[2001 Wildflower Bloom Reports for the Columbia River Gorge]

Wildflowers in Bloom in the Columbia River Gorge

Mouth of the Deschutes River

West Bank-Heritage Park

September 15, 2001


* Indicates the wildflower is blooming.

1. Asparagus: Asparagus officinalis (Downstream from the railroad bridge.)

*2. Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum

*3. Bird's-foot Trefoil: Lotus corniculatus

*4. White Sweet Clover: Melilotus alba

5. Puncture-vine: Tribulus terrestris

*6. Common Willow Herb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum (E. watsonii var. occidentale) ?

*7. Large-flowered Annual Willow Herb: Epilobium paniculatum var. jucundum

*8. Queen Anne's Lace/ Wild Carrot: Daucus carota

*9. Narrow-leaf milkweed: Asclepias fascicularis (Found along riverbank downstream from railroad bridge.)

*10. Peppermint: Mentha piperita

*11. Water Speedwell: Veronica anagalis-aquatica

12. Teasel: Dipsacus sylvestris

13. Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata Nearing bloom

*14. Douglas' Aster: Aster subspicatus ?

*15. Nodding Beggar Ticks: Bidens cernua

*16. Leafy Beggar Ticks: Bidens frondosa

*17. Tumble Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa

*18. Hairy Goldaster: Chrysopsis villosa

*19. Gray Rabbit Brush: Ericameria nauseosa (Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. albicaulis)

*20. Thread-leaf Fleabane: Erigeron filifolius

*21. Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre

*22. Low Gumweed: Grindelia nana var. integrifolia

*23. Late Goldenrod: Solidago gigantea

*24. Western Goldenrod: Solidago occidentalis


Oregon Highway 206, approximately at milepost 1.1:

1. White Sand-verbena: Abronia mellifera

2. Dragon Wormwood, Tarragon: Artemisia dracunculus

3. Hoary Aster: Machaeranthera canescens


Paul Slichter