Tom McCall Nature Preserve - Columbia River Gorge May 2023

The wildflowers of the Columbia River Gorge are on full display this month. Here’s a collection of wildflowers from Tom McCall nature preserve and Memaloose Overlook trail. This was by far the best wildflower bloom I’ve seen. If heaven exists, it’s here!

Balsamorhiza deltoidea

Lomatium triternatum

Eriogonum compositum

Eriogonum compositum

Lomatium papilionferum

Plectritis macrocera

Plagiobothrys nothofulvus

Erythranthe sp.

Delphinium nuttallianum

Phaclia hastata

Phaclia hastata

Aphyllon franciscanum

Aphyllon franciscanum

Toxicodendron diversilobum

Castilleja attenuata

Triteleia grandiflora

Amsinckia menziesii

Aphyllon purpureum

Aphyllon purpureum

Delphinium nuttallianum + lomatium sp (I think triternatum)

Fritillaria affins

Fritillaria affins

Hydrophyllum capitatum

Trifolium macrocephalum

Trifolium macrocephalum

Castilleja miniata

Castilleja miniata