[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2008]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mount Adams: Public Fishing Area (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

West of Lakeside Road & North of the Public Hunting Area

July 16, 2008

A view of the Cold Springs Fire on Mt. Adams from Fisher Hill, about two miles south of the public fishing area of Conboy Lake NWR........July 16, 2008.

A view of the Cold Springs Fire on Mt. Adams from Fisher Hill, about two miles south of the public fishing area of Conboy Lake NWR........July 16, 2008.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

* 1. Meadow Foxtail: Alepocurus pratensis ? -

2. Voodoo Grass: Ventenata dubia -

* 3. European Water Plantain: Alisma triviale -

4. Broad-leaf Arrowhead, Wapato: Sagittaria latifolia -

* 5. Bur Reed: Sparganium sp -

6. Common Cat-tail: Typha latifolia -

* 7. Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina -

* 8. Hooded Ladies' Tresses: Spiranthes romanzoffiana -

* 9. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

* 10. Curly Dock, Sour Dock: Rumex crispus -

* 11. Grass Pink: Dianthus armeria -

* 12. Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus flammula -

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

14. Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium -

* 15. Western Yellowcress: Rorippa curvisiliqua -

16. Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum -

17. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia - Fruits nearing maturity.

18. Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus gaylussacia -

* 19. Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii ssp. ultramontana -

20. Annual Burnet: Poteridium annuum -

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

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

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

* 24. Western St. John's Wort: Hypericum scouleri (formerly Hypericum formosum var. scouleri) -

* 25. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium -

26. Panicled Willow-herb: Epilobium brachycarpum -

27. Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule - Forming fruits.

* 28. Common Yampah: Perideridia montana -

* 29. Common Centaury: Centaurium erythraea -

* 30. Western Centaury: Centaurium exaltatum -

* 31. Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora - Fading out of bloom.

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

* 33. Fragrant Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys figuratus -

* 34. Hairy Owl-clover: Castilleja tenuis -

* 35. Marsh Speedwell: Veronica scutellata -

* 36. Bladderwort: Utricularia sp. -

* 37. English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata -

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

* 39. Showy Downingia: Downingia elegans -

* 40. Heterocodon: Heterocodon rariflorum -

* 41. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

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

* 43. Nodding Beggar Ticks: Bidens cernua - Beginning to bloom.

* 44. Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre -

* 45. Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum -

46. Western Lettuce: Lactuca ludoviciana -

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

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

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

Animals Seen Along This Route:

Turkey Vultures

American Bittern

Red-winged Blackbirds

Western Wood Peewees

Western Goldfinches

Lorquins Admirals

Paul Slichter E-mail