May 27, 2009

Today the weather was in the mid 70s to low 80s with clear, sunny skies and a light wind!

1. Brittle Fern: Cystopteris fragilis -

2. Pondweed: Potamogeton sp.

3. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

4. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

5. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana -

* 6. Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea -

* 7. Willow: Salix sp. -

* 8. Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri -

* 9. Spike Rush: Eleocharis sp. -

* 10. Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius -

11. Rush #2: Juncus sp. - Getting ready to bloom.

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

* 13. Needle Grass: Achnatherum sp. -

* 14. Soft Brome: Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus -

* 15. Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum -

* 16. One-spiked Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata -

17. Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides - Getting ready to bloom.

18. Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis -

* 19. Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa -

* 20. Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata -

21. Medusahead: Taeniatherum caput-medusae -

* 22. Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum -

* 23. Rock Onion: Allium macrum -

24. Long-bearded Mariposa Lily ?: Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus - If not, then this will be Calochortus subalpinus.

25. Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus - Leaves only.

* 26. Common Camas: Camassia quamash - Fading out of bloom.

* 27. Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflorum ssp. howellii -

28. Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - In bud.

29. Panicled Death Camas: Zigadenus paniculatus - Past bloom.

* 30. Meadow Death Camas: Zigadenus venonosus var. venonosus -

* 31. Striped Coralroot: Corrallorhiza striata -

32. Rein Orchid: Piperia (elegans or unalaschensis) - Basal leaves only. Many plants seen.

* 33. Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Mostly cream-colored plants, a few with bright yellow flowers.

* 34. Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii (var. tenue ?) -

35. Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum - In bud.

36. Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum - In bud.

* 37. Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata -

* 38. Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra -

* 39. Water Minerslettuce: Montia chamissoi -

40. Water Montia: Montia fontana -

* 41. Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis - Fading out of bloom.

* 42. Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa -

43. Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium burkei -

* 44. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - A few plants still in bloom.

* 45. Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius -

* 46. Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis -

* 47. Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens -

* 48. Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum -

* 49. Currant-leaf Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia -

50. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - In bud.

* 51. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia - Blooming near the creek at the trailhead.

52. Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier cusickii - Past bloom.

* 53. Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala - Beginning to bloom in woods at the trailhead.

54. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

55. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. reflexa ?) -

56. Sulfurflower: Potentilla recta -

* 57. Chokecherry: Prunus virginianus var. melanocarpa -

* 58. Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata -

59. Pearhip Rose ?: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana -

60. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba annua - Some plants in bud.

61. Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii -

* 62. Hood River Milkvetch: Astragalus hoodianus - Well advanced in bloom. Pistils are covered with hairs.

* 63. Desert Pea: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus -

* 64. Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus - Well into bloom.

* 65. Nevada Deervetch: Lotus nevadensis -

* 66. Bog Deervetch: Lotus pinnatus -

* 67. Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus -

* 68. Small Lupine: Lupinus micranthus -

* 69. Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum -

* 70. Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - A few plants still in bloom.

* 71. American Vetch: Vicia americana -

* 72. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium -

* 73. Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum - Beginning to bloom.

74. Deer Brush: Ceanothus integerrimus - In bud.

* 75. Mahala Mat: Ceanothus prostratus - Fading out of bloom.

76. Scouler's St. John'swort: Hypericum scouleri ssp. scouleri -

77. Cutleaf Violet: Viola sheltonii -

78. Sagebrush Violet: Viola trinervata - Only the leaves remain.

* 79. Slender Godetia: Clarkia gracilis -

80. Common Willowherb ?: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum -

* 81. Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum -

82. Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Past bloom.

83. Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum -

84. Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi - Numerous. Past bloom.

85. Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Yellow-flowered form. Long past bloom.

* 86. Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Common.

* 87. Suksdorf's Desert Parsley: Lomatium suksdorfii -

* 88. Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum -

* 89. Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi -

90. Yampah: Pterideridia sp. - Basal leaves only.

91. Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -

92. Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea - Stalks of the past season still visible.

93. Dogbane: Apocynum sp. -

* 94. Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum - Fading out of bloom.

* 95. Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora - Beginning to bloom.

* 96. Blue Field Gilia: Gilia capitata -

* 97. Baker's Linanthus: Leptosiphon bolanderi (Synonym: Linanthus bakeri) - Fading out of bloom.

98. Navarretia: Navarretia sp. - Green leaves.

* 99. Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa - Fading out of bloom.

100. Ballhead Desert Parsley: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Past bloom.

* 101. Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa -

* 102. Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia -

* 103. Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. - Smaller flowers than above. Possibly Cryptantha flaccida ?

104. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Past bloom.

* 105. Yellow and Blue Forget-me-not: Myosotis discolor -

* 106. Small-flowered Forget-me-not: Myosotis micrantha -

* 107. Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri -

* 108. Hairy Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis -

* 109. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - A few plants still in bloom along streams.

* 110. Rattan's Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia rattanii - Fading out of bloom.

* 111. Short-flowered Monkeyflower: Mimulus breviflorus -

* 112. Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus -

* 113. Barrett's Penstemon: Penstemon barrettiae -

* 114. English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata -

* 115. Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. purpurea -

* 116. Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine - Mostly going to seed.

* 117. White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera - Fading out of bloom.

* 118. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium -

* 119. Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla - Fading out of bloom.

* 120. Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa -

* 121. Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Most plants going to seed.

* 122. Field Pussytoes ?: Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica -

* 123. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides -

124. Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia -

125. Western Wormwood: Artemisia ludoviciana -

* 126. Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana -

127. Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii - In bud.

* 128. Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia -

129. Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - In bud.

130. Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - ?

* 131. Common Tarweed: Madia gracilis - ?

132. Cut-leaved Microseris?: Microseris laciniata - Basal leaves only.

* 133. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans -

134. Rayless Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides - In bud.

* 135. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Fading out of bloom.

* 136. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -

* 137. 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.