[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington: 2021]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Stagman Ridge Trail #12 and Pacific Crest Trail to Horseshoe Meadows (Mt. Adams Wilderness)

August 9, 2021

This photo shows Mt. Adams as seen from a large meadow about one-half mile above Grassy Hill along the Stagman Ridge Trail #12........July 27, 2006.

This photo shows Mt. Adams as seen from a large meadow about one-half mile above Grassy Hill along the Stagman Ridge Trail #12........July 27, 2006.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa ssp. lasiocarpa

Noble Fir: Abies procera - Clearcut plantation just outside the wilderness boundary but along the lowermost trail.

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis - Young trees and a few larger trees survive adjacent to Horseshoe Meadows.

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

California Hazelnut: Corylus cornuta var. californica

Hitchcock's Wood-rush: Luzula hitchcockii

Long-stolon Sedge: Carex inops

Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii

Small-wing Sedge: Carex microptera

Showy Sedge: Carex spectabilis

Mountain Bentgrass: Agrostis variabilis - Along the PCT.

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides

Blue Wild-rye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

Needlegrass: Eriocoma sp.

* Green Fescue: Festuca viridula

*Cat's Ear Lily: Calochortus subalpinus - Only in bloom adjacent to Horseshoe Meadows

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - Fruits forming.

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri - Now out of bloom.

Western Wake Robin: Trillium ovatum

* Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride var. eschscholzianum - Fading out of bloom.

Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax - 2021 was an excellent bloom year for this species!

* Rattlesnake-plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Pussypaws: Calyptridium umbellatum - Fading out of bloom.

Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

White Marsh-marigold: Caltha leptosepala - Found in a small creek to the northwest of Grassy Hill.

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum - Fading out of bloom.

* Coolwort, Foam Flower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

Spiny Gooseberry: Ribes watsonianum - Spiny fruits developing.

Partridgefoot: Luetkea pectinata

* Drummond's Cinquefoil: Potentilla drummondii ssp. drummondii - Blooming in Squishy Meadows.

Fan-leaf Cinquefoil: Potentilla flabellifolia

Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

Cascade Mt. Ash: Sorbus scopulina - Fruits ripening.

* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - A few plants still in bloom in shade below the Wilderness Boundary.

* Subalpine Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var subalpinus - In bloom adjacent to Horseshoe Meadows.

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus - Fading out of bloom.

Snow Brush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus - Many plants being rapdily consumed by hordes of thin, black caterpillars!

Stream Violet: Viola glabella

Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata

* Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

Spreading Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis

Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum - Berries ripening.

Oval-leaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium ovalifolium - Berries ripening.

Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium - Berries ripening.

Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - More common the last mile of the trail.

* Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis var. oregonensis

Tall Bluebells, Northern Bluebells: Mertensia paniculata var. borealis

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata - Fading out of bloom.

* Magenta Paintbrush: Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola - Fading out of bloom adjacent to Horseshoe Meadows.

* Turtleheads: Nothochelone nemorosa

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa ssp. racemosa

Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus

* Glaucous Penstemon: Penstemon euglaucus

Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Purple-flowered honeysuckle: Lonicera conjugialis - Ripening fruits.

Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

* Scouler's Harebells: Campanula scouleri

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

* Pearly Everlastings: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Broad-leaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia - Fading out of bloom.

Parry's Arnica: Arnica parryi

* Foreign Daisy, Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis - Fading out of bloom.

* Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus

Slender Hawkweed: Hieracium gracile var. gracile

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

* Tundra Aster: Oreostemma alpigenum var. alpigenum - Fading out of bloom.

* Slender Cudweed: Pseudognaphalium thermale

* Arrow-leaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis - Fading out of bloom.

* Elongate Canada Goldenrod: Solidago elongata - Bloom is now looking quite nice.


Animals Seen Along Trail #12:

Red-tailed Hawks

Turkey Vultures

Sooty Grouse

Gray Jays

American Robins

Townsend's Solitaire

Red Crossbills

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Dark-eyed Juncos

Nashville Warblers

Orange-crowned Warblers

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Violet-green Warblers

Lorquin's Admirals

Fritillaries

White butterflys

Numerous small biting flies - More pesky than biting.

A few small biting mosquitoes


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