[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington: 2008]

Mount Adams Wilderness: South Climb Trail #183

from the Cold Springs Trailhead to below the base of the Crescent Glacier and eastward to South Butte

August 23, 2008

This photo shows South Butte (the red cinder cone) with the Lunch Counter & False Summit of Mt. Adams visible in the background. Photographed on August 23, 2008.

This photo shows South Butte (the red cinder cone) with the Lunch Counter & False Summit of Mt. Adams visible in the background. Photographed on August 23, 2008.
* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Witches Butter -

2. Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa -

3. Common Juniper: Juniperus communis -

4. Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis -

5. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta -

6. Western White Pine: Pinus monticola -

7. Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana -

8. Cascade Rockbrake: Cryptogramma cascadensis -

9. Engelmann's Sedge: Carex engelmannii -

*10. Black Alpine Sedge: Carex nigricans -

11. Presl's Sedge: Carex preslii -

*12. Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis -

13. Shasta Sedge: Carex straminiformis -

*14. Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii -

*15. Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus -

*16. Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi -

*17. Hitchcock's Wood-rush: Luzula hitchcockii -

18. Hairy Needlegrass: Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens -

*19. Brome: Bromus sp. -

*20. Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides -

*21. Green Fescue: Festuca viridula ? - Green foliage

22. Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis -

*23. Alpine Buckwheat, Dirty Socks: Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum -

24. Hausknecht's Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. hausknechtii -

*25. Sulphur-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum -

26. Mountain Sorrel: Oxyria digyna -

*27. Fleeceflower, Newberry's Knotweed: Aconogonon davisiae ssp. davisiae -

*28. Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera -

*29. Slender Mountain Sandwort: Arenaria capillaris ssp. americana -

30. Alpine Sandwort: Cherleria obtusiloba - ?

31. Suksdorf's Catchfly: Silene suksdorfii -

32. Cascade Rockcress: Arabis furcata -

33. Lyall'sRockcress: Arabis lyallii var. lyallii -

34. Alpine Smelowskia: Smelowskia calycina var. americana -

35. Small-fruit Smelowskia: Smelowskia ovalis var. ovalis -

36. Tolmie's Saxifrage: Saxifraga tolmiei -

*37. Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata -

38. Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia -

*39. Low Mountain Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii -

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

*41. Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium -

42. Mountain Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei -

43. White Mountain Heather: Cassiope mertensiana -

44. Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda -

*45. Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis -

*46. Yellow Heather: Phyllodoce glanduliflora -

47. Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium -

48. Alpine Collomia: Collomia larsenii -

*49. Diffuse Phlox: Phlox diffusa -

50. Sky-pilot: Polemonium elegans -

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

*52. Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola -

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

*54. Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucus -

55. Davidson's Penstemon: Penstemon davidsonii var. davidsonii -

56. Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa -

*57. Western Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

*58. Wooly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata -

59. Rocky Mt. Pussytoes: Antennaria media - ?

60. Smallhead Arnica: Arnica gracilis -

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

62. Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri -

63. Dwarf Mt. Fleabane: Erigeron compositus -

*64. Foreign Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis -

*65. Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus -

*66. White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum -

*67. Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile var. gracile -

*68. Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri var. scouleri -

69. Dwarf Alpinegold: Hulsea nana -

*70. Smooth Mountain Dandelion: Nothocalais alpestris -

*71. Alpine Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum -

72. Dwarf Goldenrod: Solidago simplex var. nana -

Animals Seen During this Hike:

Hoary Marmot ?

Chipmunks

Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels

Kesterel

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Clark's Nutcracker

Gray Jays

Townsend's Solitaire

Mountain Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Townsend's Warblers

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Hummingbird

Clark's Nutcracker

California Tortoiseshell

Hoary Commas

Acmon Blue ?

Fritillaries

Crescents

Lady Bug

Grasshoppers

a snowfield at the base of the Crescent Glacier. The South Climb Trail proceeds along the horizon. - Mt. Adams as seen from the junction of the South Climb Trail and the Round the Mt. Trail #9

a view downhill along the South Climb Trail from near the base of the Crescent Glacier. Trout Lake, WA can be seen in the cultivated valley at center with Mt. Hood in northern Oregon visible immediately above it.

The 3 photos above show views of Mt. Adams from the South Climb Trail #153. The photo at left shows a snowfield at the base of the Crescent Glacier. The South Climb Trail proceeds along the horizon. The middle photo shows Mt. Adams as seen from the junction of the South Climb Trail and the Round the Mt. Trail #9. The photo at right shows a view downhill along the South Climb Trail from near the base of the Crescent Glacier. Trout Lake, WA can be seen in the cultivated valley at center with Mt. Hood in northern Oregon visible immediately above it.
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