April 23, 2009

Today the weather was in the mid 30s with light snow showers in the morning with light, intermittent drizzle in the afternoon.

1. Brittle Fern: Cystopteris fragilis -

2. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

3. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

4. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana -

5. Willow: Salix sp. -

* 6. Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri -

* 7. Woodrush: Luzula sp. -

* 8. Brome: Bromus sp. -

* 9. Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum -

10. Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides -

11. Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis -

* 12. Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa -

13. Medusahead: Taeniatherum caput-medusae -

14. Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - ? In bud.

15. Rock Onion: Allium macrum - ? In bud.

16. Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus -

17. Camas: Camassia sp. -

* 18. Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum -

19. Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflorum ssp. howellii - ? In bud.

* 20. Panicled Death Camas: Zigadenus paniculatus -

* 21. Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii - Fading out of bloom.

22. Rein Orchid: Piperia (elegans or unalaschensis) - Basal leaves only.

23. Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum -

24. Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum -

25. Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum -

* 26. Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata -

* 27. Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum -

28. Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa -

29. Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium burkei -

* 30. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -

* 31. Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis -

* 32. Obscure Buttercup: Ranunculus trisectus (Synonym: Ranunculus reconditus) or perhaps a cross with Ranunculus glaberrimus? - The photos show this buttercup from this location with comparison photos from both obscure buttercup and sagebrush buttercup.

* 33. Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens - ?

* 34. Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii -

35. Mountain Tansymustard: Descurainia incana ssp. viscosa - ? In bud.

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

37. Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum -

38. Scalepod: Idahoa scapigera -

* 39. Fringepod: Thysanocarpus curvipes -

40. Currant-leaf Alumroot: Heuchera grossularifolia var. tenuifolia - In bud.

* 41. Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum (Synonym: Lithophragma bulbifera) -

* 42. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum -

* 43. Clayton's Saxifrage, Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. claytoniaefolia -

* 44. Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. integrifolia -

45. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii -

* 46. Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier cusickii -

47. Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

48. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

49. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?) -

50. Chokecherry or Bittercherry: Prunus sp. -

51. Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata -

52. Litle Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa -

53. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba annua -

54. Milkvetch: Astragalus (hoodianus or reventiformis) - Numerous mounds of leaves emerging from the ground.

* 55. Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus - Beginning to bloom.

56. Nevada Deervetch: Lotus nevadensis - ?

57. Bog Deervetch: Lotus pinnatus -

58. Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus - ?

59. Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus - ? In bud.

* 60. Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum -

* 61. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium -

62. Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana -

63. Deer Brush: Ceanothus integerrimus -

64. Mahala Mat: Ceanothus prostratus -

65. Cutleaf Violet: Viola sheltonii -

* 66. Sagebrush Violet: Viola trinervata -

67. Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea -

* 68. Small-flowered Willow-herb: Epilobium minutum -

* 69. Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Fading out of bloom.

70. Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum -

* 71. Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi -

72. Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Yellow-flowered form.

* 73. Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule -

* 74. Suksdorf's Desert Parsley: Lomatium suksdorfii - A few plants begining to bloom.

* 75. Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum -

76. Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza sp. -

* 77. Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens -

78. Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -

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

80. Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana -

* 81. Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum -

* 82. Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa -

83. Littlebells Polemonium: Polemonium micranthum -

* 84. Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus -

* 85. Ballhead Desert Parsley: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii -

* 86. Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata -

* 87. Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa -

* 88. Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia -

* 89. Yellow and Blue Forget-me-not: Myosotis discolor -

90. Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri - ?

* 91. Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus -

* 92. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora -

* 93. Rattan's Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia rattanii -

* 94. Chickweed Monkeyflower: Mimulus alsinoides -

* 95. Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus -

96. Barrett's Penstemon: Penstemon barrettiae -

97. Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii -

* 98. Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella -

99. Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus -

* 100. Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora -

* 101. Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine -

102. Elderberry: Sambucus sp. -

103. Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus -

* 104. White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera -

105. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium -

* 106. Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla -

107. Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa -

* 108. Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha -

109. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides - ? In bud.

* 110. Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - ?

111. Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii -

112. Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia - ?

113. Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis -

* 114. Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule - Fading out of bloom.

115. Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum -

116. Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - ?

117. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans - ?

* 118. False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides -

* 119. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus -

Animals Seen During This Hike:

Mule Deer

Turkey Vultures

Red-tailed Hawk

Kestrel

Ravens

Stellers Jays

Black and White Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Dark-eyed Juncos

Pacific Tree Frog

Anise Swallowtail

Indra Swallowtail

California Tortoiseshells

Propertius Duskywings