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

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

Starvation Creek

May 5, 2014

Slopes above Starvation Creek.......May 5, 2014.

Steep, grassy and rocky slopes high above and to the east of Starvation Creek..........May 5, 2014.

* indicates the wildflower is in bloom.

Antlered Perfume: Evernia prunastri

Tube Lichen: Hypogymnia sp.

Pelt Lichen: Peltigera sp.

Dendroalsia Moss: Dendroalsia abietina

Dicranium Moss: Dicranium sp.

Oregon Beaked Moss: Eurhynchium oreganum

Splendid Feather Moss: Hylocomium splendens

Palm Tree Moss: Leucolepis acnathoneuron

Juniper Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

Electrified Cats Tail Moss: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta - Plantings along Gorge Scenic Highway?

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Douglas' Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

Red Alder: Alnus rubra

Golden Chinquapin: Chrysolepis chrysophylla var. chrysophylla - Along Gorge Scenic Highway several hundred meters east of Starvation Creek.

* Pacific Dogwood: Cornus nuttallii

Filbert: Corylus cornuta var. californica

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana

Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum

Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum

Podfern: Aspidotis densa

Lady Fern: Athrium filix-femina

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Sedge: Carex sp. - In bud. On talus at the base of several small waterfalls.

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Leiberg's Bluegrass: Poa leibergii ?

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

* Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri - A few in bloom at falls high up the slopes.

* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii

Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata

* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra (ssp. depressa ?)

* Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica

Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia - In bud.

* Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

* Sticky Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum

Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophyllum - In bud.

* Chickweed: Stellaria media

* Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum ? - Hard to identify through binoculars!

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra - In bud.

California Poppy: Eschscholzia californica

Dutchman's Breeches: Dicentra cucullaria - Past bloom.

Slender Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii

Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma

Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum - In bud.

* Shepherd's Cress: Teesdalia nudicaulis

Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulatum - In bud.

* Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum

* Merten's Saxifage: Saxifraga mertensiana

* Fringe Cup: Tellima grandiflora

* Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii

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

* Saskatoon Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. alnifolia ?) - Most plants with developing fruits. Those in bloom were on steep slopes I couldn't get to, but the petals looked short.

Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus

* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata - One plant in bloom.

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

Glandular Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa (var. ?)

* Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

Domestic or Sour Cherry: Prunus sp. ?

Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - In bud.

Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana ? - (Planting along onramp back to freeway?)

Domestic Rose: Rosa sp. - Plantings around parking area.

Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus

Black Cap: Rubus leucodermis

Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

* Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius - Blooming between I-84 and the Gorge Scenic Highway several hundred meters east of Starvation Creek.

* Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphyllus

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa

* Tiny Vetch: Vicia tetrasperma ?

* Shining Geranium: Geranium lucidum

* Dove'sfoot Geranium: Geranium molle

* Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum

Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum

Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

Ciliate Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum

* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum

Atlantic Ivy: Hedera hibernica

Devil's Club: Oplopanax horridum

* Burr-chervil: Anthriscus caucalis

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum

* Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum

Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei

* Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum

* Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Manzanita: Arctostaphylos columbiana

* Broadleaf Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia

* Greater Periwinkle: Vinca (major ?)

Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - Blooming high on cliffs.

* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora v. parviflora

* Sitka Mist Maidens: Romanzoffia sitchensis

* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia

* Blue and Yellow Scorpionweed: Myosotis discolor

* Red Dead-nettle: Lamium purpureum

Great Hedge Nettle: Stachys cooleyae

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata

Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii

* Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola - Blooming in sunny locations atop cliffs.

* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella

Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta

* Corn Salad: Valerianella locusta

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Wormwood: Artemisia sp.

Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii

* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum ? - Only basal leaves.

Long-bearded Hawkweed: Hieracium longiberbe - In bud.

English Hawkweed: Hieracium lachenalii

Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis

Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Packera bolanderi var. harfordii

* White Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen Along this Route:

Banana Slug

Osprey

Raven

American Rogin

Wilson's Warbler

Winter Wrens


CAbin Creek Falls..........May 5, 2014. - Small falls upslope to the east of Starvation Creek.......May 5, 2014. - Small falls upslope to the east of Starvation Creek........May 5, 2014.

The falls at Cabin Creek (west of Starvation Creek) are shown at left. The photos at center and at right show small falls uphill to the east of Starvation Creek.........May 5, 2014.

Paul Slichter