[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington: 2005] [Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. Prior to 2005]

Wildflower Bloom in Mt. Adams Country

Various Locations along Road K3000 Between Gifford Pinchot NF Rd 82 (at the Tract D boundary) and Glenwood, WA

May 7, 2005

Fairy Slipper: Calypso bulbosa

Fairy Slipper: Calypso bulbosa

Rd K3000 is a primitive (often rutted and rocky) road which runs through timber and clearcuts between Gifford Pinchot NF Rd 82 (at the Tract D boundary) and Glenwood, WA. Navigation can be somewhat hazardous, especially eastbound as the signs that are there are meant for westbound traffic. Signs at several key intersections are missing.


Island Camp Recreation Site (WA DNR)

N46 04.839' --- W121 22.762' --- Elevation: 3378' --- +/- 26'

* 1. Fairy Slipper Orchid: Calypso bulbosa

*2. Lyall's or Oregon Anemone: Anemone lyallii or L. oregana var. oregana

*3. Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

4. Twin Flower: Linnea borealis - Masses of it starting to form buds.


Road K3000

N46 04.290' --- W121 21.396' --- Elevation: 2980' --- +/- 20'

1. Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa - In bud.

2. Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea - Past bloom.

*3. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum


Road K3000

N46 04.000' --- W121 21.083' --- Elevation: 2956' --- +/- 39'

*1. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

*2. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus


Road K3000

N46 03.437' --- W121 19.411' --- Elevation: 2448' --- +/- 28'

1. Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca var. fusca - In bud.

2. Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon (attenuatus ?)

*3. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus


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