Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington
Toutle Trail #238 to Butte Camp Trail #238A to the Loowit Trail #216
Mt. Saint Helens National Monument
July 12, 2021
* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.
Horsehair Lichen: Bryoria sp.
Tube Lichen: Hypogymnia sp.
Map Lichen: Rhizocarpon geographicum
Tomentose Snow Lichen: Stereocaulont tomentosum ?
Navel Lichen: Umbilicaria hyperborea
Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium sp.
Turf Moss: Rhytidiadelphus sp.
Western Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum
Deer Fern: Blechnum spicant
Cascade Rockbrake: Cryptogramma cascadensis
Oak Fern: Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum
Northern Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens
Common Juniper: Juniperus communis var. montana
Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis
Grand Fir: Abies grandis
Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa
Noble Fir: Abies procera
Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta
Western White Pine: Pinus monticola
Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii
Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla
Vine Maple: Acer circinatum
Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata
Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa
* Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii
* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi
* Hitchcock's Smooth Woodrush: Luzula glabrata var. hitchcockii
* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora
* Mountain Bentgrass: Agrostis variabilis
* Columbia Brome: Bromus vulgaris ?
* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides
* Queen's Cup: Clintonia uniflora
* Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum - In bud.
* Rosy Twisted Stalk:
Hooker's Fairybells: Prosartes hookeri ?
Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum
Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride var. eschscholzianum in bud.
* Beargrass: Xerophyllum tenax - Fading out of bloom at the highest elevations. 2021 looked to be a fantastic bloom year for this.
* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata
* Merten's Coralroot: Corallorhiza mertensiana
* Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia - Begining to bloom.
* Western Twayblade: Listera caurina
* Cascade Fleeceflower: Aconogonon davisiae var. davisiae
* Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum
* Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia siberica
* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla
* Oregon Catchfly: Silene oregana
* Columbia Windflower: Anemone deltoidea - Fading out of bloom.
* Inside-out-flower: Vancouveria hexandra
* Western Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum
* Brewer's Mitrewort: Mitella breweri
* Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata
* Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii
* Swamp Currant: Ribes lacustre
Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia
* Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus
* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala
Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor
* Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata
* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus
Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus var. parviflorus
Salmonberry: Rubus specatabilis
Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis
* Rose Meadowsweet: Spiraea splendens var. splendens
* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - Beginning to bloom at Butte Camp and higher. Not blooming in 2021 below Butte Camp.
* Dwarf Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii
* White Clover: Trifolium repens
Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites
* Stream Violet: Viola glabella
Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium
* Common Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum var. ciliatum
* Glaucous Willowherb: Epilobium glaberrimum - Fading out of bloom.
* White Willowherb: Epilobium lactiflorum ?
* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi
* Cascade Desert Parsley, Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei
Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi
* Candy Stick: Allotropa virgata
Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis
* Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii
* Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata
Slender Wintergreen: Gaultheria ovatifolia
False Huckleberry: Menziesia ferruginea
Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda - In bud.
* Pink Heather: Phyllodoce empetriformis
* Yellow Heather: Phyllodoce glandulifera
* White-vein Shinleaf: Pyrola picta
Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum
Oval-leaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium ovalifolium
* Pacific Starflower: Trientalis latifolia
* Nuttall's Linanthus: Leptosiphon nuttallii - Beginning to bloom.
* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa
* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ssp. miniata
* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata
* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Erythranthe lewisii - In bud.
* Musk Monkeyflower: Erythranthe moschata - Beginning to bloom.
* Woodland Beardtongue: Nothochelone nemorosa
* Sickle-top Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa
* Cardwell's Penstemon: Penstemon cardwellii
* Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus
* American Speedwell: Veronica americana
* American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii
Twinflower: Linnaea borealis - In bud.
Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos mollis?
* Mountain Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis
* Scot's Bluebells: Campanula rotundifolia - Beginning to bloom.
Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri
* Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium
Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea
* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea - Beginning to bloom.
* Umber Pussytoes: Antennaria umbrinella ? - Fading out of bloom.
* Broadleaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia
Cascade Aster: Eucephallus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus
* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum
* Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium triste - Beginning to bloom.
* Silverback Luina: Luina hypoleuca - Beginning to bloom.
* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale
Turkey Vultures
Ravens
Gray Jay
Steller's Jay
Hermit Thrushes
Varied Thrush - One bird squawking and imitating a broken wing, perhaps a nest next to the trail?
Crossbills
Dark-eyed Juncos
Pine Siskins
Red-breasted Nuthatches
Pacific Wrens
Parnassians
Fritillarys
California Tortoiseshells
Red Admirable ?
Blues
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