[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2013]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Takhlakh Lake Trail

Gifford Pinchot National Forest

August 19, 2013

English Sundew: Drosera anglica
English Sundew: Drosera anglica

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Sphagnum Moss: Sphagnum sp.

Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Western Oak Fern: Gymnocarpium dryopteris ?

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum ssp. pubescens

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Engelmann's Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Mt. Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

Bog Willow: Salix pedicellaris

* Water Sedge: Carex aquatilis (var. aquatilis ?)

* Sitka Sedge: Carex aquatilis var. dives

Star Sedge: Carex echinata

* Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina var. ablata

* Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii

Spikerush: Eleocharis sp.

Tall Cottongrass: Eriophoroum angustifolium var. angustifolium

* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius var. ensifolius

* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus

Skunk Cabbage: Lysichiton americanum

* Ribbon-leaved Pondweed: Potamogeton (epihydrus ?)

Queen's Cup: Clintonia uniflora

Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius var. amplexifolius - Fruits ripening.

Rosy Twistedstalk: Streptopus lanceolatus

Sticky Tofieldia: Triantha occidentalis ssp. brevistyla

Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum

Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride var. eschscholtzii

Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax

Twayblade: Listera sp. - Past bloom.

* White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata (var. leucostachys ?) - Fading out of bloom.

* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta

* Hooded Ladie's Tresses: Spiranthes romanzoffiana

Anemone: Anemone sp. ?

White Marsh-marigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. howellii

False Bugbane: Trautvettaria caroliniensis

Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri

* Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

Stink Currant: Ribes bracteosum

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

* Purple Cinquefoil: Comarum palustre

Blueleaf Strawberry, Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

Fiveleaf Bramble: Rubus pedatus

Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis - Fruits ripening.

Sitka Mountain-ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi

Douglas' Spiraea: Spiraea douglasii (var. ?)

Subalpine Spiraea, Rosy Spirea: Spiraea splendens var. splendens

* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

English Sundew: Drosera anglica - In bud.

Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites

Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides

Roundleaf Violet: Viola orbiculata

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis

Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata

Alpine Wintergreen: Gaultheria humifusa

Alpine Laurel: Kalmia microphylla

Sidebells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda

* Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

Pink Pyrola: Pyrola asarifolia

Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum var. albiflorum

Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

Oval-leaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium ovalifolium

Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium

Bog Huckleberry: Vaccinium uliginosum

* Mountain Bog Gentian: Gentiana calycosa

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

* Elephanthead Lousewort: Pedicularis groenlandica - Fading out of bloom.

* Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Highbush Cranberry: Viburnum edule

Northern Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Broad-leaved Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis

* Subalpine Fleabane: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis (Erigeron peregrinus)

* Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus

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

* Rocky Mt. Butterweed: Packera streptanthifolia (formerly Senecio cymbalrioides)

* Arrowleaf Butterweed: Senecio triangularis

* Douglas' Aster: Symphyotrichum (subspicatum ?)


Animals Seen Along this Route:

Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels

Douglas' Squirrels

Least Chipmunks

Osprey

Raven

Gray Jays

Steller's Jays

Western Tanager

American Robins

Varied Thrush

Red Crossbills

Pine Siskins

Dark-eyed Juncos

Mountain Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Vaux's Swifts

Cascade Frog


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