Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Oregon
Timberline Trail
from North Rim of White River Canyon through Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Area to Heather Canyon
Mt. Hood
October 2, 2010
* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Edible Bolete: Boletus edulis ?
Horsetail: Equisetum sp.
Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. montana
Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa
Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis
Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana
Hall's Sedge: Carex halliana
Rocky Mountain Sedge: Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa
Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis
Tall Cottongrass: Eriophorum angustifolium ssp. angustifolium
Common Rush: Juncus effusus var. gracilis ? - Plants of moist meadows near timberline.
Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus
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
* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum
* Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus
Shortstyle Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. brevistyla
Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride
Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax
Northwestern Twayblade: Listera caurina
* Hooded Ladies' Tresses: Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Fleeceflower: Aconogonon davisiae var. davisiae (Polygonum newberryi)
Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera
Crisped Starwort: Stellaria crispa ?
Mountain Pasque Flower: Anemone occidentalis - Woolly seed heads forming.
Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri
* Mt. Hood Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia fimbriata - Fading out of bloom.
Rusty Saxifrage: Saxifraga ferruginea var. vreelandii
Stream Saxifrage: Saxifraga odontoloma
Tolmie's Saxifrage: Saxifraga tolmiei
Mapleleaf Currant: Ribes howellii (Synonym: Ribes acerifolium)
Woodland Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata
Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata
* Fanleaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia - A few plants still in bloom.
* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus
Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorubs scopulina - Leaves changing to a beautiful yellow or orange.
Sitka Mt. Ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi - Leaves changing to a beautiful yellow or orange.
Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea splendens
* Arctic Lupine: Lupinus arcticus - A fair amount of plants still in bloom in shaded depressions or small valleys.
Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus var. flexuosus
Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium
* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum
Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi
Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata
Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda
Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis
Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum var. albiflorum
Cascade Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum ? - Leaves turning bright red.
Thin-leaved Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum
Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium
Alpine Shooting Star: Dodecatheon alpinum
* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum
* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata - Fading out of bloom.
* Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola - Fading out of bloom.
* Suksdorf's Paintbrush: Castilleja suksdorfii - Still blooming nicely along shaded water courses.
Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii
Tiling's Monkeyflower: Mimulus tilingii
Turtleheads: Nothochelone nemorosa
Yellowish Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa var. flavida
Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa
Alpine Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus
* American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii - Fading out of bloom.
Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum
Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa - Dark fruits ripening.
* Mt. Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis
*Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. alpicola
* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca - A few plants still in bloom.
* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -
Umber Pussytoes: Antennaria umbrinella
* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia
* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis - Fading out of bloom along moist meadow edges.
* 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
* Alpine Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (Synonym: Aster alpigenus)
* Few-leaved Groundsel: Packera subnudus (Synonym: Senecio cymbalarioides)
* Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis
* Rocky Mt. Canada Goldenrod: Solidago lepida var. salebrosa - Large drifts of this species can be found in the moister, open meadows.
* Western Mountain Aster: Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum ? (or a leafy aster with very narrow stem leaves?)
Douglas' Squirrel
Chipmunks
Northern Flickers
Clark's Nutcrackers
American Robins
Dippers
Dark-eyed Juncos
White-crowned Sparrows - Very numerous.
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Winter Wren
California Tortoiseshell
Bumble Bees
Yellow Jackets
Small biting flies - Fortunately not too many of these pests.
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