Wildflower Bloom in Mt. Adams Country

Forest Rd 82 is a graded, gravel road in pretty good shape until it nears the forest boundary with Tract D of the Yakama Nation where it gets soft due to recent snow melt. Supposely snow still lies on the road someplace between 4800-5000'. A few flower species (especially lance-leaf spring beauty) may be found in bloom along the roads up to about 4600' or so.

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Large Clear Cuts on Both Sides of Gifford Pinchot NF Road 82

N46 02.346' --- W121 30.404' --- Elevation: 2542' --- +/- 14'

*1. Hooker's Fairy Bell: Prosartes hookeri

2. Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - Plants about 50 cm high.

3. False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosa - In bud.

4. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellata - In bud.

*5. Wood Lily, Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum

*6. Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra

*7. Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

8. Crimson Columbine: Aquilegia formosa - In bud.

9. Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

10. Shining Oregon Grape: Mahonia (Berberis) aquifolium - Fairly abundant.

11. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

*12. Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

*13. Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala

14. Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca var. fusca

*15. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

16. Black Cap: Rubus leucodermis

*17. Trailing Blackberry, Dewberry: Rubus ursinus

*18. Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

19. Oregon Box: Pachistima myrsinites

*20. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri - Abundant.

21. Pine Drops: Pterospora andromedea - Dried specimens from last year.

22. Broad-leaf Star Flower: Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia (formerly Trientalis latifolia) -

*23. Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa - Abundant

*24. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

25. Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus

26. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

*27. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

Animals Seen or Heard: Douglas Squirrel, Pika (in remnants of weathered lava flow), Western Tanager, Chipping Sparrow, Spotted Towhee, Grouse (booming)