Bloom Reports for the Washington Cascades: 2014


Wildflowers in Bloom Along the Pacific Crest Trail #2000

Bullion Basin Trail #1156, Pacific Crest Trail #2000, Silver Creek Trail #

Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest

August 26, 2014

Crystal Mountain Ski Area as seen fromthe south at a pass along the Pacific Crest Trail, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest...............August 26, 2014.

Crystal Mountain Ski Area as seen from the south at a passat either Bear Gap or Pickhandle Gap along the Pacific Crest Trail, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest..........August 26, 2014. View additional photos at the bottom of this page.

* Denotes the plant was in bloom.

Amanita: Amanita sp.

Bolete: Boletus sp.

Coral Fungus: Ramaria sp. ?

Pelt Lichen: Peltigera sp.

Map Lichen: Rhizocarpon geographicum ?

Common Liverwort: Marchantia polymorpha

Juniper Haircap Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum ?

Running Ground-pine: Lycopodium clavatum

Common Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina

Deer Fern: Blechnum spicant

Pacific Oakfern: Gymnocarpium disjunctum

Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Western Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Sub-alpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Slide Alder: Alnus viridis

Alaska Cedar: Chamaecyparis nookatensis

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Engelmann's Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana ?

Bog Willow: Salix pedicellaris ?

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii

Mountain Sedge: Carex scoupulorum var. bracteosa ?

* Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis

Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus

Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii ?

* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus

Hitchcock's Wood-rush: Luzula hitchcockii

Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzla parviflora

Piper's Wood-rush: Luzula piperi

Western Needlegrass: Achnatherum (occidentale ssp. occidentale ?)

California Brome: Bromus carinatus var. carinatus

Mountain Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus

Orchardgrass: Dactylis glomerata

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

Bluegrass: Poa sp.

Pale False Mannagrass: Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora - Streams in Bullion Basin.

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

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

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius

Rosy Twistedstalk: Streptopus lanceolatus

Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum

Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride var. eschscholtzii

* Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia - Fading out of bloom.

Twayblade: Listera sp.

Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta

* Hooded Ladies' Tresses: Spiranthes romanzoffiana

Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

* Prostrate Buckwheat: Polygonum aviculare

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Broadleaf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

Bitter Dock: Rumex obtusifolius

Heartleaf Springbeauty: Claytonia cordifolia

Mountain Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris var. americana

Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

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

Starwort: Stellaria sp.

Baneberry: Actaea rubra

Western Anemone: Anemone occidentalis - Past bloom.

Oregon Anemone: Anemone oregana ?

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

Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala ssp. biflora

* Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum ?

* Pale Larkspur: Delphinium glaucum - Fading out of bloom.

* Bitter Buttercup: Ranunculus acris

Snow Buttercup: Ranunculus eschscholzii var. suksdorfii

* Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Cascade Rockcress: Arabis furcata

Drummond's Rockcress: Boechera drummondii

Rockcress: Boechera sp. - ascending fruits

* Lyall's Bittercress: Cardamine cordifolia

* Herb Sophia: Descurainia sophia ?

Cascade Wallflower: Erysimum arenicola

* Spreading Stonecrop: Sedum divergens

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

Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri

Five-stamen Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra

Pacific Mitrewort: Mitella trifida

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

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

* Rusty Saxifrage: Saxifraga ferruginea var. vreelandii

* Coolwort Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

Youth on Age: Tolmiea menziesii

Maple-leaf Currant: Ribes howellii

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum ?

Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum ?

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

* Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

Partridge Foot: Luetkea pectinata

Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia

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

* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus - Fading out of bloom.

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Five-leaved Bramble: Rubus pedatus

Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina

Sitka Mountain Ash: Sorbus sitchensis - Fruits ripening.

* Birdsfoot Trefoil: Lotus corniculatus

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

* Red Clover: Trifolium pratense

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

Tinker's Penny: Hypericum anagalloides

* Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum

Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

Darkwoods Violet: Viola orbiculata

* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Yellow Willowherb: Epilobium luteum

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

* Willowherb: Epilobium sp. - Plants of wet habitats with pink flowers and single stems. (E. ciliatum ssp. glandulosum ?)

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum - Fading out of bloom.

* Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei

Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Mountain Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

White Mountain Heather: Cassiope mertensiana

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata

Slender Wintergreen: Gaultheria ovatifolia

Fool's Huckleberry: Menziesia ferruginea

Side-bells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda - Past bloom.

Red Mountain Heather: Phyllodocce empetriformis

Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia

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.

Narrow-leaf Collomia: Collomia linearis

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Fading out of bloom.

Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa var. longistylis

California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum

Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum

Fendler's Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons

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

* Slender Cryptanth: Cryptantha affinis ?

Tall Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata

* Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris

* Scarlet Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata

* Common Eyebright: Euphrasia nemorosa

* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus decora ? - Leaves look a bit like those of M. dentatus.

* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii

* Musk Monkeyflower: Mimulus moschatus

* Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa

Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa (var. ?)

Elephant Heads: Pedicularis groenlandica - Fading out of bloom.

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

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

Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola

* Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus - One plant still in bloom.

Cusick's Speedwell: Veronica cusickii - Past bloom.

* Common Speedwell: Veronica officinalis

American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

Broadleaf Plantain: Plantago major

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

* Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa

Northern Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

* Roundleaf Bluebell: Campanula rotundifolia

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Hooker's Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa - Past bloom.

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

* Streambank Arnica: Arnica amplexicaulis

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

* Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi

Western Mugwort: Artemisia ludoviciana var. candicans

* Edible Thistle: Cirsium edule

* Bitter Daisy: Erigeron acris var. debilis

* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis - 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.

* False Dandelion: Hypochaeris radicata

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

Silverback Luina: Luina hypoleuca

* Pineappleweed: Matricaria discoidea

* Cleftleaf Groundsel: Packera subnuda var. subnuda

Sweet Coltsfoot: Petasites frigidus

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

* Common Groundsel: Senecio vulgaris

* Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi


Animals Seen During This Hike:

Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Chipmunks

Hoary Marmots

Pikas

Red-tailed Hawks

Raven

Canada Jay

American Robins

Pine Siskins

Chestnut-backed Chickadee

Mountain Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Cascade Frog & tadpoles

Blues

Coppers

Fritillaries

Parnassians

Pine Whites

Honey Bees

Bumble Bees

Water Striders


Crystal Mountain Ski Area with Mount Rainier looming behind as seen from near Bullion Basin, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest........August 26, 2014. - Ridgeline with the Pacific Crest Trail to the south of Crystal Mountain Ski Area, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest..........August 26, 2014.

Pacific Crest Trail near Crystal Mountain Ski Area.........August 26, 2014. - Ridgeline the Pacific Crest Trail runs along to the south of Bullion Basin, Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest........August 26, 2014.

Views of the upper basin containing Crystal Mountain Ski Area as shot at various locations along the Pacific Crest Trail, Mount Baker-Snoqulamie National Forest.........August 26, 2014. At upper left is aview west towards Mount Rainier and Crystal Mountain Ski Area from the PCT between Crown Point and Bullion Basin. At upper right is a view from Crown Point west along the PCT towards Pickhandle Point. At lower left is a shot west along the PCT on the south face of Crown Point.The photo at lower right is viewed northeast from either Bear Gap or Pickhandle Gap.

Paul Slichter