April 18, 1998
1. Bicolored Cluster Lily: Brodiaea howellii
2. Panicled Death-camas: Zigadenus paniculatus
3. Fringe Pod: Thysanocarpus curvipes- Not in bloom, but lots of ripe seed pods.
4. Hood River Milk-vetch: Astragalus hoodianus
5. Columbia Gorge Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus
6. Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus
7. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
8. Fern-leaved Desert Parsley Lomatium dissectum
9. Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomaitum grayi
10. Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule -Several in bloom.
11. Fiddleneck: Amsinckia species- Abundant along the road at lower elevations.
12. Narrow-leaf Owl-clover: Orthocarpus attenuatus
13. Big Root/ Wild Cucumber: Marah oreganus -Abundant, but vines are very short.
14. White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera
15. Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza deltoidea -Medium bloom.
1. Bicolored Cluster Lily: Brodiaea howellii
2. Pale Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. pallida
3. Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum -Yellow flowered form.
4. Veiny Dock: Rumex venosus
5. Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata An excellent year of bloom for bitterbrush.......Every square inch covered with yellowish blossoms!
6. The Dalles Milk-vetch: Astragalus sclerocarpus
7. Prickly-pear Cactus: Opuntia polycantha Not in bloom but buds visible.
8. Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
9. Long-leaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia
10. Weak-stemmed Cryptantha: Cryptantha flaccida
11. Sand-dune Penstemon: Penstemon acuminatus Blue buds apparent.
12. Clustered Broomrape: Orobanche fasciculata
13. Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza deltoidea -Medium bloom.
14. Thread-leaf Fleabane: Erigeron filifolius
15. Lindley's Annual Microseris: Microseris lindleyi ?