Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Stagman Ridge Trail #12 (Mt. Adams Wilderness)

July 27, 2006

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa -

2. Western White Pine: Pinus monticola -

3. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

4. Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana -

5. California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica -

6. Hitchcock's Wood-rush: Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii -

*7. Cat's Ear Lily: Calochortus subalpinus -

*8. Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora -A few plants still in bloom.

*9. Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - Fading out of bloom.

10. False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum (Smilacina) racemosum -

11. Fairy Bells: Prosartes (Disporum) hookeri - Now out of bloom.

12. Western Wake Robin / Wood Lily / Trillium: Trillium ovatum - Now out of bloom.

13. Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride -

*14. Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax - Only a few plants left in bloom in the upper mile of trail.

*15. Rattlesnake-plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia -

*16. American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides (formerly Polygonum bistortoides) -

*17. Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii -

*18. Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera (formerly Spraguea umbellata or Calyptridium umbellatum) -

*19. Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia (Arenaria) macrophylla -

*20. Oregon Campion: Silene oregana -

*21. Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa -

*22. White Marsh-marigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii - In bloom along a small creek to the northwest of Grassy Hill.

23. Cascade Rock Cress: Arabis furcata - Mostly past bloom.

*24. Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum (formerly E. asperum) -

*25. Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri -

*26. Coolwort, Foam Flower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata -

27. Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum -

28. Spiny Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum - Spiny fruits developing.

29. Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata -

*30. Drummond's Cinquefoil: Potentilla drummondii ssp. drummondii -

*31. Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia -

32. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata -

33. Western Mt. Ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. cascadensis -

*34. Largeleaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. burkei - Seen on dry slopes along the trail in the first mile or so.

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

36. Snow Brush: Ceanothus velutinus - Many plants being rapdily consumed by hordes of thin, black caterpillars!

*37. Hookedspur Violet: Viola adunca -

38. Stream Violet: Viola glabella -

39. Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata -

*40. Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum -

*41. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii -

*42. Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis -

*43. Pinesap: Monotropa hypopithys -

44. Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium -

*45. Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - More common the last mile of the trail.

*46. Tall Bluebells, Northern Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis -

*47. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata -

48. Turtleheads: Nothochelone nemorosa - In bud.

*49. Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa ssp. racemosa -

*50. Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus -

*51. Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucus -

*52. American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii -

*53. Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum -

54. Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum -

55. Broadleaf Starflower: Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia (formerly Trientalis latifolius) -

*56. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis -

*57. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

*58. Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca -

*59. Broad-leaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia -

*60. Parry's Arnica: Arnica parryi ssp. parryi -

*61. Foreign Daisy, Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis -

*62. Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus -

*63. Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum (formerly H. pratense) - Only seen occasionally above the trailhead.

*64. Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile var. gracile -

*65. Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri -

*66. Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (formerly Aster alpigenus) - Only seen in meadows along the upper mile or so of the trail.

*67. Falsegold Groundsel: Packera pseudarea (formerly Senecio pseudaureus) -

*68. Arrow-leaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis - Beginning to bloom in meadows and clearings along the upper one-third of the trail.

*69. Canada Goldenrod: Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa -

Gray Jays

American Robins

Evening Grosbeaks

Winter Wren

Lorquin's Admirals

Western Tiger Swallowtail

Pale Tiger Swallowtail

Great Arctic

Snowberry Checkerspot

Fritillaries

White butterfly with several small red spots

Numerous small biting flies

Numerous small biting mosquitoes