Mt. Adams: South Climb Trail #183 and Round the Mt. Trail #9

July 19, 2009

1. Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa -

2. Common Juniper: Juniperus communis -

3. Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis -

4. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta -

5. Western White Pine: Pinus monticola -

6. Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana -

7. Cascade Rockbrake: Cryptogramma cascadensis -

8. Brittle Fern: Cystopteris fragilis -

*9. Black Alpine Sedge: Carex nigricans -

*10. Dunhead Sedge: Carex phaeocephala -

*11. Presl's Sedge: Carex preslii - ????

*12. Ross' Sedge: Carex rossii -

*13. Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis -

*14. Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii -

*15. Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus -

*16. Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi -

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

*18. Brome: Bromus sp. -

*19. Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides (formerly Sitanion hystrix) - Beginning to bloom.

*20. Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis -

*21. Alpine Sedge: Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum -

*22. Common Timothy: Phleum pratense ssp. pratense -

*23. Willow: Salix sp. -

*24. Cat's Ear Mariposa: Calochortus subalpinus -

25. Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride - In bud.

*26. Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax - Near peak bloom. This is a great year for beargrass bloom!

*27. Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta -

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

*29. Hausknecht's Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. hausknechtii -

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

*31. Fleeceflower, Newberry's Knotweed: Aconogonon davisiae ssp. davisiae (formerly Polygonum newberryi) -

*32. Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera (formerly Spraguea umbellata) -

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

*34. Parry's Catchfly: Silene parryi -

*35. Crimson Columbine: Aquilegia formosa -

*36. Elkslip Marshmarigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. leptosepala var. leptosepala -

*37. Water-plantain Buttercup: Ranunculus alismifolius var. alismellus -

*38. Cascade Rockcress: Arabis furcata -

*39. Lyall's Rockcress: Arabis lyallii var. lyallii -

*40. Tolmie's Saxifrage: Saxifraga tolmiei -

*41. Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata -

*42. Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia -

43. Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens - Seen on cinder slopes high along the climber's trail on Hellroaring Ridge.

*44. Sitka Mt. Ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi -

*45. Rosy Spiraea: Spiraea splendens var. splendens -

*46. Largeleaf Lupine: Lupinus burkei ssp. burkei -

*47. Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius ssp. latifolius - In bloom around Cold Springs CG.

*48. Subalpine Lupine: Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus - Beginning to bloom in Bird Creek Meadows.

*49. Low Mountain Lupine: Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus var. lobbii -

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

*51. Hookedspur Violet: Viola adunca - Massed bloom amongst the meadow sedges in western Bird Creek Meadows.

52. Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium -

*53. Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum - Beginning to bloom along Trail #183 above Cold Springs CG.

*54. Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi - Beginning to bloom.

*55. Mountain Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei -

56. Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -

*57. White Mountain Heather: Cassiope mertensiana -

*58. Alpine Laurel: Kalmia microphylla - Blooming in very moist meadows high along the climber's trail on Hellroaring Ridge.

*59. Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis -

*60. Yellow Heather: Phyllodoce glanduliflora -

*61. Dwarf Huckleberry: Vaccinium caespitosum -

*62. Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum -

*63. Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium -

*64. Mountain Shooting Star: Dodecatheon jeffreyi -

*65. Alpine Collomia: Collomia larsenii -

*66. Diffuse Phlox: Phlox diffusa -

*67. California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum -

*68. Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata -

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

*70. Suksdorf's Paintbrush: Castilleja suksdorfii -

*71. Thompson's Paintbrush: Castilleja thompsonii - Beginning to bloom high along the climber's trail above the Hellroaring Overlook.

72. Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii - Still a week or so from blooming.

*73. Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa -

*74. Elephantheads: Pedicularis groenlandica - Beginning to bloom.

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

*76. Davidson's Penstemon: Penstemon davidsonii var. davidsonii - Blooming high up the climber's trail along Hellroaring Ridge.

*77. Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucus -

*78. Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus -

*79. Tolmie's Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. tolmiei -

*80. Cliff Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola -

*81. American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii -

*82. Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis - Beginning to bloom.

*83. Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa -

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

*85. Wooly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata -

*86. Rocky Mt. Pussytoes: Antennaria media -

*87. Smallhead Arnica: Arnica gracilis - In bloom along the climber's trail along Hellroaring Ridge.

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

*89. Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis - Beginning to bloom.

*90. Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi -

91. Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri -

*92. Foreign Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis (formerly Erigeron peregrinus ssp. callianthemus var. callianthemus) -

93. Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus (formerly Aster ledophyllus) - In bud.

94. White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - In bud.

95. Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile var. gracile - In bud.

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

*97. Dwarf Alpinegold: Hulsea nana -

*98. Smooth Mountain Dandelion: Nothocalais alpestris -

*99. Alpine Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (formerly Aster alpigenus var. alpigenus) - Blooming along the climber's trail on Hellroaring Ridge.

*100. Rocky Mt. Groundsel: Packera streptanthifolia - Blooming on cinder slopes high along the climber's trail on Hellroaring Ridge.

101. Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis - In bud.

*102. Dwarf Goldenrod: Solidago simplex ssp. simplex var. nana -

Chipmunks

Ravens

Clark's Nutcrackers - numerous along Trail #183

American Robin

Black-headed Grosbeaks - still singing this late in the season.

Western Tanager - still singing this late in the season.

Mountain Chickadees

Chipping Sparrows

Pine Siskins

Dark-eyed Juncos

Rufous Hummingbird ?

Pale Swallowtail

California Tortoiseshell - numerous

Sulphurs

Parnassians

Sara's Orangetips

Acmon Blue ?

Fritillaries

Checkerspots

Crescents

Grasshoppers