[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon: 2010]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Oregon

Umbrella Falls Trail #667

(from Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area Parking Area to the Vista Ridge Ski Slope (above the Ski Area)

Mt. Hood

July 31, 2010

View towards Mt. Hood from above the Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area..............July 25, 2010.

View towards Mt. Hood from above the Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area.......July 25, 2010. Many fine mats of Davidson's penstemon (Penstemon davidsonii var. davidsonii) may be seen in the foreground.
* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. montana

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

* Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis ?

* Brewer's Sedge: Carex breweri ssp. breweri

* Hall's Sedge: Carex halliana

* Rocky Mountain Sedge: Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa

* Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis

* Tall Cottongrass: Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

* Hitchcock's Smooth Woodrush: Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii

* Common Western Needlegrass: Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens

* Brome: Bromus sp.

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus

* Shortstyle Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. brevistyla

Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride - In bud.

* Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax - Not a peak year here for beargrass.

* Northwestern Twayblade: Listera caurina -

* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta

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

* Sulphur-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. haussknectii

* Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera

Crisped Starwort: Stellaria crispa ? - In bud.

Mountain Pasque Flower: Anemone occidentalis - Woolly seed heads forming.

* Oregon Anemone: Anemone oregana

Broad-leaved Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala (Synonym: Caltha biflora) - Fruits forming. Seen in the riparian area just downstream from Umbrella Falls.

* Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus

* Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri -

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala

* Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata

* Fanleaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia

* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

* Sitka Mt. Ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi - Fading out of bloom.

* Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea splendens

* Spanish Clover: Lotus purshianus var. purshianus - Beginning to bloom along the road to Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort.

* Arctic Lupine: Lupinus arcticus

* Dwarf Lupine: Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus var. lobbii (Synonym: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii)

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

* Stream Violet: Viola glabella

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* White-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum ?

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi

* Cascade Desert Parsley, Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda - In bud.

* Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - Beginning to bloom.

Thin-leaved Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

* Alpine Shooting Star: Dodecatheon alpinum

* California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum

* Tall Lungwort: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

* Suksdorf's Paintbrush: Castilleja suksdorfii

* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii - Seen in the riparian area just downstream from Umbrella Falls.

* Yellowish Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa var. flavida

* Elephant Heads: Pedicularis groenlandica - In wet meadows adjacent to Umbrella Falls.

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

* Davidson's Penstemon: Penstemon davidsonii var. davidsonii - Past peak bloom.....fading fast.

* Alpine Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus

* American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii

* Mt. Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis -

*Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. alpicola

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

* Umber Pussytoes: Antennaria umbrinella -

* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

Greene's Goldenweed: Ericameria greenei (Synonym: Haplopappus greenei) -

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

Cascade Aster: Eucephallus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus (Synonym: Aster ledophyllus) - A few plants beginning to bloom.

* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile var. gracile

Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis - In bud.

Rocky Mt. Canada Goldenrod: Solidago lepida var. salebrosa - In bud.

Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi - In bud.

View towards Timberline Lodge across the White River Canyon from the alpine slopes above Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area..............July 25, 2010.

View across the White River Canyon towards Timberline Lodge from the alpine slopes above Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area.......July 25, 2010. Haussknecht's sulphur buckwheat (Eriogonum umbellatum var. haussknechtii), umber pussytoes (Antennaria umbrinella) and yarrow (Achillea millefolium) may be seen blooming in the foreground.
Animals Seen Along This Route:

Douglas' Squirrel

Chipmunks

Kestrel

Northern Flicker

Clark's Nutcrackers

Stellers Jays (numerous parents with young fledglings)

Canada Jays/ Camp Robbers (parents with young fledglings)

American Robins

Mountain Bluebirds

Dark-eyed Juncos

Pine Siskins

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Large yellow crab spider

California Tortoiseshells

Checkerspots

Crescents

Blues

Yellow Jackets

Native Bees

Mason Bees

Syrphid Flies

Hoover Flies

Small biting flies - Fortunately not too many of these pests.

Lady Bugs

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