[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington: 2022]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Green Mountain via the Keenes Trail #120, Spring Creek Trail #115 and Green Mountain Trail #110 from Horseshoe Lake (Gifford Pinchot National Forest)

August 5, 2022

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.

Common Clubmoss: Lycopodium clavatum

Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum ssp. cyclosorum

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa ssp. lasiocarpa

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis (var. kelleyi ?)

Engelmann's Spruce: Picea engelmannii var. engelmannii

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

Red Alder: Alnus rubra

Sitka Alder: Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

* Parry's Rush: Juncus parryi

Pacific Woodrush: Luzula comosa var. laxa

* Western Needlegrass: Achnatherum occidentale ssp. pubescens

Slender Wood-reed: Cinna latifolia ?

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides

* Blue Wild-rye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

Skunk Cabbage: Lysichiton americanus

* Cat's Ear Lily: Calochortus subalpinus - Fading out of bloom atop Green Mountain.

* Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - Fading out of bloom.

* Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum - Fading out of bloom.

Clasping-leaf Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius

Rosy Twisted-stalk: Streptopus lanceolatus

Western Wake Robin: Trillium ovatum - Past bloom.

Green False Hellebore: Veratrum viride var. eschscholzianum

Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax

Spotted Coralroots: Corallorhiza maculata - Past bloom.

Rattlesnake-plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

Twayblade: Neottia sp. - Past bloom.

* White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. leucostachys

Wild Ginger: Asarum caudatum

* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

* Sulfur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. haussknechtii

Oregon Catchfly: Silene oregana ? - Fading out of bloom.

Baneberry: Actaea rubra - Fruits are green.

* Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

Broadleaved Marsh-marigold: Caltha biflora

Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

False Bugbane: Trautvetteria caroliniensis

California Vanilla Leaf: Achlys californica - A handful of plants are this species, but most are A. triphylla.

Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Brewer's Mitrewort: Brewerimitella breweri ? - Past bloom.

* Coolwort, Foam Flower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. glauca

* Drummond's Cinquefoil: Potentilla drummondii ssp. drummondii

Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis

Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus

Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina

Sitka Mountain Ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi

* Menzie's Spiraea: Spiraea douglasii var. menziesii

Shining Spiraea: Spiraea lucida ?

* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

* Bigleaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus var. polyphyllus

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus var. sericeus

Stream Violet: Viola glabella

Round-leaved Violet: Viola orbiculata

* Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium - Beginning to bloom near Horseshoe Lake.

* Ciliate Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi

Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium brevifolium/ L. triternatum - Fruits forming.

Cascade Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei - Fruits forming.

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi - Past bloom.

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Kinnickinick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis - In bud.

Slender Wintergreen: Gaultheria ovatifolia

* Sidebells Pyrola: Orthilia secunda

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedaea - In bud.

Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia (var. ?)

* White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta

Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum var. albiflorum

Fools Huckleberry: Rhododendron menziesii

Thinleaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

Oval-leaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium ovalifolium - Berries ripening.

* Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium

Creek Dogwood: Cornus (stolonifera ?)

* Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis

Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis - Going to seed atop Green Mountain.

Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - Past bloom.

* Cooley's Hedge-nettle: Stachys cooleyae

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. acuta

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Turtleheads: Nothochelone nemorosa

* Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa ssp. racemosa

* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. serrulatus

Fine-toothed Penstemon: Penstemon subserratus ? - Past bloom atop Green Mountain.

Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum

* Twinflower: Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora

Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata - Past bloom.

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

Squashberry: Viburnum edule

Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

Scouler's Harebells: Campanula scouleri

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

* Pearly Everlastings: Anaphalis margaritacea

Raceme Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa ? - Past bloom.

* Broad-leaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* Parry's Arnica: Arnica parryi

* Foreign Daisy, Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis

* Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus var. ledophyllus

Rough-leaved Aster: Eurybia radulina

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* False Silverback: Rainiera stricta - Beginning to bloom.

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus (var. ochroleucus ?) - Going to seed.

* Arrow-leaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis


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