[Wildflower Bloom Reports for the Columbia River Gorge: 2011] - [Wildflower Destinations in the Columbia River Gorge]

Wildflower Bloom in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Catherine Creek

March 7, 2011

Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii

Oaks toothwort (Cardamine nuttallii) as seen at Catherine Creek on March 7, 2011.

* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Comprehensive Catherine Creek Plant List.

This was a quick 45 minute search just before sunset from the main parking area along the road to just north of the basalt arch.

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Podfern: Aspidotis densa

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana

Oregon Ash: Fraxinus latifolia

* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha

Bristly Dog's-tail Grass: Cynosurus echinata

Medusa Head: Taeniatherum caput-medusae

Pale-anthered Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - A few basal leaves seen.

Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis - A few basal leaves seen.

* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Still fairly numerous.

Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica - Leafy stems beginning to extend upwards.

Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva - Basal leaf rosettes only.

Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Basal leaves only.

* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis

* Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii

* Spring Whitlow Grass: Draba verna

* Smooth Praire Star: Lithophragma glabrum

* Peak Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa

* Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia

* Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula

Cutleaf Violet: Viola sheltonii - A few basal leaves seen.

Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum

* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum

* Klickitat Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense

* Butterfly-loving Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum

* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi

Western Snake Root: Sanicula crassicaulis

Sierra Snake Root: Sanicula graveolens

Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - A few beginning to bloom.

Barrett's Penstemon: Penstemon barrettiae

Bedstraw, Cleavers: Galium aparine

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule


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