Today the weather was in the upper 40s to mid 50s in the Gorge. It was partly cloudy at Catherine Creek and the wind was very light.
Comprehensive Catherine Creek Plant List .
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Not yet at its peak.
Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva - Lots of leaves
* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis -
Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum - Leaves coming up.
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Many leaves are up.
Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis - Many leaves up.
* Smooth Prairie Stars: Lithophragma glabrum - One plant seen in bloom along the creek.
Brittle-leaved Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa - A number of plants seen with flowers in bud.
* Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula -
* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Beginning to flower on slopes east of the creek.
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi - Numerous.
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule - Fairly numerous on the east side of the creek.
Wallace's Selaginella: Selaginella wallacei -
Podfern: Aspidotis densa -
