Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Trail 238 to 238A to Trail 216

Mt. Saint Helens National Monument

June 9, 2015

Beargrass blooming on the lava bed at Red Rock Pass with Mt. St. Helens looming behind. Butte Camp is at the base of the tree-covered butte at the left skyline. Note how snow-free Mt. St. Helens is for this time of year.

* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Coral Fungi: Ramaria sp. - Dried remains.

Horsehair Lichen: Bryoria sp.

British Soldiers: Cladonia sp.

Tube Lichen: Hypogymnia sp.

Ragged Lichen: Platismatia glauca

Map Lichen: Rhizocarpon geographicum

Tomentose Snow Lichen: Stereocaulont tomentosum ?

Navel Lichen: Umbilicaria hyperborea

Juniper Haircap Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium sp.

Turf Moss: Rhytidiadelphus sp.

Western Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum

American Rockbrake: Cryptogramma acrostichoides

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Imbricate Sword Fern: Polystichum imbricans ? - Rock outcrops near the upper end of Trail #238A

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. montana

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta (var. latifolia ?)

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi - In bud.

* Hitchcock's Smooth Woodrush: Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii - Along stream at Butte Camp Meadows.

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp. - Around Loowit Trail.

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata - Trailhead.

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides - Beginning to bloom below the Loowit Trail

Cat's Ear: Calochortus subalpinus - In bud at Butte Camp Meadows.

Queen's Cup: Clintonia uniflora - In bud.

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum - Just past bloom.

Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride

* Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax

* Merten's Coralroot: Corallorhiza mertensiana - Both red and gold forms.

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia - In bud.

* Western Twayblade: Listera caurina

* Cascade Fleeceflower: Aconogonon davisiae - Beginning to bloom.

* Alpine Buckwheat: Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella - Trailhead

* Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera

* Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia siberica

* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Oregon Catchfly: Silene oregana

* Northern Starwort: Stellaria calycantha

* Windflower: Anemone deltoidea

Inside-out-flower: Vancouveria hexandra - In bud.

* Bleeding Heart: Dicentra formosa

* Western Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum

* Rusty Saxifrage: Micranthes ferruginea

* Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri

* Fringecups: Tellima grandiflora - At Butte Camp Meadows.

* Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

* Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii

* Swamp Currant: Ribes lacustre - In bloom at Butte Camp Meadows.

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

* Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata - Beginning to bloom near the Loowit Trail.

* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus

Salmonberry: Rubus specatabilis

Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis

* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - Beginning to bloom.

* Dwarf Lupine: Lupinus sellulus ssp. sellulus var. lobbii (formerly Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii)

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

* Stream Violet: Viola glabella

Roundleaf Violet: Viola orbiculata

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Common Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. glandulosum - Streamside at Butte Camp.

Glaucous Willowherb: Epilobium glaberrimum var. glaberrimum

* White Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum ?

* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum ?

* Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum ?

* Cascade Desert Parsley, Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei

* Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Bunchberry: Cornus unalascensis - Blooming at the trailhead.

Candy Stick: Allotropa virgata - In bud.

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis - Berries forming.

Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii - In bud.

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata - In bud.

Slender Wintergreen: Gaultheria ovatifolia

* Pinesap: Hypopitys monotropa - Beginning to bloom.

False Huckleberry: Menziesia ferruginea

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda - In bud.

* Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - Past peak bloom?

Pinedrops: Pteropspora andromedaea - Stalks arising from the ground.

White-vein Shinleaf: Pyrola picta - In bud.

Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

* Nuttall's Linanthus: Linanthus nuttallii - Beginning to bloom.

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata

Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

* Musk Monkeyflower: Mimulus moschatus - Beginning to bloom.

Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa - In bud.

Sickle-top Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

* Cardwells Penstemon: Penstemon cardwellii

Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus - In bud.

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

* Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa - Fading out of bloom at the trailhead.

* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis

Scot's Bluebells: Campanula rotundifolia

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

* Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. alpicola - Beginning to bloom near the Loowit Trail.

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea - Beginning to bloom.

Umber Pussytoes: Antennaria umbrinella ? - Past bloom. Brownish bracts.

* Broadleaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia - Beginning to bloom.

Cascade Aster: Eucephallus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile var. gracile - Beginning to bloom.

Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare - In bud at the trailhead.

Silverback Luina: Luina hypoleuca - In bud.

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans ?

Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis - In bud at the trailhead.

* Alpine Lake Prairie Dandelion: Nothocalais alpestris ? - Around the Loowit Trail.

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

Animals Seen Along This Route:

Red-tailed Hawk

Ravens

Olive-sided Flycatcher - Heard

Western Wood Peewees - Heard

Varied Thrush - Heard

Dark-eyed Juncos

Red-breasted Nuthatches - Heard. Numerous

Cascade Frog - Stream at Butte Camp Meadows

Parnassians

Anise Swallowtails

Anglewings

Blues

Paul Slichter E-mail