[Columbia River Gorge Wildflower Reports]

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

April 18, 1998

Panicled death-camas (Toxicoscordion paniculatum)

Panicled death-camas (Toxicoscordion paniculatum) as seen at Horsethief Butte.

Intersection of WA Highway 14 and The Dalles Mt Rd.

Bicolored Cluster Lily: Brodiaea howellii

Panicled Death-camas: Zigadenus paniculatus

Fringe Pod: Thysanocarpus curvipes- Not in bloom, but lots of ripe seed pods.

Hood River Milk-vetch: Astragalus hoodianus

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

Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus

Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

Fern-leaved Desert Parsley Lomatium dissectum

Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi

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

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

Narrow-leaf Owl-clover: Orthocarpus attenuatus

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

White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera

Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza deltoidea -Medium bloom.


Columbia River Shore near the Avery Boat Ramp

Bicolored Cluster Lily: Brodiaea howellii

Pale Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. pallida

Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum -Yellow flowered form.

Veiny Dock: Rumex venosus

Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata An excellent year of bloom for bitterbrush.......Every square inch covered with yellowish blossoms!

The Dalles Milk-vetch: Astragalus sclerocarpus

Prickly-pear Cactus: Opuntia polycantha Not in bloom but buds visible.

Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

Long-leaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia

Weak-stemmed Cryptantha: Cryptantha flaccida

Sand-dune Penstemon: Penstemon acuminatus Blue buds apparent.

Clustered Broomrape: Aphyllon franciscanum

Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza deltoidea -Medium bloom.

Thread-leaf Fleabane: Erigeron filifolius

Lindley's Annual Microseris: Microseris lindleyi ?


Paul Slichter