[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington: 2005] [Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. Prior to 2005]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Rd K6000

May 22, 2005

The photo above shows spiny gooseberry (Ribes watsonianum) along Rd K6000 on slopes down to one of the tributaries of Dairy Creek near 3900' on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams .......May 22, 2005.

The photo above shows spiny gooseberry (Ribes watsonianum) along Rd K6000 on slopes down to one of the tributaries of Dairy Creek near 3900' on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams.........May 22, 2005.

Rd K6000 runs west and sharply uphill from the Mt. Adams Highway through Washington State DNR and private lands to the Hellroaring Ditch and then further upwards to above 4000' in elevation near the boundaries of both the Gifford Pinchot NF and Yakama Nation. The site visited for this page's study is at an approximate elevation of 3800-3900', and involves both sides of the road, as well as the slopes which descend sharply about 100' from the north side of the road towards one of the tributaries of Dairy Creek. The area studied is both coniferous forest and clear cut, the clear cuts probably being at least 5 years old (on the north side) so that a decent mix of deciduous shrubs and trees have had time to develop. The slopes (to the south) immediately on the other side of the road from this site have been logged over during the past week.

N46 07.445' --- W121 20.599' --- Elevation: 3959' --- +/-20'

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

*2. Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii -

*3. Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes (Disporum) hookeri -

*4. False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule (formerly Smilacina racemosa) -

*5. Western Wake Robin, Wood Lily, Trillium: Trillium ovatum -

*6. Lanceleaf Spring Beauty: Claytonia lanceolata var. lanceolata -

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

*8. Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia (Arenaria) macrophylla -

*9. Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus -

*10. Cascade Oregon Grape: Mahonia (Berberis) nervosa -

*11. Hairstem Rock-cress: Arabis sparsiflora var. subvillosa -

12. RoughWallflower: Erysimum asperum - In bud here, but in full bloom several hundred feet in elevation lower in this clear cut.

*13. Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera -

*14. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora -

*15. Alpine Mitrewort, Five-stamen Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra -

*16. Pacific Mitrewort: Mitella trifida -

*17. Swamp Gooseberry: Ribes lacustre -

*18. Spiny Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum -

*19. Sticky Currant: Ribes viscossissimum -

*20. Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

*21. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata -

*22. Stream Violet: Viola glabella -

*23. Marsh Violet: Viola palustris -

24. Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica -

*25. Desert Parsley: Lomatium species (L. triternatum ?) -

*26. Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens -

*27. Midget Phlox: Phlox (Microsteris) gracilis -

*28. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum -

*29. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora -

*30. Tiling's Monkey Flower: Mimulus tilingii - Beginning to bloom.

*31. Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Beginning to bloom.

*32. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus -

*33. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -

Animals Seen at this Location:

1. 3 mule deer.

2. Western Tanagers

3. Black-headed Grosbeaks

4. Dark-eyed Juncos

Paul Slichter E-mail