Columbia River Gorge
Eagle Creek Trail
Wildflower bloom Along the Eagle Creek Trail as far as Upper Punchbowl Falls
March 26, 2012
Boreal Cup Lichen, Boreal Pixie-cup Lichen: Cladonia borealis ?
Cup Lichen: Cladonia furcata
Inactive Tube Lichen: Hypogymnia inactiva ?
Snake Liverwort: Conocephalum conicum
Ring Pellia: Pellia neesiana ?
Fire Moss: Ceratodon purpureus
Common Feather Moss: Eurhynchium praelongum
Splendid Feather Moss: Hylocomium splendens
Palm Tree Moss: Leucolepis acnathoneuron
Pleuridium Moss: Pleuridium acuminatum ?
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 - Male catkins in full bloom, female cones begining to bloom.
* Filbert: Corylus cornuta var. californica - Both male and female flowers in bloom.
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana
* Willow: Salix sp.
Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum
Podfern: Aspidotis densa
Maidenhair Spleenwort: Asplenium trichomanes
Lady Fern: Athrium filix-femina - New fronds expanding.
Rock-brake: Cryptogramma crispa
Brittle Bladder-fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Western Polypody: Polypodium hesperium
Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum
* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha - Beginning to bloom.
Smallflowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora ? - Basal leaves present.
Onion: Allium sp. (A. accuminatum or A. cernuum ?)
Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis ? - Basal leaves present.
False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ?
* Wood Lily, Trillium: Trillium ovatum
Cluster Lily: Triteleia sp.
Rein Orchid: Piperia sp. ?
Heart-leaved Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
Bitter Dock: Rumex obtusifolius
Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum
* Glaucous Springbeauty: Claytonia exigua ssp. glauca
Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica
Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia
Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum
Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophyllum
Chickweed: Stellaria media
Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum - In bud.
Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens
Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum occidentale
Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium
Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa
Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra
Dutchman's Breeches: Dicentra cucullaria - In bud.
Bleeding Hearts: Dicentra formosa
American Winter Cress: Barbarea orthoceras - Present near the trailhead.
Hairy Bittercress: Cardamine hirsuta - Present near the trailhead and occasionally along the trail.
* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma
* Slender Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii (Synonym: Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella) - Many, attractive plants.
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna var. boerhaavii
Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum
Small-flowered alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. diversifolia ?
Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha
Fleshy-leaved Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. claytoniifolia - In bud.
Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana
Western Saxifrage: Saxifraga occidentalis var. rufidula
Fringe Cup: Tellima grandiflora
Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii
Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericeaa var. occidentalis
Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus
Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata
Large-leaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum
Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
Osoberry: Oemleria cerasiformis
Glandular Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var.
Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus
Black Cap: Rubus leucodermis
Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflora
Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus
Lupine: Lupinus sp. - Basal leaves of a perennial species.
Clover: Trifolium sp. - Native clover?
Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum
Cascara: Rhamnus prushiana
Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum
* Stream Violet: Viola glabella - Beginning to bloom.
* Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens - Beginnning to bloom.
Clarkia: Clarkia sp. ?
Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum - Left over, dry stems from last year.
Ciliate Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum
* Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei
Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Salal: Gaultheria shallon
Rhododendron: Rhododendron sp. - Domestic variety planted at overlook to Punchbowl Falls?
Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium
White Shooting Star: Dodecatheon dentatum
Blue Field Gilia: Gilia capitata - Basal leaf rosettes present.
Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii ?
Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes
Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora v. parviflora
Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis - Basal leaves present.
Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. - Basal leaves present.
Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris
* 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
Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine var. echinospermum
Twinflower: Linnaea borealis
Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa
Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigata
Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta - In bud.
Scouler's Valerian: Valeriana scouleri - Several plants with flower buds present.
Scoulers Harebell: Campanula scouleri - Basal leaves present.
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor
Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea
Streambank Arnica: Arnica amplexicaulis - Attractive leaves.
Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule
Annual Fleabane: Erigeron annuus
Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum
Hawkweed: Hieracium sp.
Wall Lettuce: Lactuca muralis
Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Packera bolanderi var. harfordii
* Sweet Colt's Foot: Petasites frigidus - Beginning to bloom.
White Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus
Common Sow Thistle: Sonchus oleraceus
Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Dippers - Singing happily.
Raven
Stellers Jays
Robins
Winter Wren
Golden-crowned Kinglets