[What's in Bloom in the Oregon Cascades]

CHEAT CREEK HIKE TO TRIANGULATION PEAK TRAIL

MT. JEFFERSON WILDERNESS

June 18, 1992

 


WEATHER: +75oF. Calm & clear.

TRAILHEAD PARKING LOT:

1. Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

2. Prunella vulgaris


On the trail:

3. Linnaea borealis

4. Viola sempervirens

5. Achlys triphylla

6. Anemone oregana

7. Mitella trifida C.F.

8. Tiarella unifoliata

9. Rubus parviflorus

10. Rubus ursinus

11. Asarum caudatum

12. Smilacina racemosa

13. Smilacina stellata

14. Osmorhiza chilensis

15. Caltha biflora

16. Senecio triangularis

17. Adenocaulon bicolor

18. Hieracium albiflorum

19. Streptopus roseus

20. Acer circinatum

21. Ranunculus uncinatus

22. Montia sibirica

23. Pyrola asarifolia var. asarifolia

24. Pyrola picta

25. Tolmiea menziesii

26. Tellima grandiflora

27. Pterospora andromedea

28. Pyrola secunda

29. Chimophila umbellata

30. Corallorhiza mertensia

31. Corallorhiza macculata

32. Goodyera oblongifolia

33. Whipplea modesta

34. Ribes lacustre

35. Clintonia uniflora

36. Cornus canadensis

37. Listera caurina

38. Galium oreganum

39. Valeriana sitchensis

40. Vicia sativa

41. Arnica latifolia

42. Trillium ovatum- in fruit

43. Circaea alpina- not in bloom yet

44. Trientalis latifolia

45. Moneses uniflora

46. Hypopitys monotropa

47. Thalcitrum occidentale


Wild Cheat Meadows:

Indian Paintbrush in Wild Cheat Meadows, Mt. Jefferson Wilderness..........June 18, 1992.


48. Veratrum sp. - not in bloom yet, probably V. viride

49. Angelica arguta

50. Pedicularis bracteosa

51. Aconitum columbianum var. howellii - not in bloom yet

52. Castilleja hispida

53. Lysichitum americanum- already bloomed out

54. Trientalis latifolia

55. Habenaria dilatata

56. Polygonum bistortoides

57. Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

58. Veronica wormskjoldii

59. Epilobium glandulosum

60. Mimulus sp.

61. Lupinus latifolius

62. Delphinium menziesii ssp pyramidale

63. Polemonium carneum

64. Achillea millefolium

65. Senecio pseudaureus

66. Erigeron aliceae

67. Calochortus subalpinus

68. Agoseris aurantiaca

69. Potentilla drummondi

70. Aquilegia formosa

71. Microsteris gracilis

72. Rubus lasiococcus

73. Cryptantha flaccida


Triangulation Peak Trail (atop ridge):

Triangulation Peak as viewed along the ridgetop directly to the east........June 18, 1992.


73. Montia parvifolia

74. Acer glabrum var. douglassii

75. Xerophyllum tenax

76. Penstemon cardwellii

77. Lomatium martindalei

78. Sedum oregonense

79. Anemone lyallii

80. Fragaria virginiana

81. Rhododendron macrophyllum

82. Rhododendron albiflorum C.F.- not in bloom yet

83. Silene douglasii

84. Eriogonum compositum

85. Rosa gymnocarpa

86. Gilia aggregata

87. Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum

88. Pachystima myrsinites- past blooming

89. Penstemon procerus

90. Penstemon tolmiei ssp brachyanthus (P. procerus var. brachyanthus)

91. Aster foliaceus

92. Habenaria saccata C.F.

93. Gilia capitata

94. Symphoricarpos albus

95. Berberis nervosa

96. Amelanchier alnifolia- in berry

97. Viola glabella- not in bloom

98. Pedicularis racemosa


Gilia aggregata in bloom enmass along the trail just east of Traingulation Peak.......June 18, 1992.

99. Veronica officinalis C.F.

100. Phacelia hastata

101. Ribes viscissimum

102. Eriogonum nudum

103. Arenaria capillaris

104. Sedum divergens

105. Lupinus laxiflorus (possibly L. caudatus?)

106. Ceanothus velutinus

107. Erigeron foliosus

108. Commandra umbellatum

109. Arabis holboellii var. secunda- in seed

110. Antennaria rosea C.F.

111. Castilleja miniata

112. Heuchera micrantha

113. Rumex acetosella


Coniferous Trees Seen:

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis- Alaska Yellow Cedar

Pinus monticola- Western White Pine

Pseudotsuga menziesii- Douglas fir

Juniperus communis var. montana- Dwarf Juniper

Abies amabilis

Abies grandis- Grand Fir

Thuja plicata- Western Red Cedar

Abies procera- Noble Fir

Tsuga mertensiana- Mountain Hemlock


Ferns Seen:

Adiantum pedatum- Maidenhair Fern

Pteridium aquilinum- Bracken Fern

Blechnum spicant- Deer Fern

Polystichum munitum- Sword Fern

Polystichum lonchitis C.F.- Mountain Holly-fern

Cryptogramma crispa- Parsley Fern

Cheilanthes gracillima- Lace Fern


Paul Slichter