[Bloom Reports for the Cascade Mountains of Washington: 2012]
Wildflowers in Bloom Hellroaring Meadows:
Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa
Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata
Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana
* Sheep Sedge: Carex illota ?
* Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina
* Black Alpine Sedge: Carex nigricans
* Rocky Mountain Sedge: Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa
* Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis
* Southern Beaked Sedge: Carex utriculata ?
* Tall Cottongrass: Eriophorum angustifolium var. angustifolium
* Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii
* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus
* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi
* Hitchcock's Wood-rush: Luzula glabrata ssp. hitchcockii
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides (formerly Sitanion hystrix)
* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis
* Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus
* Queen's Cup: Clintonia uniflora
* Sticky Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. brevistyla
* Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride var. eschscholtzii
Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax
* Western Twayblade: Listera caurina
* White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata
* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta (formerly Habenaria saccata)
* Newberry's Fleeceflower: Aconogonon davisiae ssp. davisiae (formerly Polygonum newberryi)
* Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum
* Sulphur-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. umbellatum
* Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera
* Slender Mt. Sandwort: Arenaria capillaris ssp. americana
Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra
* White Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii
* White Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. leptosepala var. leptosepala
* Water Plantain Buttercup: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus
Columbia Gorge Rockcress: Arabis furcata
* Cascade Saxifrage: Saxifraga nelsoniana ssp. cascadensis
* Tolmie's Saxifrage: Saxifraga tolmiei
* Partridge Foot: Luetkea pectinata - Beginning to bloom.
* Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia
* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus
Sitka Mt. Ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi
* Rose Meadowsweet: Spiraea splendens var. splendens (formerly S. densiflora)
* Subalpine Lupine: Lupinus latifolius ssp. subalpinus (formerly Lupinus latifolius var. subalpinus)
* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus ssp. sericeus var. flexuosus
* Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca
Tinkers Penny: Hypericum anagalloides
* Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium
* Common Willow-herb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. glandulosum
* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii
Common Sweetcicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
* White Mountain Heather: Cassiope mertensiana
Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata
* Pinesap: Monotropa hypopitys
Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda
* Pink Mountain-heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis
* Western Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum
Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium
* Alpine Shooting Star: Dodecatheon alpinum
* Western Polemonium: Polemonium occidentale ssp. occidentale
* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata
* Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola
* Suksdorf's Paintbrush: Castilleja suksdorfii
* Primrose Monkeyflower: Erythranthe primuloides
* Large Mountain Monkeyflower: Erythranthe caespitosus
* Turtle Heads: Nothochelone nemorosa
* Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa
* Elephanthead Lousewort: Pedicularis groenlandica
* Leafy (Sickle-top) Pedicularis: Pedicularis racemosa
* Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucus
Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus
* Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata
* Broad-leaved Arnica: Arnica latifolia
* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis
* Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus
* Alpine Hawkweed, Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile var. gracile
* Smooth Mountain Dandelion: Nothocalais alpestris
* Alpine Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum
* Arrow-leaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis
* Canada Goldenrod: Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa
Sharp-shinned Hawk ?
Stellers Jays
American Robins
Dark-eyed Juncos
Pine Siskins
Winter Wrens
Pika
Garter Snakes swimming in Heart Lake
Cascade Frogs
Rough-skinned Newts
Mosquitoes
Hoary Commas
Sulfur