[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon: 2008]
Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Oregon

Top Spur Trail to Bald Mt. and the Round the Mt. Trail #600 to McNeil Point

A Native Plant Society of Oregon Fieldtrip

Mt. Hood

October 1 and October 11, 2008

The photo above shows the northwestern slopes of Mt. Hood as seen from along the Timberline Trail #600 at the northern base of McNeil Point (timbered ridgeline at upper right).....................October 1, 2008.
* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Western Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum -

2. Deer Fern: Blechnum spicant -

3. American Parsley Fern: Cryptogramma acrostichoides -

4. Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum -

5. Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens -

6. Stiff Clubmoss: Lycopodium annotinum - ?

7. Clubmoss: Lycopodium sp. - ?

8. Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. montana -

9. Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis -

10. Grand Fir: Abies grandis -

11. Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa -

12. Noble Fir: Abies procera -

13. Common Juniper: Juniperus communis - Attractive bluish "berries" formed on plants at McNeil Pt.

14. Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis -

15. Western White Pine: Pinus monticola -

16. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

17. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

18. Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata -

19. Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla -

20. Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana -

21. Vine Maple: Acer circinatum -

22. Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii -

23. Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata -

24. California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica -

25. Black Cottonwood: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa - Foliage turning yellow far below along the Muddy Fork River.

26. Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana -

27. Willow: Salix sp. -

* 28. Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii -

* 29. Black Alpine Sedge: Carex nigricans -

30. Rocky Mt. Sedge: Carex scopulorum -

* 31. Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis -

32. Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius -

33. Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus -

34. Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii -

35. Hitchcock's Smooth Woodrush: Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii -

36. Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora -

37. Alaska Brome, Sitka Brome: Bromus sitchensis -

38. Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum -

39. Queen's Cup: Clintonia uniflora -

40. Avalanche Lily: Erythronium (montanum ?) -

41. Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum -

42. False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum -

43. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum -

44. Rosy Twisted Stalk: Streptopus lanceolatus -

45. Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum -

46. Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride - Some just past bloom in the vicinity of McNeil Point.

47. Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax -

48. Coralroot: Corallorhiza sp. -

* 49. Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia - A few plants still in bloom.

50. Bog Orchid: Platanthera sp. -

51. Common Bastard Toad-flax: Commandra umbellata var. californica -

52. Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum -

* 53. American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides -

54. Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum -

* 55. Naked Buckwheat: Eriogonum nudum - A few still in bloom at Bald Mt.

* 56. Sandberg's Sulphur-flowered Buckwheat ? : Eriogonum umbellatum (var. sandbergii ?) -

* 57. Knotweed: Polygonum sp. -

* 58. Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera -

* 59. Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica -

60. Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia -

61. Blunt-leaved Sandwort: Minuartia obtusiloba - Found at McNeil Pt.

62. Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla -

63. Northern Sandwort: Stellaria calycantha -

* 64. Baneberry: Actaea rubra - A few plants with flowers, but most have ripening berries.

65. Western Pasqueflower: Anemone occidentalis -

66. Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa -

67. White Marsh-marigold: Caltha leptosepala var. howellii -

68. False Bugbane: Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. occidentalis -

69. Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla -

70. Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens - Bald Mt.

* 71. Inside-out-flower: Vancouveria hexandra - Several plants still in bloom along the Top Spur trail.

* 72. Bleeding Heart: Dicentra formosa -

* 73. Western Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum - A few plants still in bloom at Bald Mt.

* 74. Broad-leaved Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium -

75. Smallflower Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. diversifolia - At the stone shelter at McNeil Pt.

76. Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri ? -

* 77. Rusty Saxifrage: Saxifraga ferruginea var. macounii - A few plants still in bloom (and with bulbils) in moist areas below McNeil Pt.

78. Tolmie's Saxifrage: Saxifraga tolmiei - Only seen at McNeil Point.

* 79. Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata -

80. Maple-leaved Currant: Ribes acerifolium -

81. Swamp Currant: Ribes lacustre -

82. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia -

83. Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata -

84. Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

85. Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum -

86. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

* 87. Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata - A few plants in bloom below McNeil Pt.

* 88. Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia -

89. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?) -

90. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata -

91. Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa -

92. Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus -

93. Blackcap: Rubus leucodermis -

94. Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus -

95. Five-leaf Bramble: Rubus pedatus -

96. Salmonberry: Rubus specatabilis -

97. Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis -

98. Sitka Mt. Ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi -

* 99. Rose Meadowsweet: Spiraea splendens var. splendens (formerly Spiraea densiflora) -

100. Spurred lupine: Lupinus arbustus - ?

* 101. Arctic Lupine: Lupinus arcticus -

* 102. Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius -

* 103. Dwarf Lupine: Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus var. lobbii (formerly Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii) - Still in bloom atop McNeil Pt.

104. American Vetch: Vicia americana -

105. Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites -

106. Stream Violet: Viola glabella -

107. Roundleaf Violet: Viola orbiculata -

108. Cascara: Frangula purshiana (formerly Rhamnus purshiana) -

109. Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium -

* 110. Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica -

111. Devil's Club: Oploplanax horridum -

112. Sharp-tooth Angelica: Angelica arguta -

* 113. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi -

114. Cascade Desert Parsley, Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei -

115. Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza sp. -

* 116. Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis -

117. Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -

118. Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata -

119. Pinesap: Monotropa hypopithys -

120. Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda (formerly Pyrola secunda) -

* 121. Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - Fading out of bloom on the slopes below McNeil Point.

122. Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia -

123. White-vein Shinleaf: Pyrola picta -

124. Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum var. albiflorum -

125. Western Rhododendron: Rhododendron macrophyllum -

126. Dwarf Huckleberry: Vaccinium caespitosum -

127. Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum -

128. Oval-leaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium ovalifolium -

129. Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium -

* 130. Mt. Bog Gentian: Gentiana calycosa -

131. Tall Mt. Shooting Star: Dodecatheon jeffreyi -

132. Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa -

133. California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum -

134. Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla -

135. Cooley's Hedge-nettle: Stachys chamissonis var. cooleyae -

* 136. Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida -

* 137. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata -

* 138. Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola -

139. Suksdorf's Paintbrush: Castilleja suksdorfii -

* 140. Foxglove: Digitalis purpurea -

* 141. Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii - Beginning to bloom on McNeil Point.

* 142. Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa - Only seen in bloom along the road at the Top Spur trailhead.

* 143. Sickle-top Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa -

144. Small-flowered Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. tolmiei - Seen only atop McNeil Point.

145. Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola -

* 146. Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus -

147. Finetooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus -

* 148. American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii -

149. Oregon bedstraw: Galium oreganum -

150. Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum -

151. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -

152. Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos hesperius -

153. Mt. Heliotrop: Valeriana sitchensis -

* 154. Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. alpicola -

* 155. Western Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

* 156. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

* 157. Broadleaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia -

158. Wormwood: Artemisia sp. -

* 159. Tall Mountain Aster: Canadanthus modestus -

160. Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense -

* 161. Greene's Goldenweed: Ericameria greenei (formerly Haplopappus greenei) - Still in bloom at Bald Mt.

* 162. Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus var. callianthemus -

* 163. Cascade Aster: Eucephallus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus (formerly Aster ledophyllus) - A few still in bloom.

* 164. Rough Aster: Eurybia radulina -

165. Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum -

* 166. White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum -

* 167. Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile var. gracile -

168. Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri -

* 169. Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare -

* 170. Alpine Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (formerly Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus) -

* 171. Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis -

* 172. Rocky Mt. Canada Goldenrod: Solidago lepida var. salebrosa -

173. Dwarf Goldenrod: Solidago simplex ssp. simplex var. nana -

174. Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale -

----- Fall Foliage at Bald Mt.

Mt. Hood from Bald Mt.-----View to Bald Mt. from McNeil Pt

Mt. Hood from McNeil Point

The photo at upper left shows a view of fall colors on the steep south-facing slopes of Bald Mt. on Mt. Hood. The photo at upper right shows the colorful foliage of vine maple at the same location. The photo at middle left shows a view of the western face of Mt Hood as seen from Bald Mt. The photo at middle right shows a view down the ridge towards Bald Mt. from McNeil Point with the stone shelter visible in the foreground. The lowermost photo shows a view eastward along the south-facing slopes of McNeil Point towards the Sandy Glacier on Mt. Hood. All 5 photos were taken on October 1, 2008. Click each photo to see an enlarged version (3x).
Animals Seen Along This Route:

Chipmunks

Pikas

Sharp-shinned Hawk attacking a Red-shafted Flicker

Yellow-shafted Flicker

Ravens

Gray Jays

Dark-eyed Juncos

Varied Thrushes -

Golden-crowned Sparrows

Mountain Chickadees

Golden-crowned Kinglets

Winter Wrens

California Tortoiseshells

Painted Lady

Fritillary

Paul Slichter E-mail