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

Wildflower Bloom Along the Monte Cristo Trail #53 from the Road 86-080 Trailhead

Gifford Pinchot National Forest

June 18, 2021

Wildflower meadows atop Monte Cristo, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......June 18, 2021.

Wildflowers blooming in the meadows atop Monte Carlo..........June 10, 2021. Harsh paintbrush (Castilleja hispida var. hispida) and showy phlox (Phlox speciosa) and upland larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum) are the main wildflowers seen in this view.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Western Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum - Trailhead.

Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum - Trailhead.

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Pacific Yew: Taxus brevifolia

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites - Post bloom.

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Pacific Woodrush: Luzula comosa var. laxa

* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii

* California Brome: Bromus sitchensis (var. carinatus ?)

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

* Bluegrass: Poa (secunda var. juncifolia ?)

Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

* Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum

Sagebrush Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus ssp. macrocarpus

* Cascade Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus

* Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - Beginning to bloom.

* Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum - At the very end of its bloom.

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods forming on balds atop Monte Cristo.

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 in forest above the trailhead.

* Spotted Coralroot Orchid: Corallorhiza maculata (var. ?) - Beginning to bloom.

Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum - In bud.

* Sulfur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum - Beginning to bloom.

Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

Leafy Dwarf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum

* Lanceleaf Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata - Fading out of bloom.

* Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Oregon Catchfly: Silene oregana

* Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium - Past bloom.

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Inside-out-flower: Vancouveria hexandra

* Black-flowered Rockcress: Boechera atrorubens - Fading out of bloom.

Littleleaf Rockcress: Boechera microphylla

* Hairystem Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora

* Slender Rockcress: Boechera sparsiflora

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum

Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Past bloom.

* Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum ssp. stenopetalum - Beginning to bloom.

* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Ozomelis trifida

* Simple-leaved Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre - Trailhead.

* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum - Fading out of bloom.

* Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa ssp. glandulosa

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. californica

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata - Fading out of bloom.

* Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

* Thimbleberry: Rubus nutkanus - Beginning to boom.

* Sitka Mountain Ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis - Fading out of bloom.

* Leafy Peavine: Lathyrus polyphyllus

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum

* American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana

* Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata

Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens ?

* Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus - Beginning to bloom.

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Lowly Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile

Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

* Anomalous Desert Parsley: Lomatium anomalum ?

* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium brevifolium (L. triternatum)

Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Past bloom. Fruits maturing (but not dry yet).

* Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

* Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda - In bud.

White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta - In bud.

Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

Nightblooming Morning Glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia

* Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana

Western Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia

Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata - Beginning to bloom.

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa

Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii

* Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora

* Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla

Tall Scorpion-weed: Phacelia procera - In bud.

* Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. - Small flowers.

Western Giant-hyssop: Agastache occidentalis ?

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Yakima Bird's-beak: Cordylanthus capitatus - In bud.

Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa

Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa (var. racemosa ?)

* Sawtooth Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. serratus

* Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola

* Finetooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus

* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum

Twinleaf Bedstraw: Galium bifolium ?

Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum - In bud.

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

* Purple-flower Honeysuckle: Lonicera conjugialis - Beginning to bloom.

Creeping Snowberry: Symhoricarpos mollis

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea - Trailhead.

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Racemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

Heartleaved Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza deltoidea - Past its peak at the summit of Monte Cristo.

* Silvercrown Luina: Cacaliopsis nardosmia

Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii

Slender Hawksbeard: Crepis atribarba ? - In bud.

* Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri

Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia - In bud atop Monte Cristo.

* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum

Klickitat Aster: Eucephalus glaucescens

* Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii - Mostly in bud. Some dense, broad swathes of this along the trail

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans - Fading out of bloom.

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

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus


Animals Observed During This Hike:

Red-tailed Hawk

Turkey Vultures

Hermit Thrushes

Black-headed Grosbeaks

Olive-sided Flycatchers

Western Wood Peewees ?

Evening Grosbeaks

Spotted Towhees

Cedar Waxwings

Dark-eyed Juncos

Pine Siskins

Red-breasted Nuthatches

House Wrens

Vaux's Swifts

Western Fence Lizard

Blues

Coronis Fritillarys ?

Mourning Cloak

Anise Swallowtails

Pale Swallowtails

Bumblebees - 3 species, at least.

Lady Bugs


Paul Slichter