Wildflowers in Bloom Along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000

* Denotes the plant was in bloom.

Wolfbane Lichen: Letharia sp.

Map Lichen: Rhizocarpon geographicum ?

Juniper Haircap Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum ?

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei

Lace Lip Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima

American Parsley Fern: Cryptogramma acrostichoides ?

Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Western Polypody: Polypodium hesperium

Lady Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Sub-alpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Alaska Cedar: Chamaecyparis nookatensis

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Engelmann's Spruce: Picea engelmannii ?

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis

Bog Willow: Salix pedicellaris ?

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

Silvery Sedge: Carex canescens ?

Lakeshore Sedge: Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa

Woodrush Sedge: Carex luzulina ?

* Black Alpine Sedge: Carex nigricans

Mountain Sedge: Carex scoupulorum var. bracteosa ?

* Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis

Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii ?

* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus

Hitchcock's Wood-rush: Luzula hitchcockii

Piper's Wood-rush: Luzula piperi

California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. carinatus

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

Reed Canary Grass: Phalaris arundinacea - At trailhead.

Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum or Avalanche Lily: Erythronium montanum - Pods have released seeds.

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum - Pods maturing.

Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum

Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride var. eschscholtzii

Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax

Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Cream-flowered form.

* Dirty Socks: Eriogonum pyroliifolium

* Sulfur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus

* Broadleaf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum

Bitter Dock: Rumex obtusifolius

Littleleaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

Mountain Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris var. americana

Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Parry's Catchfly: Silene parryi - Fading out of bloom.

Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra - At trailhead.

Western Anemone: Anemone occidentalis - Past bloom.

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formorsa - Fading out of bloom.

Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. biflora

* Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum - At the trailhead.

Nuttall's Larkspur: Delphinium (nuttallii ?) - Sand flats bove Crystal Lake.

Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale var. occidentale

Cascade Rockcress: Arabis furcata

Drummond's Rockcress: Boechera drummondii ?

Lyall's Rockcress: Boechera lyallii

Cascade Wallflower: Erysimum arenicola

* Western Yellowcress: Rorippa curvisiliqua

Spreading Stonecrop: Sedum divergens

Yellow Coralbells: Elmera racemosa

Lava Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica (var. cylindrica ?) - On rock outcrops above trail so difficult to ascertain the variety.

Smooth Alumroot: Heuchera glabra

Leatherleaf Saxifrage: Leptarrhena pyrolifolia

* Brook Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma - Fading out of bloom.

Tolmie's Saxifrage: Micranthes tolmiei

Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri

Pacific Mitrewort: Mitella trifida

* Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia fimbriata var. fimbriata

Yellow-dot Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis (ssp. austromontana ?)

Maple-leaf Currant: Ribes howellii

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum ?

Beach Strawberry: Fragaria chiloensis ssp. pacifica ? - Introduced at the trailhead?

Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala - Fruits ripening.

* Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

* Partridge Foot: Luetkea pectinata - Fading out of bloom.

Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia

Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (ssp. glandulosa ?)

Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis (var. gracilis ?) check

Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina

Sitka Mountain Ash: Sorbus sitchensis - Fruits ripening.

Rosy Spiraea: Spiraea densiflora var. splendens - update ?

* Arctic Lupine, Subalpine Lupine: Lupinus arcticus (Lupinus latifolius var. subalpinus)

* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius ?

* White Clover: Trifolium repens - At the trailhead.

* Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides

* Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum

Hooked-spur Violet: Viola adunca

Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

Darkwoods Violet: Viola orbiculata

Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa

* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

Club-fruited Willowherb: Epilobium clavatum - Past bloom.

Glacous Willowherb: Epilobium glaberrimum (ssp. fastigiatum ?)

* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum ? - Single stems with white flowers, growing on drier slopes. Not E. ciliatum.

* Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei - Past bloom.

Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

White Mountain Heather: Cassiope mertensiana

Side-bells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda - Past bloom.

Red Mountain Heather: Phyllodocce empetriformis

Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum

Cascade Huckleberry: Vaccinium deliciosum - Berries ripe.

Thin-leaved Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum - Berries ripe.

Ovalleaf Huckleberry: Vaccimium ovalifolium - Berries ripe.

Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium - Berries ripe.

Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa var. longistylis

California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum

Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta - Fading out of bloom.

Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla (ssp. ?)

Tall Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata

* Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima - Fading out of bloom.

* Scarlet Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata

* Magenta Paintbrush: Castileja parviflora var. oreopola

* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Erythranthe lewisii

* Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa

Elephant Heads: Pedicularis groenlandica - Past bloom.

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus

Yellow Penstemon: Penstemon confertus or Small-flowered Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. tolmiei

Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola

Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

Cusick's Speedwell: Veronica cusickii - Past bloom.

American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii - Past bloom.

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa - Red berries.

Northern Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

* Roundleaf Bluebell: Campanula rotundifolia

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata - Past bloom.

Hooker's Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa - Past bloom.

Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria (rosea ?) - Past bloom.

Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia - Fading out of bloom.

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis

* Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi

Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana var. candicans

* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis - Fading out of bloom.

* Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus - Fading out of bloom.

* Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus

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

* Alpine Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile - Fading out of bloom.

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - Fading out of bloom.

Silverback Luina: Luina hypoleuca - Past bloom although butterflies were still working the flower heads.

* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata - Fading out of bloom at the trailhead.

Alpine Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var alpigenum

* Flett's Ragwort: Packera flettii - Fading out of bloom.

* Cleftleaf Groundsel: Packera subnuda var. subnuda

Tongue-leaf Luina: Rainiera stricta - Past bloom.

* American Sawwort: Saussurea americana - Fading out of bloom.

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus (var. ?) - Dried stalks.

* Arrow-leaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis

* Meadow Goldenrod: Solidago lepida var. salebrosa

* Northern Goldenrod: Solidago multiradiata

* Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi

Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale - At trailhead.

Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Chipmunks

Douglas' Squirrels

Hoary Marmots

Pikas

Kestrels

Red-tailed Hawks - One with a light tail rather than rusty.

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Northern Flicker

Clark's Nutcrackers

Canada Jays

Steller's Jay

American Robins

Mountain Bluebirds

Varied Thrush

Chipping Sparrows ?

Dark-eyed Juncos

Pine Siskins

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Mountain Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Blues

Coppers

Fritillaries

Parnassians

Pine Whites

Honey Bees

Bumble Bees