March 22, 2009

Today the weather was in the mid 40s with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skys and fairly gusty winds.

1. Western Polypody: Polypodium hesperium -

2. Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans ( or P. munitum) -

3. Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides -

4. Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegeneria spicata - ?

5. Voodoo Grass: Ventenata dubia -

6. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa - Small trees planted along the old railroad bed.

7. Alder: Alnus (incana or rhombifolia) -

8. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana -

9. Willow #1: Salix sp. -

10. Willow #2: Salix sp. -

* 11. Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica -

* 12. Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii - Beginning to bloom.

13. Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum -

14. Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii var. tenue - ?

15. Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum -

16. Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum -

17. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -

* 18. Obscure Buttercup: Ranunculus trisectus (Synonym: Ranunculus reconditus) -

19. Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens -

* 20. Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna var. boerhaavii - Numerous.

21. Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii -

22. Currant-leaf Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia -

23. Prairie Star: Lithophragma sp. -

24. Clayton's Saxifrage, Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. claytoniaefolia - In bud.

25. Currant: Ribes (divaricatum or niveum) -

26. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii -

27. Hawthorn: Crataegus sp. -

28. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

29. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa -

30. Rose: Rosa sp. -

31. Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. aridus -

32. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium -

33. Burr Chervil: Anthriscus caucalis -

* 34. Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum -

* 35. Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi -

* 36. Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi -

* 37. Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Yellow-flowered form. In bloom near the trailhead.

38. Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule -

39. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum -

40. Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea (var. ?) -

41. Ballhead Desert Parsley: Hydrophyllum capitatum (var. thompsonii?) -

42. Phacelia: Phacelia sp. -

43. Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii -

44. Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus -

45. Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea -

46. Teasel: Dipsacus sylvestris -

47. Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha -

48. Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii -

49. Chicory: Cichorum intybus -

* 50. Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule - Fairly numerous on upper south-facing slopes.

51. Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosum -

52. Gumweed: Grindelia (columbiana?) -

Animals Seen During This Hike:

Frogs croaking

Canyon Wren

House Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

American Robins

Spotted Towhees

Western Meadowlarks

Common Mergansers

Northern Flickers

Magpies

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