[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 : Shorthorn Trail #16 and Round the Mt. Trail #9 Between Morrison Creek Camp and Madcat Meadows

July 29, 2005

Yellow Penstemon: Penstemon confertus

Yellow Penstemon: Penstemon confertus

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis -

2. Willow: Salix sp. - Shiny green dorsal leaf surfaces, grayish below.

*3. Hitchcock's Wood-rush: Luzula glabrata ssp. hitchcockii - Reddish foliage.

4. Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides (formerly Sitanion hystrix) -

*5. Cat's-ear Lily, Cascade Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus - Only in bloom above 6000'.

*6. Western False Asphodel, Tofieldia: Tofieldia glutinosa var. brevistyla - Blooming in wet meadows along the Round the Mt. Trail.

*7. Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride -

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

*9. Sulfur-flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum - Only found on steep, rocky sideslopes along the Round the Mt. Trail east of Madcat Meadows.

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

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

*12. Slender Mountain Sandwort: Arenaria capillaris ssp. americana - Only in bloom along the Round the Mt. Trail.

*13. Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa - A few still in bloom in the forest.

14. Elkslip Marsh-marigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. leptosepala var. leptosepala - Long past bloom.

15. Five-stamen Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra - Going to seed.

*16. Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata -

*17. Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia - Mostly out of bloom.

*18. Rosy Spiraea, Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea splendens var. splendens (formerly S. densiflora) -

*19. Burke's Lupine: Lupinus burkei - Only found near streams.

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

*21. Mt. Adams Lupine: Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus var. flexuosus - Includes some with pure white flowers just east of Madcat Meadows.

*22. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii -

*23. Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei - A few still in bloom.......most are developing fruits.

*24. Willowherb: Epilobium sp. - (Epilobium ciliatum?) Pinkish flowers, found where wet.

*25. White Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum -

*26. Yellow Willowherb: Epilobium luteum -

*27. Side-bells Pyrola: Pyrola secunda - In bloom at lower elevations in the florest around the Shorthorn Trail.

*28. Silver-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta -

*29. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata -

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

*31. Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus -

*32. Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii -

*33. Large Mountain Monkeyflower: Mimulus tilingii var. caespitosus -

*34. Sickletop Lousewort, Ram's-horn Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa ssp. racemosa -

*35. Yellow Penstemon: Penstemon confertus -

*36. Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucus -

*37. Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - A few still in bloom at higher elevation on the Shorthorn Trail.

*38. American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii -

39. Western Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

*40. Mt. Arnica, Broad-leaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia -

*41. Rydberg's Arnica: Arnica rydbergii -

*42. Alpine Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum (Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus) -

*43. Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus (formerly Aster ledophyllus) -

*44. Foreign Daisy: Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus var. callianthemus -

*45. Showy Daisy: Erigeron speciosus - At trailhead for Trail #16.

46. White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum -

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

*48. Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis -

*49. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -


Animals Seen During this Hike:

Pine Siskins

Mountain Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Dark-eyed Juncos

American Robin

Townsend's Solitaires

Male and female Three-toed Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Clark's Nutcracker

Goshawk


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