Mt. Rainier National Park: Sunrise Area

Wildflowers in Bloom Near Sunrise:

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa -

White Bark Pine: Pinus albicaulis -

Mt. Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana -

Deer Fern: Blechnum spicant -

Black Alpine Sedge: Carex nigricans -

Dunhead Sedge: Carex phaeocephala -

* Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis -

* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus -

* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi -

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

* Piper's Wood-rush: Luzula piperi -

Common Western Needlegrass: Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens -

* Brome: Bromus sp. -

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides - Beginning to bloom.

Mountain Bunchgrass: Festuca viridula - Green tufts of leaves.

* Alpine Sedge: Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum -

Spike-trisetum: Trisetum spicatum -

* Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride - Mostly past bloom.

Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax -

* Alpine Buckwheat: Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum -

* Newberry's Fleeceflower: Aconogonon davisiae ssp. davisiae (formerly Polygonum newberryi) - Mostly past bloom.

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides -

Mountain-sorrel: Oxyria digynia

* Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera -

* Slender Mt. Sandwort: Arenaria capillaris ssp. americana -

* Parry's Catchfly: Silene parryi - Fading out of bloom at high elevation.

Western Pasqueflower: Anemone occidentalis - Shaggy seed heads prominent.

* Crimson Columbine: Aquilegia formosa -

* Tolmie's Saxifrage: Saxifraga tolmiei -

* Partridge Foot: Luetkea pectinata - Still in bloom near the top of the Lower Burroughs Mt. Trail.

* Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia - Mostly past bloom.

Varied-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla diversifolia var. diversifolia - Past bloom.

* Shrubby Cinquefoil: Potentilla fruticosa -

Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens

Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis -

* Subalpine Lupine: Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus (formerly Lupinus latifolius var. subalpinus) -

* Low Mt. Lupine: Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus var. lobbii (formerly Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii) -

* Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

Club-pod Willow-herb: Epilobium clavatum - Seen beneath overhanging rocks along the southern portion of the Lower Burroughs Mt. Trail.

* Sharp-tooth Angelica: Angelica arguta -

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii - Fairly numerous.

* Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei - Mostly past bloom at all elevations.

Kinnickinnick: Arctostaphylos nevadensis -

Pink Mountain-heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis -

Yellow Heather: Phyllodoce glanduliflora -

Western Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum

Rainier Blueberry: Vaccinium delciosum - Berries ripening.

Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium - In fruit.

* Mt. Bog Gentian: Gentiana calycosa var. calycosa - Blooming in moist areas along the trail to Shadow Lake.

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa var. longistylis - A few still in bloom at the summit of Lower Burroughs Mt.

California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum -

Sky-pilot: Polemonium elegans - Near the summit of Lower Burroughs Mt.

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta -

Tall Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis -

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata - Fading out of bloom.

* Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola - Mostly past bloom.

* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Erythranthe lewisii -

Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa (var. latifolia?) -

* Coiled Beak Lousewort: Pedicularis contorta var. contorta - Fading out of bloom along the Wonderland Trail near Berkely Park.

* Leafy (Sickle-top) Pedicularis: Pedicularis racemosa ssp. racemosa - Fading out of bloom.

* Small-flowered Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. tolmiei - Fading out of bloom.

* Cusick's Speedwell: Veronica cusickii - Fading out of bloom.

American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii -

* Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis -Fading out of bloom.

* Scot's Bluebells: Campanula rotundifolia -

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium -

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca -

* Woolly Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala - Fading out of bloom

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea - Fairly common.

* Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata - Fading out of bloom.

* Hybrid Arnica: Arnica x diversifolia - Along the southern Lower Burroughs Mt. Trail.

* Broad-leaved Arnica: Arnica latifolia -

* Spearleaf Arnica: Arnica longifolia -

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis - In the vicinity of Shadow Lake.

* Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi - Common.

Three-forked Artemisia: Artemisia furcata var. furcata - Past bloom.

* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis -

Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium -

* Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus - Near peak bloom.

* White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - Fading out of bloom.

* Alpine Hawkweed, Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile var. gracile - Fading out of bloom.

* Rough Cat's-ear: Hypochaeris radicata - Seen along the Shadow Lake Trail.

* Silverback Luina: Luina hypoleuca -

* Smooth Mountain Dandelion: Nothocalais alpestris - Fading out of bloom.

* Alpine Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum (formerly Aster alpigenus) - A few plants still in bloom.

* Tongue-leaf Rainiera: Rainiera stricta -

* Fremont's Butterweed: Senecio fremontii var. fremontii -

* Northern Goldenrod: Solidago multiradiata -

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

* Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi - Near peak bloom.

* Lyall's Goldenweed: Tonestus lyallii - A few plants still in bloom on the northern loop of Lower Burrough's Mt. Trail.

Dark-eyed Juncos

Mt. Bluebirds

Chipping Sparrows

Clark's Nutcrackers -

Ravens

Red-tailed Hawk

Northern Flicker

Pine Siskins

Mt. Chickadees

Cascades Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel: Spermophilus saturatus - Numerous

Pikas

Chipmunks

Blues - A few seen

California Tortoiseshells - A few seen.

Fritillarys - A few seen.

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