Comprehensive Catherine Creek Plant List.
Podfern: Aspidotis densa
Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum
Grand Fir: Abies grandis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii
Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
Oregon Ash: Fraxinus latifolia
* Long-bract Sedge: Carex athrostachya
* Fragile-sheat Sedge: Carex fracta
* Creeping Spikerush: Eleocharis palustris
Short-leaved Rush: Juncus brachyphyllus ?
* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius
* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii var. lemmonii
Ripgut Grass: Bromus diandrus
Soft Brome: Bromus hordeaceus
Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
* California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica
* Bristly Dog's-tail Grass: Cynosurus echinata
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa
* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicatum
* Medusa Head: Taeniatherum caput-medusae
* Voodoo Grass: Ventenata dubia
* Taper-tip Onion: Allium acuminatum - Only in bloom above 700'
* Narrowleaf Onion: Allium amplectens
* Asparagus: Asparagus officinalis
* Harvest Brodiaea: Brodiaea coronaria
* Common Camas: Camassia quamash (var. breviflora ?) - Fading out of bloom.
* Ball-head Cluster Lily: Dichelostemma congestum - Only blooming in forest.
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods releasing seeds.
* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii - Only blooming in the upper forests.
* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina
* Elegant Rein Orchid: Platanthera elegans
Alaska Rein Orchid: Platanthera unalascensis - In bud.
Common Bastard Toadflax: Comandra umbellata var. californica
* Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Fading out of bloom.
* Scabland Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sublineare - Fading out of bloom.
* Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum - In bud.
Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare
* California Knotweed: Polygonum californicum
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
* Close-flowered Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. confertiflorum
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Curly Dock: Rumex crispus
* Mexican Dock: Rumex salicifolius var. mexicanus
* Streambank Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora
* Annual Knawel: Scleranthus annuus
* Chickweed: Stellaria media
* Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum - Including a patch of albino individuals.
Least Mousetail: Myosurus minimus
* White Water Buttercup: Ranunculus aquatilis var. capillaceus - Still in bloom on moist soil of vernal pools that have already dried out.
* Western Yellow Cress: Rorippa curvisiliqua var. curvisiliqua
* Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum
* California Poppy: Eschscholzia californica
* Fringe Cup: Tellima grandiflora
* Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii
* Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. reflexa
* Dog Rose: Rosa canina
* Litle Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana var. hispida
* Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus
* Annual Burnet: Poteridium annuum
* Small-flowered Deervetch: Acmispon parviflorus
Nevada Deervetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis
* Bog Deervetch: Hosackia pinnata
* Everlasting Pea: Lathyrus latifolius
* Leafy Pea: Lathyrus (polyphyllus ?)
Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus
* Grass Pea: Lathyrus sphaericus
* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus
* Bicolored Lupine: Lupinus bicolor
* Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. aridus
* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus
* Rabbitfoot Clover: Trifolium arvense
* Field Clover: Trifolium campestre
* Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium
* Small-head Clover: Trifolium microcephalum
* Sand Clover: Trifolium wildenovii - Fading out of bloom.
* Few-flower Clover: Trifolium oliganthum - Fading out of bloom.
* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa
* Slender Vetch: Vicia hirsuta
* Hairy Vetch: Vicia villosa
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
* Carolina Geranium: Geranium carolinianum
* Dove'sfoot Geranium: Geranium molle
* Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus
* Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum
* Slender Godetia: Clarkia gracilis
* Small-flowered Godetia: Clarkia quadrivulnera
Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea - In bud.
* Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Ciliate Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum
* Small-flowered Willow Herb: Epilobium minutum - Fading out of bloom.
Chervil: Anthriscus caucalis
* Yampah: Perideridia montana
* Field Hedge-parsley: Torilis arvensis
* Queen Anne's Lace: Daucus carota
Western Snake Root: Sanicula crassicaulis
Sierra Snake Root: Sanicula graveolens
* Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. nitida
* Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium
* Narrow-leaf Milkweed: Asclepias fascicularis
Showy Milkweed: Asclepias speciosa
* Field Morning Glory: Calystegia arvensis
* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
* Babystars: Leptosiphon bicolor
* Needleleaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta (var. propinqua ?)
* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata
* Weak-stem Cryptanth: Cryptantha flaccida
Great Hound's Tongue: Adelinia grandis
* Yellow and Blue Scorpion Flower: Myosotis discolor
* Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri (var. ?)
* Narrow-leaf Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia
* Bractless Hedge-hyssop: Gratiola ebracteata
* Dalmation Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica
* Common Monkey Flower: Erythranthe guttata
Barrett's Penstemon: Penstemon barrettiae
* Moth Mullein: Verbascum blatteria
* Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis
* Purslane Speedwell: Veronica peregrina var. xalapensis
* English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata
* Indian-Wheat: Plantago patagonica
* Bedstraw, Cleavers: Galium aparine
* False Baby's-breath: Galium mollugo
* Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta - Fading out of bloom in the wettest places.
Big Root: Marah oreganus
* Heterocodon: Heterocodon rariflorum
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora
* Field Chamomile: Anthemis arvensis
Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana X deltoidea
* Bachelor's Button: Centaurea cyanus
Yellow Star Thistle: Centaurea solstitialis - In bud.
* Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
Columbia Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosa
* Western Marsh Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre
* Hairy False Goldenaster: Heterotheca villosa
* Smooth Cat's-ear: Hypochaeris glabra - Small weed that is sweeping across all of Catherine Creek.
* Rough Cat's-ear: Hypochaeris radicata
* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola
* Hare Leaf: Lagophylla ramosissima
* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare
Lemon-scented Tarweed: Madia citriodoria
* Little Tarweed: Madia exigua - Fading out of bloom.
* Stinking Tarweed: Madia glomerata
* Common Tarweed: Madia gracilis
* Pineapple Weed: Matricaria discoidea
* Tall Woolly Heads: Psilocarphus elatior
* Prickly Sow Thistle: Sonchus asper
* Feverfew: Tanacetum parthenium
* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius - Mostly going to seed.
The photo at right shows a nighthawk nest from Catherine Creek, Columbia River Gorge......June 23, 2010. Since this is one of many ground nesting birds, this is aother reason why hikers and bikers should keep their dogs on leash.
Animals Seen at Catherine Creek:
Mule Deer
Coyote (kit)
California Ground Squirrels
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawks
Kestrels
Common Ravens
Scrub Jay
Starling
American Robins
Western Bluebirds
Cedar Waxwings
Northern Flickers
Nighthawk
Mourning Dove
Ash-throated Flycatchers
Western Wood Peewees
Western Kingbirds
Violet-green Swallows
Cliff Swallows
Chipping Sparrows
Lark Sparrows
Western Fence Lizards
Ochre Ringlets
Pale Swallowtails
Western Swallowtails
Wood Nymph
Large Green Dragonfly
Horse/Deer Fly