[Wildflower bloom in the Washington Cascades: 2019]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington

Noble Knob Trail #1184

from the trailhead on FS Road #7222

Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest & Norse Peak Wilderness

August 1, 2019

The view north and northeast from the summit of Noble Knob, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest-Norse Peak Wilderness.........August 1, 2019. To the north, we had views from Mt. Si east to the Mt. Stuart Range (and a glimpse of Lookout Mt.-Mission Ridge further east), to the east we could see as far as Clemens Mountain, and to the southwest we could see Mt. Rainier. To the north, we also had a glimpse of much of Glacier Peak above the snowline.

The view north and northeast from the summit of Noble Knob, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest-Norse Peak Wilderness.........August 1, 2019. To the north, we had views from Mt. Si east to the Mt. Stuart Range (and a glimpse of Lookout Mt.-Mission Ridge further east), to the east we could see as far as Clemens Mountain, and to the southwest we could see Mt. Rainier. To the north, we also had a glimpse of much of Glacier Peak above the snowline.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Nootka Cedar: Chamaecyparis nookatensis

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis (var. jackii ?)

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis - 5 lonely trees at the summit.

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Podfern: Aspidotis densa

Mountain Holly Fern: Polystichum lonchitis

Cliff-fern: Woodsia sp.

Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

* Hitchcock's Woodrush: Luzula hitchcockii

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Mountain Brome: Bromus sitchensis var. marginatus

Slender Wood-reed: Cinna latifolia ?

* Orchardgrass: Dactylis glomerata

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Blue Wild Rye: Elymus glaucus

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum

* Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua - At trailhead.

* Narrow False Oat: Trisetum spicatum

* Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - Fading out of bloom.

Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum ? or Avalanche Lily: Erythronium montanum - Fruits forming.

* Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum

Rosy Twisted-stallk: Streptopus lanceolatus

Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum - Past bloom.

* White False Hellebore: Veratrum (californicum ?) - Only leaves.

* Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax - Past their peak bloom.

Western Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Broad-lipped Twayblade: Neottia convallarioides

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

* Sulfur-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

Broadleaf Knotweed: Polygonum minimum

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Littleleaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

* Slender Mt. Sandwort: Arenaria capillaris ssp. americana

* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla - Fading out of bloom.

* Parry's Catchfly: Silene parryi

* Northern Starwort: Stellaria calycantha ? - Sprawling across the ground in moist places.

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

* Crimson Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

Drummond's Rockcress: Boechera stricta - Erect fruits forming.

Wild Candytuft: Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca - Past bloom.

* Spreading Stonecrop: Sedum divergens

* Rusty Saxifrage: Micranthes ferruginea

Spotted Saxifrage: Saxifraga austromontana - Past bloom.

* Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

Prickly Gooseberry: Ribes lacustre

* Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

* Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata

* Fanleaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia

* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Five-leaf Bramble: Rubus pedatus

Sitka Mountain-ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi

Sitka Mountain-ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis

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

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca

Stream Violet: Viola glabella

Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata

* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

* Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei var. angustatum

Purple Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza purpurea ? - In fruit.

* Little Prince's Pine: Chimaphila menziesii

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda

* Pink Mountain Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis - Blooming on north-facing slopes at the summit.

* Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum

Cascade Blueberry: Vaccinium deliciosum

Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa var. longistylis

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa var. longistylis - Fading out of bloom.

* California Polemonium: Polemonium californicum

* Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis var. oregonensis

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola

* Turtleheads: Nothochelone nemorosa

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

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

* Tolmie's Penstemon: Penstemon procerus var. tolmiei

* Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus ? - Leaves entire.

* Broadleaf Plantain: Plantago major

* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia ?

* Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi

* Edible Thistle: Cirsium edule var. edule - At trailhead.

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare - Near trailhead along road.

* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis

* Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus - Beginning to bloom.

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile

* Scouler's Woolly-weed: Hieracium scouleri var. scouleri

* False Dandelion: Hypochaeris radicata - At trailhead.

Tongue-leaf Luina: Rainiera stricta - In bud.

American Sawwort: Saussurea americana - In bud.

* Arrow-leaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis

Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. apricum ?

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen in Swampy Meadows:

Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrels

Chipmunks

Douglas' Squirrel

Red-tailed Hawk

Northern Flickers

Common Ravens

Gray Jays

Steller's Jays

American Robins

Dark-eyed Juncos

Mountain Chickadees

Mountain Parnassian ?

Snowberry Checkerspots

Fritillaries


Paul Slichter E-mail