[Wildflower Bloom Reports for the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington: 2015]

Wildflower Bloom in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Mitchell Point

April 19, 2015

Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola

Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola

* indicates the wildflower is blooming.

Common Feather Moss: Eurhynchium praelongum

Palm Tree Moss: Leucolepis acnathoneuron

Juniper Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

Elongate Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium elongatum

Electrified Cats Tail Moss: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus ?

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum

Lady Fern: Athrium filix-femina

Rock-brake: Cryptogramma crispa

Brittle Bladder-fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Giant Horsetail: Equisetum telmatia var. braunii

Goldback Fern: Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans ssp. imbricans

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

* Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - Fading out of bloom.

Red Alder: Alnus rubra

Filbert: Corylus cornuta ssp. californica - Leafing out.

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa - Leafing out.

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

* Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana - Blooming and leafing out.

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata

Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum - Leafing out.

Atlantic Ivy: Hedera hhybernica

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha ?

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii or Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

Bristly Dogtail Grass: Cynosurus echinata

* Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Leiberg's Bluegrass: Poa leibergii ?

Multnomah Bluegrass: Poa xmultnomae ?

* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda var. secunda ?

Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

* Common Bastard Toadflax: Comandra umbellata var. californica

Hyacinth: Hyacinth sp. - Domestic species.

Muscari: Muscari sp. - Domestic species.

Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.

Ookow: Dichelostemma congestum

* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis - Fading out of bloom.

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

* Hooker's Fairybells: Prosartes hookeri

Wood Lily, Trillium: Trillium ovatum - Just past bloom.

* Bicolor Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii

Grasswidow: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Past bloom.

* Calypso Orchid: Calypso bulbosa

Alaska Rein Orchid: Platanthera unalascensis ?

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

Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata

* Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense ssp. strictum

* Sticky Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum

* Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophyllum

Rose Campion: Silene coronaria

* Chickweed: Stellaria media

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

* Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra

* Slender Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii - Fading out of bloom.

* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma - Fading out of bloom.

* Mouse-ear Cress: Arabidopsis thaliana

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna - Fading out of bloom.

* Shepherd's Cress: Teesdalia nudicaulis

* Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulatum - Beginning to bloom high on the cliffs.

Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha - In bud.

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum

* Fleshy-leaved Saxifrage: Micrangthes fragosa

* Nesting Saxifrage: Micranthes nidifica

* Rusty-haired Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula

* Yellowdot Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis var. verspertina - Beginning to bloom high on vertical, north-facing cliffs atop the highest point.

* Fringe Cup: Tellima grandiflora

Pacific Dogwood: Cornus nuttallii

* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum

* Dwarf Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. pumila ?)

* Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier cusickii ??

* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - New leaves.

Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Rose: Rosa sp. - Domestic ?

Black Cap: Rubus leucodermis

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

Shinyleaf Spiraea: Spiraea lucida

* Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius

* Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphyllus

Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus ?

* Broad-leaved Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus

* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Fading out of bloom atop the highest point.

* Tomcat Clover: Trifolium wildenovii

* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa

Domestic Violet: Viola sp.

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

* Shining Geranium: Geranium lucidum

* Dove's Foot Geranium: Geranium molle

Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum

Klamath Weed: Hypericum perforatum

* Redstem Ceanothus: Ceanothus sanguineum

Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum

* Bur Chervil: Anthriscus caucaulis - Begins to bloom.

Queen Anne's Lace: Daucus carota

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

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

* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi - Beginning to bloom.

Western Snakeroot: Sanicula crassicaulis

Hairy Manzanita: Arctostaphylos columbiana

* Vinca

Poet's Shooting Stars: Dodecatheon/Primula poeticum - Past bloom.

* Broadleaf Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia - Beginning to bloom.

Blue Field Gilia: Gilia capitata ?

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Fading out of bloom.

* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Fading out of bloom.

Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora v. parviflora

Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis ?

* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia

* Great Houndstongue: Adelinia grandis

* Yellow and Blue Scorpiongrass: Myosotis discolor

* Blue Scorpiongrass: Myosotis micrantha

* Slender Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys tenellus

* Red-Dead Nettle: Lamium purpureum

Yerba Buena: Clinopodium douglasii

* Large-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia grandiflora

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Chickweed Monkeyflower: Erythranthe alsinoides

Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii

* Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola

* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella

* Small Owlclover: Triphysaria pusilla

* Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum

* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

Elderberry: Sambucus sp.

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos mollis

Oval-leaf Viburnum: Viburnum ellipticum

* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta

* Scouler's Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis ssp. scouleri

* Corn Salad: Valerianella locusta

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia ?

Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza (careyana ?)

* Tall Silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia ssp. glabrata

Bachelor Buttons: Centaurea cyanus

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii

* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule - Fading out of bloom.

Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

English Hawkweed: Hieracium lachenalii

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium (scouleri ?)

False Dandylion: Hypochaeris radicata

Wall Lettuce: Lactuca muralis

Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

* Sweet Colt's Foot: Petasites frigidus

* White Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen At This Location:

Douglas Squirrel

Peregrine Falcon ?

Common Ravens

Scrub Jays

Stellers Jays

Dark-eyed Juncos

MacGillivray's Warbler


Paul Slichter