[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2010]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

July 8, 2010

Road #3507 from Reecer Creek Road #35 to the west side of Table Mt.

Wenatchee National Forest

A Washington Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program hike.

Kittitas Larkspur: Delphinium multiplex

Kittitas Larkspur: Delphinium multiplex. Click the photo to see an enlarged view (2X).

* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis (Larix lyallii?)

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Rocky Mt. Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Oregon Box: Paxistima myrsinites

Black Cottonwood: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Common Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Blister Sedge: Carex vesicaria ?

* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Pinegrass: Calamagrostis rubescens

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* Alpine Timothy ?: Phleum alpinum

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Geyer's Onion: Allium geyeri var. tenerum

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum - In bud.

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum

* Clasping-leaf Twisted-stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius

White False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum

Meadow Death-camas: Zigadenous venonosus - Fading out of bloom.

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica

* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum (var. leianthum ?)

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Slender Mountain Sandwort: Arenaria capillaris ssp. americana

* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana

* Parry's Campion: Silene parryi

Columbian Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum - In bud.

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa - Mix of full red, yellowish-red, and yellowish flower forms.

* Western Blue Clematis: Clematis occidentalis (var. ?) - Mix of entire-margined to lobed leaflets.

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum (var. nuttallianum?)

* Small-petaled Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

* Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale

* Tower Mustard: Arabis glabra

* Lyall's Bittercress: Cardamine cordifolia var. lyallii

Daggerpod: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Pods forming.

* Alpine Twinpod: Physaria alpestris

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

* Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica

* Small-flowered Prairie Stars: Lithophragma parviflora

* Mountain Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra

* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida

* Brook Saxifrage: Saxifraga odontoloma

* Northern Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum

* Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. pseudorupestris

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. reflexa

* Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana (var. ?) - In bud.

Blackcap: Rubus leucodermis

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

* Nuttall's Pea ?: Lathyrus nevadensis var. puniceus

* Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphyllus

* Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei ?

* Longstalk Clover: Trifolium longipes var. longipes

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

Floerkea: Floerkea prosperpinacoides

* Hookedspur Violet: Viola adunca

* Stream Violet: Viola glabella

Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea

* Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

* Bushy Blazing-star: Mentzelia dispersa

Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana ssp. procera

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Willowherb: Epilobium sp. - White flowers

Sharp-tooth Angelica: Angelica arguta ?

Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Prince's Pine: Chimaphila umbellata

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda - In bud.

Thin-leaved Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium (var. ?)

Dogbane: Apocynum cannabinum or xfloribundum ? - tall

Showy Milkweed: Asclepias speciosa - In bud.

* White Shooting Star: Dodecatheon dentatum

* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis

* Yellow-staining Mountain-trumpet: Collomia tinctoria

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Showy Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum

Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum

* Fendler's Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons

Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Linearleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis

* Tall Phacelia: Phacelia procera

* Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. - Very tiny flowers.

* Common Houndstongue: Cynoglossum officinale

* Sagebrush Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. arida

* Jessica's Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

* Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri

Rough Bugleweed: Lycopus asper ?

Mountain Monardella: Monardella odoratissima

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

* Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa

* Yellow Penstemon: Penstemon confertus

* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus

* Lance-leaf Figwort: Scrophularia lanceolata

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

* Water Speedwell: Veronica anagallis-aquatica ?

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

* Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata

* Black Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa (var. melanocarpa ?)

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

Pearly Everlastings: Anaphalis margaritacea - In bud.

* Hooker's Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

* Silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia

* Edible Thistle: Cirsium edule

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

* Bitter Fleabane: Erigeron acris (var. ?)

* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis

Engelmann's Aster: Eucephalus engelmannii - In bud.

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

* Wenatchee Mountains Coneflower: Rudbeckia occidentalis var. alpicola - Beginning to bloom.

Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra - In bud.

Arrowleaf Butterweed: Senecio triangularis - In bud.

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Paul Slichter