Today the weather was in the mid 50s with scattered showers mixed with occasional bouts of sunshine, and more prolonged drizzle in the afternoon. Winds light to 10 mph.
It is currently hunting season for turkey, so please take care when hiking or riding horseback in this area. If you are in a group, please talk so that hunters can hear you!
Earthstars: Geastrum saccatum ?
Horsehair Lichen: Bryoria sp. on ponderosa pine
Greenleaf Tuckermannopsis Lichen: Cetraria chlorophylla - on ponderosa pine and Oregon white oak
Flattened Thornbush Lichen: Cetraria merrillii - on ponderosa pine and Oregon white oak
Antlered Perfume: Everneria prunastri
Powder-headed Tube Lichen: Hypogymnia tubulosa ? - on Oregon white oak
Lecidea Lichen: Lecidea sp? - Whitish-gray crustose lichen with multiple black spots in the center two-thirds
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen: Letharia columbiana
Wolf Lichen: Letharia vulpina
Beard Lichen: Usnea sp.
Brown-eyed Sunshine Lichen: Vulpicida canadensis- on ponderosa pine and Oregon white oak
Juniper Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum pilferum
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana
* Field Woodrush: Luzula multiflora
* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa
* Leiberg's Bluegrass: Poa leibergii
Pine Mistletoe: Arceuthobium campylopodum ?
Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.
* Scilla-like Onion: Allium scilloides - Beginning to flower.
* Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Most plants fading out of bloom.
Panicle Death Camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Fading out of bloom.
Rein Orchid: Piperia (elegans or unalaschensis) - Basal leaves only.
Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis
* Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum
Shining Chickweed: Stellaria nitens - In bud.
Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - In bud. Should bloom in the next few days.
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens - In bud.
* Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii ssp. nuttallii
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna var. boerhaavii - Numerous.
Scalepod: Idahoa scapigera - Pods ripening.
* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum (Synonym: Lithophragma bulbifera)
* Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum (Synonym: Lithophragma glabra)
* Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. integrifolia
Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa
Hood River Milkvetch: Astragalus hoodianus - In bud.
Lupine: Lupinus sp.
Mahala Mat: Ceanothus prostratus
* Cutleaf Violet: Viola sheltonii
*Sagebrush Violet: Viola trinervata - Beginning to bloom.
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscossimum (var. ?)
* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Fading out of bloom.
* Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi or gormanii
* Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Yellow-flowered form.
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi or Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormanii
* Suksdorf's Desert Parsley: Lomatium suksdorfii - Beginning to bloom.
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia montana
Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea
Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea (var. ?)
* Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum
Baker's Babystars: Leptosiphon bolanderi - In bud.
* Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis
* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa
* Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus - Beginning to bloom.
Ballhead Desert Parsley: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
Great Basdin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora - Beginning to bloom.
Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata
* Weak-stem Cryptanth: Cryptantha flaccida
* Scouler's Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys scouleri - Plants are blooming but very small.
Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. occidentalis
* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. purpurea
Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa
* Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Beginning to bloom.
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule
False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides - In bud.
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - In bud.
Animals Seen During This Hike:
Western Gray Squirrel
California Ground Squirrel
Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Flickers
Hairy Woodpecker
Downy Woodpecker
Spotted Towhee
Dark-eyed Juncos
Pacific Tree Frog
Frogs croaking in Canyon Creek