[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: Highline Trail #114 from the Muddy Meadows Trail #13 intersection to below the Devils Garden.

July 11, 2005

Silky Phacelia: Phacelia sericeus ssp. sericea

Silky Phacelia: Phacelia sericeus ssp. sericea

Intersection of Muddy Meadows Trail #13 and Highline Trail #114 : N46 16.005' --- W121 29.763' --- Elevation: 5848' --- +/-20'

-------- Highest point reached on Highline Trail #114 (below Devils Garden):--- N46 14.032' --- W121 28.206' --- Elevation: 7463' --- +/-19'

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

*1. Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus -

*2. Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - Full bloom.

*3. Tofieldia: Tofieldia glutinosa ssp. brevistyla -

*4. Cushion Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale - Very common on scree slopes above 6600'.

*5. Dirty Socks: Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum -

*6. Sulfurflower, Sulfur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. hausknechtii - A few beginning to bloom at elevations about 7000'.

*7. Mountain-sorrel: Oxyria digynia -

*8. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

*9. Slender Mountain Sandwort: Arenaria capillaris ssp. americana -

*10. Alpine Sandwort: Minuartia obtusiloba (formerly Arenaria obtusiloba) -

*11. Cascade Catchfly: Silene suksdorfii -

*12. Drummond's Anemone: Anemone drummondii -

13. Elkslip Marsh-marigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. leptosepala var. leptosepala - Found in meadows along the Highline Trail at elevations below Foggy Flats.

*14. Dwarf Waterplantain Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius -

*15. Cascade Rockcress: Arabis furcata var. furcata -

*16. Canadian Rockcress: Arabis drummondii -

*17. Lemmon's Rockcress: Arabis lemmonii var. paddoensis -

*18. Alpine Smelowskia: Smelowskia calycina var. americana -

*19. Small-fruit Smelowskia: Smelowskia ovalis var. ovalis -

*20. Five-stamen Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra -

*21. Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata -

*22. Drummond's Cinquefoil: Potentilla drummondii ssp. drummondii -

*23. Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia -

24. Sibbaldia: Sibblaldia procumbens -

*25. Sitka Mt. Ash: Sorbus sitchensis -

*26. Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - Common.

*27. Dwarf Lupine: Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus var. lobbii -

*28. Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus var. flexuosus -

*29. Long-stalk Clover: Trifolium longipes ssp. longipes - In bloom in meadows at Foggy Flats and immediately to the northwest.

*30. Spurred Violet: Viola adunca -

*31. Willowherb: Epilobium sp. - Pink flowers. In streams and moist areas.

*32. Club-pod Willowherb: Epilobium clavatum - Found on alpine, sand and rock slopes, usually at the base of a larger rock.

*33. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi -

*34. White Heather: Cassiope mertensiana -

*35. Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis -

*36. Yellow Heather: Phyllodoce glanduliflora -

*37. Jeffrey's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon jeffreyi - Blooming in moist meadows below timberline.

*38. Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa ssp. longistylis -

*39. Henderson's Phlox: Phlox hendersonii - Beginning to bloom above 6500'

*40. Sky-pilot, Elegant Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium elegans -

*41. Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale - Blooming in moist meadows below timberline.

*42. Silky Phacelia: Phacelia sericeus ssp. sericea -

*43. Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola -

*44. Thompson's Paintbrush: Castilleja thompsonii -

*45. Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa (var.?) -

*46. Elephant's Head: Pedicularis groenlandica ssp. surrecta -

*47. Davidson's Penstemon: Penstemon davidsonii var. davidsonii -

*48. Small-flowered Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. tolmiei -

*49. American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii -

*50. Mt. Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis - Common in moist areas.

*51. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

*52. Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata -

*53. Alpine Pussytoes: Antennaria media -

*54. Smallhead Arnica: Arnica gracilis - Found above timberline.

*55. Broad-leaved Arnica: Arnica latifolia - Mostly below timberline.

*56. Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis -

*57. Alpine Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum (Aster alpigenus) -

58. Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus (Aster ledophyllus) - In bud.

*59. Cut-leaf Daisy: Erigeron compositus var. glabratus -

*60. Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis -

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

*62. Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile -

*63. Dwarf Alpinegold: Hulsea nana -

*64. Smooth Mountain Dandelion: Nothocalais alpestris -

*65. Cleft-leaf Senecio: Senecio cymbalaroides -

*66. Arrow-leaf Butterweed: Senecio triangularis -

*67. Dwarf Goldenrod: Solidago simplex ssp. simplex var. nana -

*68. Lyall's Goldenweed: Tonestus lyallii (formerly Haplopappus lyallii) -


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