Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington
Trail 238 to 238A to Trail 216
Mt. Saint Helens National Monument
July 9, 2013
* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Puffballs
Coral Fungi: Ramaria sp.
Horsehair Lichen: Bryoria sp.
British Soldiers: Cladonia sp.
Tube Lichen: Hypogymnia sp.
Lung Lichen: Lobaria sp.
Map Lichen: Rhizocarpon geographicum
Tomentose Snow Lichen: Stereocaulont tomentosum ?
Navel Lichen: Umbilicaria hyperborea
Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium sp.
Turf Moss: Rhytidiadelphus sp.
Western Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum
Deer Fern: Blechnum spicant
Cascade Rockbrake: Cryptogramma cascadensis
Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense
Oak Fern: Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum
Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. montana
Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis
Grand Fir: Abies grandis
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa
Noble Fir: Abies procera
Common Juniper: Juniperus communis
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta
Western White Pine: Pinus monticola
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii
Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla
Vine Maple: Acer circinatum
Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata
* Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis
Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa
* Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii
* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi
* Hitchcock's Smooth Woodrush: Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii
* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora
* Mountain Bentgrass: Agrostis variabilis
* Columbia Brome: Bromus vulgaris ?
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
* Queen's Cup: Clintonia uniflora
Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum - In bud.
* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum
Hooker's Fairybells: Prosartes hookeri ?
Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum
Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride
* Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax
* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata
* Merten's Coralroot: Corallorhiza mertensiana
Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia - In bud.
* Western Twayblade: Listera caurina
* Cascade Fleeceflower: Aconogonon davisiae
Least Knotweed: Polygonum minimum
* Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera
* Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia siberica
* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla
* Oregon Catchfly: Silene oregana
* Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra
Starwort: Stellaria (longipes ?)
* Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea
* White Marsh-marigold: Caltha leptosepala var. howellii
Inside-out-flower: Vancouveria hexandra - In bud.
* Western Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum
* Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri
* Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata
* Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii
* Swamp Currant: Ribes lacustre
Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia
Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala
Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
* Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata
* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus
* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus
Five-leaf Bramble: Rubus pedatus.
* Salmonberry: Rubus specatabilis
Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis
* Rose Meadowsweet: Spiraea splendens var. splendens
* Arctic Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. subalpinus - Beginning to bloom.
* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius
* Dwarf Lupine: Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus var. lobbii (formerly Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii)
* White Clover: Trifolium repens
Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites
* Stream Violet: Viola glabella
Roundleaf Violet: Viola orbiculata
Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium
Common Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum
* Glaucous Willowherb: Epilobium glaberrimum
* White Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum ?
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi
* Cascade Desert Parsley, Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Candy Stick: Allotropa virgata
* Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
* Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii
Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata
Slender Wintergreen: Gaultheria ovatifolia
False Huckleberry: Menziesia ferruginea
Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda - In bud.
* Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis
* Yellow Heather: Phyllodoce glandulifera
White-vein Shinleaf: Pyrola picta - In bud.
Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum
Oval-leaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium ovalifolium
* Pacific Starflower: Trientalis latifolia
* Nuttall's Linanthus: Leptosiphon nuttallii - Beginning to bloom.
* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - Fading out of bloom.
Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes
* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata
Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus
Lewis' Monkeyflower: Erythranthe lewisii - In bud.
Musk Monkeyflower: Erythranthe moschata - Beginning to bloom.
Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa - In bud.
Sickle-top Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa
* Cardwells Penstemon: Penstemon cardwellii
* Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus - Beginning to bloom.
* American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii
Twinflower: Linnaea borealis
Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos hesperius ?
* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis
Scot's Bluebells: Campanula rotundifolia - In bud.
Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri
* Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. alpicola
Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea - Beginning to bloom.
* Broadleaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia - Beginning to bloom.
Cascade Aster: Eucephallus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus
* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - Beginning to bloom.
* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile var. gracile - Beginning to bloom.
Silverback Luina: Luina hypoleuca - In bud.
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Turkey Vultures
RavensHermit Thrushes
Varied Thrush - One bird squawking and imitating a broken wing, perhaps a nest next to the trail?
Dark-eyed Juncos
Pine Siskins
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Winter Wrens
Parnassians
Fritillarys
Anglewings
Blues
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