Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Public Hunting Area (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

West of Lakeside Road & South of the Public Fishing Area

July 16, 2008

1. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta -

2. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

3. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

4. California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica -

5. Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa -

6. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

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

8. Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana -

9. Pepperwort, clover-fern: Marsilea vestita -

10. Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens -

11. Golden Sedge: Carex aurea -

12. Blister Sedge, Small Inflated Sedge, Inflated Sedge ?: Carex vesicaria -

13. Hardstem Bulrush: Scirpus acutus -

14. Meadow Foxtail: Alepocurus pratensis ? -

* 15. Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata -

16. California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica -

17. Bottlebrush Squirrel-tail: Elymus elymoides -

* 18. Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis -

19. Voodoo Grass: Ventenata dubia -

* 20. European Water Plantain: Alisma triviale -

21. Arumleaf Arrowhead, Wapato: Sagittaria cuneata -

22. Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Past bloom.

* 23. Harvest Lily: Brodiaea coronaria -

* 24. Columbia Lily, Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - Fading out of bloom.

* 25. Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina -

* 26. Elegant Piperia, Coast Rein-orchid: Piperia elegans -

* 27. Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum -

* 28. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

29. Yellow Water-lily: Nuphar polysepalum -

30. Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla -

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

* 32. Nuttall's Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallii -

* 33. Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus flammula -

34. Straightbeak Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus - Past bloom.

35. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Past bloom.

36. Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium -

* 37. Western Yellowcress: Rorippa curvisiliqua -

38. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia - Fruits nearing maturity.

39. Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus gaylussacia -

* 40. Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata -

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

* 42. Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis -

43. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - Fruits nearing maturity.

44. Western Crabapple: Malus fusca -

* 45. Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana -

46. Blackcap: Rubus leucodermis -

47. Trailing Blackberry, Pacific Blackberry: Rubus ursinus - Fruits nearly ready to eat!

* 48. Douglas' Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii -

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

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

* 51. Spanish-Clover: Acmispon americanus var. americanus -

* 52. Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus var. silvicola - A few plants remain in bloom.

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

* 54. Alsike Clover: Trifolium hybridum -

* 55. American Vetch: Vicia americana - A few plants still in bloom.

* 56. Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum - Generally limited to areas along Lakeside Road and the old alignment of Lakeside Road that once went through this area (now abandoned).

* 57. Western St. John's Wort: Hypericum scouleri -

* 58. Oregon Checker Mallow: Sidalcea oregana -

59. Mahala Mat: Ceanothus prostratus -

60. Small-flowered Godetia: Clarkia quadrivulnera -

* 61. Dense-flower Willow-herb: Epilobium densiflorum -

62. Watson Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum -

63. Angelica: Angelica sp. - Only leaves present.

64. Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule -

65. Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi -

* 66. Common Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis -

67. Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -

68. Bilberry, Huckleberry: Vaccinium sp. - Low species.

* 69. Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium -

70. Night-blooming Morning Glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia -

* 71. Common Centaury: Centaurium erythraea -

72. Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana - Past bloom.

* 73. Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora -

* 74. Needle-leaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta -

* 75. Least Navarretia: Navarretia leucocephala var. minima -

* 76. Small-flowered Forget-me-not: Myosotis laxa -

* 77. Fragrant Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys figuratus -

* 78. Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata -

* 79. Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris -

* 80. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata -

* 81. Hairy Owl-clover: Castilleja tenuis -

* 81. Bractless Hedge-hyssop: Gratiola ebracteata -

* 82. Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata -

* 83. Rosy Owlclover: Orthocarpus bracteosus -

* 84. Small-flowered Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. procerus ? - This most likely is either Penstemon rydbergii or Penstemon hesperius.

* 85. Marsh Speedwell: Veronica scutellata -

* 86. Bladderwort: Utricularia sp. -

* 87. English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata -

* 88. Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale -

* 89. Small Bedstraw: Galium trifidum ssp. columbianum -

* 90. Fragrant Bedstraw: Geum triflorum -

91. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -

* 92. Blue Elderberrry: Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea -

* 93. Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus -

* 94. Round-leaf Bluebell: Campanula rotundifolia -

* 95. Showy Downingia: Downingia elegans -

* 96. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

* 97. Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora - Fading out of bloom.

98. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides - Past bloom.

99. Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri -

* 100. Rayless Fleabane: Erigeron inornatus var. inornatus -

* 101. Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - Fading out of bloom.

102. Rough-leaf Aster: Eurybia radulina - In bud.

103. Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre -

* 104. White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum -

* 105. Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum -

* 106. Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri -

* 107. False Dandylion: Hypochaeris radicata -

108. Western Lettuce: Lactuca ludoviciana -

* 109. Mountain Tarweed, Clustered Tarweed, Stinking Tarweed: Madia glomerata -

* 110. Slender Tarweed, Common Tarweed, Gum-weed: Madia gracilis -

* 111. Cut-leaved Microseris: Microseris laciniata -

112. Rayless Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides - Almost in bloom.

* 113. Sweet -marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides - Fading out of bloom.

* 114. Rocky Mt. Canada Goldenrod: Solidago lepida var. salebrosa ( -

* 115. Western Mt. Aster: Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum -

116. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -

117. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius -

118. Northern Wyethia: Wyethia amplexicaulis -

Turkey Vultures

Harriers

Red-tailed Hawks

Stellers Jay (hazed by a pair of western wood peewees- must have been near their nest?)

Mourning Doves

American Robins

Western Wood Peewees

Cassins Finches

Western Goldfinches

House Wren

Lorquins Admirals

Large green dragonfly (Common Green Darner?)