Catherine Creek
April 27, 1997
1. Bicolored Harvest Lily: Brodiaea howellii
2. Common Camas: Camassia quamash
3. Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria lanceolata
4. Meadow Death-camas: Zigadenus venonosus var. venonosus
5. Bitter Root: Lewisia rediviva
6. Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis
7. Miner's Lettuce: Claytonica perfoliata (formerly Montia perfoliata)
8. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
9. Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis
10. American Winter Cress: Barbarea orthoceras
11. Shepherd's Purse: Capsella bursa
12. Rough Wallflower: Erysimum asperum
13. Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera
14. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora
15. Western Saxifrage: Saxifraga occidentalis- Mostly out of bloom.
16. Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. integrifolia
17. Bicolored Lupine: Lupinus bicolor
18. Columbia Gorge Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus
19. Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium
20. Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum
21. Sand Clover: Trifolium wildenovii ?
22. Few-flower Clover: Trifolium oliganthum ?
23. American Vetch: Vicia americana var. truncata
24. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
25. Cut-leaf Violet: Viola sheltonii
26. Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi
27. Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum
28. Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
29. Sierra Snake Root: Sanicula graveolens
30. Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum
31. Baby Stars: Linanthus bicolor
32. Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis (formerly Microsteris gracilis)
33. Great Hound's Tongue: Cynoglossum grande
34. Fragrant Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys figuratus
35. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora
36. Few-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia sparsiflora
37. Common Monkey Flower: Mimulus guttatus
38. Barrett's Penstemon: Penstemon barrettiae
39. Small-flowered Tonella: Tonella tenella
40. Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora
41. Bedstraw: Galium aparine
42. Big Root/Wild Cucumber: Marah oreganus
43. Rosy Plectritis: Plectritus congesta
44. Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza deltoidea
45. Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule
46. Lindley's Annual Microseris: Microseris lindleyi
47. Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile
1. Bicolored Cluster Lily: Brodiaea howellii
2. Panicled Death-camas: Zigadenus paniculatus
3. Grass Widow: Sisyrinchium douglasii var. inflatum- very few left in bloom at top.
4. Big-leaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum
5. Heart-leaf Buckwheat (white form): Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
6. Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii var. tenue- A few are just starting to bloom.
7. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum
8. Dagger Pod: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides- Full bloom!
9. Thick-leaf Thelypody: Thelypodium laciniatum var. laciniatum
10. Fringe Pod: Thysanocarpus curvipes- Pods only.
11.Western Saxifrage: Saxifraga occidentalis- very few left in bloom.
12. Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata
13. Hood River Milk-vetch: Astragalus hoodianus
14. Woolly-pod Milk-vetch: Astragalus purshii- Wooly seed heads only.
15. Yakima Milk-vetch: Astragalus reventiformis
16. Bicolored Lupine: Lupinus bicolor
17. Columbia Gorge Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus
18. Whitish Lupine: Lupinus leucopsis var. bingensis
19. Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum- Seed heads only.
20. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium
21. Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi
22. Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum
23. Gray-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum- A few still blooming on top.
24. Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule
25. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum
26. Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis (formerly Microsteris gracilis)
27. Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa- Full bloom!
28. Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa- Full bloom!
29. Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa
30. Common Cryptantha: Cryptantha intermedia
31. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale
32. Common Monkey Flower: Mimulus guttatus
33. Big Root: Marah oreganus
34. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
35. Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha
36. Gold Stars: Crocidium multicaule
37. Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza deltoidea- A choice year for balsamroot bloom!
38. False Agoseris: Microseris troximoides
1. California Ground Squirrel
2. Black-bille Magpie
3. Western Meadowlark
4. Starlings
5. Brewer's Blackbird
6. Harrier
7. Horned Lark
8. Red-tailed Hawk
9. Yellow-rumped Warblers