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

August 13, 2009

Road #3521 from Reecer Creek Road #35 to High Creek

Wenatchee National Forest

A view toward Mission Ridge across the upper Naneum basin as seen from forest service road #3521, Wenatchee National Forest.............August 13, 2009.

A view towards Mission Ridge across the upper Naneum basin as seen from forest service road #3521, Wenatchee National Forest..................August 13, 2009.
* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa -

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii -

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta -

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

Rocky Mt. Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii -

Black Cottonwood: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa -

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius -

Merten's Rush: Juncus mertensianus -

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp. -

* Smooth Brome?: Bromus inermis -

Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata -

* California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica -

* One-spike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata -

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides -

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis -

Timothy ?: Phleum sp. -

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass ?: Pseudoroegenaria spicata var. spicata (Synonym: Agropyron spicatum var. pubescens) -

* Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica -

American Water Plantain ?: Alisma plantago-aquatica - Found basal leaves in depression in moist area. Flower stems had been eaten, making positive ID tenuous.

Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum - Pods only.

* White False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum -

Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii - Going to seed.

* Hooded Ladies Tresses: Spiranthes romanzoffiana - Common in places.

* Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum -

* Douglas' Buckwheat: Polygonum douglasii -

* Columbian Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum -

* Kittitas Larkspur: Delphinium multiplex -

* Straight-beak Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. platyphyllus - Fading out of bloom.

Hairystem Rockcress: Arabis sparsiflora - Pods only.

* Lance-leaf Sedum: Sedum lanceolatum -

Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum -

* Spanish-clover: Lotus unifoliolatus -

* Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius - Fading out of bloom.

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus - Fading out of bloom.

Longstalk Clover: Trifolium longipes var. longipes -

* American Vetch: Vicia americana -

* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana ssp. procera -

* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium -

* Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum -

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum -

* Sharp-tooth Angelica: Angelica arguta -

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayi - Fading out of bloom.

* Common Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis -

Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium -

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata -

* Narrow-sepal Phacelia: Phacelia leptosepala - Fading out of bloom.

Tall Phacelia: Phacelia procera - Past bloom.

Jessica's Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha - Going to seed.

* Elmer's Paintbrush ?: Castilleja elmeri - Fading out of bloom.

* Hairy Paintbrush, Hairy Owlclover: Castilleja tenuis -

* Yakima Birdbeak: Cordylanthus capitatus -

* Lewis's Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii -

* Musk Monkeyflower: Mimulus moschatus var. moschatus -

Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa -

* Sickle-top Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa - Fading out of bloom.

American Alpine Speedwell: Veronica wormskjoldii -

Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa - Berries well-formed.

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium -

* Tall Mountain Dandelion ?: Agoseris elata - Pink-flowered form. Could be pink-flowered form of orange agoseris?

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca - Includes some plants that had yellow ray flowers with a slight tinge of orange.

Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora - Going to seed.

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea -

Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides -

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea -

* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia - Fading out of bloom.

* Hairy Arnica: Arnica mollis - Fading out of bloom.

* Nodding Arnica: Arnica parryi -

Mountain Big Sagerush: Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana - Flower buds forming.

Silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia - Going to seed.

* Chicory: Cichorum intybus -

* Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense -

* Edible Thistle: Cirsium edule var. wenatchense -

Eaton's Daisy: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus - Going to seed.

Foreign Fleabane: Erigeron peregrinus - Going to seed.

* Engelmann's Aster: Eucephalus engelmannii -

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri -

* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata - Fading out of bloom.

* Rocky Mt. Butterweed: Packera streptanthifolia -

* Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra -

* Arrowleaf Butterweed: Senecio triangularis -

Woolly Mock Goldenweed: Stenotus languinosus - Going to seed.

* Leafy Aster: Symphyotrichum foliaceum var. parryi -

* Western Meadow Aster: Symphyotrichum spathulatum -

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -

Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius - Going to seed.

Paul Slichter