[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2016]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Upper Conrad Basin

Above the South Fork Tieton Loop Trail #1120 between the Klickton Divide and Conrad Creek and Above the Pack Trail

July 22-24, 2016

Alpine laurel blooming in profusion in upper Conrad Basin near the outlet of Meade Glacier, Goat Rocks Wilderness.........July 23, 2016.

Alpine laurel (Kalmia microphylla) blooming in profusion in upper Conrad Basin near the outlet of Meade Glacier, Goat Rocks Wilderness.........July 23, 2016.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Nootka Cedar: Chamaecyparis nookatensis

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis

Bog Willow: Salix pedicellaris ?

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

Western Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina

Lace Lip Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima

Cascade Rockbrake: Cryptogramma cascadensis

Kruckeberg's Holly-fern: Polystichum kruckebergii ?

* Spikerush: Eleocharis sp. ?

* Rush: Juncus sp.

* Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii ?

* Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus

* Hitchcock's Woodrush: Luzula hitchcockii

* Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi

* Black Alpine Sedge: Carex nigricans

* Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis

* Mountain Bentgrass: Agrostis variabilis

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

* Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus

* Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum - Fading out of bloom in the alpine zone.

* Sticky Asphodel: Triantha occidentalis ssp. brevistyla

False Hellebore: Veratrum sp.

* Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax

* White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys

* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta - Beginning to bloom.

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

* Eriogonum pyrolifolium var.

Broadleaf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum

* Western Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata

Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis - In bud.

* Alpine Lewisia: Lewisia pygmaea - Beginning to bloom.

* Threeleaf Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla

* Fescue Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris ssp. americana

Campion: Silene sp. - In bud. Sticky.

* Northern Starwort: Stellaria calycantha

* Western Pasqueflower: Anemone occidentalis

* White Marsh Marigold: Caltha leptosepala (formerly C. leptosepala ssp. leptosepala)

* Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum - Beginning to bloom.

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum ?

* Snow Buttercup: Ranunculus eschscholzii var. eschscholtzii

* Western Buttercup: Ranunculus occidentalis var. occidentalis

* Cascade Rockcress: Arabis furcata

* Lyall's Rockcress: Arabis lyallii

* Spreading Stonecrop: Sedum divergens - Beginning to bloom.

* Yellow Coralbells: Elmera racemosa - Beginning to bloom.

* Leatherleaf Saxifrage: Leptarrhena pyrolifolia

* Rusty Saxifrage: Micranthes ferruginea

* Brook Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma - Beginning to bloom.

Tolmie's Saxifrage: Micranthes tolmiei - Only leaves. Snow is still melting out in its habitat.

* Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri

Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia fimbriata - In bud.

* Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

* Gordon's Ivesia: Ivesia gordonii

* Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata

* Brewer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla breweri

* Fanleaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia

Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens

* Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis

* Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. scopulina

Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea densiflora (var. splendens ?)

* Arctic Lupine, Subalpine Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. subalpinus

Low Mountain Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii - Not in bloom yet in the alpine zone.

Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea var. venosa

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Alpine Willowherb: Epilobium anagallidum ?

* Club-fruited Willowherb: Epilobium clavatum

* Milk-flower Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum ?

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

* Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei var. angustatum

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

* White Mountain Heather: Cassiope mertensianus

* Alpine Laurel: Kalmia microphylla

* Pink Mountain Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis

* Yellow Mountain Heather: Phyllodoce glandulifera

* Dwarf Bilberry: Vaccinium caespitosum

* Cascade Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium

* Tall Mountain Shooting Star: Dodecatheon jeffreyi

Explorer's Gentian: Gentiana calycosa

* Larsen's Mountain Trumpets: Collomia larsenii - Beginning to bloom.

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa var. longistylis

* California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta

* Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola

* Large Mountain Monkeyflower: Erythranthe caespitosa

* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Erythranthe lewisii - Beginning to bloom.

* Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa (var. ?) - Beginning to bloom.

* Coiled Lousewort: Pedicularis contorta var. contorta - Beginning to bloom.

* Elephantheads: Pedicularis groenlandica

* Bird's-beak Lousewort: Pedicularis ornithorhyncha

* Davidson's Penstemon: Penstemon davidsonii var. davidsonii

* Tolmie's Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. tolmiei

* Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola

* Cusick's Speedwell: Veronica cusickii

* Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii

* Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa (var. melanocarpa ?)

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata

* Umber Pussytoes: Antennaria umbrinella

* Smallhead Arnica: Arnica gracilis - Beginning to bloom.

* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* Stickyleaf Arnica: Arnica ovata - Beginning to bloom.

* Longleaf Arnica: Arnica longifolia - Beginning to bloom.

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis - Beginning to bloom.

* Rydberg's Arnica: Arnica rydbergii - Beginning to bloom.

* Golden Fleabane: Erigeron aureus

* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis

* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium - Beginning to bloom.

* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium triste

Silverback Luina: Luina hypoleuca - In bud.

* Mountain Dandylion: Nothocalais alpestris

* Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum - Beginning to bloom.

* Arrow-leaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis - Beginning to bloom.

* Northern Goldenrod: Solidago multiradiata - Beginning to bloom.


Animals Seen in Swampy Meadows:

Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels

Hoary Marmots

Long-tailed Weasel

Elk herd

Mountain Goat herds

Bald Eagle

Golden Eagle

American Dippers

American Pipits

Spotted Sandpipers

Northern Flickers

Clark's Nutcrackers

Western Tanagers

American Robins

Mountain Bluebirds

Townsend's Solitaires

Chipping Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Pine Siskins

Orange-crowned Warbler - Female

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Brown Creeper

Mountain Chickadees

Ruby-crowned Kinglets

Cascade Frogs

Red Admirable

Checkerspots

Fritillaries


Paul Slichter E-mail