A view at right of the waterfalls on Eightmile Creek in the Columbia Hills State Park.......February 23, 2010.
Complete Plant List for the Crawford Oaks/Eightmile Creek portion of the Columbia Hills State Park.
Gold-back Fern: Pentagramma triangularis
Oregon Cliff Fern: Woodsia oregana ssp. oregana ?
Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
Common Rush: Juncus effusus ?
Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
Basin Wildrye: Leymus cinereus
Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicatum
Medusahead: Taeniatherum caput-medusae
Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum
Tree-of-Heaven: Ailanthus altissima
Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
* Willow: Salix sp.
Onion: Allium sp. ?
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica
Panicle Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum
Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii
Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum?
Curly Dock: Rumex crispus
Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora
Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata
Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum
Bouncing Bet: Saponaria officinalis
Chickweed: Stellaria sp.
Upland Larkspur: Delphimium nuttallianum - Some plants in bud.
Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii
Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum
Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum
Peak Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa
Shrubby Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii
Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus bifrons
Deervetch: Acmispon sp.
Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Turkey Mullein: Croton setigerus
Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum
Blazing Star: Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis
Poison Oak: Toxicodendron sp.
Chervil: Anthriscus scandicina
* Gorman's Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormanii
* Klickitat Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense
Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum
Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi
Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata
Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys sp.
Henbit: Lamium amplexicaule
Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata
Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine
Bigroot, Wild Cucumber: Marah oreganus
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sp.
Knapweed: Centaurea sp.
Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii
Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule
Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa
Columbia Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosa
Cushion Fleabane: Erigeron poliospermus var. poliospermus
Columbia Gumweed: Grindelia nana var. discoidea
Hairy False Goldenaster: Heterotheca villosa (v. ?)
Slender Cudweed: Pseudognaphalium canescens
Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Black-capped Chickadees
Dark-eyed Juncos
Yellow-rumped Warblers - First wave of this migratory bird to be seen in the Gorge this year.
Lewis' Woodpeckers
Northern Flickers
Scrub Jays
American Robins