common.

126. Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus -

*127. Creeping Speedwell: Veronica filiformis -

128. English Plantain: Plantago major -

*129. Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine -

130. Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum -

*131. Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum -

132. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -

133. Blue Elderberry: Sambucus mexicana -

134. Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigata -

135. Oval-leaf Viburnum: Viburnum ellipticum - In bud.

*136. Scouler's Valerian: Valeriana scouleri - Blooming on cliffs west of the first creek.

137. Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri - Leaves only.

138. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium -

139. Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor - Basal leaves only.

140. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

*141. Pussytoes: Antennaria neglecta -

142. Burdock: Arctium minus - Large, basal leaves only.

*143. Broad-leaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia - Beginning to bloom.

144. English Daisy: Bellis perennis -

145. Thistle: Cirsium sp. -

146. Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris - In bud.

147. Annual Fleabane: Erigeron annuus - Plants up to a meter tall, but not yet in bloom.

148. Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - In bud.

149. Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri -

150. Long-bearded Hawkweed: Hieracium longiberbe -

151. Wall Lettuce: Lactuca muralis -

152. Nipplewort: Lapsana communis -

153. . Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare -

154. Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Packera bolanderi var. harfordii -

155. Western Rattlesnake Root: Prenanthes alata - Basal leaves seen along the upper trail to Wahkeenah Falls.

156. Canada Goldenrod: Solidago lepida var. salebrosa -

*157. Common Sow Thistle: Sonchus oleraceus - A few seen in bloom at various locations along the trail.

*158. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale - A few in bloom, especially near impacted areas next to the road.


Ferns Seen:

1. Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum pedatum

3. Lady Fern: Athrium filix-femina

4. Rock-brake: Cryptogramma crispa

5. Brittle Bladder-fern: Cystopteris fragilis

6. Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

7. Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

8. Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum


Paul Slichter