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

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Kreps Lane (Conboy National Wildlife Refuge)

September 30, 2006

A view of Mt. Adams as seen from Kreps Lane in Conboy NWR........July 9, 2006.

A view of Mt. Adams as seen from Kreps Lane in Conboy NWR........July 9, 2006.

* Indicates the Wildflower is Currently in Bloom

1. Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense -

2. Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare -

3. Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana - Rosehips are now ripe.

4. Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus -

* 5. Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri - A few still in bloom in shade along the road towards the east end of Kreps Lane.

* 6. Western Mountain Aster: Symphotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum (formerly Aster occidentalis) -

* 7. Meadow Knapweed: Centaurea pratensis -

* 8. Chicory: Cichorum intybus -

* 9. Canada Goldenrod: Solidago canadensis -

* 10. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -

Animals Seen at This Site:

Great Blue Heron

Cooper's Hawk

Ravens

Red-shafted Flickers

Downy or Hairy Woodpecker (heard, not seen)

Stellers Jays

Western Bluebirds

White-crowned Sparrow (first year plumage)

Pine Siskins

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

California Ground Squirrel

Small reddish Meadowhawks (dragonflies)

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