[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2008]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

June 2, 2008

Painted Rocks Trail: Lower Little Spokane River

Washington State Parks

Moehringia lateriflora

Bluntleaf Sandwort: Moehringia lateriflora

* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

1. Black Cottonwood: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Populus trichocarpa) -

2. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

3. Duckweed: Lemna minor -

4. Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata -

5. Oatgrass: Danthonia sp. -

6. Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica -

* 7. Douglas' Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. grandiflora -

* 8. Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis -

9. Yellow Iris: Iris pseudacoris -

10. Snow Buckwheat: Eriogonum niveum -

* 11. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

12. Pigweed: Chenopodium album -

13. Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum -

* 14. Bluntleaf Sandwort: Moehringia lateriflora -

15. Menzie's Catchfly: Silene menziesii -

* 16. Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum -

* 17. Meadow Buttercup, Tall Buttercup: Ranunculus acris -

18. Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens -

* 19. Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus (var. parviflorus) -

20. Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens -

* 21. Tumble Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum -

22. Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica (var. glabella or cylindrica ?) -

* 23. Small-flowered Prairie-star: Lithophragma parviflora -

24. Douglas' Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii -

25. Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

* 26. Mallow Ninebark: Physocarpus malvaceous -

27. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?) - Basal leaves only.

28. Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis - very deeply cut leaves

29. Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana -

30. Blackcap: Rubus leucodermis -

* 31. Birch-leaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia -

* 32. Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus -

* 33. American Vetch: Vicia americana -

* 34. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium -

35. Sticky Purple Geranium: Geranium viscossissimum -

36. White-stem Blazing Star: Mentzelia albicaulis -

37. Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium -

* 38. Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum -

* 39. Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea (Cornus stolonifera) -

40. Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium (var. ?) - In bud.

41. Showy Milkweed: Asclepias speciosa -

* 42. Long-leaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia -

43. Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata - ?

44. Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla - Single, erect, leafy stems.

* 45. Viper's Bugloss: Echium vulgare -

* 46. Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale -

* 47. Blue Scorpionweed: Myosotis micrantha -

* 48. Narrow-leaf Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia -

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

* 50. Dalmation Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica - Beginning to bloom.

* 51. English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata -

52. Common Plantain: Plantago major -

53. Indian Plantain: Plantago patagonica -

* 54. Annual Bedstraw, Cleavers: Galium aparine -

55. Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -

* 56. European Corn-salad: Valerianella locusta -

* 57. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium -

58. Common Burdock: Arctium minus -

* 59. Howell's Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii var. howellii -

60. Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagitatta -

61. Wavy-leaf Thistle: Cirsium (undulatum ?) -

62. Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare -

* 63. Spreading Fleabane: Erigeron divergens -

64. Blanket Flower: Gaillardia aristata - In bud.

65. Alkali Marsh Butterweed or Sweet-marsh Butterweed: Senecio (hydrophilus or hydrophyloides) -

* 66. Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale -

67. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius -


Animals Seen at this Site:

Mallards

American Robins

Black-headed Grosbeaks

Spotted Towhee

Red-wing Blackbirds

Olive-sided Flycatcher

Western Peewees

Painted Turtles


Paul Slichter