[2013 Wildflower Bloom Reports for the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Wildflower bloom Along the Wahclella Falls Trail

March 7, 2013

 


* indicates the wildflower is blooming.

 

Inactive Tube Lichen: Hypogymnia inactiva ?

Lungwort: Lobaria pulmonaria

Ring Pellia: Pellia neesiana

Splendid Feather Moss: Hylocomium splendens

Palm Tree Moss: Leucolepis acnathoneuron

Douglas' Neckera Moss: Neckera douglasii

Juniper Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

Electrified Cats Tail Moss: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus ?

Douglas' Spikemoss: Selaginella douglasii

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata

Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - Leaf buds swelling.

* Red Alder: Alnus rubra - Male catkins in full bloom, female cones begining to bloom.

* Domestic Filbert: Corylus avellana - Fading out of bloom at the trailhead.

* Filbert: Corylus cornuta var. californica - Both male and female flowers in bloom.

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana

Willow: Salix sp. - In bud.

Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum

Podfern: Aspidotis densa

Maidenhair Spleenwort: Asplenium trichomanes

Rock-brake: Cryptogramma crispa

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Woodrush: Luzula sp. ? - Basal leaves present.

Bitter Dock: Rumex obtusifolius

Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica

Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

Chickweed: Stellaria media

Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens ?

Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum occidentale

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

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

Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum

Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium

Small-flowered alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. diversifolia ?

Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha

Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana

* Western Saxifrage: Saxifraga occidentalis var. rufidula - Beginning to bloom.

Fringe Cup: Tellima grandiflora

Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii

Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea var. occidentalis

Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata

Large-leaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

* Osoberry: Oemleria cerasiformis - Beginning to bloom.

Ninebark: Physocarpus capitatus

Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflora

* Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis - Beginning to bloom.

Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum

Cascara: Rhamnus prushiana

Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

Water Parsley: Oenanthe sarmentosa

Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium - Beginning to leaf out.

Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes

Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora

Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis - Basal leaves present.

Sitka Mist Maidens: Romanzoffia sitchensis

Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris

Foxglove: Digitalis purpurea

Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

Mt. Kittentails: Synthyris stellata ?

Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella ?

Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Elderberry: Sambucus sp.

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigata - Beginning to leaf out.

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

Wall Lettuce: Lactuca muralis

Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Packera bolanderi var. harfordii

* Sweet Colt's Foot: Petasites frigidus - Beginning to bloom.

Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen Along this Route:

Dippers - Singing happily.

Dark-eyed Juncos

Chickadees

Winter Wren

Ruby-crowned Kinglets


Paul Slichter