[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2007]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mount Adams: Kreps Lane (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

September 22, 2007

This photo shows a view towards Mt. Adams across the drying wetlands of Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge from Kreps Lane. (September 22, 2007)

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense -

2. Western Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinium var. pubescens -

3. Grand Fir: Abies grandis -

4. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

5. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

6. Vine Maple: Acer circinatum -

7. California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica -

8. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana -

9. Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea (var. ?) -

10. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

11. Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana -

12. Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis -

13. Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides -

14. Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa -

15. Ventenata, Voodoo Grass: Ventenata dubia -

16. Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum -

17. Rock Onion: Allium macrum -

18. Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis -

19. Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii -

20. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

21. Menzies' Campion, Menzies' Silene: Silene menziesii -

22. Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium -

23. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii -

24. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia -

25. Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus suksdorfii -

26. Woodland Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata -

27. Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

28. Western Crabapple: Pyrus fusca -

29. Crab Apple: Pyrus malus - ?

30. Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa -

31. Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus -

32. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis -

33. Shinyleaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia - ?

34. Douglas' Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii -

35. Sierra Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis -

36. Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus var. silvicola -

37. Long-spurred Violet: Viola adunca -

38. Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum -

39. Groundsmoke: Gayophytum sp. -

40. Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule -

41. Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza sp. -

42. Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri -

43. Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea -

44. Broadleaf Starflower: Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia -

45. Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium -

46. Whitestem Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana -

47. Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora -

48. Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris -

49. Small Bedstraw: Galium trifidum -

50. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -

51. Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus -

* 52. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

53. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides - ??

54. Chicory: Cichorum intybus -

* 55. Hall's goldenweed: Columbiadora hallii -

56. Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - Discoid flower heads.

57. White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum -

* 58. Western Meadow Aster: Symphyotrichum spathulatum -

59. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius -

Animals Seen Along This Route:

Northern Flicker

Stellers Jays

Townsends Solitaires

Yellow-rumped Warblers

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