Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Oregon
Umbrella Falls Trail #667
(from Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area Parking Area to the Timberline Trail)
Mt. Hood
October 2, 2010
* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa
Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis
Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana
* Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis ?
Hall's Sedge: Carex halliana
Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis
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
Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride .
Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax
Northwestern Twayblade: Listera caurina
Crisped Starwort: Stellaria crispa ?
Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri
Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala
Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata
* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus - A few plants still in bloom.
Sitka Mt. Ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi - Leaves turning orange.
Arctic Lupine: Lupinus arcticus
Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus var. flexuosus
Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium
Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata
Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda
Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis
Cascade Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum ? - Leaves turning bright red.
Thin-leaved Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum - Berries still mostly green.
California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum
Tall Lungwort: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis
Yellowish Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa var. flavida
Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa
* Mt. Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis - A few plants still in bloom.
*Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. alpicola
* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -
Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia
* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus var. callianthemus
* Cascade Aster: Eucephallus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus (Synonym: Aster ledophyllus)
* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile var. gracile
* Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis
* Rocky Mt. Canada Goldenrod: Solidago lepida var. salebrosa - The most abundant wildflower in bloom, with large drifts of goldenrod in open meadows.
Douglas' Squirrel
Chipmunks
Northern Flicker
Clark's Nutcrackers
Canada Jays/ Camp Robbers
American Robins
White-crowned Sparrows - Very numerous.
Dark-eyed Juncos
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Ruby-crowned Kinglets
California Tortoiseshell
Yellow Jackets
Bumble Bees
Small biting flies - Fortunately not too many of these pests.
Grasshoppers
Paul Slichter E-mail