[Wildflower Bloom in the Oregon Cascades: 2009]

High Rock

from Forest Road #58 to the summit

Mt. Hood National Forest

July 15, 2009

View north to Mt. Hood, Mt. Hood National Forest................July 15, 2009.

A view north towards Mt. Hood from High Rock..........................July 15, 2009.

Lace Lip Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima

American Rockbrake: Cryptogramma acrostichoides

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. montana

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Hemlock: Tsuga sp.

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Douglas Maple: Acer glabratum var. douglasii

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Long-stolon Sedge: Carex inops ssp. inops

Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

California Bastard Toadflax: Comandra umbellata spp. californica

* Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus

* Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum - Pods forming

Washington Lily: Lilium washingtonianum

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum

* Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax

Alaska Rein Orchid: Piperia unalascensis

* Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var.

* Broadleaf Knotweed ?: Polygonum minimum

* Littleleaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

* Slender Mountain Sandwort: Arenaria capillaris ssp. americana

Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Douglas' Cammpion: Silene douglasii

* Crimson Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Creamy Stonecrop: Sedum oregonense

* Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha (var. ?)

* Yellowdot Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis var. vespertina

* Vreeland's Rusty Saxifrage: Saxifraga ferruginea var. vreelandii

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

* Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis

Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata

Giant Chinquapin: Chrysolepis chrysophylla

Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Mountain Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei

Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Pacific Rhododendron: Rhododendron macrophyllum

Oval-leaf Huckleberry ?: Vaccinium ovalifolium

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla var. heterophylla

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida

Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa - In bud.

* Cardwell's Penstemon: Penstemon cardwellii

* Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucous

* Cliff Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola - Fading out of bloom.

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Mt. Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum

Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus


Animals seen at this location:

Turkey vultures

Varied thrush

Pale Swallowtails

Painted Ladies

Sulphurs/Whites

Checkerspots


Paul Slichter