Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Rock Quarry & Oak Bald at end of Rd K6900

N46 07.861' --- W121 20.216' --- Elevation: 4123' --- +/-16'

June 18, 2006

Sticky Currant: Ribes viscossissimum

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Western White Pine: Pinus monticola -

* 2. Taper-tip Onion: Allium accuminatum -

* 3. Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus -

4. Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - In bud.

5. Columbian Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - In bud.

* 6. False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule -

* 7. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum -

* 8. Hooker's Fairybells: Prosartes hookeri -

* 9. Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum var. venenosum-

10. Merten's Coralroot: Corallorhiza mertensiana - ? (In bud: If not this species, then C. maculosa)

11. Elegant Rein Orchid: Piperia elegans -

* 12. Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum -

* 13. Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii var. -

* 14. Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii -

* 15. Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kellogii -

* 16. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

* 17. Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla -

* 18. Baneberry: Actaea rubra -

* 19. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -

20. Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum occidentale -

21. Tower Mustard: Arabis glabra var. glabra - In bud.

* 22. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora -

* 23. Pacific Mitrewort: Mitella trifida var. trifida -

* 24. Sticky Currant: Ribes viscossissimum -

* 25. Woodland Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata -

* 26. Broad-petal Strawberry, Virginia Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

* 27. Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata -

* 28. Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata - Fading out of bloom.

* 29. Longspur Lupine: Lupinus arbustus ssp. silvicola -

* 30. Largeleaf Lupine: Lupinus burkei ssp. burkei - A few plants beginning to bloom.

* 31. American Vetch: Vicia americana ssp. americana -

* 32. Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella -

* 33. Redstem Ceanothus: Ceanothus sanguineus -

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

* 35. Purple Sweetroot: Osmorhiza purpurea -

* 36. Pinemat Manzinita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -

* 37. Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis (formerly Microsteris gracilis) -

* 38. Quill Cryptantha: Cryptantha affinis -

* 39. Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida ssp. -

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

* 41. Brewer's Monkey Flower: Erythranthe breweri -

42. Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus - In bud.

* 43. Speedwell: Veronica sp. -

* 44. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -

* 45. Purpleflower Honeysuckle: Lonicera conjugialis -

* 46. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis -

* 47. Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla -

* 48. Howell's Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii var. -

49. Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea - In bud.

* 50. Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia -

* 51. Broadleaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia -

* 52. Carey's Balsamroot : Balsamorhiza careyana -

* 53. Silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia -

* 54. Small-flowred Tarweed: Madia minima -

* 55. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans -

* 56. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus -

* 57. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -

Animals Seen at this Site:

Douglas' Squirrel

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Chipmunks

Mountain Chickadee

Cassins Finch

Dark-eyed Juncos

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Hairy Woodpecker

Western Wood Peewee

American Robins

Black-headed Grosbeaks

Paul Slichter E-mail