[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington: 2007]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Bird Creek Meadows: Trail #9 and Loop Trail to Hellroaring Overlook

A Native Plant Society of Oregon Fieldtrip

Mt. Adams: Yakama Nation lands

July 19 & 21, 2007

slopes full of wildflowers beneath Crooked Creek Falls in Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........July 19, 2007. Plants in view include cat's-ear mariposa lily (Calochortus subalpinus), common paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) and silky lupine (Lupinus sericeus).

This photo shows slopes full of wildflowers beneath Crooked Creek Falls in Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams..........July 19, 2007. Plants in view include cat's-ear mariposa lily (Calochortus subalpinus), common paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) and silky lupine (Lupinus sericeus).
* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Grand Fir: Abies grandis -

2. Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa -

3. Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmanii -

4. Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis -

5. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. murrayana -

6. Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana -

* 7. Willow: Salix sp. -

* 8. Hitchcock's Smooth Woodrush: Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii -

* 9. Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus -

* 10. Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax -

* 11. White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata -

* 12. Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta -

* 13. Alpine Buckwheat: Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum -

* 14. Hausknecht's Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. hausknechtii -

* 15. Alpine Mountainsorrel: Oxyria digynia -

* 16. Newberry's Fleeceflower, Davis' Knotweed: Polygonum davisiae -

* 17. Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera -

* 18. Threeleaf Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla -

* 19. Slender Mt. Sandwort: Arenaria capillaris ssp. americana -

* 20. Starwort: Stellaria sp. -

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

* 22. White Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. leptosepala - Nearing the end of its bloom.

* 23. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Nearing the end of its bloom.

* 24. Plantainleaf Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus -

* 25. Columbia Gorge Rockcress: Arabis furcata -

* 26. Lyall's Rockcress: Arabis lyallii -

* 27. Alpine Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. alpina - Beginning to bloom.

* 28. Alpine Mitrewort, Five-stamen Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra -

* 29. Yellow-dot Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis var. austromontana -

* 30. Rusty Saxifrage: Saxifraga ferruginea var. vreelandii -

31. Swamp Currant: Ribes lacustre -

* 32. Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata -

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

* 34. Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia -

* 35. Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa ssp. pseudorupestris -

* 36. Sitka Mt. Ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi -

* 37. Rose Meadowsweet: Spiraea splendens var. splendens -

* 38. Dwarf Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii -

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

* 40. Arctic Lupine: Lupinus latifolius ssp. subalpinus -

41. Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella -

* 42. Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium - Beginning to bloom.

43. Talus Willowherb: Epilobium clavatum - Forming flower buds.

* 44. Hornemann's Willowherb: Epilobium hornemannii ssp. hornemannii -

* 45. Milkflower Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum -

* 46. Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum -

* 47. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi -

* 48. Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei -

* 49. Western Moss Heather: Cassiope mertensiana var. mertensiana -

50. Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata -

51. Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda - Forming flower buds

* 52. Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis -

* 53. Yellow Heather: Phyllodoce glanduliflora - Beginning to bloom.

54. Thinleaf Huckleberry ? : Vaccinium membranaceum -

* 55. Whortleberry: Vaccinium myrtillus var. oreophilum -

56. Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium -

* 57. Jeffrey's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon jeffreyi -

* 58. Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa var. longistylis -

* 59. California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum -

* 60. Western Jacob's Ladder, Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale - Some plants with white flowers as well as many plants with the more common powder blue flowers.

* 61. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata -

* 62. Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola -

* 63. Suksdorf's Paintbrush: Castilleja suksdorfii -

* 64. Lewis' Monkeyflower: Erythranthe lewisii - Beginning to bloom.

* 65. Primrose Monkeyflower: Erythranthe primuloides -

* 66. Subalpine Monkeyflower: Erythranthe caespitosus - Seen on cliffs at Crooked Creek Falls.

* 67. Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa -

* 68. Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa (var. ?) -

* 69. Elephanthead Lousewort: Pedicularis groenlandica -

* 70. Sickletop Lousewort, Ram's-horn Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa ssp. racemosa -

* 71. Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucous -

* 72. Small-flowered Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. tolmiei -

* 73. Cliff Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola -

* 74. American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii -

* 75. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis -

* 76. Western Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

* 77. Dark Pussytoes: Antennaria umbrinella -

* 78. Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata -

* 79. Mountain Arnica: Arnica gracilis -

* 80. Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi ssp. parryi -

* 81. Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis -

* 82. Cascade Aster: Eucephallus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus - Beginning to bloom.

* 83. Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis -

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

* 85. Smooth Mountain Dandelion: Nothocalais alpestris -

* 86. Alpine Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum -

* 87. Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis -

* 88. Alpine Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricus - Beginning to bloom.

Animals Seen Along This Route:

60+ Mountain Goats

Clark's Nutcrackers

Dark-eyed Juncos

Cassins Finch

American Robins

Varied Thrushes

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Nashville Warblers ?

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Golden-crowned Kinglets

Ruby-crowned Kinglets

Pine Siskins

Mountain Chickadees

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