[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2008]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mount Adams: Laurel Road (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

Coniferous Forest Section on West Side of the Road

June 15 , 2008

Large-leaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus (May, 2007)

Large-leaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus (May, 2007)

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Grand Fir: Abies grandis -

2. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

3. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

4. Vine Maple: Acer circinatum -

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

6. Red Alder: Alnus rubra -

7. Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa -

8. Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

9. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana -

10. Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana -

11. Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum -

* 12. Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus -

* 13. Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum -

* 14. Pinegrass?: Calamagrostis rubescens -

* 15. Reed Canary Grass ?: Phalaris arundinacea -

* 16. Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa -

* 17. Common Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora - A few plants still in bloom.

* 18. Ookow: Dichelostemma congestum -

19. False Solomon Plume: Maianthemum sp. - The leaves are somewhat suggestive of a Streptopus, but it is dry coniferous forest at this location, so probably it is a Maianthemum?

20. Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum -

* 21. Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflorum ssp. howellii -

* 22. Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata -

* 23. Striped Coralroot: Corallorhiza striata -

* 24. American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides -

* 25. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

26. Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolius -

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

* 28. Water Chickweed: Montia fontana -

* 29. Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis -

30. Grass Pink, Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria -

* 31. Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - Past bloom.

32. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii -

* 33. Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa -

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

* 35. Woodland Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus var. parviflorus - Blooming along road.

* 36. Birdsbeak Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus -

37. Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa -

38. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii -

* 39. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora - A few plants still in bloom.

40. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ) -

41. Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus suksdorfii -

* 42. Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata -

* 43. Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

* 44. Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum -

45. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

* 46. Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa ssp. glandulosa -

* 47. Sulfur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta -

* 48. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - Finishing blooming.

* 49. Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa -

50. Blackcap: Rubus leucodermis -

51. Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus -

* 52. Annual Burnet: Poteridium annuum -

53. Nuttall's Peavine: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis -

* 54. Nevada Deer-vetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis -

* 55. Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus var. silvicola -

* 56. Large-leaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. polyphyllus -

* 57. Broadleaf Lupine?: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius ? - or Wyeth's lupine ?

* 58. Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium -

* 59. Red Clover: Trifolium pratense -

* 60. American Vetch: Vicia americana -

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

* 62. Redstem Ceanothus, Oregon Tea Tree: Ceanothus sanguineus -

63. Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana - Past bloom.

* 64. Spur Violet: Viola adunca -

* 65. Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule -

* 66. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum -

67. Common Sweet-cicely: Osmohiza berteroi - Going to seed.

68. Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens -

* 69. Broadleaf Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia -

* 70. Varied-leaf Collomia: Collomia heterophylla -

* 71. Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis -

* 72. Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis var. humilior -

* 73. Needle-leaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta -

74. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii -

* 75. Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. austiniae -

* 76. Meadow Nemophila: Nemophila pedunculata -

* 77. Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia -

* 78. Hound's Tongue: Cynoglossum officinale -

* 79. Changing Forget-me-not: Myosotis discolor -

80. Mint: Mentha sp. -

81. Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris -

82. Cooley's Hedge-nettle: Stachys cooleyae -

* 83. Hairy Paintbrush, Hairy Owl's-clover: Castilleja tenuis -

* 84. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora -

* 85. Short-flowered Monkeyflower: Erythranthe breviflora -

* 86. Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata -

* 87. Musk Monkeyflower: Erythranthe moschata -

88. Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus -

* 89. American Brooklime: Veronica americana -

90. Piedmont Bedstraw: Cruciata pedimontana -

* 91. Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine -

* 92. English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata -

* 93. European Corn-salad: Valerianella locusta -

* 94. Twinflower: Linnaea borealis -

95. Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus -

96. Bluebell, Harebell: Campanula sp. (rotundifolia or scouleri) -

97. Heterocodon: Heterocodon rariflorum -

* 98. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

99. Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor -

* 100. Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora -

* 101. Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla -

* 102. Discoid Arnica: Arnica discoidea -

103. Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare -

* 104. Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - (discoid flower heads)

* 105. Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum -

106. Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri -

* 107. False Dandylion: Hypochaeris radicata -

108. Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis -

* 109. Hareleaf, Rabbitleaf: Lagophylla ramosissima -

* 110. Cut-leaved Microseris: Microseris laciniata -

* 111. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans -

* 112. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -

113. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius -


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Large Bumblebee: Bombus sp. -

Sara's Orangetip

Ochre Ringlets

Lorquin's Admiral

Mourning Cloak

Blue

Pale Swallowtails

Great Arctic

White-crowned Sparrows

Lazuli Buntings

Stellers Jays

Varied Thrush (calling from a distance)

Sandhill Cranes (calling from a distance)


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