[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2008]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mount Adams: Public Hunting Area (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

West of Lakeside Road and South of the Public Fishing Area

June 21, 2008

Scouler's St. John'swort: Hypericum scouleri

Scouler's St. John'swort: Hypericum scouleri

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta -

2. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

3. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

* 4. California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica -

5. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

6. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana -

7. Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens -

8. Sierra Rush: Juncus nevadensis -

* 9. Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata -

* 10. California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica -

*11. Few-flowered Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata -

12. Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis -

* 13. Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa -

14. Voodoo Grass: Ventenata dubia -

* 15. Common Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora -

* 16. Columbia Lily, Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum -

* 17. Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina -

* 18. Meadow Death-camas: Toxicoscordion venonosum -

19. Elegant Piperia, Coast Rein-orchid: Piperia elegans -

* 20. American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides -

21. Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum -

* 22. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

23. Willow-leaved Dock: Rumex salicifolius -

24. Pigweed, Lambsquarter: Chenopodium album -

* 25. Yellow Water-lily: Nuphar polysepalum -

26. Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata -

* 27. Water Miner's Lettuce: Montia chamissoi -

* 28. Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis -

29. Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla -

* 30. Longstalked Sandwort: Stellaria longipes -

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

32. Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius -

* 33. Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus flammula -

* 34. Straightbeak Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus -

35. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii -

36. Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium -

* 37. Western Yellowcress: Rorippa curvisiliqua -

38. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?) -

39. Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus gaylussacia -

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

* 41. Idaho Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. glabrata -

42. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana -

43. Western Crabapple: Pyrus fusca -

* 44. Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana -

* 45. Trailing Blackberry, Pacific Blackberry: Rubus ursinus -

46. Annual Burnet: Poteridium annuum -

* 47. Douglas' Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii -

* 48. Nevada Pea, Thick-leaved Peavine: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus -

* 49. Thick-leaved Pea: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. lanszwertii -

* 50. Nevada Deer-vetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis -

51. Lupine: Lupinus sp. -

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

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

* 54. Alsike Clover: Trifolium hybridum -

* 55. American Vetch: Vicia americana -

* 56. Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum - Generally limited to areas along Lakeside Road and the old alignment of Lakeside Road that once went through this area (now abandoned).

* 57. Western St. John's Wort: Hypericum scouleri -

* 58. Oregon Checker Mallow: Sidalcea oregana -

59. Mahala Mat: Ceanothus prostratus -

60. Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule -

61. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum -

62. Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi -

63. Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -

64. Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis -

65. Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedaea -

66. Bilberry, Huckleberry: Vaccinium sp. - Low species.

* 67. Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium -

* 68. Night-blooming Morning Glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia -

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

* 70. Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis -

* 71. Least Navarretia: Navarretia leucocephala var. minima -

* 72. Yellow and Blue Forget-me-not: Myosotis discolor -

* 73. Fragrant Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys figuratus -

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

* 75. Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris ssp. vulgaris -

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

* 77. Hairy Owl-clover: Castilleja tenuis -

* 78. Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata -

* 79. Marsh Speedwell: Veronica scutellata -

* 80. Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale -

* 82. Blue Elderberrry: Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea -

* 84. Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos mollis -

* 84. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

* 85. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides -

* 86. Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea -

87. Narrow-leaved Arnica: Arnica chamissonis -

88. Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana -

89. Hybrid Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana X hookeri -

* 90. Hooker's Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza hookeri var. hookeri -

91. Hall's goldenweed: Columbiadora hallii -

92. Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri -

* 93. Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - (Plants with discoid flowers.)

94. Rough-leaf Aster: Eurybia radulina -

95. Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre -

* 96. Small Tarweed: Hemizonella minima -

* 97. White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum -

* 98. Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum -

99. Slender Tarweed, Common Tarweed, Gum-weed: Madia gracilis -

* 100. Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans -

101. Rayless Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides -

* 102. Sweet -marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides -

103. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus (var. ?) -

104. Western Mt. Aster: Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum -

105. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius -

106. Northern Wyethia: Wyethia amplexicaulis -


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Turkey Vultures

Harriers

Red-tailed Hawks

Stellers Jay (hazed by a pair of western wood peewees- must have been near their nest?)

Mourning Doves

American Robins

Western Wood Peewees

Cassins Finches

Western Goldfinches

House Wren

Lorquins Admirals

Large green dragonfly (Common Green Darner?)


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