[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon: 2014]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon

Tamanawas Falls

Mt. Hood National Forest

May 24, 2014

 

 


* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Morel: Morchella (deliciosa ?)

Tube Lichen: Hypogymnia sp.

Wolf Lichen: Letharia (vulpina ?)

Chocolate Chip Lichen: Peltigera venosa

Platismatia sp.

Coral Lichen: Sphaerophorus tuckermanii

Dicranium Moss: Dicranium sp.

Oregon Beaked Moss: Eurhynchium oreganum

Juniper Haircap Moss: Polystichum juniperinum

Goose Neck Moss: Rhytidiadelphus triquetris

Field Horsetail: Equisteum arvense

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum

Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Grand Fir: Abies grandis ?

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Red Alder: Alnus rubra

Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica

Chinquapin: Castanopsis chrysophylla

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Black Cottonwood: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa

* Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis

* Many-flowered Wood-rush: Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum - At the trailhead.

Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa - At the trailhead.

Skunk Cabbage: Lysichiton americanum

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - A few with the beginnings of flower buds.

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum

Washington Lily: Lilium washingtonianum

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - In bud.

* Hooker's Fairybells: Prosartes hookeri

* Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum - Fading out of bloom.

* Fairy Slipper Orchid: Calypso bulbosa

Merten's Coralroot: Corallorhiza mertensiana

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata (ssp. perfoliata ?)

* Red-Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra

* Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia siberica

* Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

* Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Baneberry: Actaea rubra - Beginning to bloom.

* Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea

* Oregon Anemone: Anemone oregana

Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

* Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

* Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

* Mouse-ear Cress: Arabidopsis thaliana

* Holboell's Rockcress: Arabis holboellii var.

Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum

Broad-leaved Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium - In bud.

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum

* Three-tooth Mitrewort: Mitella trifida

Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum

* Pacific Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia - Small tree to 40 feet tall.

Sylvan Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?)

* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

Blackcap Raspberry: Rubus leucodermis

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus

Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis

Birch-leaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia var. lucida

Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius ?

* Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites

* Stream Violet: Viola glabella

* Marsh Violet: Viola palustris

Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus - In bud.

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica

Ciliate Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum

* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum

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

* Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis - Beginning to bloom.

Hairy Manzanita: Arctostaphylos columbiana

Little Prince's Pine: Chimaphila menziesii - In bud.

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

White-vein Shinleaf: Pyrola picta

Thin-leaved Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium

Starflower: Trientalis latifolia

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum

Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla - In bud.

* Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. - Small flowers.

Cooley's Hedgenettle: Stachys cooleyae

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa

* Cardwell's Penstemon: Penstemon cardwellii

Finetooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus - In bud.

* Cleavers: Galium aparine

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

* Red (or Black) Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa (var. ?)

Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos hesperius

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri ?

Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. alpicola

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Western Boneset: Ageratina occidentalis

Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa - In bud.

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Racemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia ? or Mt. Arnica: Arnica latifolia ?

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum ?

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri ?

Wall Lettuce: Lactuca muralis

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Douglas Squirrel

Osprey

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Stellers Jays

Western Tanager

Hermit Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Dark-eyed Juncos

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Kinglets

Mourning Cloaks

Bumble Bees


Paul Slichter