[Wildflower Bloom in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington: 2014]

Currently Blooming Wildflowers in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

April 11, 2014

Latourell Falls Loop Trail in Guy W. Talbot State Park

Scouler's corydalis (Corydalis scouleri) as seen along the Latourell Falls loop trail, Columbia River Gorge..........April 11, 2014.

Scouler's corydalis (Corydalis scouleri) as seen along the Latourell Falls loop trail, Columbia River Gorge..........April 11, 2014.

* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Antlered Perfume: Evernia prunastri

Scented Liverwort - Conocephalum conicum

Plume Moss: Dendroalsia abietina

Oregon Beaked Moss: Eurhynchium oreganum

Splendid Feather Moss: Hylocomium splendens

Isothecium Moss: Isothecium sp.

Palm Tree Moss: Leucolepis acnathoneuron

Douglas' Neckera Moss: Neckera douglasii

Undulate Plagiothecium Moss: Plagiothecium undulataum

Electrified Cats Tail Moss: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

Douglas' Spikemoss: Selaginella douglasii

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum - Beginning to leaf out.

Douglas' Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii - Leafing out.

* Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

* Red Alder: Alnus rubra

Filbert: Corylus cornuta var. californica - Leafing out. Past bloom.

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa - Leafing out.

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata - Some nice trees along the creek!

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum

Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora ?

* Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua

* Skunk Cabbage: Lysichiton americanum

Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum

False Lily of the Valley: Maianthemum dilatatum

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - In bud.

Star-flowered False Solomon's Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - In bud.

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

* Clasping Twistedstalk: Streptopus amplexifolius

* Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

Bitter Dock: Rumex obtusifolius

* Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica

* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Chickweed: Stellaria media

* Baneberry: Actaea rubra

* Poison Larkspur: Delphinium trollifolium - Beginning to bloom.

Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens

Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

* Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra

* Scouler's Corydalis: Corydalis scouleri

* Bleeding Hearts: Dicentra formosa

* Garlic Mustard: Alliaria petiolata

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

* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma

* Pennsylvania Bittercress: Cardamine pensylvanica

* Honesty: Lunaria annua

Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha

* Fringe Cup: Tellima grandiflora

* Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii - Beginning to bloom.

Stink Currant: Ribes bracteosum

* Straggly Currant: Ribes divaricatum

Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea var. occidentalis

* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - Leafing out.

* Osoberry: Oemleria cerasiformis - Fading out of bloom.

Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

* Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis

Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

Spiraea: Spiraea sp.

* Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum

* Oregon Wood Sorrel: Oxalis oregana

Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

Purple-leaved Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum (ssp. ciliatum ?)

Atlantic Ivy: Hedera hibernica

Devil's Club: Oplopanax horridum - Leafing out.

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum

Water Parsley: Oenanthe sarmentosa

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata

Salal: Gaultheria shallon

Pink Pyrola: Pyrola asarifolia

Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium - Leafing out.

Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes - In bud.

* Sitka Mist Maidens: Romanzoffia sitchensis

Great Hedgenettle: Stachys cooleyae

Foxglove: Digitalis purpurea

Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major

Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Wild Cucumber: Marah oreganus

* Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa

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

Oval-leaf Viburnum: Viburnum ellipticum - Leafing out.

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Burdock: Arctium minus

Hawkweed: Hieracium sp. ? - Weedy species

Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Packera bolanderi var. harfordii


Animals Seen at This Location:

Douglas' Squirrels

Turkey Vultures

Dark-eyed Juncos

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Winter Wrens

Blues


Paul Slichter