[Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Reports]

Currently Blooming Wildflowers in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

Hood River Mt. Meadows

April 18, 1998

 

upland larkspur Delphinium nuttalianum
The photo at right shows the flowers of upland larkspur Delphinium nuttalianum at right.

1. Pale-anther Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum

2. Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria lanceolata

3. Spring Beauty: Claytonia lanceolata

4. Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata (formerly Montia perfoliata) -Abundant.

5. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -Moderate bloom.

6. Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis Spectacular bloom in the fields atop the ridge!

7. Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine pulcherrima var. pulcherrima -Abundant!

8. Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna var. boerhaavii -Abundant.

9. Honesty/Silver Dollar Plant: Lunaria annua

10. Shining Oregon Grape: Mahonia (Berberis) aquifolium

11. Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera -Moderate bloom.

12. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora -Moderate bloom.

13. Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. integrifolia -Moderate bloom.

14. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

15. Columbia Gorge Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus

16. Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum -Several in bloom.

17. Fern-leaved Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum

18. Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum -Few in bloom.

19. Gray-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum -Yellow form.......Several in bloom.

20. Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule -Several in bloom.

21. Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum -Moderate bloom in wet areas.

22. Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis -Moderate bloom.

23. Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii Abundant under trees at low altitude.

24. Varied Leaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla

25. Fiddleneck: Amsinckia species- Abundant along the road at lower elevations.

26. Popcorn Flower: Cryptantha species- Abundant.

27. Great Hound's Tongue: Cynoglossum grande -Several in bloom.

28. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora -Several in bloom.

29. Bedstraw: Galium aparine -Several in bloom.

30. Big Root, Wild Cucumber: Marah oreganus -Abundant, but vines are very short.

31. Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza deltoidea -Medium bloom.

32. Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule -Moderate bloom.


Paul Slichter