[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

May 7, 2013

Wahclella Falls April 22, 2013.


* indicates the wildflower is blooming.

Inactive Tube Lichen: Hypogymnia inactiva ?

Membranous Felt Lichen: Peltigera membranacea

Splendid Feather Moss: Hylocomium splendens

Palm Tree Moss: Leucolepis acnathoneuron

Electrified Cats Tail Moss: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

Douglas' Spikemoss: Selaginella douglasii

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata

* Vine Maple: Acer circinatum - Fading out of bloom.

Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

Red Alder: Alnus rubra

Filbert: Corylus cornuta var. californica

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis

Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum

Podfern: Aspidotis densa

Rock-brake: Cryptogramma crispa

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

* Bolander's Sedge: Carex (bolanderi ?)

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua

* Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis

Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri

Bronze Bells: Stenanthium occidentale

* Clasping Twistedstalk: Streptopus amplexifolius

Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum

* Hyacinth:

Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

Bitter Dock: Rumex obtusifolius

* Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica

Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia - In bud.

* Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - Fading out of bloom.

* Chickweed: Stellaria media

Baneberry: Actaea rubra - Past bloom.

* Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea

* Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

* Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum occidentale

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla - Beginning to bloom.

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra - In bud.

* Scouler's Corydalis: Corydalis scouleri

* American Wintergreen: Barbarea orthoceras

Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium - In bud.

* Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha

* Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana - Fading out of bloom.

* Fringe Cup: Tellima grandiflora

* Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii

* Stink Currant: Ribes bracteosum

* Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea var. occidentalis - Beginning to bloom.

Sylvan Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus - In bud.

* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata

* Large-leaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

Osoberry: Oemleria cerasiformis - Fruits forming.

Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?)

Ninebark: Physocarpus capitatus - In bud.

* Sour Cherry: Prunus cerasus ?

Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus - Beginning to bloom.

* Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis - Fading out of bloom.

* Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus ssp. macropetalus

* Leafy Peavine: Lathyrus polyphyllus

* Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

* Dove'sfoot Geranium: Geranium molle

* Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum

* Cascara: Rhamnus prushiana

Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia (rhombifolia ?)

Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

* Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum

* Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei

Water Parsley: Oenanthe sarmentosa

Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium

* Star Flower: Trientalis latifolia - Beginning to bloom.

* Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes

* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora

Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis - In bud.

* Sitka Mist Maidens: Romanzoffia sitchensis

* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia

* Ground Ivy: Glechoma hederacea

* Red Dead Nettle: Lamium purpureum

Lemon Balm: Melissa officinalis

Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris

Great Hedge-nettle: Stachys cooleyae

* Large-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia grandiflora

Foxglove: Digitalis purpurea

* Chickweed Monkeyflower: Mimulus alsinoides

* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

* Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola

Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

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

* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella - Fading out of bloom.

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

* Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa - Fading out of bloom.

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigata

* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta

* Corn Salad: Valerianella locusta

* Scouler's Valerian: Valeriana scouleri

Manroot: Marah oreganus

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Burdock: Arctium minus

Streambank Arnica: Arnica amplexicaulis

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

* Goldstars: Crocidium multicaule - Fading out of bloom.

Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum

Hawkweed: Hieracium sp. ? - Weedy.

Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Packera bolanderi var. harfordii

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

Aster: Symphyotrichum sp.

Tansy: Tancetum sp.

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen Along this Route:

Turkey Vultures

Osprey

Dippers

American Robins

Thrush - heard

Dark-eyed Juncos

Winter Wrens

Rufous Hummingbird

Pale Swallowtails

Mourning Cloaks

Sara's Orangetips

Mustard Whites

Blues


Paul Slichter