[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2009]
Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

June 7, 2009

Moses Coulee and Rimrock Lake

 

Rimeock Lake and Moses Coulee may be found south of US Highway 2 in central Douglas County. The site that was visited is under the jurisdiction of the Nature Conservancy.

* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

1. Brittle Bladder-fern: Cystopteris fragilis -

* 2. Clustered Field Sedge: Carex praegracilis -

3. Hardstem Bulrush: Scirpus acutus -

* 4. Crested Wheatgrass: Agropyron cristatum -

* 5. Soft Brome: Bromus hordeaceous -

* 6. Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum -

* 7. Alkali Saltgrass: Distichlis stricta (Synonymn: Distichlis spicata) -

* 8. Basin Wildrye: Elymus cinereus (Synonym: Leymus cinereus) -

* 9. Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha -

* 10. Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa -

* 11. Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda (Synonym: Poa sandbergii) -

* 12. Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata var. spicata (Synonym: Agroppyron spicatum) -

* 13. Needle and Thread: Heterostipa comata -

* 14. Western Needlegrass: Stipa occidentalis -

* 15. Thurber's Needlegrass: Stipa thurburiana -

16. Broadleaf Cattail: Typha latifolia -

17. Stinging Nettle: Urtica dioica - In bud.

* 18. Russian Olive: Elaeagnus angustifolia -

* 19. Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Fading out of bloom.

20. Sagebrush Mariposa Lily: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - In bud.

21. Panicle Death-camas: Zigadenus paniculatus - Fruits forming.

* 22. Pale Bastard Toadflax: Comandra umbellata var. pallida -

23. Wyeth Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracloides -

24. Snow Buckwheat: Eriogonum niveum - In bud.

25. Rock Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum -

26. Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum ( var. ?) -

27. Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum -

28. Thyme-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum thymoides -

* 29. Spiny Hopsage: Grayia spinosa (Synonym: Atriplex spinosa) -

30. Russian Thistle: Salsola kali -

* 31. Greasewood: Sarcobatus vermiculatus -

* 32. Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva -

* 33. Spinescent Fameflower: Talinum spinescens - Beginning to bloom.

* 34. Capitate Sandwort: Eremegone congesta var. cephaloidea (Synonym: Arenaria congesta var. cephaloidea) -

* 35. Western Clematis: Clematis ligusticifolia -

* 36. Hornseed Buttercup: Ranunculus testiculatus - Very numerous, just beginning to bloom.

* 37. Wild Blue Flax: Linum perenne var. lewisii (Synonym: Linum lewisii var. lewisii) - Not seen on the hike itself, but numerous in fields nearby.

* 38. Holboell's Rockcress: Arabis holboellii -

* 39. Whitetop: Cardaria sp. -

40. Daggerpod: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Pods forming.

* 41. Tall Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum -

* 42. Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica -

43. Golden Currant: Ribes aureum -

44. Wax Currant: Ribes cereum -

* 45. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?) - Fading out of bloom.

46. Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

47. Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata -

* 48. Wood's Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana -

49. Red Raspberry: Rubus idaeus -

* 50. Prairie Burnet: Sanguisorba annuua -

* 51. Milkvetch: Astragalus -

* 52. Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus -

* 53. Munro's Globe-mallow: Sphaeralcea munroana -

* 54. Smoothstem Blazing-star: Mentzelia laevicaulis - Beginning to bloom.

55. Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum -

56. Bigseed Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum -

* 57. Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum (Synonym: Lomatium simplex) -

58. Narrow-leaf Collomia: Collomia linearis - Past bloom.

* 59. Sparse-flowered Eriastrum: Eriastrum sparsiflorum -

* 60. Prickly Phlox: Leptodactylon pungens - Fading out of bloom.

* 61. Hood's Phlox: Phlox hoodii - Fading out of bloom.

62. Longleaf Phlox: Phlox longifolia - Past bloom.

* 63. Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata -

* 64. Threadleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis -

* 65. Branched Phacelia: Phacelia ramosissima -

* 66. Rough Stickseed: Hackelia hispida var. disjuncta -

* 67. Salt Heliotrope: Heliotropium curassavicum -

* 68. Columbia Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Fading out of bloom.

* 69. Grayball Sage: Salvia dorrii -

* 70. Thompson's Paintbrush: Castilleja thompsonii -

* 71. Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica ssp. dalmatica -

72. Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri (var. ?) -

* 73. Chelan Penstemon: Penstemon pruinosis - Fading out of bloom.

74. Cutleaf Penstemon: Penstemon richardsonii (var. ?) -

* 75. Royal Penstemon: Penstemon speciosus -

76. Shrubby Bedstraw: Galium multiflorum - Hooked fruits forming.

* 77. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium -

78. Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Past bloom.

79. Mountain Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana -

80. Stiff Sagebrush: Artemisia rigida -

* 81. Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata - Fading out of bloom.

* 82. Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii -

83. Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense - In bud.

* 84. Slender Hawksbeard: Crepis atrabarba -

85. Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa -

86. Gnarled Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosa -

87. Green Rabbitbrush: Ericameria viscidiflorus -

* 88. Longleaf Fleabane: Erigeron corymbosus -

* 89. Threadleaf Fleabane: Erigeron filifolius -

* 90. Yellow Desert Fleabane: Erigeron linearis -

* 91. Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron pumilis -

* 92. Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum -

93. False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides (formerly Microseris troximoides) - Going to seed.

94. Narrow-leaf Goldenweed: Stenotus stenophyllus - Past bloom.

* 95. Narrow-leaved Skeletonweed: Stephanomeria tenuifolia -

* 96. Gray Horse-brush: Tetradymia canescens -

Animals Seen at this Site:

Western Meadowlarks

Yellow-headed Blackbirds

Barn Swallow

Violet-green Swallows

Swallows

Western Rattlesnake

Pale Tiger Swallowtail

Western Tiger Swallowtail

Arrowhead Blue

The photo above shows a close-up of Hoover's tauschia as seen at the upper trailhead to Cowiche Canyon to the west of Yakima, WA.........................March 21, 2008.
Paul Slichter