[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2007]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Lakeside Road (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

N45 57.601' ----- W121 16.298' ----- +/- 24' ----- 1883'

The plants viewed at this site were within about 300 meters north of the above coordinates.

June 3, 2007

Inflorescence of Choke Cherry: Prunus virginiana

Choke Cherry: Prunus virginiana as seen from this site..........May 19, 2007.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Grand Fir: Abies grandis -

2. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

3. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

4. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana -

5. California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica -

* 6. Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus pratensis -

* 7. Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa -

* 8. Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum -

9. Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Fruit forming.

* 10. Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii (formerly Brodiaea howellii) -

* 11. Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina (formerly Brodiaea hyacinthina) -

12. Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum -

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

14. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii -

15. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii - In bud.

16. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

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

18. Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis -

19. Sulphur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta -

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

* 21. Nevada Deervetch: Lotus nevadensis -

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

* 23. Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - or (Lupinus wyethia )?

* 24. American Vetch: Vicia americana -

* 25. Slender Godetia: Clarkia gracilis -

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

27. Whitestem Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana - In bud.

* 28. Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis (formerly Microsteris gracilis) -

* 29. Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora -

30. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale -

* 31. Hairy Indian Paintbrush, Thin Paintbrush, Hairy Owl Clover: Castilleja tenuis (formerly Orthocarpus hispidus) -

* 32. Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine -

* 33. Kelloggia: Kelloggia galioides -

* 34. Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea -

* 35. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

36. Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora -

* 37. Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla -

* 38. Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana -

39. Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadora hallii (formerly Haplopappus hallii) - In bud.

* 40. Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - Plants have discoid flower heads.

41. Columbia Goldenweed, Large-flowered Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides (formerly Haplopappus carthamoides) - In bud.

* 42. Northern Mule's Ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis -

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