Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington
Boundary Trail #1 from Norway Pass Trailhead to One Mile East of Mount Margaret
Mt. Saint Helens National Monument
August 5, 2015
* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Western Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum
Deer Fern: Blechnum spicant
American Rockbrake: Cryptogramma acrostichoides
Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis
Field Horsetail: Equisteum arvense
Pacific Oakfern: Gymnocarpium disjunctum ?
Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum
Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis
Noble Fir: Abies procera
Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. montana
Western White Pine: Pinus monticola
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii
Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana
Vine Maple: Acer circinatum
Douglas' Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii
Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata
Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites
Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa
Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus
Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi
* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora
* Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii - Along stream at Butte Camp Meadows.
Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis
Vernal Sweetgrass: Anthoxanthum odoratum
Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ?
Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum
Cat's Ear: Calochortus subalpinus
Queen's Cup: Clintonia uniflora
Avalanche Lily: Erythronium montanum
False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule
Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum
Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum
Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride var. eschscholzianum
Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax
Merten's Coralroot: Corallorhiza mertensiana ? - Past bloom.
American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides
* Barestem Buckwheat: Eriogonum nudum var. nudum
* Broadleaf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum
Poke Knotweed: Aconogonon phytolaccifolium var. phytolaccifolium
Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella
Littleleaf Montia: Montia parvifolia
* Northern Starwort: Stellaria (calycantha ?)
Baneberry: Actaea rubra
Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa
Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla
* Western Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum
Spreading Stonecrop: Sedum divergens
Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum
Smooth Alumroot: Heuchera glabra
Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri
* Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata
Swamp Currant: Ribes lacustre
Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum ?
Sylvan Goattsbeard: Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala - One plant in bloom.
Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - Just past bloom.
Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata - Beginning to bloom near the Loowit Trail.
Fanleaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia
* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus - Fading our of bloom.
Blackcap Raspberry: Rubus leucodermis
Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus
Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis
Cascade Mountain-ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis
Cascade Mountain-ash: Sorbus scopulina var. scopulina
Sitka Mountain-ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi
* Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea densiflora (var. splendens ?)
* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - Fading out of bloom.
Roundleaf Violet: Viola orbiculata
* Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum
* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium
* Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum
* Ciliate Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum
* Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum
Sharptooth Angelia: Angelica arguta
Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum
Cascade Desert Parsley, Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
Slender Wintergreen: Gaultheria ovatifolia
False Huckleberry: Menziesia ferruginea
Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum
Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum - Fruits maturing.
Oval-leaf Blueberry: Vaccinium ovalifolium - Fruits maturing.
Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis
Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa
* Great Hedge-nettle: Stachys cooleyae
* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata - Fading out of bloom.
* Foxglove: Digitalis purpurea
* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Erythranthe lewisii - Fading out of bloom.
* Common Eyebright: Euphrasia ebracteata
* Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa
Cardwells Penstemon: Penstemon cardwellii
Cliff Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola
Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus
Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum
* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea
Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa - Fruits maturing.
Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis
* Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca - Fading out of bloom.
* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea ?
* Clasping Arnica: Arnica lanceolata ssp. prima
* Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense
* Clustered Thistle: Cirsium brevistylum
* Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare
Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis
* Oregon Sunshine: Eriophyllum lanatum (var. lanatum ?)
* Cascade Aster: Eucephallus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus
* Northwestern Rabbit-tobacco: Pseudognaphalium thermale ?
* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - Fading out of bloom.
* Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium cespitosum
* False Dandylion: Hypochaeris radicata
* Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis - Too frequent along the trail.
Sweet Coltsfoot: Petasites frigidus var. palmatus
* Tansy Ragwort: Senecio jacobaea
Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis
* Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum (var. ?)
Elk
American Beaver - Ponds in Coe Creek
Northern Harrier
Cooper's or Sharp-shinned Hawk
American Kestrel
Ravens
Stellers Jays
Northern Flicker
Olive-sided Flycatcher - Heard
Black-headed Grosbeak
American Robins
Chipping Sparrows
Dark-eyed Juncos
Pine Siskins
Vaux's Swifts
Violet-green Swallows
Towsend's Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warblers
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