Grass widows (Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii) at right.
Grass Widow: Olsynium douglasii var. douglassii
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata
Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium
Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma ?
Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna
Smooth Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum
Western Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula
Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum
Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza careyana x deltoidea
Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule
Animals Seen:
1. Turkey Vultures
2. Robins
3. Northern flicker
4. Mourning Cloak butterfly
6. medium sized, white butterfly with orange wing tips
Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum
Pale-anthered Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. pallidum
Yellow Bells Fritillaria pudica
Grass Widow: Olsynium douglasii var. douglassii
Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis
Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis
Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii
Scale Pod: Idahoa scapigera - Seed pods only.
Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula
Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana
Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia
Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum
Fern-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum
Gray-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum
Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum
Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
Few-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia sparsiflora var. bruceae
Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza careyana x deltoidea
Animals Seen:
1. Horned Lark
2. Western Meadowlark
3. Red-tailed Hawk
4. Red-winged Blackbird (about 1 dozen)
5. Steller's Jay
6. California Ground Squirrel
Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii
Veiny Dock: Rumex venosus
Golden Currant: Ribes aureum
Bitter Brush: Purshia tridentata
Woolly-pod Milk-vetch: Astragalus purshii
Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
Sticky Shooting Star: Dodecatheon cusickii
Long-leaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia
Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia menziesii (formerly Amsinckia retrorsa)
White Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera
Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza careyana x deltoidea
Photo at right of Desert Shooting Star (Dodecatheon conjugens).
Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum
Grass Widow: Olsynium douglasii var. inflatum
Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
The Dalles Mountain Buttercup: Ranunculus triternatus
Dagger Pod: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides
Rusty-hair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula ?
Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata
Woolly-pod Milk-vetch: Astragalus purshii
Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum
Canby's Desert Parsley: Lomatium canbyi
Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
Butterfly-loving (Pungent) Desert Parsley: Lomatium papilioniferum
Salt & Pepper or Piper's Desert Parsley: Lomatium piperi
Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
Gray-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum
Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa
Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa
Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
Big Root: Marah oreganus
Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza careyana x deltoidea
Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule
Animals Seen at the Dalles Mountain:
1. California Ground Squirrel
2. Black-bille Magpie
3. Western Meadowlark
4. Starlings
5. American Robin (numerous)
6. Western Bluebird