[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2018]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Honeymoon Pass to Middle Tiffany Mountain

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

July 28, 2018

Rock Mt from Tiffany Mt., Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.......July 27, 2018.

A view northeast from the summit of Tiffany Mt towards Rock Mountain with the north ridgeline of Middle Tiffany Mt. at the right edge of the photo. Little Tiffany Lake is at the left edge of the photo while Tiffany Lake is to its right. Honeymoon Pass is just right of center in the photo. Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.........July 27, 2018.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. depressa

Subalpine Larch: Larix lyallii

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta (var. ?)

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

* Tea-leaved Willow: Salix planifolia - Fading out of bloom, beginning to spread seed.

* Drummond's Rush: Juncus drummondii

* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi

Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata ssp. spicata

* Different-nerve Sedge: Carex heteroneura (former var. epapillosa)

Mountain Hare Sedge: Carex phaeocephala

Northern Meadow Sedge: Carex praticola ?

* Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii

* Canadian Single-spike Sedge: Carex scirpoidea ssp. scirpoidea

* Sierra Alpine Sedge: Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa ?

* Canadian Wild-rye: Elymus canadensis ?

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus ?

* Prairie Junegrass: Koehleria macrantha

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

* Bronze Bells: Stenathium occidentale

* Alpine Bistort: Bistorta vivipara

* Sierra Cushion Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolilum var. nivale

* Subalpine Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii var. douglasii

* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. kelloggii

* Pygmy Lewisia: Lewisia pygmaea - Fading out of bloom.

* Alpine Sandwort: Cherleria obtusiloba

* Fescue Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris ssp. americana

* Parry's Catchfly: Silene parryi

* Goldie's Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes

* Columbia Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum ssp. columbianum

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

* Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale

Western Globeflower: Trollius albiflorus - Past bloom.

Payson's Whitlow-grass: Draba novolympica

Alpine Smelowskia: Smelowskia americana

* Lance-leaved Sedum: Sedum lanceolatum

* Roseroot: Rhodiola integrifolia ssp. integrifolia

* Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica

* Matted Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. austromontana

* Fringed Grass-of-Parnassus: Parnassia fimbriata

* White Mountain-avens: Dryas hookeriana - Fading out of bloom.

* Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum

* Drummond's Cinquefoil: Potentilla drummondii ssp. drummondii

* Varied-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla glaucophylla var. glaucophylla

* Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. gracilis

Sibbaldia: Sibbaldia procumbens

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

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus

* Yellow-flower Locoweed: Oxytropis campestris var. gracilis

* Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

* Western Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

Pink Mountain Heather: Phyllodocce empetriformis - Past bloom.

* Smooth Labrador Tea: Rhododendron columbianum - Fading out of bloom

Dwarf Bilberry: Vaccinium caespitosum

Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium

Shooting Star: Dodecatheon sp. - Just past bloom.

* Showy Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium pulcherrimum var. pulcherrimum

* Northern Gentian: Gentianella amarella ssp. acuta

* Elmer's Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri or Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. acuta ?

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa var. latifolia - Fading out of bloom.

* Davidson's Penstemon: Penstemon davidsonii var. davidsonii

* Washington Penstemon: Penstemon washingtonensis

* Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii

* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca

* Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala

* Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata

* Umber Pussytoes: Antennara umbrinella

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis

* Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi

* Rydberg's Arnica: Arnica rydbergii

* Golden Fleabane: Erigeron aureus

* Cutleaf Fleabane: Erigeron compositus

* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis

* Alpine Hawkweed: Hieracium triste

* Rayless Alpine Butterweed: Packera pauciflora

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Past bloom.

* Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis

* Northern Goldenrod: Solidago multiradiata

* Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

* Lyall's Goldenweed: Tonestus lyallii


Animals Seenalong the Goat Ridge Trail #95:

Clark's Nutcrackers

Hermit Thrushes

Mountain Bluebirds

Snowberry Checkerspots

Arctic Fritillaries - Small

Mountain Parnassians

Butler's Alpines ?


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