[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 : Pacific Crest Trail #2000 & Potato Hill

July 12, 2005

Drummond's Cinquefoil: Potentilla drummondii ssp. drummondii

Drummond's Cinquefoil: Potentilla drummondii ssp. drummondii

Trailhead: N46 19.529' --- W121 30.368' --- 4742' --- 20'

Summit of Potato Hill: N46 19.987' --- W121 30.063' --- 5395' --- 20'


* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. montana - "Berries" forming.

2. Grand Fir: Abies grandis var. grandis -

3. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. murrayana -

4. Western White Pine: Pinus monticola -

5. Mt. Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana -

*6. Cat's-ear Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus -

*7. Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - A number of plants in bloom.

*8. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum (formerly Smilacina stellata) - In bloom near and at the summit.

9. Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax -

*10. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

*11. Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - A few still in bloom at the summit.

*12. Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa - In bloom at the summit and upper slopes.

*13. Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus var. parviflorus -

*14. Cascade Rock Cress: Arabis furcata var. furcata -

*15. Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum - A few plants still trying to bloom near the summit.

16. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia - Past bloom.

*17. Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

*18. Partridge Foot: Luetkea pectinata - Scapes forming

*19. Drummond's Cinquefoil: Potentilla drummondii ssp. drummondii - Finishing blooming.

*20. Dwarf Brambles: Rubus lasiococcus -

*21. Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea splendens var. splendens - In bloom at the trailhead.

*22. Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius ssp. latifolius -

*23. Low Mountain Lupine: Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus var. lobbii -

*24. Mt. Adams Lupine: Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus var. flexuosus -

25. White Clover: Trifolium repens -

*26. American Vetch: Vicia americana var. truncata -

*27. Snow Brush: Ceanothus velutinus - Still in bloom near the summit.

28. Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium - A few in bud.

*29. Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum -

*30. Red Mt. Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - 26. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii -

*31. Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei var. - In bloom at the summit.

32. Pinemat Manzanita, Kinnickinnick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -

*33. Merten's Mt. Heather: Cassiope mertensiana var. mertensiana - Seen only in the crater at the summit.

*34. Red Mt. Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - A few still in bloom in the summit crater.

*35. White-flowered Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum - Beginning to bloom enmasse on the summit

*36. Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - Finishing bloom above.

*37. Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - A few still in bloom.

*38. California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum - Fading from bloom.

39. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata - On some, the bracts are lobed rather than entire.

40. Turtleheads, Woodland Beard-tongue: Nothochelone nemorosa - In bud.

41. Sickletop Lousewort, Leafy Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa var. racemosa -

*42. Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - A number of albino plants found near the summit.

*43. American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii -

*44. Mt. Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis -

*45. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium (var. alpicola or var. occidentalis) -

*46. Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca -

47. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea - In bud.

*48. Howell's Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii ssp. howellii - In bloom on the south-facing slopes of Potato Hill.

*49. Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata - A few still in bloom at the summit.

*50. Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea - Beginning to bloom.

*51. Broadleaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia -

*52. Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi -

53. Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus (formerly Aster ledophyllus) - A few with buds forming, but most still rather small.

*54. Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis -

*55. White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - In bloom at the summit, still in bud below.

*56. Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile var. gracile -

*57. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -


Animals Seen at this Site:

Dark-eyed Juncos

Chipping Sparrows

White-crowned Sparrows

Mountain Chickadees

Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel


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