* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Comprehensive Plant List for the Klickitat Trail (Wahkiacus to Suburbia)
Liverwort:
Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
Scouring-rush Horsetail: Equisetum hyemale
Common Swordfern: Polystichum munitum
Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum ssp. pubescens
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - Winged fruits are mature.
Mountain Alder: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia - New catkins forming.
White Alder: Alnus rhombifolia - New catkins forming.
Water Birch: Betula occidentalis
Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica - New catkins are forming.
Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea (var. ?)
Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
Water Sedge: Carex aquatilis var. aquatilis ? or Torrent Sedge: Carex nudata ?
Retrorse Sedge: Carex retrorsa
Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus
Common Tule: Schoenoplectus acutus
Nevada Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. nevadensis ?
Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
Reed Canary Grass: Phalaris arundinacea
Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia ?
Asparagus: Asparagus officinalis
Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum
* Spotted Lady's-thumb: Persicaria maculosa
* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii
Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
Jerusalem Oak: Chenopodium botrys
Green Carpetweed: Mollugo verticillata
* Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria
Rose Campion: Silene coronaria
* Soapweed: Saponaria officinalis
Western Clematis: Clematis ligusticifolia - Going to seed.
Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium
Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine (oligosperma ?) - Young plants on sandbars next to the Klickitat River
Toothwort: Cardamine sp. ?
Curvepod Yellowcress: Rorippa (curvisiliqua ?) - New seedlings on beaches along the Klickitat River.
Thin-leaved Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia
Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha (var. diversifolia ?)
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii
Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?)
Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
Domestic Apple: Malus x domestica
Ornamental Apple: Malus sp ? - Small apple-like fruits that are larger and rounder than those on Malus fusca.
Ninebark: Physocarpus capitatus
Sulphur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta
Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa
Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata
Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
Clustered Rose: Rosa pisocarpa or Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii ?
Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus
Blackcap Raspberry: Rubus leucodermis
Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus
Douglas' Spiraea: Spiraea douglasii (var. ?) - Gray ventral leaf surfaces
Small-flowered Deervetch: Acmispon parviflorus
* White Sweetclover: Melilotus albus - Fading out of bloom.
Black Locust: Robinia pseucoacacia ?
White Clover: Trifolium repens
Ridge-seeded Spurge: Euphorbia (glyptosperma ? )
Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus
Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana
Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum - Many plants with whitish-green berries.
Blazing Star: Mentzelia laevicaulis var. laevicaulis
Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium
Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
Ciliate Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum (ssp. ?) - New seedlings on sandy beaches along the Klickitat River.
* Queen Anne's Lace: Daucus carota
Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum
Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium
Greater Periwinkle: Vinca major
Bittersweet Nightshade: Solanum dulcamara
Common Houndstongue: Cynoglossum officinale
Rough Bugleweed: Lycopus asper ?
Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica
Common Monkey Flower: Erythranthe guttata - Basal leaves of new plants growing on the sandy beaches.
Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii
Moth Mullein: Verbascum blatteria
Teasel: Dipsacus fullonum
Western Wormwood: Artemisia ludoviciana
* Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusus
* Chicory: Cichorum intybus
Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense
* Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
* Horseweed: Conyza canadensis
* Western Goldenrod: Euthamia occidentalis - Past peak bloom.
* Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre
* Columbia River Gumweed: Grindelia columbiana - Fading out of bloom.
* Hairy False Goldenaster: Heterotheca villosa - Fading out of bloom.
* Canada Goldenrod: Solidago lepida var. canadensis - Fading out of bloom.
* Eaton's Aster: Symphyotrichum eatonii ? - Mostly past bloom.
* Common Cocklebur: Xanthium strumarium
California Ground Squirrels
Western Gray Squirrels
Mule Deer (numerous tracks)
Beaver (Chew marks on trees along the Klickitat River - not fresh)
Red-tailed Hawks
Northern Flickers
Pileated Woodpecker
Hairy or Downy Woodpecker (heard)
Ravens
Scrub Jays
Steller's Jays
Varied Thrush
Dippers
Song Sparrows
Dark-eyed Junco
Winter Wrens
Blue (butterfly ?)
Woollybear Caterpillars
Lady Bugs
Water Striders
Aquatic Beetles