[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2020]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Willard Springs Foot Trail (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

June 11, 2020

A family of greater sandhill cranes (2 adults, 2 colts) observed out in wetlands (right of center) at Conboy Lake NWR......June 11, 2020.

A family of greater sandhill cranes (2 adults, 2 colts) observed out in wetlands (right of center) at Conboy Lake NWR......June 11, 2020.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Bog Birch: Betula pumila

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Coast Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana

Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Duckweed: Lemna minor

* Golden Sedge: Carex aurea

* Nebraska Sedge: Carex nebrascensis

Short-beak Sedge: Carex simulata

Fox Sedge: Carex vulpinoidea ?

* Slender Cottongrass: Eriophorum gracile

* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolis var. ensifolius

* Nevada Rush: Juncus nevadensis var. badius

* Common Cat-tail - Typha latifolia

* Short-awn Foxtail: Alopecurus aequalis var. aequalis

* Meadow Foxtail: Alopecurus pratensis

* Meadow Brome: Bromus commutatus

* Soft Brome: Bromus hordeaceus

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

* Tall Mannagrass: Glyceria elata ?

* Western Mannagrass: Glyceria X occidentalis ?

* Common Velvetgrass: Holcus lanatus

* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha

* Reed Canarygrass: Phalaris arundinacea

* Pale False Mannagrass: Torreyochloa pallida var. pauciflora ?

* North African Grass: Ventenata dubia

* Subalpine Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus - Beginning to bloom.

Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis var. affinis - Pods ripening.

Columbia Lily, Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - In bud.

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - Past bloom.

* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii - Fading out of bloom.

* Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina

* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata -

* Phantom Orchid: Eburophyton austiniae - Beginning to bloom.

* White Bog Candle: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata

* Parsnip-flowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides - Part of the planting at Conboy Lake NWR headquarters.

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata var. caudicifera

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata

* Nodding Chickweed: Cerastium nutans ?

Knawlweed: Scleranthus annuus

* Longstalk Starwort: Stellaria longipes

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa var. formosa

* White Water Buttercup: Ranunculus aquatilis (var. capillaceus ?)

* Woodland Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

* Clasping Pepperweed: Lepidium perfoliatum

* Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

* Meadow Alumroot: Heuchera chlorantha

* Bog Saxifrage: Micranthes oregana

* Purple Marshlocks: Comarum palustre - Beginning to bloom.

Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus gaylussacia

* Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum - Fading out of bloom.

Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - In bud.

* Pinewoods Horkelia: Horkelia fusca ssp. fusca

* Rough Cinquefoil: Potentilla norvegica ?

* Erect Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta

Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana

Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

Western Crabapple: Pyrus fusca

* Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - At the headquarters.

* Bristly Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana ssp. macdougallii

* Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii- At the headquarters.

* Trailing Blackberry, Pacific Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii var. douglasii

Spanish Clover: Acmispon americanus var. americanus

* Nevada Deer-vetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis

* Ame's Milk-vetch: Astragalus pulsiferae var. suksdorfii

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus var. silvicola - Fading out of bloom.

* Pacific Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus

* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus

* Large-leaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus ssp. polyphyllus - Abundant, but the best flowers are where it is wet.

* Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - Past their peak.

* Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium

* Alsike Clover: Trifolium hybridum

* Purple Clover: Trifolium praetense

* American Vetch: Vicia americana

* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa

* Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca

Baker's Violet: Viola bakeri

Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea ssp. venosa

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

* Night-blooming False Bindweed: Calystegia atriplicifolia ssp. atriplicifolia

* Tinker's Penny, Bog St. John's Wort: Hypericum anagalloides

Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum

Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium ssp. angustifolium

* Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea

* Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

* Water Hemlock: Cicuta douglasii

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum - Beginning to bloom.

* Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - Still blooming near Willard Springs.

* Turpentine Wavewing: Cymopterus terebinthinus

Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi - Fruits forming.

Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata - Beginning to bloom.

* Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

* Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia - Beginning to bloom.

White-veined WIntergreen: Pyrola picta

* Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana

Buckbean: Menyanthes trifoliata

* Broadleaf Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia

* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata - Beginning to bloom.

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis var. humilior - Still blooming where moist.

* Varied-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla

* Common Cryptantha: Cryptantha intermedia

* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Fading out of bloom.

* Small Forget-me-not: Myosotis laxa

* Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata

* Hairy Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Still blooming where moist.

* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata

* Primrose Monkeyflower: Erythranthe primuloides

* Candelabrum Monkeyflower: Erythranthe pulsiferae

* Rosy Owlclover: Orthocarpus bracteosus

* Finetooth Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus ?

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

* Marsh Speedwell: Veronica scutellata

* English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

* Common Bladderwort: Utriculatua vulgaris ssp. macrorhiza

* Piedmont Bedstraw: Crucieta pedimontanum

* Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine

* Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

* Kelloggia: Kelloggia galioides

* Scot's Bluebells: Campanula rotundifolia

* Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

* Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia

* Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa - Beginning to bloom.

* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea

* Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpus albus ssp. laevigata

* Trailing Snowberry, Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos mollis var. hesperius

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa - Past bloom.

* Howell's Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii var. howellii - Mostly out of bloom.

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria microphylla -

* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Fading out of bloom.

* Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris

Rabbitbrush Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri

Rough Aster: Eurybia radulina

White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - In bud.

* Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum - Too numerous.

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

* Little Tarweed: Madia exigua

* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata

* Pineappleweed: Matricaria matricarioides

* Sweet-marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides

* Yellow Salsify, Oysterplant: Tragopogon dubius

* Purple Salsify: Tragopogon porrifolius


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Douglas Squirrel

Least Chipmunk ?

Black-tailed or Mule Deer, or hybrids

Elk herd with young

Bald Eagle

Harrier - Female

Turkey Vultures

Greater Sandhill Cranes - 2 pairs, both pairs with 2 colts

Common Nighthawk

Northern Flickers

Downy Woodpecker

Hairy Woodpecker

Eastern Kingbird

Western Wood Peewee

Starlings

Ravens - Includes raucous juveniles yelling "Black Lives Matter"!

Red-winged Blackbirds

Yellow-headed Blackbirds

American Robins

Black-headed Grosbeaks

Cedar Waxwings

American Goldfinches

Chipping Sparrows

Song Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Barn Swallow

Tree Swallows

McGillivray's Warbler

Yellow Warblers

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Yellowthroats - both sexes including female defending nest.

Red-breasted Nuthatches - Feeding fledglings!

House Wrens

Bullfrog - juvenile

Great Arctics

Crescent

Blues

Damselflies


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