Comprehensive Plant List for the Champion Lumber Company Haul Road.
Wolfbane Lichen: Letharia vulpina
Haircap Juniper Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum
Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
Scouring-rush Horsetail: Equisetum hyemale
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Imbricate Swordfern: Polystichum imbricans
Western Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii
Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum
White Alder: Alnus rhombifolia
* Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa
River Birch: Betula occidentalis
California Filbert: Corylus cornuta var. californica
* Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa ssp. balsamifera
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
* Willow: Salix sp.
Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana
Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum
Lesser Duckweed: Lemna minor
* Jointleaf Rush: Juncus articulatus ssp. articulatus - Moist swales in the river bars.
Pacific Rush: Juncus effusus (var. ?)
Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius - Basal leaves look like small irises. Moist swales in the river bars.
Poverty Rush: Juncus tenuis ? - Beginning to bloom.
* Sedge: Carex sp. - Wetlands. Tufted. Compact heads of many closely arranged spikes.
* Sedge: Carex sp. - Upland. Tufted.
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
* Spikerush: Eleocharis ovata ?
* Common Spikerush: Eleocharis palustris
* Meadow Foxtail Grass: Alopecurus (pratensis ?)
* Ripgut: Bromus diandrus
* Soft Brome: Bromus hordeaceus
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia
* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda
* Bluegrass: Poa wheeleri ? gracillima, etc. - Arched panicles with branches mostly appressed. Plants of vernally moist cliff faces.
* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
* Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis
* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Plants beginning to bloom, flowers cream to very faint pink.
* Onion: Allium sp. (Nevius' Onion: Allium nevii ?)
Common Camas - Camassia (quamash ssp. breviflora ?) - Fading out of bloom. Seen with binoculars so no specific ID.
* Ookow: Dichelostemma congestum
Pale-anthered Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - Pods forming.
* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - A few plants still in bloom.
* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii
Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - In bud.
* Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum
Rein Orchid: Platanthera sp.
* Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
Curly Dock: Rumex crispus
Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolius
* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana
* Water Montia: Montia chamissoi
Water Chickweed: Montia fontana - Past bloom.
* Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis - Only blooming in wet ditches. Past bloom elsewhere.
Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia - In bud.
Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - In bud.
Bouncing Bet: Saponaria officinalis
* Common Chickweed: Stellaria media - Fading out of bloom.
* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa - Beginning to bloom.
Western Clematis: Clematis ligusticifolia
Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum - In bud.
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
* Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius
* White Water Buttercup: Ranunculus aquatilis var. capillaceus
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis
Oak Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii - Seed pods forming.
Scale Pod: Idahoa scapigera - Pods forming.
* Watercress: Nasturtium officinale
* Western Yellow Cress: Rorippa curvisilqua var. curvisiliqua
* Tumble Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum
Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - In bud.
* Thinleaved Alumroot: Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia - Beginning to bloom.
* Small-flowered Prairie Stars: Lithophragma parviflorum
* Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana - Fading out of bloom.
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - Flower buds forming.
Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier cusickii - Fruits forming.
* Douglas' Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii (var. douglasii) - Fading out of bloom.
* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata
Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
* Ninebark: Physocarpus capitatus - Beginning to bloom.
Sulphur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta - In bud.
* Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa
* Blackcap Raspberry: Rubus leucodermis
* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus
* Trailing Pacific Blackberry: Rubus ursinus
Spanish-clover: Acmispon americanus var. americanus
Nevada Deer-vetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis
* Bog Deer-vetch: Hosackia pinnata
* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus - Observed atop the road cut where it was difficult to climb to confirm its identity.
* Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius (formerly var. thompsonianus )
Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus - Creamy-flowered form. In bud.
Alfalfa: Medicago sativa
* Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum
* Small-head Clover: Trifolium microcephalum - Beginning to bloom.
* White Clover: Trifolium repens
* Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium - Fading out of bloom.
* Dovesfoot Geranium: Geranium molle
Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum
* White-stemmed Blazing Star: Mentzelia albicaulis ?
* Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus
* Buckbrush: Ceanothus sanguineus
* Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana - Brown elfins were attracted to its flowers.
* Burr Chervil: Anthriscus caucalis
Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Fat fruits are forming.
* Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum
* Klickitat (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense
Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Yellow-flowered form. Fruits forming.
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Butterfly-loving desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum ?
* Suksdorf's Desert Parsley: Lomatium suksdorfii
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon/ Primula poeticum - Past bloom.
* Broadleaf Star Flower: Lysimachia latifolia
Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium
Dogbane: Apocynum cannabinum or Apocynum sibiricum ? - Too early to identify.
* Bluefields Gilia: Gilia capitata
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Primarily blooming around vernal pools.
Prickly Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta
* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa
Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora (var. austiniae ?)
Varied-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata - In bud.
* Weak-stem Cryptantha: Cryptantha flaccida
* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia
* Common Houndstongue: Cynoglossum officinale
* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale
* Yellow and Blue Scorpionweed: Myosotis discolor
Little Combseed: Gruvelia pusilla - Past bloom.
* Scouler's Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys scouleri or Eastside Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys hispidulus ?
Bracted Verbena: Verbena bracteata
Bittersweet Nightshade: Solanum dulcamara
* Bractless Hedge-hyssop: Gratiola ebracteata
Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica
* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata
* Barrett's Penstemon: Penstemon barrettiae
Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - Blooming on the river sand and gravel bars.
Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii v. richardsonii
* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella
Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus
* American Brooklime: Veronica americanum
* Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis
* Purslane Speedwell: Veronica peregrina var. xalapensis - Blooming in moist swales running through the river bars.
* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum
* Cleavers: Galium aparine
Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale
* Bigroot: Marah oreganus
Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea - In bud.
* White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera
* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - Some plants in bud.
* Field Pussytoes: Antennaria neglecta var. howellii - Fading out of bloom.
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - A few plants in bloom.
Dragon Sagewort: Artemisia dracunculus ?
* Michaux's Wormwood: Artemisia michauxiana - This alpine plant is out of place, but could be expected if washed downstream from Mt. Adams.
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Either this species or a hybrid between Carey's balsamroot and northwestern balsamroot (Balsamorhiza deltoidea).
Dustymaidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii - In bud on the river sand bars.
Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
* Spring Gold: Crocidium multicaule - Mostly out of bloom.
* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - Beginning to bloom.
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri
Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare - In bud.
Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata ? - In bud.
* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale
California Ground Squirrels
Western Gray Squirrels
Red-tailed Hawk
Turkey Vultures
Ravens
Crows
Steller's Jay ?
Common Mergansers
Mallard (female)
California Quail
Mourning Doves
Spotted Sandpiper ? - heard
Northern Flicker - heard
Western Wood Peewee - heard. First one of this new year.
Spotted Towhee - heard
American Robin
Black-headed Grosbeaks - numerous. Very vocal.
Western Tanagers -fairly numerous. Likewise, very vocal.
American Dipper -immature bird
Violet-green Swallows - numerous
Northern Rough-winged Swallows - a trio that was swooping low over the Klickitat River in search of winged insects, then landed near us to pick up grit off the shoulder of the road.
Vaux's Swifts - numerous
Lazuli Buntings - numerous. A consant stream of song, plus more than a dozen sightings throughout the day.
Warblers - many were heard, but it was hard to coax them out to where we could see them clearly.
Black-capped Chickadees
Alligator Lizard - They sure run strangely!
Bullfrogs - heard
Tree Frogs - heard and seen on the river bar along the Klickitat River
Anise Swallowtails
Indra Swallowtails - attracted to red flagging placed near restoration plantings.
Pale Tiger Swallowtails
Western Tiger Swallowtails
Two-tailed Tiger Swallowtail - I may have seen one mudding on the margins of a vernal pool. I thought it looked a bit strange, but didn't think to note the type of tail it had.
Great Artics
Caliornia Tortoiseshell
Propertius Duskywings - Other duskywings may have been present too.
Ochre Ringlets - common.
Mylitta Crescents - One chased off an intruding dragonfly several times larger than itself that had blundered into its territory.
Brown Elfins
Boisduval's Blues ?
Arctic Skipper or Common Checkered Skipper
Woolly Bear Caterpillars - Long white hairs on their back for that 'punk' look.
Large Bumblebees