Comprehensive Catherine Creek Plant List
Puff Balls:
Wolf Lichen: Letharia vulpina
Cartilage Lichen: Ramalina subleptocarpha ?
Glossy Red Bryum Moss: Bryum miniatum
Juniper Haircap Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum
Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum pilferum
Elongate Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium elongatum ?
Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei
Podfern: Aspidotis densa
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Goldback Fern: Pentagramma triangularis
Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Imbricate Fern: Polystichum imbricans
Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
* Caifornia Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta ssp. californica
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
* Willow: Salix sp. - Most appear to be male plants, blooming before the leaves.
* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha
* Leiberg's Bluegrass: Poa leibergii
Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Basal leaves. (8)Ball-head Cluster Lily: Dichelostemma congestum - Basal leaves only. (13)
Common Camas: Camassia quamash (var. breviflora ?) - Basal leaves present, some plants with flower buds. (20)
* Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - Beginning to bloom. (24)
Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis - Flower buds forming. (27)
* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Blooming well! (28)
* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Near peak bloom on Tuesday, fading out of bloom on Sunday. (47)
Rein-orchid: Platanthera sp. (60 or 63)
Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata - In bud. (104)
Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva - Basal leaves only. (97)
* Dwarf Montia: Montia dichotoma ?
* Water Chickweed: Montia fontana var. tenerrima
* Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis (102)
* Chickweed: Stellaria media
Shiny Starwort: Stellaria nitens
Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum - Basal leaves. (133)
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Mostly in bud. (135)* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis (145)
Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium - In bud. (153)
* White Meconella: Meconella oregana (158)
* Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii (176)
* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma (174)
* Spring Whitlow Grass: Draba verna (180)
* Fringe Pods: Thysanocarpus curvipes (194)
* Smooth Praire Star: Lithophragma glabrum (207)
Brittle-leaved Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa - In bud. (219)
* Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia (219)
* Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula (221)
Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii (236)
Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - Beginning to leaf out. (244)
Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus - Basal leaves only. (300)
Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus - Lots of leaves. (304)
Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius x sericeus (Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius) - Basal leaves only. (299)
Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Basal leaves only. (317)
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium (325)
Cutleaf Violet: Viola sheltonii - Basal leaves only. (349)
Poison Oak: Toxicoscordion diversilobum (329)
* Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Past their peak bloom. (388)
* Klickitat Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense
* Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum (393)Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Basal leaves only. (396)
* Butterfly-loving Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum
* Salt and Pepper: Lomatium piperi - Fading out of bloom. (397)
Suksdorf's Desert Parsley: Lomatium suksdorfii - Leaves only. (398)
Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - Basal leaves. (399)
Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia montana - Basal leaves. (403)
Western Snakeroot: Sanicula crassicaulis (404)
Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens (405)
* Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon conjugens - Beginning to bloom. (429)
* Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum - Beginning to bloom. (434)
Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. nitida (443)
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis (459)Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - A few plants with flower buds. (470)
* Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata (473)
Great Houndstongue: Adelinia grandis - Leaves emerging but not in bloom. (487)
* Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus - A few plants in bloom. (498)
* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora (525)
* Few-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia sparsiflora - A few plants in bloom. (527)
* Chickweed Monkey Flower: Erythranthe alsinoides (539)* Common Monkey Flower: Erythranthe guttata - Beginning to bloom. (542)
Barrett's Penstemon: Penstemon barrettiae (554)
* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum (578)
Bedstraw, Cleavers: Galium aparine (580)
* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta (595)Yarrow: Achillea millefolium (707)
* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla (609)
Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa
* Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza deltoidea x careyana- A few plants in bloom. (723)
* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule (696)
False Agoseris, Prairie Dandylion: Nothocalais troximoides - In bud. (624)
Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Basal leaves only. (703)
California Ground Squirrels
Bald Eagle (juvenile) which flew 20' above us!
Red-tailed Hawks
Ravens
Northern Flickers
Lewis' Woodpeckers
Stellers Jays
Scrub Jays
Western Meadowlarks
Spotted Towhees
American Robins
Western Bluebirds
Golden-crowned Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
Violet-green Swallows
Yellow-rumped Warblers
Western Fence Lizards
Frogs croaking in both Catherine and Minor Creeks.
Sara's Orange Tip (butterfly)
The Uncle (small, colorful moth) - Numerous
Domestic honey bees
Water Striders