Wildflowers in Bloom Along the Sunrise Peak Trail #262 and #262A

The Sunrise Peak Trail #262 climbs steadily for about a mile to the junction with Trail 262A which gives access to Sunrise Peak and also the Juniper Ridge Trail #261. If you hike straight at this junction, you will eventually encounter Jumbo Peak and further on, the Boundary Trail #1 in the heart of the Dark Divide. "Best Wildflower Hikes: Washington" by Art Kruckeberg is a good guide for flower trails in this region, although currently some roads may be closed due to washouts.

Note also that this area is heavily used by motorbikes on weekends and hunters from the first of September on.

* Denotes the plant was in bloom.

Wolf Lichen: Letharia sp.

Map Lichen: Rhizocarpum (geographicum ?)

Rock Tripe: Umbilicaria sp.

Wallace's Spikemoss: Selaginella wallacei ?

Common Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina

Deer Fern: Blechnum spicant

American Parsley Fern: Cryptogramma (acrostichoides ?)

Pacific Oakfern: Gymnocarpium disjunctum

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Sub-alpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Slide Alder: Alnus viridis

Alaska Cedar: Chamaecyparis nookatensis

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis

Oregon Boxwood: Pachistima myrsinites

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis ?

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

Hitchcock's Wood-rush: Luzula hitchcockii

Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - Fruits ripening.

Avalanche Lily: Erythronium montanum

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum - Pods maturing.

Rosy Twistedstalk: Streptopus lanceolatus - Fruits ripening.

Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum

Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax

Northwestern Twayblade: Listera caurina

* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

* Naked Buckwheat: Eriogonum nudum

* Hausknecht"s Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. hausknechtii ?)

Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

Arctic Sandwort: Cherleria obtusiloba

Mountain Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris var. americana

* Beautiful Sandwort: Minuartia rubella - Fading out of bloom.

Big-leaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

Douglas' Campion: Silene douglasii - Past bloom at the summit.

Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Western Columbine: Aquilegia formorsa

Cascade Rockcress: Arabis furcata

* Lyall's Rockcress: Boechera lyallii- Fading out of bloom.

* Wallflower: Erysimum arenicola - Fading out of bloom at the summit.

Spreading Stonecrop: Sedum divergens

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

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

* Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

Maple-leaf Currant: Ribes (acerifolium ?)

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Gordon's Ivesia: Ivesia gordonii

Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

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

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Strawberry Leaf Bramble: Rubus pedatus

Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina - Fruits ripening.

Sitka Mountain Ash: Sorbus sitchensis - Fruits ripening.

* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius ?

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus

* White Clover: Trifolium repens - At the trailhead.

Hooked-spur Violet: Viola adunca

Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

Darkwoods Violet: Viola orbiculata

Snow Brush: Ceanothus velutinus

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Diffuse Goundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei - Past bloom.

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Fool's Huckleberry: Menziesia ferruginea

Side-bells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda - Past bloom.

* Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum

Thin-leaved Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum - Berries ripe.

Ovalleaf Huckleberry: Vaccimium ovalifolium - Berries ripe.

Grouseberry: Vaccinium scoparium

Western Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis

Spreading Phlox: Phlox (diffusa var. longistylis ?)

Variedleaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla (ssp. ?) ?

Broadleaf Bluebells: Mertensia platyphylla

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

* Scarlet Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata

* Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa - Fading out of bloom.

Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa (var. ?)

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus

Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola

Fine-tooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus ?

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea

Northern Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

* Roundleaf Bluebell: Campanula rotundifolia

* Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca - Fading out of bloom.

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

Hooker's Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria (rosea ?)

Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

Cutleaf Daisy: Erigeron compositus

* Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus

* Rough-leaved Aster: Eurybia radulina

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

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

Silverback Luina: Luina hypoleuca

Tongue-leaf Luina: Rainiera stricta

Chipmunks

Douglas Squirrels

American Kestrel

Ravens

Band-tailed Pigeons

Stellers Jay

American Robins

Townsend Solitaires

Dark-eyed Juncos

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Golden-crowned Kinglets

White-throated Swifts

Small Fritillaries

White-faced Hornets

Yellow Jackets

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