[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2008]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mount Adams: East End of Kreps Lane (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

June 21, 2008

Long-bract Sedge: Carex athrostachya

Long-bract Sedge: Carex athrostachya

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens -

* 2. Long-bract Sedge: Carex athrostachya -

* 3. Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis -

* 4. Foxtail: Alopecurus sp. -

* 5. Tall Oatgrass ?: Arrhenatherum elatius -

* 6. California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica -

* 7. Few-flowered Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata -

* 8. Common Timothy: Phleum pratense ssp. pratense -

* 9. Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa -

* 10. Voodoo Grass: Ventenata dubia -

11. Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana -

* 12. Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum -

* 13. Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum - Beginning to bloom.

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

* 15. Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina -

* 16. Meadow Death-camas: Toxicoscordion venenosum -

* 17. Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis - Beginning to bloom.

* 18. Blue-eyed Grass: Sisyrinchium idahoense var. idahoense -

* 19. American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides -

* 20. Closeflowered Knotweed: Polygonum confertiflorum -

* 21. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

* 22. Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata -

* 23. Nuttall's Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallii -

* 24. Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius -

* 25. White Water Buttercup: Ranunculus aquatilis var. capillaceus -

* 26. Small Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus flammula -

* 27. Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis - A few plants still in bloom.

* 28. Western Swamp Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus -

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

* 30. Prairie-smoke: Geum triflorum ssp. ciliatum -

* 31. Graceful Cinquefoil, Fanleaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis -

* 32. Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana -

* 33. Hardhack, Douglas' Spiraea: Spiraea douglasiana -

34. Nevada Pea: Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis - Forming pods.

* 35. Bog Deer-vetch: Hosackia pinnata -

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

* 37. Broad-leaf Lupine ?: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius ? - or Wyeth lupine ?

* 38. Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus polycarpus -

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

* 40. American Vetch: Vicia americana ssp. americana -

41. Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana - In bud.

* 42. Slender Godetia: Clarkia gracilis - Beginning to bloom.

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

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

45. Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens -

46. Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea -

47. White-stemmed Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana - In bud.

* 48. Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora -

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

* 50. Fragrant Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys figuratus -

* 51. Paintbrush: Castilleja sp. -

* 52. Hairy Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis -

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

* 54. Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine -

* 55. Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale -

* 56. European Corn-salad: Valerianella locusta -

* 57. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -

58. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

* 59. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides -

60. Meadow Knapweed: Centaurea pratensis - In bud.

61. Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadora hallii -

62. White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - In bud.

* 63. Hareleaf, Rabbitleaf: Lagophylla ramosissima -

* 64. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans -

65. Rayless Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides - In bud.

* 66. Sweet Marsh Groundsel: Senecio hydrophiloides -

67. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius -

* 68. Northern Mule's Ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis -


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Sandhill Cranes (heard)

Meadow Larks


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