[Wildflower Bloom Reports for the Columbia River Gorge: 2011] - [Wildflower Destinations in the Columbia River Gorge]
Complete Catherine Creek Plant List
Ferriss' Scouring Rush: Equisetum x ferrissii (E. hyemale x laevigatum)
Podfern: Aspidotis densa
Brittle Bladderfern: Cystopteris fragilis
Lacefern: Myriopteris gracillima
Goldback Fern: Pentagramma triangularis
Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans
Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum
Grand Fir: Abies grandis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
* Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - Fading out of bloom.
* Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana - Fading out of bloom.
* Oregon Ash: Fraxinus latifolia
* Water Sedge: Carex aquatilis var. dives ? - Springs and ditch along Old Highway Lake near Rowland Lake boat launch.
* Sedge: Carex sp. - Springs and ditch along Old Highway Lake near Rowland Lake boat launch.
* Blunt Spikerush: Eleocharis obtusa ? - Springs and ditch along Old Highway Lake near Rowland Lake boat launch.
* Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius
Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius - Springs and ditch along Old Highway Lake near Rowland Lake boat launch.
* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha
* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii var. lemmonii - Numerous at mid-elevations on western Tracy Hill
Silver Hairgrass: Aira caryophyllea ?
* Ripgut Grass: Bromus diandrus
* Soft Brome: Bromus hordeaceus
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
Bristly Dog's-tail Grass: Cynosurus echinata
* 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
Sagebrush Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
* Common Camas: Camassia quamash (var. breviflora ?) - Fading out of bloom.
* Ball-head Cluster Lily: Dichelostemma congestum - Beginning to bloom.
* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis - Most plants out of bloom. Pods forming.
Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods well-formed.
* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii - Numerous on sections of west Tracy Hill.
Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - Leaves numerous in moist swales.
* Panicle Death-camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum
* Meadow Death-camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum - Fading out of bloom near the parking lot, still going strong on Tracy Hill.
* Striped Coralroot: Corallorhiza striata
* Common Bastard Toadflax: Comandra umbellata var. californica
* Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum
Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
* Pale Springbeauty: Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata
* Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva
* Sticky Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum
* Nodding Chickweed: Cerastium nutans ?
* Annual Knawel: Scleranthus annuus
Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra
* Chickweed: Stellaria media
Shiny Chickweed: Stellaria nitens
Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Most plants well out of bloom.
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis
* California Poppy: Eschscholzia californica
* Mousear Cress: Arabidopsis thaliana
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna
* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum
* Barestem Teesdalia: Teesdalia nudicaulis
* Fringepods: Thysanocarpus curvipes
* Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium - Nice floral display on rock walls around the waterfall on lower Catherine Creek.
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum - Most plants out of bloom except in moist swales on west Tracy Hill.
* Northwest Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolium - A few still in bloom at higher elevations where moist.
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - Buds forming.
* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
* Blackcap Raspberry: Rubus leucodermis
* Annual Burnet: Poteridium annuum
* Small-flowered Deervetch: Acmispon parviflorus
* Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus
* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus (Synonym: Lupinus laxiflorus) - Beginning to bloom.
* Bicolored Lupine: Lupinus bicolor
* Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius x sericeus (L. latifolius var. thompsonianus) - Probably at its peak now.
* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus
* Field Clover: Trifolium campestre
* Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium
* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Fading out of bloom.
* Small-head Clover: Trifolium microcephalum
* Few-flower Clover: Trifolium oliganthum - Fading out of bloom.
* Sand Clover: Trifolium wildenovii - Fading out of bloom.
Hairy Vetch: Vicia hirsuta
* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
* Dove'sfoot Geranium: Geranium molle
* Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum
Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus
* Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum
* Vinca: Vinca major
* Slender Clarkia: Clarkia gracilis - A few plants are beginning to bloom. Many plants in bud.
Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea - In bud.
* Small-flowered Willow Herb: Epilobium minutum - Still fairly numerous at higher elevations.
* Chervil: Anthriscus caucalis
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Suksdorf's Desert Parsley: Lomatium suksdorfii
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum - Plants erect, reminiscent of small Suksdorf's desert parsley.
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - Fading out of bloom.
* Western Snake Root: Sanicula crassicaulis
* Sierra Snake Root: Sanicula graveolens
* Broad-leaf Star Flower: Lysimachia latifolia
Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. nitida
Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium
* Field Morning-glory: Convolvulus arvensis
Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora
Navarretia: Navarretia sp.
* Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora
* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata
* Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa
* Common Cryptantha: Cryptantha intermedia - Numerous.
* Great Hound's Tongue: Adelinia grandis - Fading out of bloom.
Common Hound's Tongue: Cynoglossum officinale - In bud.
* Gromwell: Buglossoides arvensis
* Yellow and Blue Scorpiongrass: Myosotis discolor
* Blue Scorpiongrass: Myosotis micrantha
Little Pectocarya: Pectocarya pusilla
* Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri (var. ?) - Erect plants.
Narrowleaf Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia - In bud.
* Narrow-leaf Owl-clover: Castilleja attenuata
* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida (var. ?)
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Few-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia sparsiflora var. bruceae
* Bractless Hedge-hyssop: Gratiola ebracteata
* Common Monkey Flower: Erythranthe guttata
* Barrett's Penstemon: Penstemon barrettiae
* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella - Fading out of bloom.
* Dwarf Owl-clover: Triphysaria pusilla
* Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis
* Purslane Speedwell: Veronica peregrina var. xalapensis
* Prairie Plantain: Plantago elongata
* Indian-wheat: Plantago patagonica
* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum
* Bedstraw, Cleavers: Galium aparine
Blue Elderberry: Sambucus (cerulea ?)
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus
* Long-spurred Plectritis: Plectritis ciliosa
* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta
* Big Root: Marah oreganus
Heterocodon: Heterocodon rariflorum
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora
* Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa
Common Burdock: Arctium minus
* Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana x deltoidea
* Bachelor's Button: Centaurea cyanus
* Spring Gold: Crocidium multicaule - Fading out of bloom.
Columbia Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosa
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 - A few plants in bud.
Slender Hareleaf: Lagophylla ramosissima
* Little Tarweed: Madia exigua
* Common Tarweed: Madia gracilis
* Pineapple Weed: Matricaria discoidea
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans
* White Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
A view south from the west-facing slopes above Catherine Creek on western Tracy Hill.......May 20, 2011. A mass of common monkeyflowers (Mimulus guttatus) can be seen at a vernal seep in the foreground.
Turkey Vultures
Osprey
Red-tailed Hawk
Common Ravens
Scrub Jays
American Robins
Black-headed Grosbeaks
Spotted Towhees
Western Kingbirds
Western Wood Peewees
Chipping Sparrows
Barn Swallows
Cliff Swallows
Violet-green Swallows
Vaux's Swifts
Lazuli Buntings
Immature Gopher Snake
Western Fence Lizards - Numerous
Anise Swallowtails
Western Swallowtails
Ochre Ringlets
Propertius Duskywings
Achmon Blues
Large Bumble Bees: Bombus sp.