[Wildflower Bloom West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington: 2016]

Wildflower Bloom West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Nob Hill Nature Park, St. Helens, Oregon

April 3, 2016

Nob Hill Nature Park viewed from the east at the old Boise Cascade De-barking Plant grounds, St. Helens, Oregon........April 3, 2016.

Nob Hill Nature Park viewed from the east as seen from the grounds of the old Boise Cascade de-barking Plant grounds, St. Helens, Oregon........April 3, 2016.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

(w) - Weeds or non-native species

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea

Oregon White Ash: Fraxinus latifolia

English Ivy: Hedera helix ssp. helix

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Poison Oak: Toxicodenderon diversilobum

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Goldback Fern: Pentagramma triangularis ssp. triangularis - On shaded cliffs.

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrhiza

Orchard-grass: Dactylis glomerata (w)

* Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua (w) - Along road around the park.

* Common Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. maxima - Beginning to bloom at the park. Common along Plymouth Street.

* Fawn Lily: Erythronium oreganum - Past their peak.

* Mission Bells: Fritillaria affinis

False Lily-of-the-Valley: Maianthemum dilatatum

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Starry Solomon Plume: Maianthemum stellatum - In bud.

* Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum

* Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia siberica

* Sticky Mouse-ear Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum (w)

Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

Larkspur: Delphinium sp.

* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis - Beginning to bloom.

* Mouse-ear Cress: Arabidopsis thaliana (w)

* American Wintercress: Barbarea orthoceras (w)

Angled Toothwort: Cardamine angulata ? - Compare stem and basal leaves with photos online. Has white flowers.

* Hairy Bittercress: Cardamine hirsuta (w) - Blooming and going to seed.

* Slender Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii - Has pink flowers.

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna

* Honesty: Lunaria annua

Broad-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium - In bud on sunny cliffs.

Worm-leaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum

Small-flowered Prairiestar: Lithophragma parviflorum

Fringecups: Tellima grandiflora

* Straggly Currant: Ribes divaricatum var. divaricatum - By the bridge.

* Pacific Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vexca ssp. bracteata

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

Osoberry: Oemleria cerasiformis - Fruits ripening.

Pacific Ninebark: Physocarpus capitatus

Choke Cherry: Prunus virginiana var. demissa - In bud.

* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus - Outside the park, 200 meters uphill along Plymouth St., near S 7th St..

Bigleaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus - Not in bloom.

* Subterraneum Clover: Trifolium subterraneum (w) - Outside the park, 200 meters uphill along Plymouth St., near S 7th St..

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium - Outside the park, 200 meters uphill along Plymouth St., near S 7th St.. (w) ?????

Shining Geranium: Geranium lucidum

* Dovefoot Geranium: Geranium molle (w)

Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana

* Fern-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum

* Spring Gold: Lomatium utriculatum

* Greater Periwinkle: Vinca major

Oregon Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis ssp. oregonensis

* Red Dead-nettle: Lamium purpureum (w)

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata (w) - In grassy areas along road in front of park

Cleavers: Galium aparine

* Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens

Oval-leaf Viburnum: Viburnum ellipticum

Nipplewort: Lapsana communis (w)

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale (w)


Paul Slichter