The Dalles Mt Road, and the Columbia Hills to the northeast of the Dallesport, WA.
June 1, 1997
1. Taper-tip Onion: Allium accuminatum
2. Douglas' Onion: Allium douglasii var. nevii
3. Bicolored Harvest Lily: Brodiaea howellii A few still in bloom
4. Heart-leaf Buckwheat (both the yellow and white forms): Eriogonum compositum var. compositum In full, resplendant bloom!
5. Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii var. tenue- In full bloom.
6. Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum Almost in blooom.
7. Thyme Buckwheat: Eriogonum thymoides
8. Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum ? Not quite in bloom. Atop crest of Columbia Hills, yet guide books say it is found only below 600'.
9. Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva Flowers are an intense pink!
10. Franklin's Sandwort: Arenaria franklinii var. franklinii
11. White Water Buttercup: Ranunculus aquatilus var. capillaceus
12. Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum (formerly Erysimum asperum)
13. California Poppy: Eschscholzia californica
14. Long Prickly-headed Poppy: Papaver argemone
15. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii
16. Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana
17. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis
18. Yakima Milk-vetch: Astragalus reventiformis
19. Nevada Deer-vetch: Lotus nevadensis
20. Columbia Gorge Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus
21. Spurred Lupine: Lupinus laxiflorus
22. Prairie Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. aridus
23. Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus
24. Field Morning Glory: Convolvulus arvensis
25. Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium
26. Yellow Prairie Violet: Viola nuttallii (var. bakeri ?)
27. Slender-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium leptocarpum
28. Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule A few still in bloom.
29. Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana
30. Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa- A few in bloom.
31. Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii
32. Silver-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata
33. Varied Leaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla
34. Rigid Fiddleneck: Amsinckia retrorsa
35. Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri
36. Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispidus
37. Common Monkey Flower: Mimulus guttatus
38. Hairy Owl-clover: Orthocarpus hispidus
39. Scorched Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. variabilis
40. Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri
41. Sticky-stem Penstemon: Penstemon glandulosus
42. Moth Mullein: Verbascum blattaria
43. Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora var. purpurea
44. Big Root/Wild Cucumber: Marah oreganus
45. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
46. Arrow-leaf Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza sagittata
47. Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii
48. Chicory: Cichorium intybus
49. Wavy-leaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum Nearing bloom.
50. Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia
51. Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis
52. Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis
53. Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium
54. Blanket Flower: Gaillardia aristata
55. Lemon-scented Tarweed: Madia citriodora
56. Pineapple Weed: Matricaria matricariodes
57. Lindley's Annual Microseris: Microseris lindleyi ?
58. Yellow Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltus
59. Yellow Salsify Tragopogon dubius
1. Heart-leaf Buckwheat (both the yellow and white forms): Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
2. Cut-leaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii