[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2008]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mount Adams: Willard Springs Foot Trail (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

June 15, 2008

Phantom Orchid: Eburophyton austiniae (June 3, 2007)

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta -

2. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

3. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

4. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

5. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana -

6. Western Lady Fern: - Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum -

* 7. Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata -

* 8. Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis -

* 9. Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp. -

* 10. Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus -

* 11. Common Camas: Camassia quamash var. brevifolia - A few plants remain in bloom in moist areas within the forest.

12. Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis var. affinis - Winged pods visible on individual plants.

13. Columbia Lily, Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - In bud.

* 14. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum -

* 15. Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii -

* 16. Panicle Death Camas: Zigadenus paniculatus -

* 17. Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata -

18. Twayblade: Listera sp. - Oval stem leaves. In bud.

* 19. White Bog Candle: Platanthera dilatata -

* 20. Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica -

* 21. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

* 22. Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera - In open forest near Willard Springs.

* 23. Longstalk Starwort: Stellaria longipes -

* 24. Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa var. formosa -

* 25. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - A few plants still hanging on in bloom.

* 26. Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis - Surprisingly, a number of plants of this species are still in bloom.

* 27. Woodland Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus -

* 28. Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale -

29. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Lots of plants, but none are currently in bloom.

30. Meadow Alumroot: Heuchera chlorantha -

31. Purple Marshlocks: Comarum palustre - In bud.

32. Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus gaylussacia -

* 33. Woods Strawberry: Fragaria bracteata ssp. bracteata -

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

* 35. Largeleaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum -

* 36. Pinewoods Horkelia: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca -

* 37. Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa ssp. glabrata -

* 38. Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata -

39. Western Crabapple: Pyrus fusca -

* 40. Trailing Blackberry, Pacific Blackberry: Rubus ursinus -

* 41. Ame's Milk-vetch: Astragalus pulsiferae -

* 42. Nevada Pea, Thick-leaved Peavine: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus -

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

* 44. Bog Deer-vetch: Hosackia pinnata -

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

* 46. Broadleaf Lupine ?: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius ? - or Wyeth lupine?

* 47. Pacific Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus -

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

* 49. Red Clover: Trifolium pratense -

* 50. White Clover: Trifolium repens -

* 51. American Vetch: Vicia americana -

52. Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri -

* 54. Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea - A few plants still in bloom.

* 55. Night-blooming False Bindweed: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia - Beginning to bloom.

* 56. Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum - Beginning to bloom.

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

* 58. Turpentine Wavewing: Cymopterus terebinthinus -

59. Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi -

60. Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea - Numerous plants beginning to extend from the ground.

61. Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia -

* 62. Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana - Beginning to bloom.

* 63. Broadleaf Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia -

64. Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata - A few plants in bud.

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

* 66. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - A few plants still remain with flowers.

67. Cooley's Hedge Nettle: Stachys cooleyae -

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

69. Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata -

* 70. Tapertip Penstemon ? : Penstemon attenuatus -

* 71. American Brooklime: Veronica americanum -

* 72. Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine -

* 73. Kelloggia: Kelloggia galioides -

* 74. Twinflower: Linnaea borealis -

75. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -

76. Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata -

* 77. Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora -

* 78. Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla -

79. Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa - In bud.

* 80. Howell's Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii var. howellii - Mostly out of bloom.

* 81. Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea -

* 82. Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia -

* 83. Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana -

84. Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri -

85. Rayless Fleabane: Erigeron inornatus var. inornatus - In bud.

86. White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - In bud.

* 87. Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum -

* 88. Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare -

* 89. Small Tarweed: Hemizonella minima -

* 90. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans -

91. Sweet -marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides - In bud.

* 92. Western Butterweed: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus -

* 93. Streambank Butterweed: Packera pseudaurea -

Animals Seen Along This Route:

Anise Swallowtails

Pale Tiger Swallowtails

Ochre Ringlets

Great Arctics

Fritillary

California Ground Squirrels

Western Wood Peewee

Black-headed Grosbeaks (Heard at a distance.)

Western Tanager (Heard at a distance.)

Chipping Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Mountain Chickadee

House Wren

Paul Slichter E-mail