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

Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Wildflower bloom At Bonneville Dam

May 14, 2013

Broadleaf Penstemon: Penstemon ovatus

Broad-leaf Penstemon: Penstemon ovatus

Several of us were fortunate enough to gain access to parts of the dam property (Oregon side of the river) that is normally closed to people at this time of year.


* indicates the wildflower is blooming.

 

Douglas' Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii ?

Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

Red Alder: Alnus rubra

* Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea

California Filbert: Corylus cornuta var. californica?

Oregon Ash: Fraxinus latifolius

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana ?

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Homalothecium Moss: Homalothecium sp.

Electrified Cats Tail Moss: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium sp.

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans - On shaded cliffs.

* Mountain Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha ?

* Great Camas: Camassia leichtlinii var. suksdorfii

* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis - Pods forming.

* Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense var. strictum

* Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum ?

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Hairy Rock Cress: Arabis hirsuta var. glabrata - Past bloom. Pods forming.

Cutleaf Thelypody: Thelypodium laciniatum ?

* Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum - Beginning to bloom.

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum - Berries forming.

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?)

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - In bud.

Indian-plum: Oemlaria cerasiformis - Fruits well-formed.

* Dog Rose: Rosa canina ?

* Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

* Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus: Rubus ursinus ssp. macropetalus

* Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius

Licorice Root: Glycyrrhiza lepidota var. glutinosa ?

Everlasting Pea: Lathyrus latifolius

* Small-flowered Deervetch: Lotus micranthus

* Common Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus

* Black Locust: Robinia pseudoacacia ?

* Yellow Clover: Trifolium agrarium

* Tiny Vetch: Vicia hirsuta

* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa

Klamath Weed: Hypericum perforatum

* Pacific Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum

* Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

Ciliate Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum (var. ?)

* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum

English Ivy: Hedera helix

Queen Anne's Lace: Daucus carota

* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum (var. triternatum)

Kinnickinnick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

* Yellow and Blue Scorpionweed: Myosotis discolor

Yerba Buena: Satureja douglasii

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida

* Barrett's Penstemon: Penstemon barrettiae - Most plants are from plantings from about the time the newest lock was constructed. Fading out of bloom.

* Broad-leaf Penstemon: Penstemon ovatus

Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii

* Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

* English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

Blue Elderberry: Sambucus (cerulea ?)

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigata

* Red Valerian: Centranthus ruber

Corn Salad: Valerianella locusta

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pearly Everlastings: Anaphalis margaritacea

Western Wormwood: Artemisia ludoviciana ?

Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa

* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum

Roughleaf Aster: Eurybia radulina

* False Dandelion: Hypochaeris radicata

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

Missouri Goldenrod: Solidago missouriensis ?

Tansy: Tanacetum sp.


Animals seen at this location:

Osprey

Raven

Canada Geese

Spotted Towhee

House Sparrow


Paul Slichter