Today the weather was in the high 40s to low 50s with overcast skies and no wind. A light, intermittent drizzle developed by the middle of the afternoon.
* indicates the plant is currently in bloom.
Comprehensive Klickitat State Wildlife Area Plant List
Wolfbane Lichen: Letharia vulpina
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa
Medusahead: Taeniatherum caput-medusae
Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
Camas: Camassia (quamash var. breviflora ?)
*Pale-anthered Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica
Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii - In bud.
Panicled Death Camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum - In bud.
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii
Rein Orchid: Platanthera (elegans or unalaschensis) - Basal leaves only.
Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
* Dwarf Montia: Montia dichotoma
* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis
* Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum
Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - In bud.
Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens ?
* Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna
* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum (formerly Synonym: Lithophragma bulbifera)
* Clayton's Saxifrage, Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa
Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia
Annual Burnet: Poteridium annuum
Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum
Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana var. oregana
Deer Brush: Ceanothus integerrimus
* Sagebrush Violet: Viola trinervata
Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi - Fading out of bloom.
Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea
Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana
* Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon/Primula poeticum - Including a white-flowered form.
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus
Ballhead Desert Parsley: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule - Fading out of bloom.
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
Animals Seen During This Hike:
About 2 dozen mule deer talked by 2 coyotes.
Western Gray Squirrel
Red-tailed Hawk
Ruffed Grouse ?
Ravens
Northern Flicker
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Juncos