[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington: 2006]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

DNR Road K4000: Dry Creek Drainage Above 4000'

June 19, 2006

Great Arctic: Oeneis nevadensis

Great Arctic: Oeneis nevadensis

Pond & Wet Meadows on South Side of K4000: N46 06.418' --- W121 23.221' --- +/-31' --- Elevation: 4170'

Seep on North Side of K4000: N46 07.620' --- W121 24.299' --- +/- 53'

Top of Ridge North of K4000 (easternmost site visited): N46 07,602' --- W121 24.099' --- +/-48' --- Elevation: 5080'

Top of Ridge North of K4000 (westernmost site visited): N46 07.846' --- W121 24.053' --- +/-48' --- Elevation: 5400'

Wet Meadows and small Stock Watering Pond on South Side of K4000: ~ 4170'

* Indicates the Wildflower is in Bloom.

1. Subarctic Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum -

2. Grand Fir: Abies grandis -

3. Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii -

4. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta -

5. Dagger-leaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius -

6. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

7. Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - In bud.

8. Claspingleaf Twistedstalk: Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius -

9. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

* 10. Western Spring Beauty: Claytonia lanceolata var. lanceolata -

11. Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla -

* 12. Palmate Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii -

13. Five-stamen Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra -

14. Lupine: Lupinus sp. -

15. White Clover: Trifolium repens -

* 16. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri -

* 17. Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella -

18. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi -

19. Purple Sweetroot: Osmorhiza purpurea -

* 20. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum -

21. Common Monkey Flower: Erythranthe guttata -

22. Water Speedwell: Veronica anagallis-aquatica -

23. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis -

24. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

25. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

26. Thistle: Cirsium sp. -

27. Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale -

Seep on North Side of DNR Road K4000 ( ~5000') & South-facing Slopes to ~5400':

1. Woodrush: Luzula sp. -

2. Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri - ?

3. Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis -

4. Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii -

5. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta -

6. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

7. Cat's-ear Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus -

8. Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora -

* 9. Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum - Fading out of bloom.

10. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - In bud.

11. Rosy Twisted-stalk: Streptopus lanceolatus - In bud.

12. False Hellebore: Veratrum sp. -

13. Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax -

14. Twayblade: Listera sp. -

15. Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum -

16. Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera -

17. Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla -

18. Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa var. formosa - Almost in bloom on the uppermost slopes.

* 19. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -

20. Steer'shead: Dicentra uniflora -

* 21. Columbia Gorge Rockcress: Arabis furcata var. furcata -

* 22. Hairystem Rockcress: Arabis sparsiflora var. subvillosa -

23. Wallflower: Erysimum captiatum var. capitatum - In bud.

24. Mitrewort: Mitella sp. -

* 25. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?) -

26. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

27. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?) -

28. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata -

29. Mountain Ash: Sorbus sp. -

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

* 31. Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus var. flexuosus -

* 32. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri -

* 33. Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella -

34. Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus -

35. Nightblooming False Bindweed: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia -

36. Oregon Boxleaf: Pachistima myrsinites -

37. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi -

38. Fern-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium multifidum -

39. Western Sweetroot: Osmorhiza occidentalis -

40. Purple Sweetroot: Osmorhiza purpurea -

* 41. Turpinetine Wavewing: Cymopterus terebinthinus -

42. Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens -

* 43. Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -

44. Prince's Pine: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis -

45. Side-bells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda (formerly Pyrola secunda) -

46. Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum -

47. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum -

48. Phacelia: Phacelia sp. -

49. Tall Phacelia: Phacelia procera -

50. Western Giant Hyssop: Agastache occidentalis -

* 51. Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida -

52. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora -

53. Penstemon: Penstemon sp. -

* 54. Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus -

55. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis -

56. Snowberry: Symphoricarpos sp. -

57. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

58. Rabbitbush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri -

59. Douglas' Helianthella: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii - In bud.

60. Hawkweed: Hieracium sp. -

61. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans -

62. Arrowleaf Ragwort: Senecio triangularis -

Animals Seen Along DNR Road K4000:

Water Striders

Small Blue Butterfly

Giant Arctics

Western Pine Elfins

Sarah's Orangetips

Mourning Cloak chasing a Gray Jay!

Fritillarys

Garter Snake

4 Gray Jays

Western Tanagers

Black-headed Grosbeaks

Crossbills

Chipping Sparrows

Red-breasted Nuthatch

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