[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2020]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington

Gifford Pinchot National Forest: McClellan Meadows Trail #157 from McClellan Meadows Trailhead to Falls Creek Horse Camp and Return

July 4, 2020

Bear grasses in bloom along the McClellan Meadows Trail #157, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....July 4, 2020.

Bear grasses in bloom along the McClellan Meadows Trail #157, Gifford Pinchot National Forest.....July 4, 2020.

*indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Lady-fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum

Deer Fern: Blechnum spicant

Oak Fern: Gymnocarpium sp.

Common Clubmoss: Lycopodium clavatum

Common Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum ssp. pubescens

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Slide Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

Alaskan Yellow Cedar: Callitropsis nootkatensis

California Hazel: Corylus cornuta ssp. californica

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii var. engelmannii

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. murryana

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Coast Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Sitka Willow: Salix sitchensis

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

* Hairy Woodrush: Luzula comosa var. laxa

Smooth-stemmed Sedge: Carex laeviculmis - Edges of McClellan Meadows.

* Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii

* Small-fruited Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus

Skunk Cabbage: Lysichiton americanus

* Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

* Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

Avalanche Lily: Erythronium montanum - Fruits well-formed.

* Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum - Beginning to bloom.

* False Lily-of-the-Valley: Maianthemum dilatatum - Fading out of bloom.

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - Fading out of bloom.

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri

Rosy Twisted Stalk: Streptopus lanceolatus var. curvipes

Wood Lily, Trillium: Trillium ovatum

False Hellebore: Veratrum sp.

* Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax

* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis - Both yellow and reddish plants.

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Northwestern Twayblade: Neottia banksiana

* Slender Bog Orchid: Platanthera stricta

* Windflower: Anemone deltoidea

* Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

* False Bugbane: Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. occidentalis

Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Cascade Oregon Grape: Mahonia nervosa

* Inside-out-flower: Vancouveria hexandra

* Coolwort, Foam Flower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

* Sylvan Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. glauca

* Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor var. discolor

* Drummond's Cinquefoil: Potentilla drummondii

* Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Strawberry Bramble: Rubus pedatus

Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis

* Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina

Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea splendens

* Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphylllus

* Broad-leaved Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

White Clover: Trifolium repens

Trillium-leaf Wood-sorrel: Oxalis trilliifolia

Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum ssp. perforatum

* Hooked Spur Violet: Viola adunca

* Stream Violet: Viola glabella

Oval-leaf Violet: Viola orbiculata

* Marsh Violet: Viola palustris

* Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

Devil's Club: Oplopanax horridum

Angelica: Angelica sp.

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

* Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis (or C. canadensis ?)

Pacific Dogwood: Cornus nuttallii

Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

* Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. umbellata - Beginning to bloom.

* Slender Wintergreen: Gaultheria ovatifolia - Fading out of bloom.

Salal: Gaultheria shallon

* Pinesap: Hypopitys monotropa - Beginning to bloom.

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda- In bud.

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia (ssp. ?) - In bud.

* Lesser Wintergreen: Pyrola minor

White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta - In bud.

* Fool's Huckleberry: Rhododendron menziesii

Thin-leaved Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

Oval-leaf Blueberry: Vaccinium ovalifolium

* Broad-leaved Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis var. oregonensis

Cooley's Hedge-nettle: Stachys cooleyae

Leafy Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa (var. alba or var. racemosa ?)

Fine-toothed Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus - In bud at Road 65.

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major

* American Brooklime: Veronica americana

Common Speedwell: Veronica arvensis

* Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

* Twinflower: Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora

*Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Broad-leaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia ? - About 50 meters downstream in creek. Could be Arnica lanceolata ssp. prima ?

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - In bud.

Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum

English Hawkweed: Hieracium lachenalii

* Common Nipplewort: Lapsana communis

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

Streambank Butterweed: Packera pseudaurea - In bud.

* Arrow-leaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis

Cascade Canada Goldenrod: Solidago elongata ? - Not in bloom yet. Possibly this will be Solidago lepida var. salebrosa ?

Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale - Occasional along all the trails and at both trailheads.


Animals Observed During This Hike:

Tree Frog - Small.

Bird list posted to eBird.


Paul Slichter