Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Oregon

Pacific Crest Trail: Timberline Lodge to White River Junction of Round the Mt. Trail #600

Mt. Hood

August 29, 2008

The photo above shows a view up the southern slopes of Mt. Hood as seen from along the Pacific Crest Trail about one-quarter mile east of Timberline Lodge....................August 29, 2008. The trees in this view are both whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) and mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana) while the flowers include lupine (Lupinus sericeus) and (Eriogonum umbellatum).

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* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. montana -

2. Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa -

3. Common Juniper: Juniperus communis -

4. Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis -

5. Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana -

6. Brewer's Sedge: Carex breweri ssp. breweri -

7. Hall's Sedge: Carex halliana -

8. Black Alpine Sedge: Carex nigricans -

9. Dunhead Sedge: Carex phaeocephala -

10. Presl's Sedge: Carex preslii -

11. Ross' Sedge: Carex rossii -

12. Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis -

* 13. Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus -

14. Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii -

* 15. Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi -

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

* 17. Western Needlegrass: Achnatherum occidentale ssp. occidentale -

18. Brome: Bromus sp. -

29. Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides -

* 20. Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus -

21. Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride -

* 22. Fleeceflower: Aconogonon davisiae var. davisiae (Polygonum newberryi) -

* 23. Sulphur-flowered Buckwheat ? : Eriogonum umbellatum (var. haussknectii ?) -

24. Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera -

25. Mapleleaf Currant: Ribes acerifolium - Fruits are ripening..........blackish with glaucous covering.

26. Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata -

27. Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus -

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

* 29. Arctic Lupine: Lupinus arcticus -

* 30. Dwarf Lupine: Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus var. lobbii (formerly Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii) -

* 31. Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus var. flexuosus -

* 32. Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum -

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

* 34. Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis -

* 35. Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - A few plants still in bloom.

* 36. California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum -

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

* 38. Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii -

* 39. Davidson's Penstemon: Penstemon davidsonii var. davidsonii -

40. Mt. Heliotrop: Valeriana sitchensis -

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

* 42. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

* 43. Rocky Mt. Pussytoes: Antennaria media -

* 44. Greene's Goldenweed: Ericameria greenei (formerly Haplopappus greenei) -

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

* 46. Cascade Aster: Eucephallus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus (formerly Aster ledophyllus) -

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

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

49. Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis -

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

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The at left shows a view up towards the summit of Mt. Hood from the western rim of the White River canyon an elevation of about 6900 to the east of the Simcoe Warming Hut. The photo at right shows a view downslope towards Timberline Lodge from approximately the same location. Mt. Jefferson can be seen on the left horizon. Photographed on August 29, 2008. Click each photo to see enlarged (4x) views.

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Dark-eyed Juncos

California Tortoiseshells

Lorquins Admirals

Boisduval's Blues

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