[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: Red Butte

July 24, 2005

The photo above shows a view of Red Butte as seen from the west at sunset on June 23, 2005. Red Butte is surrounded by relatively new lava flows which evidently emerged from the northeast side of Mt. Adams near the base of the Lyman Glacier.

This list is compiled of plants found within about 500' of the base of Red Butte. The few plants to be seen on the slopes of Red Butte were scoped with binoculars to protect the fragile vegetation since the slopes are steep and covered with very loose cinders.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. montana -

2. Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa -

3. Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis -

*4. Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis -

*5. Wood-rush: Luzula sp. -

*6. Arrow-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum -

*7. Cushion Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale -

*8. Alpine Buckwheat, Dirty Socks: Eriogonum pyrolifolium -

*9. Sulfur-flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. hausknechtii -

*10. Mountain-sorrel: Oxyria digynia -

*11. Fleeceflower, Newberry's Knotweed: Aconogonon davisiae var. davisiae (Polygonum newberryi) -

*12. Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera (formerly Spraguea umbellata) -

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

*14. Alpine Sandwort: Minuartia obtusiloba -

*15. Cascade Catchfly: Silene suksdorfii -

16. Drummond's Anemone: Anemone drummondii -

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

18. Hoelboell's Rock Cress: Arabis hoelboellii var. pendulocarpa - Stem leaves taper gradually to the stem, not auriculate or clasping at their base. Fruits spreading to pendant, the pedicels rising to spreading, then immediately down-turned. Found on gravel, moraines and rocky cliffs from 6000-8000'

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

*20. Tolmie's Saxifrage: Saxifraga tolmiei -

*21. Gordon's Ivesia: Ivesia gordonii -

22. Sibbaldia: Sibblaldia procumbens -

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

*24. Mt. Adams Lupine: Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus var. flexuosus - Found up to about 7300'.

*25. Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis -

*26. Yellow Mt. Heather: Phyllodoce glanduliflora - Seen at base of Red Butte. Nearing end of bloom.

*27. Alpine Collomia: Collomia debilis var. larsenii - Seen only on steep, cinder slopes of Red Butte.

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

*29. Henderson's Phlox: Phlox hendersonii - Nearing the end of bloom.

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

*31. Low Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium pulcherrimum ssp. pulcherrimum - Often found under Pinus albicaulis up to about 7300.

*32. Thompson's Paintbrush: Castilleja thompsonii -

*33. Davidson's Penstemon: Penstemon davidsonii var. davidsonii - Fading from bloom.

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

*35. Rough Harebell, Rough Bellflower: Campanula scabrella -

*36. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. alpicola-

*37. Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. monticola - Just beginning to flower.

38. Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata - Going to seed.

*39. Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea -

*40. Mountain Arnica: Arnica gracilis -

*41. Alpine Aster: Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus -

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

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

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

*45. Dwarf Alpinegold: Hulsea nana -

*46. Smooth Mountain Dandelion: Nothocalais alpestris -

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

*48. Lyall's Goldenweed: Tonestus lyallii -

This photo above shows the northeastern side of Mt. Adams (looking south) with part of the large lava flow that can be seen between Red Butte and Mt. Adams.........July 24, 2005.

This photo above shows the northeastern side of Mt. Adams (looking south) with part of the large lava flow that can be seen between Red Butte and Mt. Adams.........July 24, 2005.
Animals Seen at this Site:

Dark-eyed Juncos

Pine Siskins

House Wren

American Robin

Clark's Nutcracker

3 cow Elk

Pika

Chipmunk

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