[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2008]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Public Fishing Area off Lakeside Road (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

May 10 , 2008

Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis

Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

* 1. Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa -

2. Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.

3. Common Camas: Camassia quamash var. breviflora - In bud.

4. Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Past bloom. The only plants of this species in the area are at the base of several oaks.

5. Cluster Lily: Triteleia sp. - In bud.

6. Death Camas: Toxicoscordion sp. - Basal leaves only.

* 7. Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra -

* 8. Water Chickweed: Montia fontana -

* 9. Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis -

* 10. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -

* 11. Least Mouse-tail: Myosurus minimus -

* 12. Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis -

* 13. Nuttall's Toothwort, Oak's Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii - Fading out of bloom.

* 14. Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna -

* 15. Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum (formerly Lithophragma bulbifera) -

* 16. Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum -

17. Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. glabrata -

18. Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis -

19. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis -

20. Hardhack, Douglas' Spiraea: Spiraea douglasii -

21. Peavine: Lathyrus sp. -

22. Large-leaved Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus -

23. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - In bud.

* 24. Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule -

25. Navarretia: Navarretia sp. -

* 26. Littlebells Polemonium: Polemonium micranthum - Only found under several of the trees.

* 27. Forget-me-not: Myosotis sp. -

* 28. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Beginning to bloom.

29. Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus -

* 30. Corn Salad: Valerianella locusta -

31. Hawkweed: Hieracium sp. -

* 32. Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale -


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