[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon: 2022]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon

Joe's Point Ski Trail and Forest Road 4440-160 Spur Loop

Mount Hood National Forest

July 9, 2022

Dry meadow adjacent to Joe's Point, Mount Hood National Forest.......July 9, 2022. - Dry meadow adjacent to Joe's Point, Mount Hood National Forest.......July 9, 2022.

Two examples of dry flower meadows adjacent to Joe's Point, Mount Hood National Forest.......July 9, 2022.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Brown-eyed Wolf Lichen: Letharia columbiana

Western Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Chinquapin: Chrysolepis chrysophylla

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius

Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii

* European Silver Hairgrass: Aira caryophyllea var. caryophyllaea

* California Brome: Bromus sitchensis var. carinatus

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* One-spike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

* Longleaf Squirrel-tail Grass: Elymus elymoides (ssp. brevifolius ?)

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

* Quackgrass: Elymus repens

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

* Western Fescue: Festuca occidentalis

* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha

Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

Nevada Bluegrass ? : Poa secunda (ssp. nevadensis ?) - Past bloom.

Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda - Past bloom.

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

* North African Grass: Ventenata dubia

* Small Fescue: Vulpia microstachys

* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Beginning to bloom.

* Nevius' Onion: Allium nevii ? - Fading out of bloom.

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - In bud.

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Maturing fruit.

Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum - Past bloom.

* Bicolor Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii

Douglas' Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Past bloom.

* Spotted Coral Root: Corallorhiza maculata

Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Alaska Rein Orchid: Platanthera unalascensis

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

* Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii var. douglasii ?

Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kelloggii

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. intermontana

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

Linear-leaf Montia: Montia linearis - Past bloom.

Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Oregon Catchfly: Silene oregana

Shining Starwort: Stellaria nitens

California Vanilla Leaf: Achlys californica

Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

* Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum var. stenopetalum

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. glandulosa

* Nevada Cinquefoil: Drymocalls lactea var. lactea

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

* Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor var. discolor - In bud

Annual Burnet: Poteridium occidentale

Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana var. hispida

* Desert Pea: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus

Common Bird's-foot Trefoil: Lotus corniculatus

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

* American Vetch: Vicia americana

Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum

* Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

* Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea

Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum ssp. parviflorum

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

Gorman's Desert Parsley: Lomatium gormanii - Past bloom.

Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi - Fruits maturing.

Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri

* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Green-leaved Manzanita: Arctostaphylos patula

* Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana

Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon conjugens - Past bloom.

* Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia

* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata

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

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Fading out of bloom.

* Mountain Navarretia: Navarretia divaricata

* Prickly Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta

Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus

Austin's Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae

* Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla ssp. virgata

* Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. - Small flowers.

Little Gruvelia: Gruvelia pusilla - Fruits maturing.

Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys sp. - Small flowers.

Yerba buena: Clinopodium douglasii

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

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Few-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia sparsiflora

* Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucus

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

Cleavers: Galium aparine

* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea

* Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos mollis var. hesperius

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

Rare-flowered Heterocodon: Heterocodon rariflorum

* Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla

* Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides

Racemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa - Past bloom.

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria microphylla

* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana ?

Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa - In bud.

Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii

* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum ?

* Least Tarweed: Hemizonella minima

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

Columbia Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides

Creamy Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus - Past bloom.

Narrow Goldenrod: Solidago elongata or Rocky Mountain Goldenrod: Solidago lepida - In bud.

Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

* Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Paul Slichter