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

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

Hardy Ridge Trail

Beacon Rock State Park

May 14, 2014

Wildflower Bloom along the Hardy Ridge Trail, Beacon Rock State Park, Columbia River Gorge........May 14, 2014 - Wildflower Bloom along the Hardy Ridge Trail, Beacon Rock State Park, Columbia River Gorge........May 14, 2014

The photo at left shows spreading phlox (Phlox diffusa), Cascade desert parsley (Lomatium martindalei) and harsh paintbrush (Castilleja hispida) blooming at Phlox Point, high on Hardy Ridge, Beacon Rock State Park..........May 7, 2014. The photo at right shows spreading phlox and Cascade desert parsley blooming behind Pacific serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia) in a view north along the edge of Phlox Point.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

* Vine Maple: Acer circinatum - Blooming at the top one-quarter of the mountain.

Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora (L. divaricata)

* Henderson's Sedge: Carex hendersonii

* Long-stolong Sedge: Carex inops ssp. inops

* Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua

Nodding Onion: Allium cernuum

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

* Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - Fading out of bloom at the top.

* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum

* False Lily-of-the-valley: Maianthemum dilatatum - Beginning to bloom.

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

* Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri

* Fairy Lantern's: Prosartes smithii

* Western Wake-robin: Trillium ovatum - Fading out of bloom at the top.

Bear-grass: Xerophyllum tenax

* Fairy Slipper: Calypso bulbosa

* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata

Rattlesnake-plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

* Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora - Beginning to bloom.

* Candyflower: Claytonia siberica.

* Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

* Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Baneberry: Actaea rubra

* Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea

* Oregon Anemone: Anemone oregana

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

Larkspur: Delphinium sp.

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla (Achlys californica may be present, too.)

* Shining Oregongrape: Berberis aquifolium

* Cascade Oregongrape: Berberis nervosa

* Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra

* Hairy Rock Cress: Arabis eschscholtziana

* American Winter Cress: Barbarea orthoceras - Fading out of bloom.

* Angle-leaf Bitter Cress: Cardamine angulata ? - Fading out of bloom.

Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum - In bud.

* Alpine Pennycress: Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca

Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum

* Bleeding Hearts: Dicentra formosa var. formosa

Smallflower Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha - In bud.

* Fringecup: Tellima grandiflora

Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

* Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii

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

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. semiintegrifolia?)

Sylvan Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus - In bud.

* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. californica

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?)

* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. mollis

Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa

Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Blackcap Raspberry: Rubus leucodermis

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis - Fading out of bloom where moist.

* Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus var. macropetala

White Spiraea: Spiraea lucida

* Scot's Broom: Cytisus scoparius

* Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphyllus

* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus

Large-leaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus ?

Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana

* Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens

Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversiloba

Klamath Weed: Hypericum perforatum

Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

Devil's Club: Oplopanax horridum - In bud.

Shining Angelica: Angelica (arguta ?)

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum - Beginning to bloom.

* Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei

* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Mountain Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentale

* Pacific Dogwood: Cornus nuttallii

* Western Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis - Beginning to bloom.

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

* Salal: Gaultheria shallon

Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium

* Broadleaved Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa

Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis ssp. oregonensis - In bud.

* Yellow and Blue Scorpiongrass: Myosotis discolor

Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida -

* Large-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia grandiflora

Cardwell's Penstemon: Penstemon cardwellii - In bud.

Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

Finetooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus - In bud.

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major

* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine

Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

* Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica

Common Burdock: Arctium minus

Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia - In bud.

Western Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum - In bud.

European Hawkweed: Hieracium lachenalii

Long-beard Hawkweed: Hieracium longiberbe

Nipplewort: Lapsana communis

Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis

Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Packera bolanderi var. harfordii

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

Western Rattlesnake Root: Prenanthes alata

Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

Ferns and Fern Allies

Podfern: Aspidotis densa

American Rockbrake: Cryptogramma (acrostichoides ?)

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Douglas' Squirrels

Turkey Vulture

Ravens

Stellers Jays

Spotted Towhee

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Dark-eyed Juncos

Garter Snakes

Anise Swallowtails

Sara's Orangetip

Small, bright orange Fritillaries


Wildflower Bloom along the Hardy Ridge Trail, Beacon Rock State Park, Columbia River Gorge........May 14, 2014 - Wildflower Bloom along the Hardy Ridge Trail, Beacon Rock State Park, Columbia River Gorge........May 14, 2014 - Wildflower Bloom along the Hardy Ridge Trail, Beacon Rock State Park, Columbia River Gorge........May 14, 2014

These 3 photos represent an approximate east to south view from atop Phlox Point on upper Hardy Ridge, Beacon Rock State Park.........May 14, 2014. The photo at left is viewed east towards Greenleaf Peak and Table Mt., with Dog Mt. far of in the distance at rigth. The center photo looks southeast towards Bonneville Dam with Eagle Creek behind it. The photo at right shows the top of Hardy Ridge as it descends southwards towards the Columbia River. If it wasn't so hazy, Mt. Hood would be seen looming over the horizon.

Paul Slichter