The photo at right shows a close-up of cliff paintbrush, Castilleja rupicola as seen along the upper McCord Creek Falls Trail on April 2, 2005. The plants grow in cracks on the vertical (or sometimes hanging surfaces) of the cliffs.

1. Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum -

2. Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina -

3. Cascade Rockbrake: Cryptogramma cascadensis -

4. Brittle Fern: Cystopteris fragilis -

5. Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycerrhiza -

6. Irregular Polypody: Polypodium amporphum ? -

7. Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum -

8. Grand Fir: Abies grandis -

9. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

10. Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata -

11. Vine Maple: Acer circinatum -

12. Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii -

13. Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata -

14. Filbert: Corylus cornuta -

*15. Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha -

*16. Small-flowered Wood-rush: Luzula parviflora -

*17. Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum -

*18. Oniongrass: Melica spectabilis ?

*19. Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua -

*20. Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa -

21. Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - Several with flower buds.

*22. False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum -

23. Hooker's Fairybells: Prosartes hookeri - Past bloom.

*24. Bronze Bells: Stenanthium occidentale -

25. Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - In bud alon the upper cliffs.

*26. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

*27. Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata - A few in bloom.

*28. Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica - Common.

*29. Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense - In bloom on cliffs along the upper trail.

*30. Columbia Wind Flower: Anemone deltoidea -

*31. Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa -

*32. Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum - Very beautiful bloom.

*33. Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens - In bloom in the ditch at the parking lot.

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

35. Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale -

*36. Inside-out-flower: Vancouveria hexandra - Beginning to bloom.

*37. Western Corydalis: Corydalis scouleri - A few still in bloom in moist areas near the end of the upper trail.

*38. Bleeding Heart: Dicentra formosa - Fading out of bloom.

*39. American Wintercress: Barbarea orthoceras - Fading out of bloom.

*40. Pennsylvania Bitter Cress: Cardamine pensylvanica - Several in bloom in moist areas along the lower trail near Elowah Falls.

*41. Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum - Beginning to bloom.

42. Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum -

*43. Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium -

*44. Oregon Bolandra: Bolandra oregana - Beginning to bloom.

*45. Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha -

*46. Leafy-stem Mitrewort: Mitlella caulescens -

*47. Matted Saxifrage ?: Saxifraga bronchialis var. vespertina -

*48. Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana - Fading out of bloom.

49. Western Saxifrage: Saxifraga occidentalis - Past bloom.

*50. Fringe Cup: Tellima grandiflora -

*51. Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii -

52. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - In bud.

*53. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. semiintegrifolia ?) - Fading out of bloom.

*54. Goat's Beard: Aruncus sylvester - Beginning to bloom.

*55. Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata -

*56. Large-leaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum -

57. Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

58. Osoberry: Oemlaria cerasiflormis -

59. Ninebark: Physocarpus capitatus - In bud.

60. Sour Cherry: Prunus cerasus - Past bloom.

61. Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. mollis -

*62. Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa -

63. Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus -

64. Black Raspberry: Rubus leucodermis -

*65. Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflora -

66. Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis -

*67. Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus var. macropetala -

*68. Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphyllus -

*69. Bird'sfoot Trefoil: Lotus corniculatus - In bloom at the parking lot.

*70. Hare's-foot Clover: Trifolium arvense - In bloom at the parking lot.

*71. Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium - In bloom at the parking lot.

*72. Red Clover: Trifolium pratense - In bloom at the parking lot.

*73. White Clover: Trifolium repens - In bloom at the parking lot.

*74. Common Vetch: Vicia sativa - In bloom at the parking lot.

*75. Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum - All too abundant.

*76. Buck Brush: Ceanothus sanguineus -

77. Cascara: Frangula purshiana -

*78. Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina - Beginning to bloom.

79. Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum - Beginning to bloom at other nearby locations along the old highway.

80. Fern-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum -

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

*82. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum -

*83. Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi -

84. Salal: Gaultheria shallon -

85. Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium -

86. Creek Dogwood: Cornus stolonifera var. occidentalis -

*87. White Shooting Star: Dodecatheon dentatum - A few plants in bloom.

*88. Broad-leaf Star Flower: Trientalis latifolia -

*89. Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes - In bloom along the upper trail.

*90. Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora -

*91. Cliff Paintbrush: Castilleja rupicola - Good bloom on cliffs along the upper trail.

*92. Chickweed Monkeyflower: Mimulus alsinoides -

*93. Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus -

*94. Cliff Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola - In bloom on cliffs along the upper trail.

*95. Annual Bedstraw, Cleavers: Galium aparine var. echinospermum -

*96. Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum -

97. Twinflower: Linnaea borealis -

98. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -

99. Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa -

*100. Scouler's Valerian: Valeriana scouleri - Fairly common bloom.

101. Round-leaf Bluebell: Campanula rotundifolia -

*102. Slender Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa -

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

*104. Howell's Fleabane: Erigeron howellii - In good bloom.

105. Columbia Gorge Daisy: Erigeron oreganus - Many plants in bud.

*106. Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - A few beginning to bloom along cliffs on the upper trail.

107. Long-bearded Hawkweed: Hieracium longiberbe - In bud.

*108. False Dandylion: Hypochaeris radicata - In bloom at the parking lot.

109. Wall Lettuce: Lactuca muralis - In bud.

*110. Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare - In bloom at the parking lot.

111. Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Packera bolanderi var. harfordii - Leaves only.