[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington: 2013]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington

Camp Creek Cliffs

Several miles northeast of Cispus Environmental Learning Center

Gifford Pinchot National Forest

A Washington Native Plant Society hike.

June 29, 2013

Washington Native Plant Society hike at Camp Creek Cliffs, Gifford Pinchot National Forest....June 29, 2013.

WNPS members discussing plants found on balds above Camp Creek Cliffs, Gifford Pinchot National Forest...........June 29, 2013.

* indicates the wildflower is currently blooming

This plant list includes forest understory plants, those along the access road, and well as those found on dry, open clifftops.

Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

Red Alder: Alnus rubra

Redstem Ceanothus: Ceanothus sanguineus

California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

Tube Lichen: Hypogymnia sp.

Methusaleh's Beard Lichen: Usnea longissima

Hornwort

Oregon Beaked Moss: Eurhynchium oreganum ?

Tree Moss: Isothecium myosuroides

Douglas' Neckera Moss: Neckera douglasii ?

Juniper Hair Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium sp.

Electrified Cat's Tail Moss: Rhytidiadelphus sp.

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Maidenhair Fern: Adiantum aleuticum

Deer Fern: Blechnum spicant

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Goldback Fern: Pentagramma triangularis

Licorice Fern: Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

* Long-stolon Sedge: Carex inops ssp. inops

* Silver Hairgrass: Aira caryophyllea

* California Brome: Bromus carinatus var.

* Japanese Brome: Bromus japonicus

* Columbian Brome: Bromus vulgaris

* Orchardgrass: Dactylis glomerata

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus

* Velvet Grass: Holcus lanatus

* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha

* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum

* Bluedick Brodiaea: Brodiaea coronaria

Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis - Pods developing.

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum

Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri

* Meadow Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion venenosum

* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina

* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata

* Phantom Orchid: Eburophyton austiniae

Rattlesnake Orchid: Goodyera oblongifolia

Bastard Toadflax: Comandra umbellata var. californica

* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata (ssp. intermontana ?)

* Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria

Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Shining Chickweed: Stellaria nitens

Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Tall Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

* Nuttall's Larkspur: Delphinium nutallii - Plants were 2-3 feet tall with long, open inflorescences.

* Hairy Bittercress: Cardamine hirsuta

Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum

Western Saxifrage: Saxifraga occidentalis (var. ?)

* Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Goatsbeard: Aruncus sylvestris - Past bloom.

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - In bud.

Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana

* Dog Rose: Rosa canina

Bald-hip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Blackcap: Rubus leucodermis

Cascade Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

* Small-flowered Deer-vetch: Lotus micranthus

* Small-flowered Clover: Trifolilum microcephalum

* American Vetch: Vicia americana

* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa

* Carolina Geranium: Geranium carolinanum

* Dovesfoot Geranium: Geranium molle

Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana

Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum

Early Blue Violet: Viola adunca

Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens

Cutleaf Violet: Viola sheltonii

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

* Slender Clarkia: Clarkia gracilis

* Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea

* American Wild Carrot: Daucus pusillus

* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

* Greenish Wintergreen: Pyrola chlorantha ?

Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium

Western Starflower: Trientalis latifolia

Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Varied-leaf Collomia: Collomia heterophylla

* Blue-fields Gilia: Gilia capitata

Small-flowered Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora

* Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla

* Common Cryptanth: Cryptantha intermedia

* Self-heal: Prunella vulgaris

* Yerba Buena: Satureja douglasii

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castillea hispida (var. ?)

* Large-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia grandiflora

* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata

Broad-leaf Penstemon: Penstemon ovatus

* Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major

* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

* Seablush: Plectritis congesta

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Manroot: Marah oreganus

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

Western Pearlflower: Heterocodon rariflorum

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor - In bud.

* Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

* Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris

* Annual Fleabane: Erigeron annuus

* Prairie Fleabane: Erigeron strigosus

* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum

Rough-leaved Aster: Eurybia radulina

* Purple Cudweed: Gnaphalium purpureum - Along access road.

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* False Dandelion: Hypochaeris radicata

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

* Common Tarweed: Madia gracilis

* Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis

* Woollyheads: Psilocarphus sp.

* Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Northern Flicker

Western Tanager

American Robins

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Lorquin's Admiral

Hoover Flies


Paul Slichter