[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2022]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington

Mt. Adams: Trout Lake Creek Campground

Gifford Pinchot National Forest

A Rare Care Monitoring Weekend Event

June 2-5, 2022

Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida (Synonyms: Castilleja angustifolia var. abbreviata, Castilleja angustifolia var. hispida, Castilleja hispida ssp. abbreviata, Castilleja hispida ssp. hipsida)

Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

* Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

California Hazel: Corylus cornuta ssp. californica

* Pacific Dogwood: Cornus nuttallii

Creek Dogwood: Cornus occidentalis

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana ?

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata

Slender Wood-reed: Cinna latifolia ?

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

* Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri

* Wood Lily, Trillium: Trillium ovatum - Fading out of bloom.

* Fairy Slipper Orchids: Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis

Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata or Merten's Coralroot: Corallorhiza mertensiana - Not in bloom so ID not confirmed.

Rein Orchids: Platanthera sp.

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra

* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla -

* Oregon Anemone: Anemone oregana

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

* Shining Oregon Grape: Mahonia aquifolium

Cascade Oregon Grape: Mahonia nervosa

Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra

* Little Western Bittercress: Cardamine oligosperma

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna

Small-flowered Alumroot: Heuchera micrantha var. diversifolia ?

* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. californica

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor var. discolor

Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

Nevada Deervetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis

White Clover: Trifolium repens

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum ssp. perforatum

* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. umbellata

* Broad-leaved Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia

* Variable-leaf Mountain-trumpet: Collomia heterophylla

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

Little Polemonium: Polemonium micranthum

Woodland Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis var. oregonensis ? (or P. heterophylla ?)

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. hispida

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Turtleheads: Nothochelone nemorosa

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

Beardtongue: Penstemon sp.

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea ? - Not in bloom, so it's possible this might be red elderberry.

Creeping Snowberry: Symphoricarpos mollis var. hesperius

Scouler's Harebell: Campanula scouleri

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Spear-leaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa

* Heart-leaved Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Beginning to bloom.

Rough-leaved Aster: Eurybia radulina

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

False Dandelion: Hypochaeris radicata

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Observed at This Site:

Douglas' squirrels

Harlequin ducks

Northern flickers

Steller's jays

Black-headed grosbeaks

Evening grosbeaks

Western tanagers

Hermit warblers

Yellow-rumped warblers

Red-breasted nuthatches

Chickadees


Paul Slichter