[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon: 2018]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon

Lowder Mountain Trail #3329

Three Sisters Wilderness

June 23, 2018

A view of the west side of the Three Sisters as seen from the summit of Lowder Mountain, Three Sisters Wilderness.........June 23, 2018.

A view of the west side of the Three Sisters as seen from the summit of Lowder Mountain, Three Sisters Wilderness.........June 23, 2018.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Indian's Dream: Aspidotis densa

Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina

Lace Lipfern: Cheilanthes gracillima

American Rockbrake: Cryptogramma acrostichoides

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans

Western Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Alaska Cedar: Callitropsis nootkatensis

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

* Vine Maple: Acer circinatum - Still blooming atop Lowder Mt.

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Slide Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

Golden Chinquapin: Chrysolepis chrysophylla

Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites

* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

* Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

* Cat's Ear Mariposa: Calochortus subalpinus

* Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum - Past bloom.

Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - In bud.

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

* Hooker's Fairybells: Prosartes hookeri

* Western Wake-robin: Trilium ovatum - Fading out of bloom.

* Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum

Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride

Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax - Blooming along the access road, but not yet along the trail.

* Slender-tubed Iris: Iris chrysophylla

* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica - Beginning to bloom.

* Newberry's Fleeceflower: Aconogonon davisiae var. davisiae

* Pokeweed Fleeceflower: Aconogonon phytolaccifolium var. phytolaccifolium 

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

* Modoc Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. modocense - Beginning to bloom.

Leafy Dwarf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum

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

* Candyflower: Claytonia siberica

* Littleleaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

* Pumice Sandwort: Eremogone pumicola

* Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii var. douglasii - In bud.

* Baneberry: Actaea rubra

* Windflower: Anemone deltoidea

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Menzie's Larkspur: Delphinium menziesii

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa - Past bloom.

Inside-out-flower: Vancouveria hexandra

* Bleeding Heart: Dicentra formosa ssp. formosa

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum (capitatum var. capitatum ?)

Tower Mustard: Turritis glabra

Cream Stonecrop: Sedum oregonense - In bud.

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum

Rustyhair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula - Past bloom.

* Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri

* Fringecups: Tellima grandiflora

* Oneleaf Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

Stink Currant: Ribes bracteosum

* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre - Still in bloom atop Lowder Mt.

* Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

Pacific Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. semiintegrifolia ?)

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. glandulosa

* Nevada Cinquefoil: Drymocallis lactea var. lactea ?

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

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

Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

* Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - A few plants in bloom.

* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

* Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis - Fading out of bloom.

Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

* Rocky Mountain Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina

Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea splendens

* Desert Pea: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus

* Sierra Nevada Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis

* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

False Mermaid: Floerkea proserpinacoides

Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana

Western St. John's Wort: Hypericum scouleri

Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina - In bud.

Purple-leaved Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum ?

* Small-flowered Evening-primrose: Epilobium minutum

Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum

* Celery-leaved Licorice Root: Ligusticum apiifolium

* Carrotleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum

* Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei - Fading out of bloom.

Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

* Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Western Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

* Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis - Beginning to bloom.

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii - In bud.

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata

Sidebells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda - In bud.

White-vein Shinleaf: Pyrola picta - In bud.

* Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum - In bloom near the summit of Lowder Mt.

* Broadleaf Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia

* Bluefields Gilia: Gilia capitata

Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata - In bud.

* Harkness' Flaxflower: Leptosiphon harknessii - Beginning to bloom.

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

Mountain Navarretia: Navarretia divaricata - In bud.

* Woodland Phlox: Phlox adsurgens - Beginning to bloom.

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - Fading out of bloom.

* Salmon Polemonium: Polemonium carneum

* Western Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale

Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes

Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophpylla ssp. virgata - In bud.

Cooley's Hedgenettle: Stachys cooleyae

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida

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

* Brewer's Monkeyflower: Erythranthe breweri

* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata

Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa

* Short-flowered Pincushion Beardtongue: Penstemon procerus var. brachyanthus

* Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola

* Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

* Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum - Beginning to bloom.

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Pacific Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigata

Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos mollis

* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor - In bud.

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria pulvinata

* Racemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

Mountain Thistle: Cirsium remotifolium var. odontolepis - In bud.

Leafy Fleabane: Erigeron foliosus var. confinis - In bud.

* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum (var. leucophyllum ?) - Beginning to bloom.

Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - In bud.

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

* Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis

* Alpine Lake False Dandelion: Nothocalais alpestris

Western Coneflower: Rudbeckia occidentalis

Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis

Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Turkey Vultures

Hermit Thrush

Varied Thrushes

Western Tanagers

Dark-eyed Juncos

Pine Siskins

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Julia's Orangetips


Paul Slichter