[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2014]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Public Hunting Area (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

North of Lakeside Road

(Note: This area is closed to the public to protect rare nesting birds.)

July 4, 2014

Harvest Lily: Brodiaea coronaria (July 16, 2008)

Harvest Lily: Brodiaea coronaria (July 16, 2008)

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Note: This area is closed to public access except by special permit.

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana

Coyote Willow: Salix exigua

Blister Sedge, Small Inflated Sedge, Inflated Sedge ?: Carex vesicaria

Meadow Foxtail: Alepocurus pratensis

Reed Canary Grass: Phalaris arundinacea

California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica

Voodoo Grass: Ventenata dubia

Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Past bloom.

* Harvest Lily: Brodiaea coronaria

* Long-bearded Mariposa: Calochortus longebarbatus var. longebarbatus

* Columbia Lily, Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - Fading out of bloom.

* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - Fading out of bloom.

* Flat-spurred Rein Orchid: Piperia transversa

* Alaska Rein Orchid: Piperia unalascensis

* Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum

* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygalioides (var. kelloggii ?)

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum

* Nuttall's Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallii -

* Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus flammula

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

* Western Yellowcress: Rorippa curvisiliqua

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia - Fruits nearing maturity.

Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus suksdorfii

* Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

* Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

* Sulfur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta

* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana

* Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana

* Douglas' Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii

Nevada Pea, Thick-leaved Peavine: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus - Past bloom.

* Nevada Deer-vetch: Lotus nevadensis

* Spanish-Clover: Lotus unifoliolatus (Lotus purshiana)

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus var. silvicola - A few plants remain in bloom.

* Large-leaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. polyphyllus

* Alsike Clover: Trifolium hybridum

* Red Clover: Trifolium pratense

* American Vetch: Vicia americana - A few plants still in bloom.

* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa

* Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum

* Western St. John's Wort: Hypericum scouleri (formerly Hypericum formosum var. scouleri) -

* Oregon Checker Mallow: Sidalcea oregana

* Small-flowered Godetia: Clarkia quadrivulnera

* Ciliate Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum

* Dense-flower Willow-herb: Epilobium densiflorum (formerly Boisduvalia densiflora)

Oregon Coyote Thistle: Eryngium petiolatum

Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

Bilberry, Huckleberry: Vaccinium sp. - Low species.

* Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium

Night-blooming Morning Glory: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia (Convolvulus nyctagineus) -

* Needle-leaf Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta

* Least Navarretia: Navarretia leucocephala var. minima - Fading out of bloom.

* Fragrant Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys figuratus - Fading out of bloom.

* Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata

* Hairy Owl-clover: Castilleja tenuis (Orthocarpus hispidus)

* Common Toad-flax: Linaria vulgaris

* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

* Primrose Monkeyflower: Mimulus primuloides

* Rosy Owlclover: Orthocarpus bracteosus

* Marsh Speedwell: Veronica scutellata

* Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale

* Small Bedstraw: Galium trifidum ssp. columbianum

* Blue Elderberrry: Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea

* Round-leaf Bluebell: Campanula rotundifolia

* Showy Downingia: Downingia elegans

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis

Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora - Ripening seed heads.

* Meadow Arnica: Arnica chamissonis var. lanata

* Bachelor's Button: Centaurea cyanus

* Meadow Knapweed: Centaurea x moncktonii

Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri (formerly Haplopappus bloomeri) -

Rayless Fleabane: Erigeron inornatus var. inornatus - In bud.

* Oregon Sunshine, Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum - Discoid flower heads. Fading out of bloom.

Rough-leaf Aster: Eurybia radulina (Aster radulinus)

* Blanketflower: Gaillardia aristata

Lowland Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre

* Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum

* False Dandylion: Hypochaeris radicata

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

Mountain Tarweed, Clustered Tarweed, Stinking Tarweed: Madia glomerata

* Slender Tarweed, Common Tarweed, Gum-weed: Madia gracilis

*Rayless Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides

* Sweet -marsh Butterweed: Senecio foetidus var. foetidus - Fading out of bloom.

* Rocky Mt. Canada Goldenrod: Solidago lepida var. salebrosa (Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa)

* Western Mt. Aster: Symphyotrichum spathulatum var. spathulatum - Beginning to bloom.

Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

Northern Wyethia: Wyethia amplexicaulis


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Turkey Vultures

Harrier

Common Snipe

Great Blue Heron

Sandhill Cranes

Northern Flicker

Mourning Doves

American Robins

Black-headed Grosbeak

Western Wood Peewees

White-crowned Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Western Goldfinches

Lazuli Buntings

House Wrens

Tree Swallows

Violet-green Swallows

Racer

Pacific Tree Frog

Wood Nymphs


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