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

Wildflower Bloom Along the Grassy Knoll Trail #146

Gifford Pinchot National Forest

June 3, 2014

Wildflowers blooming atop Grassy Knoll, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.........June 3, 2014

Wildflowers blooming in the meadows atop Grassy Knoll..........June 3, 2014.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Wolfsbane Lichen: Letharia sp.

Ragged Lichen: Platismatia glauca ?

Snow Lichen: Stereocaulon sp.

Electrified Cats Tail Moss: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

Juniper Haircap Moss: Polystichum juniperinum

Polytrichum Moss: Polystichum pilferum

Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium sp.

American Rockbrake: Cryptogramma acrostichoides

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Western Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

* Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

* Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Scouler's Willow: Salix couleriana

* Woodrush: Luzula (multiflora ?)

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum - Mostly around the trailhead.

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa - Past reproductive stage. At trailhead meadow.

Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.

* Scalloped Onion: Allium crenulatum

* Cascade Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus - In bud.

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - In bud.

* Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - Fading out of bloom along the trail about 1/4 mile north of Grassy Knoll.

Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods forming on balds and scree slopes north of Grassy Knoll.

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum - In bud.

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

* Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri

* Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum - Fading out of bloom around Grassy Knoll

* Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax - Beginning to bloom near Grassy Knoll.

Common Bastard Toadflax: Comandra umbellata var. californica - In bud.

* Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - In bud.

Sulfur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. majus ?) - In bud.

Broadleaf Knowtweed: Polygonum minimum

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Western Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata - Still in bloom along the trail about 1/4 mile north of Grassy Knoll.

* Siberian Springbeauty: Claytonia sibirica

Littleleaf Montia: Montia parvifolia - In bud.

* Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense

* Fescue Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris

* Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Oregon Catchfly: Silene oregana - Beginning to bloom at the trailhead.

Shining Chickweed: Stellaria nitens

* Baneberry: Actaea rubra

* Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium (nuttallianum ?, or D. menziesii or D. glareosum?)

* Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

* Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Inside-out-flower: Vancouveria hexandra

* Rockcress: Arabis sparsiflora var. subvillosa ?

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum

* Alpine Twinpod: Physaria alpestris - Fruits forming.

* Alpine Pennycress: Thlaspi montanum

Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - In bud at the trailhead.

* Smooth Alumroot: Heuchera glabra

* Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha

* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida

* Fringecups: Tellima grandiflora - In bud.

Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?)

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Dryocallis glandulosa (var. glandulosa ?)

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - In bud.

* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus - In bud.

Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis

* Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus var. macropetalus

* Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina

* Small-flowered Deervetch: Acmispon parviflorus

* Leafy Peavine: Lathyrus polyphyllus?

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

Largeleaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus - In bud.

* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Fading out of bloom near Grassy Knoll.

* Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

* Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata

Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana

Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites

Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

Herald-of-Summer: Clarkia amoena ? - In bud at the trailhead.

Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum

Devil's Club: Oploplanax horridum - In bud.

Shining Angelica: Angelica arguta

* Turpentine Wavewing: Cymopterus terebinthinus ?

* Nineleaf Desert Parlsey: Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum

* Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Western sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens ?

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta

* Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

* Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium

Pacific Dogwood: Cornus nuttallii

* Western Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis

* Western Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia

Variableleaf Collomia: Collomia heterophylla - In bud.

* Bluefields Gilia: Gilia capitata - Beginning to bloom.

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa

* Fendler's Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum fendleri

* Timberline Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta

* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida (var. hispida ?)

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa

Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

* Rocky Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola

* Finetooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus

* Mountain Kittentails: Veronica missurica var. stellata - Fading out of bloom.

* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata - At the trailhead.

Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

* Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

* Purple-flower Honeysuckle: Lonicera conjugialis

Elderberry: Sambucus sp.

Creeping Snowberry: Symhoricarpos mollis

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - Beginning to bloom.

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides ? - In bud.

* Racemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza deltoidea

Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii

Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - In bud.

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium (albiflorum ?)

Long-bearded Hawkweed: Hieracium longiberbe - In bud on Grassy Knoll.

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium (scouleri ?)

Common Hawkweed: Hieracium vulgatum - In bud. Weedy species.

Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis - Weedy species along parts of the trail.

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale- Weedy species along much of the trail.


Animals Observed During This Hike:

Douglas' Squirrel

Northern Flicker

Hermit Thrushes

Western Bluebird ?

White-crowned Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Pine Siskins

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Arctic Skipper

Skippers

Blues

Whites

Caterpillar

White-faced Hornets


Paul Slichter