[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

April 22, 2013

Wahclella Falls April 22, 2013.


* indicates the wildflower is blooming.

Inactive Tube Lichen: Hypogymnia inactiva ?

Lungwort: Lobaria pulmonaria

Membranous Felt Lichen: Peltigera membranacea

Ring Pellia: Pellia neesiana

Tree-ruffle Liverwort: Porella navicularis

Dicranium Moss: Dicranium sp.

Plume Moss: Dendroalsia abietina

Common Feather Moss: Eurhynchium praelongum ?

Splendid Feather Moss: Hylocomium splendens

Isothecium Moss: Isothecium sp.

Palm Tree Moss: Leucolepis acnathoneuron

Douglas' Neckera Moss: Neckera douglasii

Undulate Plagiothecium Moss: Plagiothecium undulataum ?

Juniper Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

Rhizomnium Moss: Rhizomnium glabrescens ?

Electrified Cats Tail Moss: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus ?

Douglas' Spikemoss: Selaginella douglasii

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata

* Vine Maple: Acer circinatum - Beginning to bloom.

* Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

* 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

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis

Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum

Podfern: Aspidotis densa

Maidenhair Spleenwort: Asplenium trichomanes

Rock-brake: Cryptogramma crispa

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis

* Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum

* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - Beginning to bloom.

* Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri - Beginning to bloom.

Clasping Twistedstalk: Streptopus amplexifolius - In bud.

* Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum - Fading out of bloom.

Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

Bitter Dock: Rumex obtusifolius

* Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica

Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

* Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Chickweed: Stellaria media

* Baneberry: Actaea rubra

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

* Scouler's Corydalis: Corydalis scouleri

* American Wintergreen: Barbarea orthoceras

* Slender Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii (Synonym: Cardamine pulcherrima var. tenella) - Fading out of bloom.

* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma

* Dame's Rocket: Hesperis matronalis

Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum

Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium

Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha

Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana

* Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. claytoniifolia

* Western Saxifrage: Saxifraga occidentalis var. rufidula

Fringe Cup: Tellima grandiflora

Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii

* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum - Fading out of bloom.

Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea var. occidentalis

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var.

Sylvan Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus

Common Hawthorn: Crataegus monogyna - In bud.

* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata

Large-leaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

* Osoberry: Oemleria cerasiformis - Beginning to bloom.

Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?)

Ninebark: Physocarpus capitatus

* Sour Cherry: Prunus cerasus ?

Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflora

* Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis

Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

Scot's Broom: Cytisus scoparius

Everlasting Sweet Pea: Lathyrus latifolius

Leafy Peavine: Lathyrus polyphyllus

Bird's Foot Trefoil: Lotus corniculatus

Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum

Cascara: Rhamnus prushiana

Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum

Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

* Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei

Water Parsley: Oenanthe sarmentosa

* Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium

Star Flower: Trientalis latifolia

Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes

* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora

Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis - Basal leaves present.

* Sitka Mist Maidens: Romanzoffia sitchensis

* Ground Ivy: Glechoma hederacea

* Red Dead Nettle: Lamium purpureum

Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris

* Large-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia grandiflora

Foxglove: Digitalis purpurea

* Chickweed Monkeyflower: Mimulus alsinoides

Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

* Mt. Kittentails: Synthyris stellata - Fading out of bloom at the falls.

* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

* Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa

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

* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta

* Scouler's Valerian: Valeriana scouleri

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Streambank Arnica: Arnica amplexicaulis

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

* Goldstars: Crocidium multicaule - Fading out of bloom.

Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum

Hawkweed: Hieracium sp. ?

False Dandylion: Hypochaeris radicata

Wall Lettuce: Lactuca muralis

Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Packera bolanderi var. harfordii

* Sweet Colt's Foot: Petasites frigidus - Fading out of bloom.

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen Along this Route:

Osprey

Common Crows

Dippers

American Robins

Song Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Winter Wrens

Garter Snake

Mourning Cloaks

Anglewings/ Satyrs or the like

Mustard White

Blues


Paul Slichter