Today the weather was in the mid 70s to low 80s with clear, sunny skies and a light wind!
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Brittle Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Pondweed: Potamogeton sp.
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
* Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea (var. ?)
* Willow: Salix sp.
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
* Spike Rush: Eleocharis sp.
* Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius
Rush: Juncus sp. - Getting ready to bloom.
* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha
* Needle Grass: Achnatherum sp.
* Soft Brome: Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
* One-spiked Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides - Getting ready to bloom.
Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa
* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
Medusahead: Taeniatherum caput-medusae
* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum
* Nevius' Onion: Allium nevii ?
Long-bearded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus - If not, then this will be Calochortus subalpinus.
Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - Leaves only.
* Common Camas: Camassia quamash - Fading out of bloom.
* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflorum var. howellii
Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - In bud.
Panicled Death Camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum - Past bloom.
* Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum
* Striped Coralroot: Corrallorhiza striata -
Rein Orchid: Platanthera (elegans or unalaschensis) - Basal leaves only. Many plants seen.
* Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Mostly cream-colored plants, a few with bright yellow flowers.
* Scbland Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sublineare
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum - In bud.
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum - In bud.
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata
* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra
* Water Minerslettuce: Montia chamissoi
Water Montia: Montia fontana
* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis - Fading out of bloom.
* Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - A few plants still in bloom.
* Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis
* Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum
* Currant-leaf Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - In bud.
* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia - Blooming near the creek at the trailhead.
Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier cusickii - Past bloom.
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala - Beginning to bloom in woods at the trailhead.
Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. reflexa ?)
Sulfurflower: Potentilla recta
* Chokecherry: Prunus virginianus var. melanocarpa
* Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata
Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii ?
Annual Burnet: Poteridium annuum - Some plants in bud.
Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii (var. ?)
* Nevada Deervetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis
* Hood River Milkvetch: Astragalus hoodianus - Well advanced in bloom. Pistils are covered with hairs.
* Bog Deervetch: Hosackia pinnata
* Desert Pea: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus
* Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus - Well into bloom.
* Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius
* Small Lupine: Lupinus micranthus
* Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum
* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - A few plants still in bloom.
* American Vetch: Vicia americana
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
* Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum - Beginning to bloom.
Deer Brush: Ceanothus integerrimus - In bud.
* Mahala Mat: Ceanothus prostratus - Fading out of bloom.
Scouler's St. John'swort: Hypericum scouleri (former ssp. scouleri)
Cutleaf Violet: Viola sheltonii
Sagebrush Violet: Viola trinervata - Only the leaves remain.
* Slender Godetia: Clarkia gracilis
Common Willowherb ?: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum
* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum
Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Past bloom.
Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum
Klickitat Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense or Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum - Numerous. Past bloom.
Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Yellow-flowered form. Long past bloom.
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Common.
* Suksdorf's Desert Parsley: Lomatium suksdorfii
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
* Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Gairdner's Yampah: Pterideridia montana (Perideridia gairdneri) - Basal leaves only.
Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea - Stalks of the past season still visible.
Dogbane: Apocynum sp.
* Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon/Primula poeticum - Fading out of bloom.
* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora - Beginning to bloom.
* Blue Field Gilia: Gilia capitata
* Baker's Linanthus: Leptosiphon bolanderi - Fading out of bloom.
Navarretia: Navarretia sp. - Green leaves.
* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa - Fading out of bloom.
Ballhead Desert Parsley: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Past bloom.
* Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa
* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia
* Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. - Smaller flowers than above. Possibly Cryptantha flaccida ?
Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Past bloom.
* Yellow and Blue Forget-me-not: Myosotis discolor
* Small-flowered Forget-me-not: Myosotis micrantha
* Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri
* Hairy Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - A few plants still in bloom along streams.
* Rattan's Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia rattanii - Fading out of bloom.
* Short-flowered Monkeyflower: Erythranthe breviflora
* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata
* Barrett's Penstemon: Penstemon barrettiae
* English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata
*Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum
* Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine - Mostly going to seed.
* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera - Fading out of bloom.
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla - Fading out of bloom.
* Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa
* Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Most plants going to seed.
* Field Pussytoes ?: Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica
* Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides
Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia
Western Wormwood: Artemisia ludoviciana
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana
Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii - In bud.
*Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia
Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - In bud.
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
* Common Tarweed: Madia gracilis
Cut-leaved Microseris?: Microseris laciniata - Basal leaves only.
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
Rayless Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides - In bud.
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Fading out of bloom.
* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Animals Seen During This Hike:
California Ground Squirrels - numerous
Turkey Vultures
Red-tailed Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Kestrel
Turkeys
Northern Flickers - calling and drumming
Ravens
Western Meadowlarks
Western Tanagers
Black-headed Grosbeaks - calling
Western Wood Peewee
Mourning Doves
Dark-eyed Juncos
Chipping Sparrows
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Female (Rufous ?) Hummingbird
Violet-green Swallows
Vauxs Swifts - fairly common
Western Fence Lizards
Alligator Lizard
Sagebrush Lizard ?
Western Skink
Garter Snake
Racer
Western Rattlesnake - heard
Pacific Tree Frog
Anise Swallowtail
Indra Swallowtail
Pale Tiger Swallowtail
Western Tiger Swallowtail
California Tortoiseshells
Great Arctic ?
Ochre Ringlets - common
Propertius Duskywings -common
Blue - unidentified
Honeybees
Bumblebees: Bombus sp.