* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Puff Ball
Earth Stars:
Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
Pondweed: Potamogeton sp. - In stock ponds.
* California Oat-grass: Danthonia californica
* One-spike Oat-grass: Danthonia unispicata
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudorogneria spicata
* Medusa-head: Taeniatherum caput-medusae
* Awned Sedge: Carex atherodes
* Needle Spikerush: Eleocharis acicularis
* Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus
* Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius
* Common Rush ?: Juncus effusus
* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius
Red Alder: Alnus rubra
White Poplar: Populus alba
Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana
Lilac: Syringia (vulgaris?)
Domestic Grape: Vitis sp.
* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Fading out of bloom.
Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - Flower lavender to a fairly rich purple color.
* Ookow: Dichelostemma congestum - Fading out of bloom.
False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule
* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - Fading out of bloom.
* Elegant Rein Orchid: Platanthera elegans
* Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum
* Wire-stem Buckwheat: Eriogonum vimineum
Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
* Curly Dock: Rumex crispus
* Willow-leaved Dock: Rumex: salicifolius
* Turkey Mullein: Eremocarpus croton
Bouncing Bet: Saponaria officinalis
Menzie's Campion: Silene menzesii
* Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum - Fading out of bloom.
* White Water Buttercup: Ranunculus aquatilis (var. ?)
* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus
Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium
* Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum
* Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - Fading out of bloom.
Black Hawthorn ?: Crataegus douglasii
* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata - Still in bloom in moist areas under deciduous woods along the Klickitat River.
* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum - Mostly going to seed.
* Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
Domestic Crab Apple: Malus sp. - Fruits well-formed.
Sulfurflower: Potentilla recta - A few seen at the edges of roads.
* Annual Burnet: Poteridium annuum
Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus
Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus - Only seen in woodlands along the Klickitat River.
Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus - Only seen in woodlands along the Klickitat River.
* Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii (var. ?)
* Spanish Clover: Acmispon americanus var. americanus
* Nevada Deervetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis
* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus - A few plants still in bloom.
* Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium
Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum
* Annual Cow Vetch: Vicia villosa
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana var. oregana
* Scouler's St. Johns wort: Hypericum scouleri (former ssp. scouleri)
* Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum
* Brook Willowherb: Epilobium torreyi - Some plants at the upper stock pond with white flowers.
* Slender Godetia: Clarkia gracilis
* Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea - A few plants still in bloom.
* Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Watson's Willowherb ?: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii
Pacific Sanicle: Sanicula crassicaulis var. crassicaulis
Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium
* Narrow-leaf Milkweed: Asclepias fascicularis
* Field Morning Glory: Convolvulus arvensis
Western Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia
* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
* Blue Field Gilia: Gilia capitata - Fading out of bloom.
* Needle-leaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta
* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia - A few plants still in bloom.
Common Horehound: Cynoglossum officinale
* Small Forget-me-not: Myosotis laxa
* Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri ?
* Field Mint: Mentha arvensis
* Oblong Bluecurls: Trichostemma oblongatum
* Hairy Owl-clover, Hairy Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis
* Bractless Hedge-hyssop: Gratiola ebracteata - Beginning to bloom along creeks and shorelines of stock ponds.
* Common Monkey Flower: Erythranthe guttata
* Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* American Brooklime: Veronica americana
* Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale
Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa
* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea
* Heterocodon: Heterocodon rariflorum
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana (var. ? ) - Seen along the banks of the Klickitat River.
* Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii - A few plants still in bloom.
* Chicory: Cichorum intybus
Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense - In bud.
Horseweed: Conyza canadensis
* California Rayless Daisy: Erigeron inornatus - Beginning to bloom under the oak trees on the lowest steep slopes just above the Klickitat River.
* Blanket Flower: Gaillardia aristata - Only seen along the banks of the Klickitat River.
* Western Marsh Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre
* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri (former var. cynoglossoides)
Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola
* Common Tarweed: Madia gracilis
* Pineapple Weed: Matricaria matricarioides
* Rayless Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides
Animals Seen During This Hike:
California Ground Squirrels - numerous
Mule Deer
Turkey Vultures
Northern Flickers - calling
Ravens
Crows
Common Nighthawks - heard
Western Wood Peewee - heard
Black-headed Grosbeaks -
Mourning Doves
Chipping Sparrows
Violet-green Swallows
Garter Snake
Tadpoles
Pale Tiger Swallowtails - numerous
Western Tiger Swallowtails - numerous
Lorquins Admiral
Wood Nymphs - numerous
Unidentified Crescent
Large blackish moth with yellow blotches on the wings
Numerous Honey Bees