[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2015]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington

Mt. Adams: Willard Springs Foot Trail (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

May 1, 2015

 

 


*indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Western Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum ssp. pubescens

Green-banded Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - Basal leaves.

* Common Camas: Camassia quamash var. brevistyla - Beginning to bloom.

* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis var. affinis

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - Beginning to bloom.

Spotted Coral Root: Corallorhiza maculata - Stems beginning to arise from the ground.

Rein Orchid: Piperia species - Basal leaves only.

Common Bastard Toad-flax: Comandra umbellata var. californica - In bud.

* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra

* Line-leaf Montia: Montia linearis

* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophyllum (formerly Arenaria macrophylla) -

*Oregon Anemone: Anemone oregana var. oregana

Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa var. formosa - In bud.

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -

* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis -

* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium - In bud.

* Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - One plant in bloom.

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna -

* Field Pepperweed: Lepidium heterophyllum - In bloom at refuge headquarters parking area.

Meadow Alumroot: Heuchera chlorantha - Basal leaves only.

* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma glabrum (formerly Lithophragma bulbifera) - Fading out of bloom

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. )

Purple Marshlocks: Comarum palustre

* Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

* Oregon Crabapple: Malus fusca

Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?)

Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana (var. ?) - Inflorescence large bracted.

* Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

* Nevada Pea / Thick-leaved Peavine: Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus - Beginning to leaf out.

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus var. silvicola

* Large-leaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. polyphyllus - Beginning to bloom.

* Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri

* Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maxima (formerly Heracleum lanatum) - Basal leaves only.

Fern-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium multifidum - Basal leaves only.

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis

Kinnikinnick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana - In bud.

* Buckbean: Menyanthes trifoliata - A few plants with flower buds in the irrigation canal.

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis var. humilior -

* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. thompsonii - Fairly numerous

* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora -

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor - Basal leaves only.

Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa - Basal leaves only.

Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides - In bud.

* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana

* Western Butterweed: Senecio integerrimus var. ochroleucus

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Douglas Squirrel

Elk Herd

Sandhill Cranes

Northern Flickers

Canada Geese

Blue-winged Teals

Mallards

Northern Shovelers

Wood Ducks

Western Meadowlarks

Red-winged Blackbirds

Yellow-headed Blackbirds

European Starlings

Black-headed Grosbeaks (heard)

American Robins

Chipping Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Yellow-rumped Warblers

House Wrens

Pygmy Nuthatches

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Garter Snakes

Pale Swallowtail