Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mount Adams: Shorthorn Trail #16 and Round the Mt. Trail #9 Between Morrison Creek Camp and Salt Creek

August 24, 2008

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa -

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta -

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana -

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis -

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense -

* Sitka Sedge: Carex aquatilis var. dives -

*Sheep Sedge: Carex illota - ?

* Lakeshore Sedge: Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa -

* Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina var. ablata -

* Black Alpine Sedge: Carex nigricans -

* Presl's Sedge: Carex preslii - ?

* Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis -

* Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii -

* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius -

* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus -

* Hitchcock's Wood-rush: Luzula hitchcockii -

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides -

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis -

* Cat's-ear Lily, Cascade Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus -

* Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride var. eschscholzianum -

Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax -

* Dilated Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata -

* Fleeceflower, Newberry's Knotweed: Aconogonon davisiae var. davisiae - Mostly past bloom by this time.

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides -

* Alpine Buckwheat, Dirty Socks: Eriogonum pyrolifolium -

* Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum -

* Slender Mountain Sandwort: Arenaria capillaris ssp. americana -

Large-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla -

* Parry's Catchfly: Silene parryi - ?

* Northern Sandwort: Stellaria calycantha -

Elkslip Marsh-marigold: Caltha leptosepala - Long past bloom.

Water-plantain Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus -

Cascade Rockcress: Arabis furcata -

* Five-stamen Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra -

* Brook Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma -

Swamp Currant: Ribes lacustre -

Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum -

Spiny Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum -

* Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata -

* Drummond's Cinquefoil: Potentilla drummondii var. drummondii -

* Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia -

Cascade Mt.-ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis -

* Rosy Spiraea, Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea splendens var. splendens -

* Cascade Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. subalpinus -

* Low Mountain Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii -

* Mt. Adams Lupine: Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus var. flexuosus -

* Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium -

* Willowherb: Epilobium sp. - (Epilobium ciliatum?) Pinkish flowers, found where wet.

* Yellow Willowherb: Epilobium luteum -

* Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum -

Sharp-tooth Angelica: Angelica arguta -

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii -

* Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei - A few still in bloom.......most are developing fruits.

Purple Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza purpurea -

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata -

* Side-bells Pyrola: Orthillia secunda -

Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis -

Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium -

Jeffrey's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon jeffreyi -

* Diffuse Phlox: Phlox diffusa -

* Showy Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum -

Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale -

* Silver-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta -

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata -

* Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola -

* Suksdorf's Paintbrush: Castilleja suksdorfii -

* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata -

* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Erythranthe lewisii -

* Primrose Monkeyflower: Erythranthe primuloides -

* Large Mountain Monkeyflower: Erythranthe caespitosus -

* Turtleheads, Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa -

Elephantheads: Pedicularis groenlandica -

* Sickletop Lousewort, Ram's-horn Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa ssp. racemosa -

* Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucus -

* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - A few still in bloom.

* . American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii -

Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis -

* Western Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca -

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

Pussytoes: Antennaria (media or umbrinella?) -

Wooly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata -

* Hooker's Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa -

* Mt. Arnica, Broad-leaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia -

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis -

* Alpine Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var alpigenum -

* Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus -

* Foreign Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis -

* Showy Daisy: Erigeron speciosus - At trailhead for Trail #16.

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum -

* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium triste (formerly Hieracium gracile var. gracile) -

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri -

* Smooth Mt. Dandelion: Nothocalais alpestris -

* Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis -

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale - Only seen at the Shorthorn Creek crossing.

Black-tailed Deer

Pine Siskins

Woodpecker (Hairy or Three-toed?)

Brown Creeper

Mountain Chickadees

Dark-eyed Juncos

Male and female Three-toed Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Anise Swallowtail

Arctic Blue ?

White

Checkerspot

Western River Cruiser (Dragonfly)

Grasshoppers

Robber Fly