[Wildflower Destinations in the Columbia River Gorge]

Staver Ponds

The Dalles, Oregon

May 14, 2012

* indicates a wildflower currently in bloom.

Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum

Haircap Moss: Polytrichum sp.

Lace Lipfern: Cheilanthes gracillima

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Imbricate Swordfern: Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans

Water Starwort: Callitriche (verna ?)

* Ovoid Spikerush: Eleocharis ovata ?

* Creeping Spikerush: Eleocharis palustris

* Baltic Rush: Juncus balticus var. balticus ?

Pacific Rush: Juncus effusus ssp. pacificus

* Slender Rush: Juncus tenuis ?

* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii (var. lemmonii ?)

* Pacific Meadow-foxtail: Alopecurus saccatus ?

* Soft Brome: Bromus hordeaceus

* Ripgut: Bromus diandrus

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Deschampsia ????

Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

* Annual Fescue: Festuca sp. ?

* Foxtail Fescue: Festuca megalura ?

* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Leiberg's Bluegrass: Poa leibergii ?

* Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia

* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicatum

* Cereal Rye: Secale cereale

* Medusahead: Taeniatherum caput-medusae

* North African Grass: Ventenata dubia

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana

Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.

* Nevius' Onion: Allium nevii (old Allium douglasii var. nevii)

* Common Camas: Camassia quamash (ssp. breviflora, ssp. quamash, or ssp. walpolei ?)

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods well formed.

* Bicolor Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii

Grass Widow: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Going to seed.

* Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum

Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum (var. proliferum?)

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Curly Dock: Rumex crispus

* Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolius

Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata - Past bloom.

Water Chickweed: Montia fontana - Past bloom.

Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis - Past bloom.

* Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum

Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichtum - In bud.

Least Mousetail: Myosuris minimus

White Water Buttercup: Ranunculus aquatilis var. capillaceus

* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis

* Celery-leaf Buttercup: Ranunculus sceleratus var. multifidus

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

* California Poppy: Eschscholzia californica

* Western Bittercress: Cardamine occidentalis ? - Fading fast.

Scalepod: Idahoa scapigera

Fringepods: Thysanocarpus curvipes - Pods.

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

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

Peak Saxifrage: Saxifraga nidifica ssp. claytoniifolia ? - Past bloom.

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (v. ?) - Past bloom.

Domestic Apple: Malus x domestica - Past bloom.

Sweet Cherry: Prunus avium ? - Past bloom.

Almond: Prunus dulcis - Fruits well-formed.

Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana

* Hood River Milkvetch: Astragalus hoodianus

* Howell's Milkvetch: Astragalus howellii

Spanish Clover: Lotus unifoliolatus

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

* Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus - Past its peak.

Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus

Stony Ground Lupine: Lupinus saxosus ? - Past bloom.

Rabbitsfoot Clover: Trifolium arvense

* Field Clover: Trifolium campestre ?

* Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubius

Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Past bloom.

Small-head Clover: Trifolium (microcephalum ? )

* Tiny Vetch: Vicia hirsuta

* Cow Vetch: Vicia cracca or Hairy Vetch: Vicia villosa ? - It's pretty, and very weedy, but we didn't take time to verify which one was abundantly present here.

* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

* Slender Clarkia: Clarkia gracilis

Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

Spikeprimrose: Epilobium sp. (old Boisduvalia sp.)

* Chervil: Anthriscus scandicina

Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Going to seed.

Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Past bloom.

* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum

Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri

Western Snakeroot: Sanicula crassicaulis - In bud.

Narrow-leaf Milkweed: Asclepias fascicularis

Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum - Past bloom.

* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis

* Baby Stars: Leptosiphon bicolor

Navarretia: Navarretia (tagetina ? )

Annual Polemonium: Polemonium micranthum - Past bloom.

Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum v. thompsonii - Past bloom.

* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata - Fading out of bloom.

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa

Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Past bloom.

* Yellow and Blue Scorpionweed: Myosotis discolor

* Rusty Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys nothofulvus

* Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri (There may be some eastside popcornflower: Plagiobothrys hispidulus present too.)

* Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus ?

* Attenuate Paintbrush: Castilleja attenuata

* Thin Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Hedge-hyssop: Gratiola (sp?)

* Common Monkey Flower: Mimulus guttatus

* Dwarf Owlclover: Triphysaria pusilla

* Water Speedwell: Veronica anagallis-aquatica

* Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis

* Purslane Speedwell: Veronica peregrina var. xalpensis

* Annual Bedstraw, Cleavers: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

* Manroot: Marah oreganus

Blue Elderberry: Sambucus mexicana - In bud.

White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora - In bud.

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla var. heterophylla

Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Past bloom.

* Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana x deltoidea

Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa

Hoary False Aster: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii - In bud.

Rush Skeleton Weed: Chondrilla juncea

Columbia Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii

* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - Beginning to bloom.

Columbia River Gumweed: Grindelia (columbiana ?)

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri (var. cynoglossoides ?) - In bud.

Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola

* Smooth Lasthenia: Lasthenia glaberrima

* Lemon-scented Tarweed: Madia citriodora ?

* Little Tarweed: Madia exigua

* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis ?

False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides - Going to seed.

Rayless Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides - In bud.

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale - Fading out of bloom.

Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

Mule Deer spoor

Turkey Vulture

Red-tailed Hawks

Ravens

Scrub Jays

Callifornia Quail

Mourning Doves: Cooing in the distance.

Western Meadowlarks

Horned Larks

Western Goldfinches

Wren

Violet-green Swallow

Western Fence Lizard

Racer

Pacific Tree Frog s

Tadpoles

Ochre Ringlets - Numerous.

Boisduval Blues

Sulphur

Large Bombus bumblebee

Yellow Jackets

Honeybees

Numerous species of native bees

Dragonflies

Damselflies

Crane Flies

Water Striders

Whirligig Beetles

Hoover Flies

Lady Bugs

Black Jumping Spider

Thin spider thad can hide on a stalk of grass.