Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Upper Klickitat Canyon

Logging Road from Mill on Goldendale-Glenwood Highway (M.P. 11.4) north to the Yakama Reservation Boundary

May 3, 2008

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1) Horsetail: Equisetum sp. -

2) Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum -

3) Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum -

4) Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata - Numerous tall plants growing along the edge of the shadier portions of the Klickitat River.

5) Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

6) Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

7) Thinleaf Alder, Mountain Alder ?: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia - Catkins flower before the leaves appear. I will reverify the ID of this later as the leaves mature.

* 8) Sitka Alder ?: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata - Catkins flowering with leaves. I will reverify the ID of this later as the leaves mature.

9) Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa - Already leafed out.

* 10) Vine Maple: Acer circinatum - Blooming and beginning to leaf out.

* 11) Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - beginning to bloom.

12) Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana - About a week away from blooming and leafing out.

* 13) Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa -

* 14) Sandberg's Blue Grass ?: Poa sandbergii - ?

15) Tapertip Onion ?: Allium accuminatum - In bud.

16) Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus -

* 17) Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum - Several plants still in bloom under the conifer trees near 1500'.

18) Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Seed pods forming.

19) False Solomon Plume, False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum - In bud.

20) Alaska Rein Orchid: Piperia unalaschensis ? - Basal leaves only.

21) Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum -

22) Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum -

* 23 Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis -

24) Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla -

25) Menzie's Silene: Silene menziesii -

* 26) Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Beginning to bloom.

* 27) Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis -

* 29) Hairystem Rockcress: Arabis sparsiflora var. subvillosa -

* 30) Hairy Bittercress: Cardamine hirsuta -

* 31) Nuttall's Toothwort, Oak's Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii -

* 32. Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna -

* 33. Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium -

34. Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica or Heuchera grossulariifolia var. tenuifolia ? - Mats of leaves observed amongst talus and on shady cliffs, but I haven't had a chance to look at this species closely for a positive ID.

* 35. Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum (formerly Lithophragma bulbifera) - A few still in bloom.

* 36. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora -

* 37. Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia - Nearly past bloom in open areas in the upper canyon.

* 38. Straggly Gooseberry?: Ribes divaricatum -

* 39. Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre - Beginning to bloom.

* 40. Red-flowering Current: Ribes sanguineum -

41. Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii -

* 42. Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier cusickii -

* 43. Wood's Strawberry: Fragaria vesca - Beginning to bloom.

44. Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala - Basal leaves only.

45. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

46. Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa (var. ?) -

* 47. Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata - Beginning to bloom.

48. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana (var. ?) - In bud.

49. Rose: Rosa sp. -

50. Blackcap Raspberry: Rubus leucodermis var. leucodermis -

51. Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus -

52. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis - Basal leaves only.

53. Spiraea: Spiraea sp. - Plants beginning to leaf out but too early for positive ID.

54. Douglas' Birdsfoot-trefoil, Nevada Deer-vetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. douglasii -

*55. Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus -

*56. Columbia Gorge Lupine: Lupinus latifolius x sericeus (Lupinus latifolius var. thompsonianus) ? - or Wyeth lupine?

* 57. Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum -

* 58. Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites -

59. Cutleaf Violet: Viola sheltonii - Leaves only. Locally common when found.

* 60. Pacific Dogwood: Cornus nuttallii - Beginning to bloom.

61. Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea (var. ?) -

62. Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum -

63. Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus -

* 64. Mahala Mat: Ceanothus prostratus - Beginning to bloom in sunny areas near the top of the canyon walls.

65. Snowbrush, Mountain Balm, Tobacco-brush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus -

66. Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum -

* 67. Columbia Desert Parsley: Lomatium columbianum - Grows north along the Klickitat River at least as far as adjacent to the Outlet Falls.

* 68. Pungent Desert Parsley: Lomatium grayi -

* 69. Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule -

* 70. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum -

71. Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza sp. - Basal leaves only.

72. Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens -

73. Broadleaf Starflower: Trientalis borealis ssp. latifolia - Leaves unfolding.

74. Narrow-leaved Milkweed: Asclepias fascicularis - Last year's plants with seed pods observed along the road edge in several locations.

* 75. . Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis var. humilior -

* 76. Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosus -

* 77. Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus - Several plants seen in bloom at about 1900'.

78. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii -

* 79. Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia - Fairly common.

* 80. Hound's Tongue: Adelinia grande - Beginnning to bloom.

* 81. Forget-me-not; Myosotis sp. - Tiny-flowered plants. Very young at this stage, so will try to identify this more correctly in about 2 weeks.

* 82. Slender Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus - Beginning to bloom.

* 83. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Beginning to bloom.

* 84. Rattan's Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia rattanii - Numerous in the locations it is found at.

85. Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata - Many mats of basal leaves ling the edges of streams.

86. Barrett's Penstemon: Penstemon barretiae -

87. Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus -

88. Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii var. richardsonii -

89. Penstemon ?: Penstemon sp - Buds beginning to form.

* 90. Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine -

91. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -

92. Snowberry: Symphoricarpos sp. (probably both S. albus & S. mollis) -

* 93. White-flowered Plectritis: Plectritis macrocera -

94. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

95. Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa -

96. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides - Basal leaves present.

* 97. Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia -

98. Wormwood: Artemisia sp. -

* 99. Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana -

100. Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii -

* 101. Spring Gold: Crocidium multicaule -

102. Hawkweed: Hieracium sp. - Native.

* 103. False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides -

* 104. Sweet Coltsfoot: Petasites frigidus - Most plants seen were nearing the end of their bloom.

* 105. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var.ochroleucus -

106. Goldenrod: Solidago sp. - Plants with broad, serrate leaf margins. (Not Euthamia sp.)

* 107. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -

Turkey Vultures

Stellers Jays

Violet Green Swallows

Western Fence Lizards

Anise Swallowtails

Indira Swallowtail?

California Tortoiseshells