[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2007]
Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: DNR Road S1750 (upper southeast-facing slopes of King Mt.)

June 3, 2007

woodland nemophila (Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora) as seen above 4000' on southeast-facing slopes near the summit of King Mt., which is several miles south of Mt. Adams..........June 3, 2007.

This photo shows woodland nemophila (Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora) as seen above 4000' on southeast-facing slopes near the summit of King Mt., which is several miles south of Mt. Adams..........June 3, 2007.

The site visited for this page's study is above 4000' on recently cleared slopes which have been replanted with pines. The site originally was heavily vegetated with snowbrush (Ceanothus velutinus). The slopes that were visited face south and east and the upper slopes afford a good view of the Camas Prairie wetlands of Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The lower slopes are covered by a fairly deep duff with some lava boulders protruding through the duff. The upper slopes contain some boulder fields with the lava boulders fairly large in size.

The site studied are upslope 50-200 meters from the following GPS coordinates on Road S1750:

N46 02.852' --- W121 24.539' --- Elevation: 4086' --- +/-21'
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Blue-staining Cup Fungus: Caloscypha fulgens -

* 2. Sedge: Carex sp. -

3. Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa -

4. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

5. Douglas' Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii -

6. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana - Plants beginning to leaf out and bloom.

* 7. Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus -

* 8. Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum - Now only in bloom in shaded areas.

* 9. False Solomon Seal, Feathery False Lily of the Valley: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule -

* 10. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum -

* 11. Wood Lily, Trillium: Trillium ovatum - Found under the trees on higher slopes. Fading out of bloom.

* 12. Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii -

* 13. Western Spring Beauty: Claytonia lanceolata var. lanceolata -

* 14. Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla -

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

* 16. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -

17. Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla -

18. Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii var. nuttallii -

* 19. Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum -

* 20. Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum -

* 21. Pacific Mitrewort: Mitella trifida var. trifida -

* 22. Broad-petal Strawberry, Virginia Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

23. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

* 24. Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata -

* 25. Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa -

26. Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus -

27. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis - Found along road at this location.

* 28. Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis -

* 29. Nevada Pea: Lathyrus lanswertii var. aridus -

* 30. American Vetch: Vicia americana ssp. americana -

* 31. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri (formerly Viola nuttallii var. bakeri) -

32. Snowbrush Ceanothus: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus -

33. Oregon Boxwood, Mountain-box: Paxistima myrsinites -

34. Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium -

35. Pinemat Manzinita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -

36. Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata -

37. Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum -

* 38. Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata ssp. aggregata -

39. California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum -

* 40. Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Several seen in bloom. Some have inflorescences (with leafless scapes) extending above the leaves which are similar to the variety thompsonii found lower at Conboy Lake NWR. It remains to be seen if these are that latter variety.

* 41. Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora -

* 42. Quill Cryptantha: Cryptantha affinis -

* 43. Western Giant Hyssop: Agastache occidentalis -

44. Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa -

45. Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucous - Flower buds forming.

46. Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus -

47. Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum -

48. Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa -

49. Western Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis - In bud.

50. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

* 51. Carey's Balsamroot : Balsamorhiza careyana -

52. White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum -

* 53. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans -

* 54. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus (var. exaltatus or var. ochroleucus) -

* 55. Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale -

Animals Seen at this Site:

Western Tanager

Spotted Towhee

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Western Wood Peewee

Gray Jays

Fox Sparrow

Dark-eyed Juncos

Red Crossbills

Red-breasted Nuthatch

California Tortoiseshell

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