[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2018]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Freezeout Ridge Trail #345 to the Summit of Tiffany Mountain

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

July 27, 2018

Harsh paintbrush and silky lupine blooming along the Freeout Ridge Trail #345 on Tiffany Mountain, Okanogan-Wenatchee NF......July 27, 2018.

Harsh paintbrush (Castilleja hispida var. acuta) and silky lupine (Lupinus sericeus) blooming along the Freeout Ridge Trail #345 on Tiffany Mountain, Okanogan-Wenatchee NF......July 27, 2018.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

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

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana ?

* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Piper's Woodrush: Luzula piperi

Spiked Woodrush: Luzula spicata ssp. spicata

* Hood's Sedge: Carex hoodii

Mountain Hare Sedge: Carex phaeocephala

* Raynold's Sedge: Carex raynoldsii

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

* Sierra Alpine Sedge: Carex scopulorum var. bracteosa ?

* Large Mountain Brome: Bromus carinatus var. marginatus

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Needle and Thread Grass: Heterostipa comata ? - near trailhead.

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

* Subalpine Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus

* Mountain Sorrel: Oxyria digynia

* Alpine Sandwort: Cherleria obtusiloba

* Fescue Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris ssp. americana

* Parry's Catchfly: Silene parryi

* Goldie's Starwort: Stellaria longipes ssp. longipes

Western Globeflower: Trollius albiflorus - Past bloom.

* Yellowstone Draba: Draba incerta

Lancefruit Draba: Draba lonchocarpa - Forming fruits.

Alpine Smelowskia: Smelowskia americana

* Lance-leaved Sedum: Sedum lanceolatum

* Roseroot: Rhodiola integrifolia ssp. integrifolia

* Matted Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. austromontana

Purple Saxifrage: Saxifraga oppositifolia - Past bloom.

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

White Mountain-avens: Dryas hookeriana - Past 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

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus

* Yellow-flower Locoweed: Oxytropis campestris var. gracilis

* Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

* Pink Mountain Heather: Phyllodocce empetriformis

*Smooth Labrador Tea: Rhododendron columbianum - Just past bloom

Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium

* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis

Elegant Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium elegans

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

* Deer Paintbrush: Castilleja cervina

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. acuta ?

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Past bloom.

* 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

Broadleaf Plantain: Plantago major - At trailhead.

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca var. aurantiaca

* Pale Agoseris: Agoseris glauca var. dasycephala

* Woolly Pussytoes: Antennaria lanata

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennara rosea

* Umber Pussytoes: Antennara umbrinella

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis

* Golden Fleabane: Erigeron aureus

* Cutleaf Fleabane: Erigeron compositus

* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis

* Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - In bud.

* Alpine Hawkweed: Hieracium triste

* Pineapple Weed: Matricaria discoidea - At trailhead.

* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana

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

* Northern Goldenrod: Solidago multiradiata

* Leafybract Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi

* Lyall's Goldenweed: Tonestus lyallii


Animals Seenalong the Goat Ridge Trail #95:

Peregrine Falcon ?

Clark's Nutcrackers

Mountain Bluebirds

Snowberry Checkerspots

Mountain Parnassians

Butler's Alpines ?


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.

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