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 400 meters north of the above coordinates.

September 8, 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. Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens -

8. Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa -

9. Voodoo Grass: Ventenata dubia -

10. Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus -

* 11. Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum - Still blooming at this site.

* 12. Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare -

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

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

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

16. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii -

17. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

18. Sulfur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta -

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

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

21. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis -

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

* 23. Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum -

* 24. Dense-flower Willowherb: Epilobium densiflorum -

* 25. Common Yampah: Perideridia montana - Fading out of bloom.

26. Showy Milkweed: Asclepias speciosa - Going to seed.

27. Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus -

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

29. Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus - White fruits nicely formed.

* 30. Chicory: Cichorum intybus -

* 31. Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadoria hallii -

* 32. Horseweed: Conyza canadensis -

33. Roughleaf Aster: Eurybia radulina - Going to seed.

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

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

36. Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata -

37. Grassy Tarweed: Madia gracilis -

38. Narrowleaf Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides - Going to seed.

* 39. Western Mountain Aster: Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum - A few plants still in bloom.

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)