Wildflowers of the Ridge of Wonders

Point Where the Trail Reaches the top of Ridge of Wonders: --- N 46 10.124' --- W 121 23.374' ---- Elevation: 5326' --- +/- 53'

Summit of Little Mt. Adams: --- N 46 10.200' --- W 121 25.111' ---- Elevation: 6815' --- +/- 21'

Rocky Viewpoint with View to Big Muddy Creek and Avalanche Valley: --- N 46 10.631' --- W 121 25.335' ---- Elevation: 6915' --- +/- 20'

Uppermost Section of the Ridge of Wonders that was Explored: --- N 46 10.451' --- W 121 26.269' ---- Elevation: 6965' --- +/- 21'

* Indicates the Wildflower is in Bloom.

1. Fern: Polystichum sp. - Growing on a shaded, east-facing, rocky cliff.

2. Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. montana

3. Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa

4. Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

5. Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis

6. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

7. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

8. Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

* 9. Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus

* 10. Small-flowered Wood-rush: Luzula parviflora ssp. parviflora ?

11. Sedge: Carex species

12. Sedge: Carex species

13. Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

14. Cat's Ear Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus

15. Queen's Cup/ Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

16. Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride

17. Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax

18. Merten's Coralroot Orchid: Corallorhiza mertensiana - Just past bloom.

* 24. Newberry's Knotweed: Aconogonon davisiae

* 19. Oval-leaved Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale

* 20. Dirty Socks: Eriogonum pyrolaefolium

* 21. Sulfur-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. hausknechtii

* 22. Sulfur-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. subalpinum

* 23. Mountain-sorrel: Oxyria digynia

* 25. Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellatum

26. Slender Mountain Sandwort: Arenaria capillaris ssp. americana

* 27. Nuttall's Sandwort: Minuartia nuttallii var. fragilis

* 28. Parry's Campion: Silene parryi

29. Cascade Rockcress: Arabis furcata var. furcata - In fruit.

* 30. Cascade Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum

31. Alpine Smelowskia: Smelowskia calycina

32. Spreading Stonecrop: Sedum divergens

* 33. Yellow Coralbells: Elmera racemosa var. racemosa

* 34. Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina

* 35. Yellow-dot Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. austromontana

* 36. Tolmie's Saxifrage: Saxifraga tolmiei

37. Alpine Prickly Currant: Ribes montigenum

38. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?)

* 39. Gordon's Ivesia: Ivesia gordonii - A few still in bloom above 6600'.

* 40. Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasiphora fruticosa

41. Brewer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla breweri

42. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. pseudorupestris

43. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

44. Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

* 45. Mt. Adams Lupine: Lupinus. sericeus var. fikeranus

* 46. Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. subalpinus

47. Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus

* 48. Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

* 49. Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

50. Montane Spring Parsley: Cymopteris foeniculaceus

* 51. Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

* 52. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

* 53. Martindale's Desert Parsely: Lomatium martindalei var. angustifolium

54. Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza species

* 55. Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

56. Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

57. Side-bells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda

58. Yellow Mountain-heath: Phyllodoce glandulifera

59. Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium

* 60. Alpine Collomia: Collomia debilis var. larsenii - Many large, robust plants!

* 61. Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa

* 62. Elegant Polemonium: Polemonium elegans - One plant still partly in bloom.

63. Low Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. pulcherrimum

64. Blue Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha ?

* 65. Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta

* 66. Tall Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

67. Nettle-leaved Horsemint: Agastache occidentalis

* 68. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata

* 69. Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreoplola

* 70. Thompson's Paintbrush: Castilleja thompsonii

* 71. Lewis' Monkey Flower: Erythranthe lewisii

72. Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa var. bracteosa

* 73. Racemose Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa var. racemosa

74. Davidson's Penstemon: Penstemon davidsonii var. davidsonii

* 75. Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucous

* 76. Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - Several plants still partly in bloom atop Little Mt. Adams.

77. Small-flowered Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. tolmiei

* 78. Kelloggia: Kelloggia galioidies

79. Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa - Ripe berries present.

* 80. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

* 81. Rough Harebell: Campanula scabrella

* 82. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* 83. Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

* 84. Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. monticola

85. Pussytoes: Antennaria species

86. Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata

* 87. Broad-leaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* 88. Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis

* 89. Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi

* 90. Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceun var. parryi

* 91. Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus

* 92. Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri

* 93. Cutleaf Daisy: Erigeron compositus var. glabratus

* 94. Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis

* 95. Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

* 96. White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* 97. Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri var. scouleri

* 98. Dwarf Alpinegold: Hulsea nana

99. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. - Far past bloom.

* 100. Rocky Mt. Groundsel: Senecio streptanthifolius var. streptanthifolius

* 101. Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis

* 102. Dwarf Goldenrod: Solidago simplex ssp. simplex var. nana

1. Clark's Nutcrackers - Numerous

2. Steller's Jays - Several

3. Sharp-shinned Hawk - Attempting to prey on Clark's Nutcrackers, and being hazed by them in return.

4. Vaux's Swifts - Several

5. Red-tailed Hawks -2

6. Dark-eyed Juncos - Numerous

7. Mt. Chickadees - Numerous

8. Red-breasted Nuthatches - Numerous

9.Hermit Warblers - Several

10. Ruby-crowned Kinglets - Several

11. Female Hummingbird - One

12. Blue Grouse - One

13. Least Chipmunks - Several

14. Hoary Marmot - One

15. Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel - One

16. Mt. Goats - Ten (one nanny & kid close up)