[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.

July 2, 2007

The photo above shows a view of Mt. Adams as seen along Kreps Lane (several miles from this site) in Conboy Lake NWR........July 2, 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. Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens -

* 7. Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus pratensis -

* 8. Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum -

9. Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides -

* 10. Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa -

* 11. Voodoo Grass: Ventenata dubia -

* 12. Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum -

* 13. Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - Fading out of bloom.

* 14. Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum -

* 15. Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare -

* 16. Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolius -

* 17. Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria -

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

19. Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium -

20. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii -

* 21. Western Yellow Cress: Rorippa curvisiliqua -

* 22. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii -

* 23. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

* 24. Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis -

* 25. Sulphur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta -

* 26. Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana -

* 27. Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia -

* 28. American Bird's-foot Trefoil: Acmispon americanus var. americanus -

* 29. Nevada Deervetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis -

* 30. Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus var. silvicola - Fading out of bloom.

* 31. Red Clover: Trifolium pratense -

32. American Vetch: Vicia americana -

* 33. Small-flowered Godetia: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera -

* 34. Slender Godetia: Clarkia gracilis -

* 35. Dense-flower Willowherb: Epilobium densiflorum -

* 36. Chervil: Anthriscus scandicina -

37. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - Forming fruits.

38. Pinedrops: Pteraspora andromedea -

* 39. Whitestem Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana - Fading out of bloom.

* 40. Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora -

* 41. Needle-leaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta var. intertexta -

42. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Going to seed.......neat seeds!

* 43. Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri -

* 44. Self-heal: Prunella vulgaris -

* 45. Hairy Indian Paintbrush, Hairy Owl Clover: Castilleja tenuis -

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

47. Scots Bluebells: Campanula rotundifolia -

* 48. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

* 49. Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora -

* 50. Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla -

* 51. Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense -

* 52. Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus -

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

54. Roughleaf Aster: Eurybia radulina -

* 55. Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre -

* 56. Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum -

* 57. Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri var. scouleri -

* 58. Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare -

* 59. Grassy Tarweed: Madia gracilis -

* 60. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius -

Animals Seen at this Site:

Sandhill Cranes - Heard, not seen.

Ravens

Western Tanager

Western Meadowlark

Chipping Sparrow

Barn Swallow

Western Fence Lizard

Lorquin's Admiral

Common Wood Nymph

Blue

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