[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington: 2014]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington

July 2, 2014

Boundary Trail #1

Mount Saint Helens National Monument

Mt. St. Helens from Johnston Ridge, Mt. St. Helens National Monument.........July 2, 2014.

Common paintbrush (Castilleja miniata)and Cardwell's penstemon (Penstemon cardwellii) in full bloom on Johnston Ridge with Mt. St. Helens in the background, Mt. St. Helens National Monument........July 2, 2014.

Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla ?

Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

Black Cottonwood: Populus balsamifera var. trichocarpa

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis

Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius

* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

* Hitchcock's Woodrush: Luzula hitchcockii

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii

Silver Hairgrass: Aira caryophyllea

* Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - Beginning to bloom.

* Avalanche Lily: Erythronium montanum - Fading out of bloom.

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - Fading out of bloom.

Western Wake Robin, Trillium, Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum - Past bloom

Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride

* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta

Leafy Dwarf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Small-leaved Montia: Montia parvifolia

* Nodding Chickweed: Cerastium nutans

* False Bugbane: Trautvetteria caroliniensis

Spreading Stonecrop: Sedum divergens - In bud.

* Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis

* Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha (var. diversifolia ?)

* Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri

* Rusty Saxifrage: Saxifraga ferruginea

* Fringecup: Tellima grandiflora

* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

* Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata

* Roughfruit Berry: Rubus lasiococcus

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus - Beginning to bloom.

* Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis

* Arctic Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. subalpinus

* Low Mt. Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii

* Red Clover: Trifolium pratense

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

Trailing Yellow Violet: Viola sempervirens

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Smooth Willowherb: Epilobium glaberrimum (var. fastigiatum ?)

* White-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum

* Fool's Huckleberry: Menziesia ferruginea

Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

Oval-leaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium ovalifolium

* Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata

Woodland Beardtongue : Nothochelone nemorosa - In bud.

* Cardwell's Penstemon: Penstemon cardwellii

* Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus - beginning to bloom.

* Paul's Betony: Veronica officinalis

* Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - Beginning to bloom.

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea - In bud.

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum

* False Dandelion: Hypochaeris radicata

Silverback Luina: Luina hypoleuca - In bud.

Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen Along This Hike:

Osprey

Ravens

Band-tailed Pigeons

Blue Grouse - Booming.

Common Nighthawks

Olive-sided Flycatchers

American Robin

Hermit Thrushes

Mountain Bluebird

Townsend's Solitaires

Black-headed Grosbeak

Dark-eyed Juncos

White-crowned Sparrows

Yellow Warblers

Barn Swallow ?

Cliff Swallows

Tree Swallow ?

Checkerspots

Parnassian

Orange Sulphur

Blues


Mt. St. Helens from Johnston Ridge, Mt. St. Helens National Monument.........July 2, 2014.

Common paintbrush (Castilleja miniata)and Cardwell's penstemon (Penstemon cardwellii) in full bloom on Johnston Ridge with Mt. St. Helens in the background, Mt. St. Helens National Monument........July 2, 2014.

Paul Slichter