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

Wildflower Bloom Along the Grassy Knoll Trail #146

Gifford Pinchot National Forest

May 15, 2015

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.

Fairy Barf: Icmadophila ericetorum

Wolfsbane Lichen: Letharia sp.

Ragged Lichen: Platismatia glauca

Rag Lichen: Platismatia stenophylla

Oregon Beaked Moss: Eurhynchium oreganum

Electrified Cats Tail Moss: Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus

Juniper Haircap Moss: Polystichum juniperinum

Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium sp.

American Rockbrake: Cryptogramma acrostichoides

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Western Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

* Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

* Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis ?

* Woodrush: Luzula (multiflora ?)

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Hood's Sedge: Carex hoodii ?

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.

* Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus praetensis - Beginning to bloom.

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.

* Scalloped Onion: Allium crenulatum

* Cascade Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus - In bud.

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

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

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 - Beginning to bloom.

* Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri

Claspingleaf Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius - In bud.

* 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.

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

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

Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

Broadleaf Knowtweed: Polygonum minimum

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

Western Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata - Past bloom atop Grassy Knoll.

* Siberian Springbeauty: Claytonia sibirica

* 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 - Beginning to bloom.

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa - Beginning to bloom.

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

* Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale - Beginning to bloom.

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Shining Leaf Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

* Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Inside-out-flower: Vancouveria hexandra - In bud.

Spring Whitlow Grass: Draba verna - Going to seed.

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum

* Alpine Twinpod: Physaria alpestris - Fruits forming.

* Alpine Pennycress: Noccaea fendleri

Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum

* Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum

* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida

Fringecups: Tellima grandiflora - In bud.

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. glandulosa

* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus - In bud.

Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina (var. ?) - In bud.

Small-flowered Deervetch: Acmispon parviflorus

* Leafy Peavine: Lathyrus polyphyllus

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius ?

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

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

* American Vetch: Vicia americana

* Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

* Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata ?

Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea - In the trailhead meadow.

Devil's Club: Oploplanax horridum - In bud.

* Turpentine Wavewing: Pteryxia terebinthina

* Nineleaf Desert Parlsey: Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum

* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

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

* Western sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis - Blooming along the ridge east of Grassy Knoll.

* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda

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 - Beginning to bloom.

Variableleaf Collomia: Collomia heterophylla

Bluefields Gilia: Gilia capitata

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa

* Fendler's Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum fendleri (var. albifrons ?)

* Ball-headed Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii

* Timberline Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta

* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia (new name?)

* 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 - Beginning to bloom.

* Finetooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus

Mountain Kittentails: Synthyris missurica ssp. stellata - Past bloom.

* Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis - At the trailhead parking area.

* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata - At the trailhead.

* Cleavers: Galium aparine

Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

* Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa - Beginning to bloom at the trailhead.

* Purple-flower Honeysuckle: Lonicera conjugialis - Beginning to bloom just east of Grassy Knoll.

Elderberry: Sambucus sp.

Creeping Snowberry: Symhoricarpos mollis var. hesperius

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Racemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia - In bud.

* Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza deltoidea (Plants have some B. careyana characteristics too.)

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 and at the trailhead.

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium (scouleri ?)

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

Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

* Cutleaf Silverpuffs: Microseris laciniata (var. ?) - Along the road at the trailhead.

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus

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


Animals Observed During This Hike:

Douglas' Squirrel

Cooper's Hawk

Raven

Canada Jay

Northern Flicker

Dark-eyed Juncos

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Kinglets

Chickadees

Arctic Skipper

Caterpillar


Paul Slichter