[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2018]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Walupt Lake Campground and Walupt Lake Trail #101

from Walupt Lake Campground to the eastern shoreline of Walupt Lake

Goat Rocks Wilderness

July 11, 2018

A floral display on the lakeshore at the east end of Walupt Lake, Goat Rocks Wilderness......July 11, 2018.

A floral display on the lakeshore at the east end of Walupt Lake, Goat Rocks Wilderness......July 11, 2018. Pealy everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea), smooth willowherb (Epilobium glaberrimum var. fastigiatum), Oregon sunsine (Eriophylum lanatum var. lanatum) and Cascade penstemon (Pentemon serrultus) can be seen from left to right.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Slide Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

Nootka Cedar: Callitropsis nookatensis

* Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea

California Hazel: Corylus cornuta var. californica

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Pacific Willow: Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina

Water Horsetail: Equisetum flulviatile - Outlet of Walupt Lake.

Pacific Oak Fern: Gymnocarpium disjunctum

Western Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Leathery Grapefern: Sceptridium multifidum - Common in Walupt Lake CG.

Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Kellogg's Sedge: Carex lenticularis var. lipocarpa - Beach at Walupt Lake CG

* Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii

* Small-winged Sedge: Carex microptera - Walupt Lake CG

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata - Walupt Lake CG

European Water-plantain: Alisma plantago-aquatica

* Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

* Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

Hooker's Fairybells: Prosartes hookeri

Clasp-leaf Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius

Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum - Past bloom.

Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax

* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

Broadleaf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella - Walupt Lake CG

* Bitter Dock: Rumex obtusifolius - Walupt Lake CG

Littleleaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

Largeleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

Baneberry: Actaea rubra

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

Oregon Goldthread: Coptis laciniata - Eastern shoreline of Walupt Lake.

* Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens

Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

* False Bugbane: Trautvetteria caroliniensis

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Oregon Stonecrop: Sedum oreganum - In bud.

* Leafy Mitrewort: Mitellastra caulescens

* Fringecups: Tellima grandiflora

* Simple-leaved Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Mapleleaf Currant: Ribes acerifolium or Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum - Sticky leaves but no flowers.

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. glandulosa

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Largeleaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

* Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - Beginning to bloom.

* Bristly Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana ssp. macdougalii

* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

* Pacific Trailing Blackbery: Rubus ursinus - Walupt Lake CG

* Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis

* Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. scopulina

Shiny-leaf Spiraea: Spiraea lucida ?

* American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana

Stream Violet: Viola glabella - Past bloom.

Roundleaf Violet: Viola orbiculata

Marsh Violet: Viola palustris

Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

* Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

* Common Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum

* Smooth Willowherb: Epilobium glaberrimum var. fastigiatum

Devil's Club: Oplopanax horridus

* Sharp-tooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Western Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis

Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii - In bud.

Prince's Pine: Chimaphila umbellata

* Many-flower Indian-pipe: Monotropa hypopitys

* Sidebells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda

* Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia (ssp. ?)

Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Fendler's Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. compacta - On the beach at east end of Walupt Lake.

* Tall Lungwort: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

* Self-heal: Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata

* Cooley's Hedge-nettle: Stachys cooleyae

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida (var. hispida ?)

Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata

* Turtleheads: Nothochelone nemorosa

Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

* Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

* American Brooklime: Veronica americana - Walupt Lake CG

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata - Walupt Lake CG

* Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata - Berries beginning to form at Walupt Lake CG.

Red Huckleberry: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

Highbush Cranberry: Viburnum edule

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

* Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Racemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa - Fading out of bloom.

Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* Edible Thistle: Cirsium edule (var. ?)

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

* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. lanatum

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare - Walupt Lake CG.

Western Coltsfoot: Petasites frigidus var. palmatus

American Sawwort: Saussurea americana

* Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Seen in Swampy Meadows:

Bats - numerous

Townsend's Chipmunks

Snowshoe Hares

Ring-billed Gull - immature.

Common Mergansers

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Common Nighthawks

Spotted Sandpipers

Raven

Steller's Jays

Black-headed Grosbeaks

Evening Grosbeaks

American Robins

Varied Thruses - Singing.

Pine Siskins

Dark-eyed Juncos

Song Sparrows

Mountain Chickadees

Pacific Wrens

Vaux's Swifts

Violet-green Swallows

Rufous Hummingbirds

Cascade Frogs

Crayfish

California Tortoiseshells

Mourning Cloak

Pale Swallowtail


Paul Slichter E-mail