Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Unnamed Road off of Rd K2000 on King Mt.

Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii

High Point: N46 03.356' --- W121 23.969' --- Elevation: 3940' --- +/-23'

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Sword Fern: Polystichum sp. - Probably western sword fern (Polystichum munitum).

2. Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis -

* 3. Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii -

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

5. False Solomon Seal, Feathery False Lily of the Valley: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - A few in bud.

* 6. Wood Lily, Trillium: Trillium ovatum -

7. Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia -

* 8. Western Spring Beauty: Claytonia lanceolata var. lanceolata - Still fairly numerous.

9. Big-leaf Sandwort, Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - In bud.

10. Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa var. formosa -

* 11. Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii - A few still in bloom.

12. Three-tooth Mitrewort: Mitella trifida -

13. Ocean Spray: Holodiscus discolor -

14. Rose: Rosa sp. -

15. Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus -

16. Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina - In bud.

* 17. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri (formerly Viola nuttalllii var. bakeri) -

18. Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites -

19. Snowbrush Ceanothus: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus -

20. Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium -

21. Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza sp. -

22. Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata -

23. Large Pyrola: Pyrola asarifolia -

24. Huckleberry: Vaccinium sp. -

26. Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum -

27. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

Animals Seen:

1. Coyotes howling about one mile away.

2. Chipmunk

3. Black-headed Grosbeak

4. Darke-eyed Juncos

5. California Tortoiseshells

Paul Slichter E-mail