Wildflower Report for Tom McCall Nature Preserve

LocationTom McCall Nature Preserve
Date05/14/2017
ReporterGreg Lief
E-mailoregonwildflowers@gmail.com
Website/Photoshttp://www.oregonhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=25394
CommentsThis is a very good time to visit Tom McCall Nature Preserve. The Columbia Gorge Lupine (Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianii) is blooming profusely. The Northwest Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza deltoidea) is profuse, though well past peak at lower elevations. Also blooming profusely at the lower elevations are Bicolored Cluster Lily (Brodiaea howellii), Fiddleneck (Amsinckia sp.), Slender Tarweed (Madia gracilis), Barestem Desert Parsley (Lomatium nudicaule).

As you climb the trail, you will see the following flowers in bloom: Upland Larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum), Gray`s Desert Parsley (Lomatium gray), Harsh Paintbrush (Castilleja hispida), Naked Broomrape (Orobanche uniflora), Rough Wallflower (Erysimum asperum), Hood River Milkvetch (Astragalus hoodianus), Miner`s Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) and Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria lanceolata) under the trees, Popcorn-Flower (Plagiobothrys sp.), Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis), Small-flowered prairie-star (Lithophragma parviflorum), American Vetch (Vicia americana), Slender-fruited Desert Parsley (Lomatium leptocarpum), Fringepod (Thysanocarpus curvipes), (Marah oreganus), Ballhead Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum), Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia parviflora), Sticky blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia rattanii), and Western Groundsel (Senecio integerrimus).

Lupine, paintbrush, and (past peak) balsamroot are blooming profusely at higher elevations. Heartleaf Buckwheat (Eriogonum compositum) should be starting soon. Sticky-Stem Penstemon (Penstemon glandulosus) is just starting to bloom near the Point. Please see Cheryl Hill`s photos at OregonHikers.org.

As always, watch out for Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum), which is lurking at many spots along the trail (especially at lower elevations). If you do not know how to ID it, please visit this site.

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Tom McCall Nature Preserve
05/14/2017
Website/Photos
This is a very good time to visit Tom McCall Nature Preserve. The Columbia Gorge Lupine (Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianii) is blooming profusely. The Northwest Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza deltoidea) is profuse, though well past peak at lower elevations. Also blooming profusely at the lower elevations are Bicolored Cluster Lily (Brodiaea howellii), Fiddleneck (Amsinckia sp.), Slender Tarweed (Madia gracilis), Barestem Desert Parsley (Lomatium nudicaule).

As you climb the trail, you will see the following flowers in bloom: Upland Larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum), Gray`s Desert Parsley (Lomatium gray), Harsh Paintbrush (Castilleja hispida), Naked Broomrape (Orobanche uniflora), Rough Wallflower (Erysimum asperum), Hood River Milkvetch (Astragalus hoodianus), Miner`s Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata) and Chocolate Lily (Fritillaria lanceolata) under the trees, Popcorn-Flower (Plagiobothrys sp.), Western Buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis), Small-flowered prairie-star (Lithophragma parviflorum), American Vetch (Vicia americana), Slender-fruited Desert Parsley (Lomatium leptocarpum), Fringepod (Thysanocarpus curvipes), (Marah oreganus), Ballhead Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum), Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia parviflora), Sticky blue-eyed Mary (Collinsia rattanii), and Western Groundsel (Senecio integerrimus).

Lupine, paintbrush, and (past peak) balsamroot are blooming profusely at higher elevations. Heartleaf Buckwheat (Eriogonum compositum) should be starting soon. Sticky-Stem Penstemon (Penstemon glandulosus) is just starting to bloom near the Point. Please see Cheryl Hill`s photos at OregonHikers.org.

As always, watch out for Poison Oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum), which is lurking at many spots along the trail (especially at lower elevations). If you do not know how to ID it, please visit this site.


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