Today the weather was in the mid 40s with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skys and fairly gusty winds.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegeneria spicata
Voodoo Grass: Ventenata dubia -
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa - Small trees planted along the old railroad bed.
White Alder: Alnus rhombifolia
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
Arroyo Willow: Salix lasiolepis
Willow #2: Salix sp.
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Beginning to bloom.
Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Scabland Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum spaerocephalum var. tublineare
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
* Obscure Buttercup: Ranunculus trisectus
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna - Numerous.
Leiberg's Stonecrop: Sedum leibergii
Currant-leaf Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia
Prairie Star: Lithophragma sp.
Clayton's Saxifrage, Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa - In bud.
Currant: Ribes (divaricatum or niveum)
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii
Douglas' Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii
Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa
Rose: Rosa sp.
Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. aridus
Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Burr Chervil: Anthriscus caucalis
* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum
* Klickitat Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi or Lomatium gormanii ?
* Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Yellow-flowered form. In bloom near the trailhead.
Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum
Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea (var. ?)
Ballhead Desert Parsley: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
Phacelia: Phacelia sp.
Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea
Teasel: Dipsacus sylvestris
Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha
Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii
Chicory: Cichorum intybus
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule - Fairly numerous on upper south-facing slopes.
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosum var. speciosa
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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