Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Open Forest Between DNR Roads K2000 & K3000

May 19, 2006

1. Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum -

2. Grand Fir: Abies grandis -

3. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

4. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

5. Sedge: Carex sp. -

6. Cat's Ear: Calochortus subalpinus - Leaves only. Several other species could be found at this elevation.

7. Panicle Deathcamas, Foothill Deathcamas: Zigadenus paniculatus -

* 8. Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala -

9. Pinewoods Horkelia, Pink Pinwheels: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca -

* 10. Nevada Pea: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus -

11. Lupine: Lupinus sp. - In bud, too early to identify yet.

* 12. American Vetch: Vicia americana ssp. americana - Beginning to bloom.

* 13. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri (formerly Viola nuttallii var. bakeri) -

* 14. Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea -

* 15. Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus - A few plants beginning to bloom.

16. Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium -

* 17. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum -

18. Nightblooming False Bindweed: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia (formerly Convolvulus nyctagineus) -

19. Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium -

* 20. Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida -

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

22. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

23. Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri -

24. Hawkweed: Hieracium sp. -

* 25. Western Groundsel, Pale Yellow Ragwort: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus -

Chipmunk

Douglas Squirrel

Spotted Towhee

Western Wood Peewee

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Western Skink: Eumeces skiltonianus

Swallowtails

Blues

Great Arctic

Carnivorus Ground Beetles

Ant Lions