[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2007]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Willard Springs Foot Trail (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

May 19, 2007

Flower of Brown's Paeony : Paeonia brownii

Brown's Paeony : Paeonia brownii as seen from this site...........May 5, 2007.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta -

2. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

* 3. Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis -

* 4. Spikerush: Eleocharis sp. -

* 5. Cottongrass: Eriophorum sp. -

6. Common Cat-tail - Typha latifolia -

* 7. Common Camas: Camassia quamash var. brevifolia -

* 8. Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis var. affinis (formerly Fritillaria lanceolata) -

9. Columbia Lily, Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - In bud.

* 10. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum (formerly Smilacina stellata) -

11. Panicle Death Camas: Zigadenus paniculatus - In bud.

* 12. Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica -

* 13. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

* 14. Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata (formerly Montia perfoliata) -

* 15. Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra -

* 16. Water Montia: Montia chamissoi -

* 17. Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera (formerly Spraguea umbellata) - In open forest near Willard Springs.

* 18. Chickweed: Cerastium sp. -

* 19. Longstalk Starwort: Stellaria longipes -

* 20. Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa var. formosa -

* 21. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -

* 22. Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius -

* 23. Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis -

* 24. Woodland Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus -

* 25. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii -

26. Meadow Alumroot: Heuchera chlorantha -

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

* 28. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia -

29. Purple Marshlocks: Comarum palustre (formerly Potentilla palustris) -

30. Hawthorn: Crataegus (suksdorfii? ) - In bud.

* 31. Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

* 32. Pinewoods Horkelia: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca - In bloom near Willard Springs.

* 33. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. glandulosa -

* 34. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata -

35. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana - In bud.

* 36. Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata -

37. Trailing Blackberry, Pacific Blackberry: Rubus ursinus -

38. Ame's Milk-vetch: Astragalus pulsiferae -

39. Nevada Pea / Thick-leaved Peavine: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus -

40. Spanish Clover ?: Lotus sp (L. unifoliatus ?) -

* 41. Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus var. silvicola -

* 42. Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - ?

* 43. Large-leaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. polyphyllus -

* 44. American Vetch: Vicia americana -

* 45. Spur Violet: Viola adunca -

* 46. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri -

* 47. Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea -

48. Norton's St. Johnswort? : Hypericum scouleri ssp. nortoniae (old Hypericum formosum var. ?) -

49. Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium -

50. Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea -

* 51. Fern-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium multifidum -

* 52. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum -

* 53. Turpentine Wavewing: Cymopterus foeniculaceus -

54. Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza sp. -

* 55. Sierra Snake Root: Sanicula graveolens -

56. Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia - In bud.

57. Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis (var. frasera ?) - In bud.

* 58. Buckbean: Menyanthes trifoliata - Fading out of bloom in the irrigation canal.

* 59. Broadleaf Starflower: Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia (old Trientalis latifolia) -

* 60. Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis (formerly Microsteris gracilis var. humilior) -

* 61. Common Cryptantha: Cryptantha intermedia -

* 62. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale -

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

* 64. Thyme-leaved Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia (var. ?) -

65. Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum -

66. Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa - In bud.

* 67. Howell's Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii var. howellii - Beginning to bloom.

* 68. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides -

* 69. Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea -

* 70. Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana -

* 71. Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum -

* 72. Small Tarweed: Madia minima -

* 73. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans -

* 74. Western Butterweed: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus -

* 75. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -

Animals Seen Along This Route:

Red-tailed Hawk

Turkey Vulture

Sandhill Cranes

Ravens

Northern Flickers

Mallards

American Robins

Red-winged Blackbirds

Western Meadowlark

Western Tanager

Western Wood Peewee

Dark-eyed Juncos

White-crowned Sparrows

Chipping Sparrows

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Yellow Warbler

Violet-green Swallows

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Large Blue Dragonflies

Tens of thousands of dragonflies flitting through the open woods.

Paul Slichter E-mail