[Bloom Reports for the Washington Cascades]


Wildflowers of the Island Springs Trail #66

Mt. Adams: Yakama Nation lands

September 5, 2004

Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

Trailhead at Bench Lake: --- N 46 09.675' --- W 121 24.055' ---- Elevation: 4944' --- +/- 29'

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


* Indicates the Wildflower is in Bloom.

1. Liverworts

2. Western Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum

3. Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

4. Cotton Grass: Eriophorum angustifolium ? - In the meadows along the north side of Hell Roaring Creek.

5. Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

6. Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa

7. Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

8. Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

9. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

10. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

11. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

12. Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

13. Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Sitanion hystrix

14. Cat's Ear Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus

15. Queen's Cup/ Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - Beautiful blue, bead-like fruits.

16. False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule (Smilacina racemosa)

17. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum (Smilacina stellata) - In fruit.

18. Clasping Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius

19. Rosy Twisted Stalk: Streptopus roseus - In fruit.

20. White Trillium: Trillium ovatum

21. Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride

22. Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax

* 23. White Bog Candle: Platanthera (Habenaria) dilatata or leucostachys - Going out of bloom (spurs no longer present).

24. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

25. Willow: Salix sp.

26. Red Alder: Alnus rubra

27. Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

28. Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

29. Heart-leaved Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

30. Sulfur-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. subalpinum

31. Newberry's Knotweed: Polygonum newberryi

* 32. Knotweed: Polygonum species

33. Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolius ssp. triangulivalvus

34. Broad-leaved Spring Beauty: Claytonia cordifolia

35. Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

36. Oregon Campion: Silene oregana

* 37. Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum - A few still in bloom in the meadows along Hell Roaring Creek

* 38. Crimson Columbine: Aquilegia formosa - Several still in bloom.

39. False Bugbane: Trautvettaria caroliniensis

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

41. Cascade Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum

* 42. Mountain Tansy-mustard: Descurainia incana ssp. viscosa (formerly D. richardsonii var. viscosa)

43. Creeping Oregon Grape: Mahonia (Berberis) repens

44. Brook Saxifrage: Saxifraga odontoloma

45. Swamp Gooseberry: Ribes lacustre

46. Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

47. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?)

48. Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetalla

49. Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

50. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. glabrata - Plants around 40 + cm tall, the branches of the inflorescence erect and held closely together.

52. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata ?

53. Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

54. Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus - A few scarlet fruits present.

55. Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadense

56. Sitka Mt. Ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi

* 57. Douglas' Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii

* 58. Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - Several still in bloom.

59. Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

60. Stream Violet: Viola glabella

61. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri

62. Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata

63. Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus

64. Western St. John's Wort: Hypericum formosum var. nortoniae

* 65. Fireweed: Chamaenerionangustifolium - A few still in bloom.

* 66. Common Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp ciliatum - A few still in bloom along Island Springs Creek.

* 67. White Willow-herb: Epilobium lactiflorum

* 68. Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum - A few still in bloom.

69. Sharp-tooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

70. Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

71. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

72. Fern-leaved Desert Parsley: Lomatium multifidum

73. Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza species

74. Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

75. Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

76. Side-bells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda

77. Western Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum

78. Night-blooming Morning-glory: Convolvulus atriplicifolia

79. Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

80. Sky Rocket: Ipomopsisaggregata

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

82. Varied-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla

83. Tall Phacelia: Phacelia procera

* 84. Tall Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

* 85. Western Horsemint: Agastache occidentalis

* 86. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata

* 87. Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreoplola

* 89. Common Monkey Flower: Erythranthe guttata

* 90. Lewis' Monkey Flower: Erythranthe lewisii - A few still in bloom along Island Springs Creek.

* 91. Turtle Heads: Nothochelone nemorosa

* 92. Racemose Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa var. racemosa

93. Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucous

94. Fine-tooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus

95. Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

96. Kelloggia: Kelloggia galioidies

* 97. Scots Bluebells: Campanula rotundifolia

98. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

* 99. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

100. Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

* 101. Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca - Several still in bloom near the top of the trail.

*102. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

103. Broad-leaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* 104. Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis - A few still in bloom.

105. Wormwood: Artemisia douglasiana - Most without inflorescences, one past bloom.

* 106. Tall Northern Aster: Canadanthus modestus

* 107. Klickitat Aster: Eucephalusglaucescens

* 108. Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus

* 109. Rough-leaved Aster: Eurybia radulina

* 110. Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri

* 111. Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus

112. Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflorus

* 113. White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - A few still in bloom.

* 114. Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri var. scouleri - A few still in bloom.

* 115. American Sawwort: Saussurea americana - A few still in bloom in the meadows along Hell Roaring Creek.

* 116. Streambank Butterweed: Senecio pseudaureus - Several in bloom in the meadows along Hell Roaring Creek.

117. Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis

* 118. Canada Goldenrod: Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa

* 119. Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi


Paul Slichter