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

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon

Castle Rock Trail #3506

Willamette National Forest

June 24, 2018

Wildflower meadows near the summit of Castle Rock, Willamette National Forest......June 24, 2018.

Wildflower meadows near the summit of Castle Rock, Willamette National Forest......June 24, 2018. Flora included in this photo include imbricate swordfern (Polystichum imbricans), bluefields gilia (Gilia capitata), lindley's clarkia (Clarkia amoena ssp. lindleyi) and ookow (Dichelostemma congestum).

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Indian's Dream: Aspidotis densa

Lace Lipfern: Cheilanthes gracillima

American Rockbrake: Cryptogramma acrostichoides

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans

Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Alaska Cedar: Callitropsis nootkatensis

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Pacific Madrone: Arbutus menziesii

* Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus - At trailhead.

Golden Chinquapin: Chrysolepis chrysophylla

California Filbert: Corylus cornuta var. californica

Garry Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana

Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana

Pacific Woodrush: Luzula comosa var. laxa - Summit meadows. Fruits maturing.

Silver Hairgrass: Aira caryophyllea var. caryophyllea

Meadow Brome: Bromus commutatus

Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata - Trailhead.

* California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica - Vernally moist meadows atop summit.

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

* Cat's Ear Mariposa: Calochortus subalpinus

* Ookow: Dichelostemma congestum

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

Hooker's Fairybells: Prosartes hookeri

Western Wake-robin: Trilium ovatum

* Slender-tubed Iris: Iris chrysophylla

* Phantom Orchid: Cephalanthera austiniae

* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata

* Merten's Coralroot: Corallorhiza mertensiana

Alaska Rein-orchid: Platanthera unalascensis

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

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

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Candyflower: Claytonia siberica

* Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla - Fading out of bloom.

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa - Past bloom.

* Inside-out-flower: Vancouveria hexandra

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum

* Broadleaf Stonecrop: Sedum spathulifolium

Coast Boykinia: Boykinia occidentalis - In bud at a seep along the trail.

* Merriam's Alumroot: Heuchera (merriamii ?)

* Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. micrantha

Rustyhair Saxifrage: Micranthes rufidula - Past bloom.

Oneleaf Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - In bud.

* Whipplevine: Whipplea modesta

Pacific Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. semiintegrifolia ?)

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. glandulosa

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

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

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

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

* Small-flowered Lotus: Acmispon parviflorus

* Desert Pea: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus

American Vetch: Vicia americana

* Suksdorf's Wood-sorrel: Oxalis suksdorfii

Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens

* Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

* Lindley's Clarkia: Clarkia amonea ssp. lindleyi

* Small-flowered Evening-primrose: Epilobium minutum

Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile - In bud.

Elk Clover: Aralia californica - In bud.

Hall's Desert Parsley: Lomatium hallii

* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Summit meadows

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Hairy Manzanita: Arctostaphylos columbiana

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

* Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii - Beginning to bloom.

* Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata - Beginning to bloom.

Salal: Gaultheria shallon

* Pinesap: Monotropa hypopithys

Sidebells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda - In bud.

* Fringed Pinesap: Pleuricospora fimbriolata 

* Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea - Beginning to bloom.

Leafless Wintergreen: Pyrola aphylla - In bud.

White-vein Shinleaf: Pyrola picta - In bud.

Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium

* Broadleaf Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia

* Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium - Summit meadow.

Night-blooming Morning Glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia  - Summit meadow.

* Variedleaf Collomia: Collomia heterophylla - In bloom on the summit meadows.

* Bluefields Gilia: Gilia capitata

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Woodland Phlox: Phlox adsurgens - Beginning to bloom.

Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - Past bloom.

Rigid Hedgenettle: Stachys rigida

* Chickweed Monkeyflower: Erythranthe alsinoides

Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa

* Hotrock Beardtongue: Penstemon deustus var. deustus - Rock outcrops at summit.

* Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus - Rock outcrops at summit.

* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine

* Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum - Beginning to bloom.

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

* Twinflower: Linnaea borealis - A few plants in bloom.

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigata

* Rosy Plectritis: Plectritis congesta - Still in bloom on vernally moist cliff benches on shaded west slopes below the summit.

* Wild Cucumber: Marah oregana

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor - In bud.

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla

* Mountain Thistle: Cirsium remotifolium var. odontolepis - Beginning to bloom on the summit meadows.

* Leafy Fleabane: Erigeron foliosus var. confinis

* Least Tarweed: Hemizonella minima

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - Beginning to bloom.

* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis

Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis

* Harford's Ragwort: Packera bolanderi var. harfordii


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Turkey Vultures

Hermit Thrush

Evening Grosbeaks

California Tortoiseshells

Parnassius

Fritillary

Pale Swallowtail

Propertius Duskywing


Paul Slichter