Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

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

West of Lakeside Road & South of the Public Fishing Area

April 30, 2009

1. Leathery Grapefern: Botrychium multifidum -

2. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta -

3. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

4. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii -

* 5. California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica - Beginning to bloom.

6. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

7. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana -

* 8. Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri -

* 9. Field Woodrush: Luzula comosa (Luzula campestris var. congesta) -

10. Meadow Foxtail ?: Alopecurus pratensis -

11. Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis -

* 12. Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa -

13. Common Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. breviflora - In bud.

* 14. Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum - Common.

15. Columbia Lily, Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum -Plants up to 8 inches high.

16. Grass Widow: Olsynium douglasii - Past bloom.

17. Elegant Piperia, Coast Rein-orchid: Piperia elegans (Platanthera elegans) -

18. Ladies Tresses: Spiranthes romanzoffiana - Basal leaves only.

19. Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum -

* 20. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

21. Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata -

* 22. Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra -

23. Dwarf Montia: Montia dichotoma -

24. Water Chickweed: Montia fontana -

* 25. Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis -

* 26. Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - Beginning to bloom.

27. Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa var. formosa -

* 28. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Beginning to bloom.

* 29. Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismifolius -

* 30. Western Butercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis -

31. Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Getting close to blooming.

* 32. Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium -

* 33. Oaks Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii -

* 34. Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna var. boerhaavii -

35. Western Yellowcress: Rorippa curvisiliqua -

* 36. Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum (Synonym: Lithophragma bulbifera) -

* 37. Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. integrifolia -

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

39. Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus suksdorfii -

40. Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata -

41. Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

* 42. Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum ssp. ciliatum - Beginning to bloom.

43. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa ssp. glabrata -

44. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana - In bud.

45. Trailing Blackberry, Pacific Blackberry: Rubus ursinus -

46. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis -

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: Lotus nevadensis -

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

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

53. Hookspur Violet: Viola adunca - ?

54. Oregon Checker Mallow: Sidalcea oregana -

* 55. Mahala Mat: Ceanothus prostratus - Beginning to bloom.

* 56. Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule -

57. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum -

58. Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi -

* 59. Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens -

60. Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -

61. Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis -

62. Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedaea -

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

64. Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana -

* 65. Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis -

* 66. Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus -

67. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - In bud.

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

69. Marsh Speedwell: Veronica scutellata -

70. Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos hesperius -

71. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

*72. Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides -

* 73. Hooker's Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza hookeri var. hookeri - Beginning to bloom.

74. False Dandylion: Hypochaeris radicata -

75. Sweet -marsh Butterweed: Senecio foetidus var. foetidus -

76. Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus (var. ?) - In bud.

* 77. Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -

78. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius -

79. Northern Wyethia: Wyethia amplexicaulis -

Elk

Douglas Squirrel

Chipmunk

Golden Eagle

Red-tailed Hawk

14 Sandhill Cranes

Crow

Canada Geese

Green-winged Teal

Coots

Red-winged Blackbirds

Robins

Dark-eyed Juncos

Garter Snake

Black and Red Ants on stick ant hills

Caddisflies

Propertius Duskywings