April 23, 2011

Weather: Moderately windy with gusts to 20 mph from the east. Light breeze on wind sheltered slopes on the west side of Hamilton Mt. Temperatures in the 50s in the morning to near 70 in the afternoon.

Tomlike and Chinidere Mountains in Oregon and Grassy Knoll in Washington were visible. All three were only partially covered with snow. Mt. Adams and the top of Mt. Hood were both visible and snow-covered in the distance. This hike was done as a loop by following the most difficult trail up on the south side of Hamilton Mt. to the summit and then following the ridgeline north to the fire road. We then descended to the west along the road before cutting off onto Joe's Cutoff Trail before picking up the Hardy Creek Trail and following it back to the Hamilton Mt. Trail.

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - Flower buds ready to break.

* Red Alder: Alnus rubra

* Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica - Leaf buds breaking.

Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea

English Holly: Ilex aquifolium

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana

Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana - Leaf buds breaking.

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica

Nodding Onion: Allium cernuum

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum

False Lily-of-the-valley: Maianthemum dilatatum

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

Bronzebells: Stenanthium occidentale

Meadow Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion venonosus

* Western Wake-robin: Trillium ovatum

* Daffodils: Narcissus sp.

* Fairy Slipper: Calypso bulbosa

Rattlesnake-plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana

* Candyflower: Claytonia siberica - A few plants beginning to bloom at lower elevations.

Columbia Lewisia: Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana

Streambank Springbeauty: Montia parvifolia

Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria

* Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - A few plants beginning to bloom at lower elevations.

* Common Chickweed: Stellaria media

Baneberry: Actaea rubra

Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea - Many have chocolate-colored leaves which turn green as they mature.

Oregon Anemone: Anemone oregana

Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

Cut-leaf Gold Threads: Coptis laciniata

Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum ?

Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale

* Shining Oregongrape: Berberis aquifolium

* Cascade Oregongrape: Berberis nervosa

Mouse-ear Cress: Arabidopsis thaliana

* Angle-leaf Bittercress: Cardamine angulata

* Hairy Bittercress: Cardamine hirsuta

* Coast Toothwort: Cardamine integrifolia

* Springbeauty: Cardamine nuttallii

* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna

Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum

Honesty: Lunaria annua

* Shepherd's Cress: Teesdalia nudicaulis

Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum

Broadleaved Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium

* Dutchman's Breeches: Dicentra cucullaria

* Bleeding Heart: Dicentra formosa

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Smallflower Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha

Smooth Woodlandstar: Lithophragma glabrum

* Western Saxifrage: Saxifraga nidifica var. claytoniifolia - Flower buds forming.

* Rustyhair Saxifrage: Saxifraga rufidula

Fringecup: Tellima grandiflora - Beginning to bloom at the trailhead.

Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. semiintegrifolia?)

Goat's Beard: Aruncus sylvester

Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

* Indian Plum: Oemlaria cerasiformus - Finishing blooming at lower elevations.

Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?)

Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus - Leaf buds breaking.

* Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilus

Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus var. macropetala

Pyramid Spiraea: Spiraea pyramidata

Scot's Broom: Cytisus scoparius

Largeleaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus?

White Clover: Trifolium repens

* Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

* Roundleaf Violet: Viola orbiculata

* Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens

Dove'sfoot Geranium: Geranium molle

Herb Robert: Geranium robertianum

Wood Sorrel: Oxalis sp.

Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversiloba

Klamath Weed: Hypericum perforatum

Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

Devil's Club: Oploplanax horridum

Angelica: Angelica sp. ?

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum

* Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei

Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

Salt and Pepper: Lomatium (piperi ?)

Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

Mountain Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi (O. chilense)

Bearberry: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii

Salal: Gaultheria shallon

White-vein Pyrola: Pyrola picta

Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium

Broadleaved Starflower: Trientalis latifolia

Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis (aggregata ?)

Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa

Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii ?

Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes

Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata

Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis

Lemon Balm: Melissa officinalis

Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris (var. lanceolatum ?)

Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida (var. ?) - Plants are in bud.

Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - In bud.

Chickweed Monkeyflower: Mimulus alsinoides

Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

Broad-leaf Penstemon: Penstemon ovatus

Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus

Scouler's Heliotrope: Valeriana scouleri

Scouler's Harebell?: Campanula scouleri ?

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Common Burdock: Arctium minus

Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule

Annual Fleabane: Erigeron annuus

Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum (var. leucophyllum ?)

Hawkweed: Hieracium sp. (non-native)

False Dandelion: Hypochaeris radicata

Common Nipplewort: Lapsana communis

* Sweet Colt's Foot: Petasites frigidus

Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Senecio bolanderi var. harfordii

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus (var. ?)

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

Mosses, Clubmosses and Spikemosses

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Ferns and Fern Allies

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Maidenhair Spleenwort: Asplenium trichomanes

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum

Goldback Fern: Pentagramma triangularis var. triangularis

Paul Slichter