Relatively complete wildflower list for the Klickitat Wildlife Area.
Cowpie Lichen: Diploschistes muscorum ?
Antlered Perfume: Evernia prunastri
Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen: Letharia columbiana ?
Rock Tripe: Umbilicaria phaea
Brown-eyed Sunshine Lichen: Vulpicida canadensis
Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum pilferum
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana
Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa
* Poverty Rush: Juncus tenuis ?
* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri
* Needle Spikerush: Eleocharis acicularis
Common Spikerush: Eleocharis palustris
* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii
* Brome: Bromus sp.
* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum
* One-spike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata
* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha
* Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa
* Leiberg's Blue Grass: Poa leibergii
* Sandberg's Blue Grass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda
* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata
Common Cattail: Typha latifolia
* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Beginning to bloom.
* Rock Onion: Allium (macrum ?)
* Nevius' Onion: Allium nevii
Asparagus: Asparagus officinalis
Long-bearded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus
Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus
* Common Camas: Camassia quamash (var. ?) - Beginning to bloom.
* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflorum ssp. howellii
Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina
Panicled Death Camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatusm - Past bloom.
* Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum
Rein Orchid: Platanthera sp.
Western Ladies' Tresses: Spiranthes porrifolia
Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - In bud.
* Scabland Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sublineare (
Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum - In bud.
Willow Dock: Rumex triangulivalvis
* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis
Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum - In bud.
* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Fading out of bloom.
* Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius
* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis
Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens
* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna - Fading out of bloom.
* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum
Scale Pod: Idahoa scapigera - Pods ripe.
* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum - Fading out of bloom.
* Western Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. alnifolia ?) - Mostly past bloom.
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala
* Old Man's Whiskers: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum
* Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - Beginning to bloom.
Annual Burnet: Poteridium annuum
Spanish Clover: Acmispon americanus var. americanus
Nevada Deervetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis
* Common Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius
* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Mostly past bloom.
Small-flowered Clover: Trifolium (microcephalum ?) - Not in bloom yet.
* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa
Oregon Checkermallow: Sidaldea oregana ssp. oregana
* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum
Deer Brush: Ceanothus integerrimus - In bud.
* Mahala Mat: Ceanothus prostratus
Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Fringed Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum
* Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum (humile ?)
Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Fruits well-formed.
* Klickitat (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium klickitatense - Fading out of bloom.
Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - One with yellow flowers in bloom.
* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
* Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum - Fading out of bloom.
* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia montana (Perideridia gairdneri)
Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea
Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium
Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana
* Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon/Primula poeticum - Along vernally moist streams.
Star Flower: Lysimachia latifolia
Prickly Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta (var. ?)
* Whitehead Pincushion Plant: Navarretia leucocephala
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa
Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus - Past bloom.
Ballhead Desert Parsley: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Past bloom.
* Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa
* Little Combseed: Gruvelia pusilla
* Yellow and Blue Scorpion Grass: Myosotis discolor
* Blue Scorpion Grass: Myosotis micrantha
* Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri var. scouleri ?
* Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus - Fading out of bloom.
* Hairy Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis
* Rattan's Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia rattanii
* Bractless Hedge=hyssop: Gratiola ebracteata
* Purslane Speedwell: Veronica peregrina var. xalpensis
English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata
* Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine
Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.
Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa
* Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Fading out of bloom.
* Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides
* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Fading out of bloom.
* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana
Dusty Maidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii
Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris
California Rayless Fleabane: Erigeron inornatus
Marsh Cudweed: Gnaphalium (palustre ?)
Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri (former var. cynoglossoides ?)
* Pineapple Weed: Matricaria discoidea
Cutleaf Silverpuffs: Microseris laciniata
* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans - Beginning to bloom.
* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides - Fading out of bloom.
Columbia Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides
* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus
Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum ?
Salsify: Tragopogon dubius
Animals Seen During This Hike:
California Ground Squirrels
Turkey hen
Turkey Vultures
Red-tailed Hawks
Raven
Northern Flicker
Common Ravens
Black-headed Grosbeak - Heard.
Robins
Townsends Solitaires
Western Tanager - calling
Spotted Towhees - calling
Western Wood Peewees - Fairly numerous. Heard and seen.
Chipping Sparrows - Numerous. Observed and and constantly heard singing.
Dark-eyed Juncos
Red-breasted Nuthatches
House Wren - heard
Violet-green Swallows
Vauxs Swifts
Western Fence Lizards
Pacific Treefrogs (Adults and tadpoles)
Great Arctics
Anise Swallowtails
Indra Swallowtails
Pale Swallowtails
Western Swallowtail
Mourning Cloaks
California Tortoiseshell
Propertius Duskywings
Elfins
Ochre Ringlets
Wood Nymphs
Silvery Blue
Bumblebees: Bombus sp.
Water Striders
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