[Wildflower Bloom in the Klickitat Wildlife Area: May 31, 2009]

Wildflowers Currently in Bloom in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Klickitat River Canyon from Old Headquarters Road

Klickitat State Wildlife Recreation Area

May 31, 2009

A view into the Klickitat River Canyon from the Klickitat State Wildlife Recreation Area: May 24, 2009

A view downstream into the Klickitat River canyon from the Klickitat State Wildlife Recreation Area........May 24, 2009.

* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum - Going to seed (sticking in socks and clothing.)

* California Oat-grass: Danthonia californica

* One-spike Oat-grass: Danthonia unispicata

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides - Now beginning to bloom.

* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudorogneria spicata - Now beginning to bloom.

* Medusa-head: Taeniatherum caput-medusae

* Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius

Rush: Juncus sp. -

Field Rush: Luzula campestris var. congesta ?

* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Fading out of bloom.

* Ookow: Dichelostemma congestum - Good bloom at this point.

* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - Good bloom.

* Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Cream-colored blossoms. A few plants have yellow inflorescences.

* Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum - Beginning to bloom.

* Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum

* Wire-stem Buckwheat: Eriogonum vimineum - Beginning to bloom.

Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare - Not in bloom yet.

* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kellogii (Synonym: Polygonum kelloggii) -

* Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum - Good bloom. One plant seen with light blue flowers.

* Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

* Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - Beginning to bloom.

* Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba annua - Now beginning to bloom.

Spanish Clover: Acmispon americanus - Not in bloom yet.

* Nevada Deervetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis - Beginning to bloom.

Hood River Milkvetch: Astragalus hoodianus - Fruits well-formed.

* Bog Deer-vetch: Hosackia pinnata

* Rabbitsfoot Clover: Trifolium arvense

* Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum

* Annual Cow Vetch: Vicia villosa

* Slender Godetia: Clarkia gracilis - Good bloom.

* Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea - Beginning to bloom.

* Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium - Now in bloom.

Narrow-leaf Milkweed: Asclepias fascicularis - In bud.

* Field Morning Glory: Convolvulus arvensis

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

Linear-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis - Past bloom.

* Blue Field Gilia: Gilia capitata - Fading out of bloom.

* Baker's Linanthus: Leptosiphon bolanderi

* Needle-leaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta ssp. propinqua - Beginning to bloom.

* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia

* Hairy Owl-clover, Hairy Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis

* Bractless Hedge-hyssop: Gratiola ebracteata - Beginning to bloom along creeks and shorelines of stock ponds.

* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea

Heterocodon: Heterocodon rariflorum

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora - Past bloom.

* Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa - Fading out of bloom.

* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Fading out of bloom.

* Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii - Beginning to bloom.

* Chicory: Cichorum intybus - Beginning to bloom.

* Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia - Fading out of bloom.

* Hemizonella: Hemizonella minima - Beginning to bloom. Numerous.

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri var. cynoglossoides - Beginning to bloom.

Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola - In bud.

* Common Tarweed: Madia gracilis

* Pineapple Weed: Matricaria matricarioides

* Rayless Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides - Beginning to bloom.

* Northern Wyethia: Wyethia amplexicaulis - Fading out of bloom except where found in wet spots.


Animals Seen During This Hike:

California Ground Squirrels - numerous

Turkey Vultures

Northern Flickers - calling

Ravens

Crows

Western Wood Peewee- heard

Western Meadowlarks

Black-headed Grosbeaks - calling

Mourning Doves

Chipping Sparrows

Violet-green Swallows

(Vauxs ?) Swifts - several

Garter Snake

Racer

Tadpoles

Pale Tiger Swallowtails - numerous

Western Tiger Swallowtails - numerous

Propertius Duskywings - A few seen.

Saw Flys


Paul Slichter