Wildflower Bloom Reports for Central & Eastern Washington: 2007

Wildflower Bloom in Central & Eastern Washington: June 23, 2007

Tucannon River Trail #3135

Umatilla National Forest

Botany Washington: A Washington Native Plant Society Hike

A section of the Tucannon River Trail #3135 which passes through a well-burnt portion of the School House Fire. June 23, 2007.

* indicates flowers currently in bloom

 

1. Liverwort

2. Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina (possibly mis-identified, and may instead by a Dryopteris?)

3. Oak Fern: Gymnocarpium dryopteris

4. White Fir: Abies concolor

5. Grand Fir: Abies grandis

6. Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

7. Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmanii

8. Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

9. Pacific Yew: Taxus brevifolia

10. Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

11. Red Alder: Alnus rubra

*12. Slender Rush: Juncus tenuis

*13. Small-flowered Bulrush: Scirpus microcarpus

*14. Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa

*15. Queen's Cup / Blue Bead: Clintonia uniflora

*16. Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum (formerly Smilacina stellata)

17. Fairy Bells: Prosartes trachycarpum (formerly Disporum trachycarpum)

*18. Large Twisted Stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius

*19. Spotted Coral Root: Corallorhiza maculata

20. Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongiflora

21. White Bog-orchid, Boreal Bog-orchid, Leafy White Orchid: Platanthera dilatata

*22. Stinging Nettle: Urtica dioica

*23. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

*24. Broad-leaved Claytonia: Claytonia cordifolia (formerly Montia cordifolia)

*25. Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata (formerly Montia perfoliata)

*26. Candy Flower, Siberian Spring Beauty: Claytonia sibirica (formerly Montia sibirica)

*27. White Campion, Evening Campion: Silene latifolia (formerly Lychnis alba)

28. Piper's Anemone: Anemone piperi

*29. Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens

*30. Little Buttercup: Ranunculus unciniatus var. parviflorus

*31. Western Meadow-rue: Thalictrum (occidentale ?)

*32. Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum

33. Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens - Forming bluish berries.

*34. Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflora

*35. Leafy Mitrewort: Mitella caulescens

*36. Stream Saxifrage: Saxifraga odontoloma (formerly Saxifraga arguta)

*37. Oneleaf Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

*38. Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

*39. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. alnifolia

40. Curl-leaf Mountain-mohogany: Cercocarpus ledifolius

41. Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii (var. suksdorfii?)

*42. Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata

*43. Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum

44. Mallow Ninebark: Physocarpus malvaceus (Plants in bud. A slight possibility this could be Physocarpus capitatus which is also occasionally found in the area.)

*45. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosus var. reflexa

*46. Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

47. Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus discolor

*48. Red Raspberry: Rubus idaeus

*49. Birch-leaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia

*50. Canada Milk-vetch: Astragalus canadensis

*51. Twin Clover: Trifolium latifolium

*52. Red Clover: Trifolium pratense

*53. Woodland Violet, Stream Violet: Viola glabella

54. Cascara: Rhamnus alnifolia

55. Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

*56. Nuttall's Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum (ssp. parviflorum?)

*57. Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta

*58. Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum (formerly Heracleum lanatum)

*59. Mountain Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi (formerly Osmorhiza chilensis)

*60. Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

61. Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea (formerly Cornus stolonifera)

*62. Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata ssp. occidentalis

*63. Greenish Wintergreen: Pyrola chlorantha

*64. Midget Phlox: Phlox gracilis (formerly Microsteris gracilis)

65. Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum

*66. Cryptanth or Popcorn Flower: Cryptantha/ Plagiobothrys sp.

*67. Self-heal: Prunella vulgaris

*68. Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

*69. Common Monkey Flower: Mimulus guttatus

*70. Musk Monkey Flower: Mimulus moschatus

*71. Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus - Blue form.

*72. American Brooklime, American Speedwell: Veronica americana

*73. Common Gypsyweed: Veronica officinalis var. officinalis

74. Common Plantain: Plantago major

*75. Cleavers, Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

*76. Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

77. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

*78. Red Twinberry: Lonicera utahensis

*78. Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea (formerly Sambucus cerulea)

79. Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus

*80. Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

81. Pearly-everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

*82. Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

*83. Heart-leaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

84. Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

85. Low Gumweed: Grindelia nana ?

*86. Little Tarweed: Madia exigua

*87. Mountain Tarweed, Cluster Tarweed: Madia glomerata

*88. Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis var. triangularis

*89. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

*90. White Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum


Animals Seen Along This Trail:

California Tortoiseshells

Lorquin's Admirals

Checkerspots


Paul Slichter