[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2018]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Goat Ridge Trail #95

From the Berry Patch Trailhead to the junction with the Lily Basin Trail #86

July 12, 2018

A view up through upper Jordan Basin towards Hawkeye Point, Goat Rocks Wilderness.........July12, 2018.

A view up through upper Jordan Basin towards Hawkeye Point, Goat Rocks Wilderness.........July12, 2018.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Coral Fungi

Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Nootka Cedar: Callitropsis nookatensis

Common Mountain Juniper: Juniperus communis

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis - Only seen near the junction wth the Lily Basin Trail.

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis - At trailhead

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

Alpine Lady Fern: Athyrium disentifolium ssp. americanum

Cascade Rockbrake: Cryptogramma cascadensis ?

* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

* Hitchcock's Woodrush: Luzula hitchcockii

* Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi

* Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum - At trailhead.

* Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - In bud.

* Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum ssp. grandiflorum - Fading out of bloom.

* Avalanche Lily: Erythronium montanum

Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum - Past bloom.

Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride var. eschscholzianum ? - In bud.

* Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

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

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - In bud.

Dirty Socks: Eriogonum pyrolifolium var. coryphaeum - Ridgeline at the junction with the Lily Basin Trail.

Broadleaf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum

* Western Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata

* Alpine Lewisia: Lewisia pygmaea ? - Beginning to bloom. I didn't have time to check the sepals.

* Threeleaf Lewisia: Lewisia triphylla

* Littleleaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

* Fescue Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris ssp. americana

* Parry's Campion: Silene parryi - Sticky.

Northern Starwort: Stellaria calycantha ?

* Western Pasqueflower: Anemone occidentalis

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

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

* Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum - Beginning to bloom.

* Snow Buttercup: Ranunculus eschscholzii var. eschscholtzii

* Cascade Rockcress: Arabis furcata

* Lyall's Rockcress: Boechera lyallii

* Drummond's Rockcress: Boechera stricta

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum

Steer's Head: Dicentra uniflora - Common along the trail north of the junction with Trail 95A up to the junction with the Lily Basin Trail. Past bloom.

* Spreading Stonecrop: Sedum divergens - Beginning to bloom.

Buttercup-leaf Mock Brookfoam: Hemieva ranunculifolia - Leaves.

* Leatherleaf Saxifrage: Leptarrhena pyrolifolia

* Clayton's Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa

* Mountain Saxifrage: Micranthes occidentalis

* Rusty Saxifrage: Micranthes ferruginea

* Brook Saxifrage: Micranthes odontoloma - Beginning to bloom.

* Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri

* Alpine Mitrewort: Pectiantia pentandra

Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia fimbriata

* Merten's Saxifrage: Saxifraga mertensiana

* Mapleleaf Currant: Ribes acerifolium

* Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum - At trailhead.

* Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasiphora floribunda - Beginning to bloom in upper Jordan Basin.

* Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata

* Brewer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla breweri

* Drummond's Cinquefoil: Potentilla drummondii ssp. drummondii

* Varied-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla glaucophylla var. glaucophylla

* Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis

* Fanleaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia

Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

* Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens - Most plants past bloom.

* 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 ?)

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

White Clover: Trifolium repens - Around the trailhead.

* Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca

* Stream Violet: Viola glabella - Blooming in moist areas north of the junction with the Jordan Creek Trail.

* Roundleaf Violet: Viola orbiculata - Blooming north of the junction with the Jordan Creek Trail.

Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

* Alpine Willowherb: Epilobium anagallidum ?

* Club-fruited Willowherb: Epilobium clavatum

* Milk-flower Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum ?

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum - In bud.

* Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei var. angustatum

* Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Western Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

* White Mountain Heather: Cassiope mertensiana ssp. mertensiana

Prince's Pine: Chimaphila umbellata

Slender Wintergreen: Gaultheria ovatifolia

* Sidebells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda - Blooming near the trailhead.

* Pink Mountain Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - Beginning to bloom.

* Yellow Mountain Heather: Phyllodoce glanduliflora

* Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum - One plant found in bloom.

* Dwarf Bilberry: Vaccinium caespitosum

* Cascade Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

* Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum - Blooming where the snow had recently melted.

Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium

* Tall Mountain Shooting Star: Dodecatheon jeffreyi - Beginning to bloom.

* Yellow-staining Mountain Trumpet: Collomia tinctoria ?

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa var. longistylis

* California Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum

* Fendler's Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta

* Tall Lungwort: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola

* Suksdorf's Paintbrush: Castilleja suksdorfii - Beginning to bloom in upper Jordan Basin.

* Brewer's Monkeyflower: Erythranthe breweri

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

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

Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

* Yellow Penstemon: Penstemon confertus

* Tolmie's Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. tolmiei - In bud.

* Rock Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola

* Cusick's Speedwell: Veronica cusickii

* Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii

* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata

* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* Stickyleaf Arnica: Arnica ovata - Beginning to bloom.

Wormwood: Artemisia douglasiana or Artemisia tilesii ?

* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis - Beginning to bloom.

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

Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus - In bud.

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - In bud.

* Mountain Dandylion: Nothocalais alpestris

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

Tongue-leaf Rainiera: Rainiera stricta - In bud.

American Sawwort: Saussurea americana - In bud.

Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale - At the trailhead.


Animals Seenalong the Goat Ridge Trail #95:

Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Chipmunks

Douglas' Squirrels

Hoary Marmots - Heard

Pika - Heard.

Golden Eagle

Turkey Vulture

American Dippers

American Pipits

Clark's Nutcrackers

Gray Jays

Varied Thruses - Singing.

Pine Siskins

Dark-eyed Juncos

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Pacific Wrens

Rufous Hummingbirds

Garter Snake - Upper Jordan Basin.

Snowberry Checkerspots

Hoffman's Checkerspots

Fritillaries

Parnassians

Pale Swallowtail nectaring on rockslide larkspur (Delphinium glareosum)


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