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 (aboveMt. Hood Ski Area)
Mt. Hood National Forest
July 6, 2013
* 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
* 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 (inermis ?)
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
* Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus
Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride - In bud.
* Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax
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
* Mountain Pasque Flower: Anemone occidentalis - Woolly seed heads forming too.
* Oregon Anemone: Anemone oregana
* Broad-leaved Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala (Synonym: Caltha biflora) - Fading out of bloom.
* Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus
* Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala
* Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata - Beginning to bloom.
* Fanleaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia
* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus
* Sitka Mt. Ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi
* 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
* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi
* Cascade Desert Parsley, Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei
* Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis
Thin-leaved Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum Fruits forming.
* 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 - Beginning to bloom.
* Yellowish Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa var. flavida - Beginning to bloom. near Umbrella Falls.
* Elephant Heads: Pedicularis groenlandica - In wet meadows adjacent to Umbrella Falls.
* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa - Blooming near Umbrella Falls.
* Davidson's Penstemon: Penstemon davidsonii var. davidsonii - Not at peak bloom yet.
* Alpine Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus
* Mt. Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis
*Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. alpicola
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. glacialis var. glacialis
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 - Beginning to bloom.
Rocky Mt. Canada Goldenrod: Solidago lepida var. salebrosa - In bud.
Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi
Northern Flicker
Clark's Nutcrackers
Mountain Bluebirds
Dark-eyed Juncos
Pine Siskins
Red-breasted Nuthatches
California Tortoiseshells
Square-spotted Blues
Native Bees
Mason Bees
Syrphid Flies
Hoover Flies
Small biting flies - Fortunately not too many of these pests.
Lady Bugs
Paul Slichter