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

Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

John B. Yeon State Park

Wildflower bloom Along the lower trail to Elowah Falls and upper trail to McCord Creek Falls

April 22, 2015

Elowah Falls, Columbia River Gorge........April 22, 2015.

Elowah Falls, Columbia River Gorge..........April 22, 2015.

* indicates the wildflower is blooming.

Douglas' Spikemoss: Selaginella douglasii

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Western Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum

Northwestern Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina var. cyclosorum

American Parsley Fern: Cryptogramma acrostichoides

Brittle Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Pacific Polypody: Polypodium amorphum

Licorice Root: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Laurentian Cliff Fern: Woodsia scopulina ssp. laurentiana

Giant Horsetail: Equiseum telmatia

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

* Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - Fading out of bloom.

* Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana

Nodding Onion: Allium cernuum

* Hooker's Fairy Bells: Disporum hookeri

* Mission Bells: Fritillaria affinis - A few plants still in bloom.

Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - Several plants to a foot high.

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Bronze Bells: Anticlea occidentalis - In bud.

* Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius - A few plants in bloom in moist areas along the lower trail near Elowah Falls.

* Wood Lily, Trillium: Trillium ovatum - A few plants in bloom, mostly fading out of bloom.

* Fairy Slipper Orchid, Deer's-head Orchid: Calypso bulbosa - A few plants still in bloom along the lower trail.

* Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

* Linear-leaved Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora ssp. parviflora

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata - A few in bloom

* Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica - Common.

Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

* Field Chickweed: Cerastium arvense

* Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophyllum

Baneberry: Actaea rubra

Columbia Wind Flower: Anemone deltoidea - In bud.

* Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum- Now in bloom.

* Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum occidentale - Good bloom at lower elevations.

Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium - Fading out of bloom.

* Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa - Fading out of bloom.

Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra

* Western Corydalis: Corydalis scouleri - A few in bloom in moist areas near the end of the upper trail.

* Bleeding Heart: Dicentra formosa

* Pennsylvania Bitter Cress: Cardamine pensylvanica - Several in bloom in moist areas along the lower trail near Elowah Falls.

* Slender Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii - Scattered, but in full bloom.

Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum

Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium

Oregon Bolandra: Bolandra oregana

* Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha

* Rusty-haired Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula - Moderately common on moist cliff faces on the upper trail.

* Matted Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis var. vespertina - Beginning to bloom.

* Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana - A few beginning to bloom on the cliffs along the upper trail.

* Fringe Cup: Tellima grandiflora - Beginning to bloom.

Piggyback: Tolmiea menziesii

Stink Currant: Ribes bracteosum

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?) - A few plants in bloom, too far off the trail to ID.

Sylvan Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus

* Wood Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata - A few in bloom in more open areas.

Large-leaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

Creambush Ocean Spray: Holodiscus discolor

Osoberry: Oemleria cerasiformis

Pacific Ninebark: Physocarpus capitatus

Choke Cerry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflora

* Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis - Fading out of bloom.

* Robert Geranium: Geranium robertianum - A few in bloom.

Poison Oak: Toxicodendron diversilobum - In bud.

Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana

Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

* Fern-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum

* Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei - Good bloom on the upper cliffs.

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Pacific Dogwood: Cornus nuttallii

* White Shooting Star: Dodecatheon/ Primula dentatum ssp. dentatum

* Douglasia: Douglasia laevigata - A few still in bloom on cliffs above the upper trail.

* Broadleaf Star Flower: Lysiachia latifolia - A few plants in bloom.

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - Large mats blooming on open slopes above the east side of the creek.

Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes

* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora

Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis - In bud.

* Sitka Mist Maidens: Romanzoffia sitchensis - Fairly good bloom on large rocks or the cliffs along the upper trail.

Branching Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. diffusa

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida (var. hispida ?)- Blooming on open cliffs high above the east side of the creek.

* Cliff Paintbrush: Castilleja rupicola - Good bloom on cliffs along the upper trail.

* 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 - Beginning to bloom.

Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

* Columbia Kittentails: Veronica missurica ssp. stellata - A few still in bloom on the steep, rocky slopes on the upper reaches of the upper trail.

* Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella - A few in bloom on the open, rocky slopes.

* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta - Blooming high on open slopes above the east side of the creek

* Scouler's Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis ssp. scouleri - Fairly common bloom.

Roundleaf bluebell: Campanula rotundifolia

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Streambank Arnica: Arnica amplexicaulis

Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule - A couple plants still in bloom.

* Howell's Fleabane: Erigeron howellii - Beginning to bloom.

Columbia Gorge Fleabane: Erigeron oreganus - In bud.

Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. leucophyllum - Observed with binoculars blooming high on open slopes above cliffs on the east side of the creek.

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

Long-beard Hawkweed: Hieracium longiberbe

Columbia Gorge Groundsel: Senecio bolanderi var. harfordii

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Viewed with binoculars, so this might be incorrect. It could also be tall silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia ? Blooming high on open slopes above cliffs on the east side of the creek.

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale - Too common along the trail.


Paul Slichter