[Bloom Reports for the Washington Cascades]


Shorthorn Trail & Round the Mountain Trail #9

Mt. Adams Wilderness

August 20, 1998

Mount Adams, south side beneath the White Salmon and Avalanche Glaciers. This area is the site of several large debris slides, the last being August 30, 1997..........August 20, 1998.

Mount Adams, south side beneath the White Salmon and Avalanche Glaciers. This area is the site of several large debris slides, the last being August 30, 1997........August 20, 1998.

Mount Adams (south side) from the intersection of the Shorthorn Trail and the Round the Mountain Trail #9..........August 20, 1998. The photo at right shows Mount Adams (south side) from the intersection of the Shorthorn Trail and the Round the Mountain Trail #9..........August 20, 1998.
Wildflowers in Bloom along the Shorthorn Trail #16 from Morrison Creek C.G. to the Intersection with the Round the Mountain Trail #9:

Thin-leaved Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum- Berries only- ready to eat!

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

Woolly-weed: Hieracium scouleri

Cascade Aster: Aster ledophyllus

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

Red Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Subalpine Fleabane: Erigeron peregrinus

Partridge Foot: Luetkea pectinata

Broad-leaved Lupine: Lupinus latifolius (var. latifolius ?)

Broad-leaved Arnica: Arnica latifolia

Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida

Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

Pussy-paws: Spraguea umbellata

Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucous


Photo at right of typical riparian scene at Mt. Adams with Erythranthe lewisii as a prominent, beautiful wildflower along many streams..............August 20, 1998. Photo at right of typical riparian scene at Mt. Adams with Erythranthe lewisii as a prominent, beautiful wildflower along many streams..............August 20, 1998.

Dirty Socks: Eriogonum pyrolaefolium

Alpine Aster: Aster alpigenus

Low Mt. Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii

Leafy Pedicularis: Pedicularis racemosa

Tiling's Monkeyflower: Mimulus tilingii

Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii

Fireweed: Epilobium angustifolium

Yellow Willow Herb: Epilobium luteum

Alpine Willow-herb: Epilobium alpinum

Spear-head Senecio: Senecio triangularis

Leafy Arnica: Arnica chamissonis ssp foliosa var. incana ?

Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata

Turtleheads: Nothochelone nemorosa


View of Salt Creek and Mt Adams in the background from the Round the Mt. Trail........August 20, 1998. View of Salt Creek and Mt Adams in the background from the Round the Mt. Trail........August 20, 1998.

Round the Mt. Trail #9 from the Shorthorn Trail to Salt Creek

Sidebells Wintergreen: Pyrola secunda

Northern Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata

Rosy Paintbrush: Castilleja oreopola

Western Tofieldia: Tofieldia glutinosa

Leafy Arnica: Arnica chamissonis ssp foliosa var. incana ?

Low Alpine Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Cascade Aster: Aster ledophyllus

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Subalpine Fleabane: Erigeron peregrinus var. eucallianthemus

Partridge Foot: Luetkea pectinata

Broad-leaved Lupine: Lupinus latifolius ( var. arcticus ?)

Broad-leaved Arnica: Arnica latifolia

Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

Pussy-paws: Spraguea umbellata

Sulphur-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. hausknechtii

Newberry's Knotweed: Polygonum newberryi

Dirty Socks: Eriogonum pyrolaefolium

Alpine Aster: Aster alpigenus

Low Mt. Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii

Leafy Pedicularis: Pedicularis racemosa

Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii

Fireweed: Epilobium angustifolium

Spear-head Senecio: Senecio triangularis

Woolly Pussy-toes: Antennaria lanata

Cotton-grass: Eriophorum species


Animals Seen

Red-breasted Nuthatch- several dozen

Dark-eyed Junco- numerous

Gray Jay- several

Large Blue Dragonflies- dozens

Chipmunks-several

Douglas' Squirrel- several

Cascades Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel- One

Mountain Chickadee- dozens

Clark's Nutcracker- numerous near timberline

Swifts- five or six

White Butterfly: Pieris sp. -few

Zephyr Anglewing: Polygonia zephyrus -numerous

Milbert's Tortoiseshell: Nymphalis milberti -few

Fritillary: Boloria or Speyeria spp. -numerous


Paul Slichter