Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams : Crofton Ridge Trail #73 & Crofton Butte

May 28, 2005

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Take care crossing Crofton Creek, which is running strong at this time of year. It especially runs high in the afternoon after a full day of melting at higher elevations!

1. Lacelip Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima - Only in shaded crevices of large boulders on upper east-facing slopes of Crofton Butte.

2. Cascade Parsley Fern: Cryptogramma cascadense - Only in shaded crevices of large boulders on upper east-facing slopes of Crofton Butte.

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

*4. Sedge: Carex sp. -

*5. Hitchcock's Wood-rush: Luzula glabrata ssp. hitchcockiana -

*6. Skunk Cabbage: Lysichiton americanus - Found along Crofton Creek.

7. Cat's Ear Lily: Calochortus subalpinus -

8. Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - Numerous plants in the forest, some with the scapes beginning to extend.

*9. Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum - Mostly bloomed out, a few remain in shaded areas atop the ridgetop.

*10. False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum (Smilacina) racemosa -

*11. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum (Smilacina) stellata -

*12. Fairy Bells: Prosartes (Disporum) hookeri -

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

14. Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride - Found in meadows along Crofton Creek.

15. Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax -

16. Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia -

*17. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

*18. Broad-leaved Spring Beauty: Claytonia cordifolia - Found along Crofton Creek.

*19. Western Spring Beauty: Claytonia lanceolata var. lanceolata -

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

*21. Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia (Arenaria) macrophylla -

*22. Lyall's Anemone: Anemone lyallii -

*23. Oregon Anemone: Anemone oregana - Large, beautiful, blue flowers.

24. Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa -

25. White Marsh-marigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii - Found along Crofton Creek.

*26. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Found in a small meadow where the trail crests Crofton Ridge

*27. Dwarf Plantainleaved Buttercup: Ranunuculus alismaefolius var. alismellus -

28. Western Meadow Rue: Thalictrum occidentalis -

29. False Bugbane: Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. occidentalis - Basal leaves only seen along Crofton Creek.

*30. Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla -

*31. Cascade Rock Cress: Arabis furcata var. furcata - Found on the steep, rocky, east-facing slopes of Crofton Butte.

32. Rough Wallflower: Erysimum asperum -

33. Five-stamen Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra - The fairly large leaf at midstem on the scape suggests Mitella caulescens, but when observed in bloom several weeks later, the floral parts suggest that this is M. pentandra.

*34. Three-tooth Mitrewort: Mitella trifida var. trifida -

*35. Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre -

*36. Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum -

*37. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia -

*38. Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata -

39. Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum -

*40. Glandular Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. nevadensis -

*41. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata -

*42. Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina -

*43. Thick-leaved Pea: Lathyrus lanzwertii var. aridus -

44. Lupine: Lupinus sp.

*45. Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites -

46. Snow Brush: Ceanothus velutinus - In bud.

47. Cascara: Frangula purshiana (formerly Rhamnus pushiana) -

*48. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri -

*49. Stream Violet: Viola glabella -

*50. Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata -

*51. Marsh Violet: Viola palustris -

*52. Montane Indian-parsnip: Cymopterus foeniculaceus - In bloom on the open, eastern slope of Crofton butte.

53. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii -

*54. Sweet Cicely: either Osmorhiza berteroi or O. purpurea -

*55. Mountain Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis - Several basal leaves only.

*56. Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens -

*57. Creek Dogwood: Cornus stolonifera -

*58. Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -

59. Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis -

60. Sidebells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda (formerly Pyrola secunda var. secunda) -

*61. Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum -

62. Night-blooming Morning Glory, Night-blooming False Bindweed: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia (formerly Convolvulus nyctagineus) -

63. Skyrocket: Ipomopsis aggregata (formerly Gilia aggregata) - Basal leaves only.

*64. Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa -

*65. Midget Phlox: Phlox (Microsteris) gracilis - Numerous.

66. California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum - Leaves only.

*67. Ball Head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum -

*68. Phacelia: either Phacelia leptosepala or P. nemoralis -

69. Tall Phacelia: Phacelia procera - Plants fairly tall, but probably several weeks away from blooming.

*70. Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida - Fairly common atop Crofton Butte.

*71. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Numerous.

72. Turtleheads, Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa - Leaves only.

73. Penstemon: Penstemon sp. - (Most likely either P. euglaucous or P. procera) Fairly common in the forest understory along the Crofton Ridge Trail.

74. Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. furticosus -

75. Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus ? -

76. Lanceolate Figwort: Scrophularia lanceolata -

77. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis -

78. Red Elderberry ?: Sambucus racemosa - I'm unsure if this is red or black elderberry. The latter is seen along the Round the Mt Trail about 1000' higher.

*79. Western Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

80. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

81. Silver Crown Luina: Cacaliopsis nardosmia (Luina nardosmia) -

82. Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri -

*83. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Abundant.

84. Arrow-leaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis -

*85. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -

Dark-eyed Juncos

Western Tanager

Thrushes (singing in the far distance)

MacGillvray's Warbler

Stellers Jays