[2012 Wildflower Bloom Reports for the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Columbia River Gorge

Eagle Creek Trail #440

Wildflower bloom Along the Eagle Creek Trail as far as Lower Punchbowl Falls

May 10, 2012

Wildflowers along the Eagle Creek Trail, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area..........April 13, 2012.

Wildflowers along the Eagle Creek Trail as seen about one mile uphill along a steep cliffside..............April 13, 2012. Seen in the photo are the yellow daisy flowers of gold stars (Crocidium multicaule), the small blue flowers of large-flowered blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia grandiflora), and the pendant licorice fern (Polypodium glycyrrhiza).

* indicates the wildflower is blooming.

Cup Lichen: Cladonia furcata

Snake Liverwort: Conocephalum conicum

Ring Pellia: Pellia neesiana ?

Common Feather Moss: Eurhynchium praelongum

Splendid Feather Moss: Hylocomium splendens

Palm Tree Moss: Leucolepis acnathoneuron

Juniper Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

Elongate Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium elongatum

Fan Moss: Rhizomnium glabrescens

Electrified Cats Tail Moss: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus ?

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Douglas' Spikemoss: Selaginella douglasii

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

* Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

Red Alder: Alnus rubra

Filbert: Corylus cornuta var. californica

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana - Leafing out. Inflorescences in bud.

* Columbia Willow: Salix columbiana ?

* Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis

Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum

Podfern: Aspidotis densa

Maidenhair Spleenwort: Asplenium trichomanes

Lady Fern: Athrium filix-femina

Rock-brake: Cryptogramma crispa

Brittle Bladder-fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Woodfern: Dryopteris sp. ?

Western Polypody: Polypodium hesperium

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

* Sedge: Carex (hendersonii or leptopoda ?)

* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha

* Smallflowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

Indian Ricegrass: Achnatherum hymenoides ? - In bud.

* Sweet Vernalgrass: Anthoxanthum odoratum

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

Bluegrass: Poa sp. (howellii, nemoralis, nervosa ?) - In bud.

* Bluegrass: Poa sp. (x multnomae ?)

Onion: Allium sp. (A. accuminatum or A. cernuum ?) - In bud.

* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis - Fading out of bloom.

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - Beginning to bloom.

* Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri var. oreganum - Fading out of bloom.

* Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius

Wood Lily, Trillium: Trillium ovatum - Past bloom.

* Heart-leaf Twayblade: Listera cordata

Heart-leaved Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

Bitter Dock: Rumex obtusifolius

* Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

* Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora ?

* Miner's Lettuce: Montia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata

* Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica

Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia - In bud.

Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria

* Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

* Sticky Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum

* Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophyllum

Soapwort: Saponaria officinalis - Along access road to trailhead.

* Chickweed: Stellaria media

Baneberry: Actaea rubra - Past bloom.

Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea - In bud.

* Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum

Lesser Celandine: Ranunculus ficaria - At trailhead.

Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

* Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum occidentale

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla - Beginning to bloom.

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

* Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra - In bud.

Dutchman's Breeches: Dicentra cucullaria

* Bleeding Hearts: Dicentra formosa

* American Winter Cress: Barbarea orthoceras - Present near the trailhead.

Western Bittercress: Cardamine occidentalis - Fading out of bloom.

Slender Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii (Synonym: Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella) - Past bloom.

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna var. boerhaavii

Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum -

Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulatum - In bud.

Oregon Bolandra: Bolandra oregana - In bud.

Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha In bud.

* Small-flowered Prairie Stars: Lithophragma parviflorum - Fading out of bloom.

* Fleshy-leaved Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. claytoniifolia

Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana

* Western Saxifrage: Saxifraga occidentalis var. rufidula - Fading out of bloom.

* Fringe Cup: Tellima grandiflora

* Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii

Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea var. occidentalis

Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus

* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata

* Large-leaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

Osoberry: Oemleria cerasiformis

Ninebark: Physocarpus capitatus

Glandular Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. reflexa ?)

Sour Cherry: Prunus cerasus ?

Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus

Black Cap: Rubus leucodermis

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflora

* Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis - Fading out of bloom.

* Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus - Beginning to bloom.

* Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphyllus

Lupine: Lupinus sp. - Basal leaves of a perennial species.

Clover: Trifolium (microcephalum ?) - Native clover?

Sand Clover: Trifolium (tridentatum ?) - Native.

* Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum

Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana - In bud.

Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum

* Stream Violet: Viola glabella

* Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens - Fading out of bloom.

Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

Clarkia: Clarkia sp. ?

* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

* Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum

* Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei

* Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

Salal: Gaultheria shallon

* Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium

* Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum - Fading out of bloom.

* Broadleaf Starflower: Trientalis latifolia - Beginning to bloom.

Varied-leaf Collomia: Collomia heterophylla

* Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis

* Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes

* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora v. parviflora

Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis

* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia

* Yellow and Blue Scorpion Grass: Myosotis discolor

Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris

Yerba Buena: Satureja douglasii ?

* Large-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia grandiflora

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Chickweed Monkeyflower: Mimulus alsinoides - Beginning to bloom.

* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii

Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella

* Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis

* Thyme-leaved Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia ?

* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

Common Plantain: Plantago major

* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa ?

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigata

* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta - At peak of bloom.

Scouler's Valerian: Valeriana scouleri - Several plants with flower buds present.

* Big Root: Marah oreganus

Scoulers Harebell: Campanula scouleri

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Streambank Arnica: Arnica amplexicaulis

* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia - Beginning to bloom.

* English Daisy: Bellis perennis

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule

Annual Fleabane: Erigeron annuus

Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - In bud.

Hawkweed: Hieracium sp. - Weedy.

False Dandylion: Hypochaeris radicata

Wall Lettuce: Lactuca muralis

Nipplewort: Lapsana communis

Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Packera bolanderi var. harfordii

Sweet Colt's Foot: Petasites frigidus - Going to seed.

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

Common Sow Thistle: Sonchus oleraceus

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen Along this Route:

Osprey

Dippers - Singing happily.

Stellers Jays

American Robins

Violet-green Swallows

Bewicks Wren

Blues

Propertius Duskywings

Saras Orangetips

Whites

Bumble Bees

Small black flies with white wing markings.

Hoover Fly


Eagle Creek Trail, Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.............April 13, 2012.

A view of Eagle Creek from near the trailhead. The white patches of flowers on the slope above the river are western saxifrages (Saxifraga rufidula) which cover many of the cliff faces, making them a milky white color.............April 13, 2012.

Paul Slichter