[Wildflower Bloom Reports for the Columbia River Gorge: 2012] - [Wildflower Destinations in the Columbia River Gorge]
Complete Catherine Creek Plant List.
This was a Native Plant Society of Oregon field trip.
* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Earthstar:
Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei
Podfern: Aspidotis densa
Lacelip Fern: Myriopteris gracillima
Goldback Fern: Pentagramma triangularis
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
* Arroyo Willow: Salix lasiolepis - Pussywillows beginning to bloom along Catherine Creek.
* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha - Beginning to bloom.
Bristly Dog's-tail Grass: Cynosurus echinata
Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
Medusa Head: Taeniatherum caput-medusae
Ball-head Cluster Lily: Dichelostemma congestum - Basal leaves only.
Pale-anthered Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - Several plants with flower buds seen.
Meadow Death-camas: Toxicoscordion venosum var. venonosum
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii) - Still a few weeks from peak bloom.
Scabland Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sublineare
Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva - Basal leaf rosettes only.
Water Chickweed: Montia fontana var. tenerrima - Flower buds forming.
Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis - Flower buds present.
Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum - Basal leaves only.
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Mostly basal leaves, but several with flower buds were seen.
Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis - Basal leaves only.
* Spring Whitlow Grass: Draba verna
* Scalepod: Idahoa scapigera
* Smooth Praire Star: Lithophragma glabrum
Peak Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa - Flower buds present.
* Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia - Several plants blooming along the paved trail.
* Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii
Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?)
Lupine: Lupinus arbustus or Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus -
Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus - Basal leaves only.
Small-headed Clover: Trifolium microcephalum or Few-flower Clover: Trifolium oliganthum - Basal leaves only.
Filaree: Erodium cicutarium - Basal leaves only.
Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum
* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum
* Klickitat Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense
Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Leaves visible.
Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - A few basal leaves visible.
* Butterfly-loving Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi
Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - Leaves visible.
Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri
Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum - A few plants with flower buds near the lower paved trail.
Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Basal leaves visible.
Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata - Basal leaves visible beneath the powerlines on Sunflower Hill.
Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus - Only the basal leaf rosettes are visible.
Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida (var. ?) - Leaves emerging from the ground.
Barrett's Penstemon: Penstemon barrettiae
Bedstraw, Cleavers: Galium aparine
Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta - Numerous basal leaves present in wet areas along the lower paved trails.
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - The first of this year's basal leaves visible.
False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides - Basal leaves only.
California Ground Squirrel
Bald Eagles
Red-tailed Hawks
Coopers Hawk
Kestrel
Ravens
Stellers Jays
Scrub Jays
Northern Flicker
Lewis' Woodpeckers
Western Meadowlark
Western Bluebird
White-crowned Sparrow or Golden-crowned Sparrow (only heard)
Dark-eyed Juncos
Mountain Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
Alligator Lizard
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