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.

August 10 , 2007

1. Grand Fir: Abies grandis -

2. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

3. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

4. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

5. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana -

6. California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica -

7. Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense -

8. Smooth Horsetail: Equisetum laevigatum -

9. Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens -

10. Sedge: Carex sp. -

11. Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus pratensis -

12. Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa -

13. Voodoo Grass: Ventenata dubia -

* 14. Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum - Still a prolific bloom here for this species.

* 15. Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare -

16. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

17. Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolius - Going to seed.

* 18. Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria - A few still in bloom.

19. Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa var. formosa -

20. Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium - Bluish berries forming.

21. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii -

22. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

* 23. Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata -

24. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana (probably variety melanocarpa) - Fruits are now large and red in color.

25. Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana - Forming rose hips.

26. Nevada Deervetch: Lotus nevadensis -

* 27. American Bird's-foot Trefoil: Lotus unifoliatus var. unifoliatus (formerly Lotus purshiana) - A few still in bloom along the dried out water courses.

28. Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus var. silvicola - Going to seed.

* 29. Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum - Mostly out of bloom.

* 30. Small-flowered Godetia: Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera - Mostly out of bloom.

* 31. Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum (formerly Epilobium paniculatum) -

* 32. Dense-flower Willowherb: Epilobium densiflorum (formerly Boisduvalia densiflora) -

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

* 34. Common Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis - Common.

35. Whitestem Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana - Going to seed.

36. Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora -

37. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Going to seed.......neat white, tooth-like seeds!

38. Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus -

39. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -

40. Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea - Fruits forming and turning blue.

41. Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus - White ruits nicely formed.

42. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

* 43. Chicory: Cichorum intybus -

44. Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense - Going to seed.

* 45. Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii - Beginning to bloom.

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

* 47. Roughleaf Aster: Eurybia radulina (formerly Aster radulinus) - Beginning to bloom in the upland forest.

48. Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre -

* 49. Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri var. scouleri - Fading out of bloom.

* 50. Western Lettuce: Lactuca ludoviciana - Fading out of bloom.

* 51. Slender Hareleaf, Common Rabbitleaf: Lagophylla ramosissima - Fading out of bloom.

* 52. Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare -

* 53. Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata -

* 54. Grassy Tarweed: Madia gracilis -

55. Narrowleaf Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides - Going to seed.

* 56. Western Mountain Aster: Symphyotrichium spathulatum var. spathulatum -

57. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius -

Steller's Jay

Spotted Towhee

Violet-green Swallows

Vaux's Swifts

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Lorquin's Admiral

Great Basin Wood Nymph

Acmon Blue (small butterflies, possibly square-spotted blues, but I could not get close enough for a positive id)