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

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon

School Canyon Trail #468 to Small Camp Near Helispot #122

Badger Creek Wilderness

June 14, 2014

Wildflower Bloom Along the School Canyon Trail #468 to Small Camp Near Helispot #122, Badger Creek Wilderness.........June 14, 2014.

Ball Point as seen in oak savannah along the first quarter mile or so of the School Canyon Trail, Badger Creek Wilderness...........June 14, 2014.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Tube Lichen: Hypogymnia sp.

Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen: Letharia columbiana

Ragged Lichen: Platismatia glauca

Oregon Beaked Moss: Eurhynchium oreganum

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Rock Sword Fern: Polystichum scopulinum ?

Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Grand Fir: Abies grandis ?

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola - Along creek immediately uphill to west of Helispot #122.

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

Chinquapin: Castanopsis chrysophylla

* Pacific Dogwood: Cornus nuttallii - Fading out of bloom.

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - In bud.

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Threadleaf Rush: Juncus tenuis ?

Many-flowered Wood-rush: Luzula multiflora ssp. multiflora ? - Past bloom.

Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.

* European Silver Hairgrass: Aira caryophyllea var. caryophyllaea

* Rattlesnake Brome: Bromus briziformis

* California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. carinatus

* Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis ?

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* One-spike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

* Sqirrel-tail Grass: Elymus elymoides (ssp. ?)

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis ?

* Fescue: Festuca sp.

* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha

Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

Nevada Bluegrass ? : Poa secunda (var. nevadensis ?)

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

* Small Fescue: Vulpia (microstachys ?)

Skunk Cabbage: Lysichiton americanum

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - Beginning to bloom along a creek immediately uphill to west of Helispot #122.

Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum ?

Washington Lily: Lilium washingtonianum - Beginning to bloom.

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - Fading out of bloom.

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - Fading out of bloom along a creek immediately uphill to west of Helispot #122.

* Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius - Beginning to bloom along a creek immediately uphill to west of Helispot #122.

Panicled Death Camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum - Past bloom.

Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum - Past bloom.

* White-flowered Rein Orchid: Piperia candida

* Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica - Fading out of bloom.

* Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Cream-flowered form.

Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum - In bud.

Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum (var. ?)

* Sulfur-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. sandbergii ?)

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

Red-Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra - Past bloom.

Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - Past bloom.

* Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii var. douglasii

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus - Blooming along a creek immediately uphill to west of Helispot #122.

Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

Scale Pod: Idahoa scapigera - Pods going to see.

Creamy Stonecrop: Sedum oregonense - In bud on slopes around Helispot #122.

* Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum

* Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. cylindrica

Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum

Three-tooth Mitrewort: Mitella trifida ? - Past bloom.

Cascade Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia cirrata var. intermedia - Basal leaves only. Along a creek immediately uphill to west of Helispot #122.

* Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata - Beginning to bloom along a creek immediately uphill to west of Helispot #122.

Pacific Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. alnifolia ?)

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum - Fading out of bloom.

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor var. discolor - In bud.

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. nevadensis

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. glandulosa - Leafy bracteate inflorescence, flowers cream.

Sulfur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta

Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata - Just past bloom.

* Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Blackcap Raspberry: Rubus leucodermis

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus

Sitka Mt. Ash: Sorbus sitchensis

* Birch-leaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia var. lucida

* Desert Pea: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus

* Thickleaf Deervetch: Lotus crassifolius var. crassifolius

* Nevada Deervetch: Lotus nevadensis var. douglasii

Spanish Clover: Lotus unifoliolatus

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus - Pink-flowered.

Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Past bloom.

* American Vetch: Vicia americana

Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites

Stream Violet: Viola glabella

* Deer Brush: Ceanothus integerrimus

Mahala Mat: Ceanothus prostratus - Fruits forming.

* Buckbrush: Ceanothus sanguineus - Fading out of bloom.

* Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus - In bud.

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium - In bud.

Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica - Along a creek immediately uphill to west of Helispot #122.

* Slender Godetia: Clarkia gracilis

* Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea

Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

Ciliate Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum - Along a creek immediately uphill to west of Helispot #122.

Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum

Kneeling Angelica: Angelica genuflexa - Along a creek immediately uphill to west of Helispot #122.

Large-fruited Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum - Fruits maturing.

* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Fading out of bloom.

* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum ? - Leaf divisions very narrow, much like L. simplex, but shorter. Fading out of bloom.

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi - Fruits maturing.

Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

Hairy Manzanita: Arctostaphylos columbiana

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

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

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda - In bud.

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

White-vein Shinleaf: Pyrola picta - In bud.

Thin-leaved Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

* Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana - A few plants in bloom.

* Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium (var. pumilum ?)

* Starflower: Trientalis latifolia

* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora - Beginning to bloom.

Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum - Past bloom.

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. - Small flowers.

Yerba Buena: Satureja douglasii - In forest uphill to west of Helispot #122.

Cooley's Hedgenettle: Stachys cooleyae - Along a creek immediately uphill to west of Helispot #122.

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida (var. acuta ?)

* Hairy Owl-clover: Castilleja tenuis - Most plants past bloom.

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Fading out of bloom.

Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa

* Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus

* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus ?

* Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucous

Clustered Broomrape: Orobanche (fasciculata ?) - Past bloom.

Cleavers: Galium aparine

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

* Common Snowberry: Symmphoricarpos albus

* Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos hesperius

* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

* Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

* Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora

* Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea - In bud.

Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Going to seed.

* Racemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea - Fading out of bloom.

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Rayless Arnica: Arnica discoidea

* Blepharipappus: Blepharipappus scaber

Tall Silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia ssp. glabrata - Past bloom.

Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa - In bud.

* Dusty Maidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii - Beginning to bloom.

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii

Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia - Going to seed.

Hawksbeard: Crepis sp. - Weedy (not capillaris ?)

Rayless Fleabane: Erigeron inornatus var. inornatus

* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis

* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum

* Least Tarweed: Hemizonella minima

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola

* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis

* Threadstem Tarweed: Madia exigua

* Least Tarweed: Hemizonella minima ?

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis

Slender Cudweed: Pseudognaphalium thermale - In bud. (formerly Gnaphalium microcephalum)

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus (var. ?) - Past bloom.

Aster: Symphyotrichum sp. - Along a creek immediately uphill to west of Helispot #122.

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

* Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Seen Along This Route:

California Ground Squirrels

Douglas Squirrels

Least Chipmunks

Townsend's Chipmunk ?

Golden Eagle (immature)

Goshawk hazing the immature golden eagle

Ruffed Grouse - Booming in the distance.

Hairy Woodpeckers

Lewis' Woodpeckers

Northern Flickers

Raven

Stellers Jays

Western Tanagers

American Robin

Hermit Thrush

Western Bluebirds

Chipping Sparrows

White-crowned Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Brown-headed Cowbirds

Purple Finches

Western Wood Peewees

Red-breasted Nuthatches

House Wrens

Vaux's Swifts ?

Violet-green Swallow

Antlions

Duskywing (about 1/2 size of other species)

Great Arctics

Hedgerow Hairstreak

Blues

Sulfurs

Ochre Ringlet

Bumble Bees

Yellow Jacket


Paul Slichter