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

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mount Adams: Swampy Meadows (Gifford Pinchot National Forest)

August 11, 2008

This photo shows a view south over the drying sedge meadows of Swampy Meadows on August 11, 2008. At this point in the season, the water depth in the shallow parts of the meadows is to mid-calf with the deeper portions to mid-thigh. Some areas are very muddy (quick-mud) where one could find oneself in water up to shoulder depth (at least).

This photo shows a view south over the drying sedge meadows of Swampy Meadows on August 11, 2008. At this point in the season, the water depth in the shallow parts of the meadows is to mid-calf with the deeper portions to mid-thigh. Some areas are very muddy (quick-mud) where one could find oneself in water up to shoulder depth (at least).
The study area includes the roadside along Forest Road #23 as well as the moist forest to the west of the road as well as Swampy Meadows itself.

* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

1. Running Ground-pine: Lycopodium clavatum -

2. Hornwort: Ceratophyllum demersum -

3. Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosporum -

4. Deer Fern: Blechnum spicant -

5. Western Oak Fern: Gymnocarpium dryopteris -

6. Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens -

7. Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii -

8. Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata -

9. Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla -

10. Douglas' Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii -

11. Red Alder: Alnus rubra -

12. Dwarf Birch: Betula glandulosa -

13. Bog Willow: Salix pedicellaris -

14. Skunk Cabbage: Lysichiton americanum -

15. Alpine Pondweed: Potamogeton alpinus -

*16. Water Sedge: Carex aquatilis var. dives -

*17. Star Sedge: Carex echinata ssp. echinata -

*18. Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina var. ablata -

*19. Bladder Sedge: Carex utriculata -

*20. Blister Sedge: Carex vesicaria -

*21. Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata -

22. Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora -

23. Rosy Twisted Stalk: Streptopus lanceolatus -

*24. Sticky Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. brevistyla -

*25. Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride var. eschscholtzii -

26. Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax -

*27. White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata -

*28. Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta -

*29. Littleleaf Montia: Montia parvifolia -

*30. Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa var. formosa -

31. White Marsh-marigold: Caltha biflora -

*32. Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus var. parviflora -

33. False Bugbane: Trautvettaria caroliniensis var. occidentalis -

34. Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla -

*35. Alpine Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra -

*36. Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata -

37. Stink Currant: Ribes bracteosum -

*38. Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

*39. Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum -

40. Western Crabapple: Malus fusca - I will need to check the identity of this again next year. As I remember back, this may have been Viburnum edule instead.

*41. Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus -

42. Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus -

*43. Five-leaved Bramble: Rubus pedatus -

44. Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis -

45. Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis -

*46. Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius -

*47. White Clover: Trifolium repens -

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

*49. Glaucous Willowherb: Epilobium glabberimum -

50. Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum -

*51. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii -

*52. Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis -

*53. Wood Nymph: Moneses uniflora -

*54. Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda -

55. Oval-leaved Huckleberry: Vaccinium ovalifolium -

56. Bog Huckleberry: Vaccinium uliginosum -

57. Buckbean: Menyanthes trifoliata -

*58. Cooley's Hedge-nettle: Stachys cooleyae -

*59. Common Monkey Flower: Erythranthe guttata -

*60. Elephantheads: Pedicularis groenlandica -

*61. Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa ssp. racemosa -

*62. Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus -

*63. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis -

*64. Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

65. Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense -

*66. Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacilis ssp. glacialis -

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

*68. White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum -

*69. Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum -

70. Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare -

71. Rocky Mt. Groundsel: Packera streptanthifolia -

*72. Arrow-leaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis -

*73. Western Mountain Aster: Symphyotrichum spathulatum var spathulatum -

Animals Seen Along the Pacific Crest Trail:

Douglas' Squirrel

Water Striders - feeding on my ankles and calves

Numerous small biting mosquitoes - feeding on everything else!

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