[Wildflower Bloom in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington: 2022]

Wildflower Bloom along the Monte Cristo Ridgeline

Washington Department of Natural Resources and Gifford Pinchot National Forest Lands

June 21, 2022

Wildflowers blooming in the meadows atop Monte Carlo..........June 10, 2021.

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

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Blue Staining Cup Fungi: Caloscypha fulgens - Common in dark coniferous forest where the snow has recently melted.

Western Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Alaska Yellow Cedar: Callitropsis nootkatensis

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

* Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

* Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - Below 3000'.

California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Scouler's Willow: Salix couleriana

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda

Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.

Sagebrush Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus ssp. macrocarpus

* Cascade Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus - Beginning to bloom.

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum (var. pallidum ?) - Past bloom so no positive ID.

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

* Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri

* Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum - Many with fresh flowers where snow was still melting out.

Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum

Sulfur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. umbellatum ?)

Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

Western Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata - Past bloom.

* Erubescent Minter's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra

* Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

Oregon Catchfly: Silene oregana ? - Sticky foliage. In bud.

Shining Starwort: Stellaria nitens - Going to seed.

* Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea - In bloom below 3000'

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

Long-horn Steer's-head: Dicentra uniflora

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Inside-out-flower: Vancouveria hexandra

* Columbia Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora

Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii

Spring Whitlowgrass: Draba verna - Going to seed.

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum

Broadleaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium - In bud.

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum ssp. stenopetalum - In bud.

* Bulblet Prairiestar: Lithophragma glabrum (L. bulbifera form)

* Small-flowered Prairiestar: Lithophragma parviflorum

* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Ozomelis trifida

* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum

* Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia

Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa (ssp. glandulosa ?)

* Blueleaf Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. glauca

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. mollis

Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

Thimbleberry: Rubus nutkanus

Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

* Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina

Shinyleaf Spiraea: Spiraea lucida

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum

* Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

* Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata

Streambank Globemallow: Iliamna rivularis

Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

* Lowly Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile

* Anomalous Desert Parsley: Lomatium anomalum

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

Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Past bloom.

* Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Mountain Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

* Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis

* Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii

* Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

* Pacific Dogwood: Cornus nuttallii

Night-blooming Morning Glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia

Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium

Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana

* Western Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia - Just beginning to bloom.

Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

Mountain Navarretia: Navarretia divaricata

* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa

* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Still in bloom from 3500-4000'.

* Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis var. oregonensis

Western Giant-hyssop: Agastache occidentalis

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida

* Large-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia grandiflora

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa

Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus

* Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola

* Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

* Finetooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus - Begining to bloom

* Naked Broomrape: Aphyllon purpureum

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

* Cleavers: Galium aparine

* Twin-leaf Bedstraw: Galium bifolium

Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea

Creeping Snowberry: Symhoricarpos mollis var. hesperius

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla - Past bloom.

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Racemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

Heartleaved Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza deltoidea

* Silvercrown Luina: Cacaliopsis nardosmia

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii

* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum (var. lanatum ?) - Beginning to bloom.

Klickitat Aster: Eucephalus glaucescens

Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii - In bud.

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

False Dandelion: Hypochaeris radicata

Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

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

False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides - Going to seed.

Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale - Weedy species observed occasionally along the trail.


Animals Observed During This Hike:

Douglas' Squirrels

Black-tailed Deer Doe and Fawn

Wapiti - Tracks

Black Bear Scat - Abundant

California Tortoiseshell


Paul Slichter