[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2008]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Lakeside Road (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

N45 57.601' ----- W121 16.298' ----- +/- 24' ----- 1883'

The plants viewed at this site were within about 300 meters north of the above coordinates.

June 21, 2008

Slender Godetia: Clarkia gracilis

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Grand Fir: Abies grandis -

2. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

3. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

4. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana -

* 5. Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus pratensis -

* 6. California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica -

* 7. Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa -

* 8. Voodoo Grass: Ventenata dubius -

* 9. Taper-tip Onion: Allium accuminatum -

10. Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - Basal leaf only.

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

* 12. Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina -

13. Alaska Rein-orchid: Piperia unalascensis - In bud.

14. Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum - In bud.

15. Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii -

* 16. Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolius -

* 17. Grass Pink, Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria -

* 18. Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum -

* 19. Wood's Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata - In flower and forming fruit.

* 20. Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. glandulosa -

* 21. Erect Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta -

* 22. Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana -

* 23. Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus -

* 24. Nevada Deervetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis -

* 25. Desert Pea: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus -

* 26. Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus -

* 27. Red Clover: Trifolium pratense -

* 28. American Vetch: Vicia americana -

* 29. Slender Godetia: Clarkia gracilis -

* 30. Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana -

* 31. Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis var. humilis -

* 32. Needle-leaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta -

* 33. Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri -

* 34. Hairy Owl-clover: Castilleja tenuis -

* 35. Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea -

* 36. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

* 37. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides -

* 38. Woolly Sunflower, Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum -

* 39. Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre -

* 40. Northern Wyethia: Wyethia amplexicaulis -

Animals Seen at this Site:

Red-naped Sapsucker

Spotted Towhees

Western Wood Peewees

Chipping Sparrows

Robins

Paul Slichter E-mail