[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2010]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

Iron Creek/Bear Creek Trail #1351 and Trail #1364 to 5489' Peak at Head of Iron Creek

Wenatchee National Forest

July 9, 2010

A Washington Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program hike.

View from upper end of Trail #1364, Wenatchee National Forest..........July 9, 2010.

A view west towards the peak of Mt. Stuart from an unamed peak (5489') near the upper end of the #1364 trail, just west of the Kittitas/Chelan County line............July 9, 2010.

* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis (Larex lyallii?)

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii

Rocky Mt. Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum

Sitka Alder: Alnus viridus ssp. sinuata

Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea

Oregon Box: Paxistima myrsinites

Black Cottonwood: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Lace Lip Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis ?

Sword Fern: Polystichum sp.

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum

* Brome: Bromus (inermis ?)

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

Scalloped Onion: Allium crenulatum

* Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum

* Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum - Blooming below trailhead.

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - Fading out of bloom.

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

* Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri - Fading out of bloom.

* Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum - Still blooming at the highest elevations.

Panicle Death-camas: Zigadenous paniculatus

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

Alaska Rein Orchid: Piperia (unalascencis ?) - In bud.

* Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. lanceolatum

* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. leianthum

* Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum

* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides (var. ?)

* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. hypoleium

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra

* Columbia Lewisia: Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana

* Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva

* Brittle Sandwort: Minuartia nuttallii var. nuttallii

* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana

* Parry's Campion: Silene parryi

* Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

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

Rockslide Larkspur: Delphinium glareosum

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. lineapetalum

Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale

* Tower Mustard: Arabis glabra

Holboell's Rockcress: Arabis holboellii (var. ?)

Hairystem Rockcress: Arabis sparsiflora (var. ?)

* Mountain Tansy-mustard: Descurainia incana ssp. viscosa

* Alpine Twinpod: Physaria alpestris

* Alpine Pennycress: Thlaspi montanum var. montanum

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Lanceleaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum - In bud.

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - In bud.

* Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica

* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. reflexa

Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana (var. ?)

* Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus var. macropetalus

Sitka Mt. Ash: Sorbus sitchensis

Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus (var. fikeranus?)

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea

* Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum

* Bushy Blazing-star: Mentzelia dispersa

* Streambank Wild Hollyhock: Illiamna rivularis - Beginning to bloom.

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpinum

* Glaucous Willowherb: Epilobium glabberimum (var. ?)

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum

Groundsmoke: Gayophytum sp.

Sharp-tooth Angelica: Angelica arguta ?

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum

* Brandegee's Desert Parsley: Lomatium brandegei ?

Wenatchee Mountain Desert Parsley: Lomatium cuspidatum

* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

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

Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza (berteroi ?)

* Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Prince's Pine: Chimaphila umbellata

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda - In bud.

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

White-veined Wintergreen: Pyrola picta

Largeflowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora - In bud.

* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis

* Yellow-staining Mountain-trumpet: Collomia tinctoria

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata

* Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Showy Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum

* Elegant Polemonium: Polemonium elegans

* Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum

* Fendler's Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Tall Phacelia: Phacelia procera

* Cryptanth: Cryptantha sp. - Very tiny flowers.

* Thompson's Cryptantha: Cryptantha thompsonii

* Sagebrush Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. arida

* Jessica's Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

Stickseed: Lappula sp.

* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida

Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata - In bud. (or C. elmeri?)

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Brewer's Monkeyflower: Mimulus breweri

* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa

* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus

* English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora

* Shrubby Bedstraw: Galium multiflorum (var. multiflorum ?)

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata

Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea - In bud.

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus - In bud.

* Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa

Pearly Everlastings: Anaphalis margaritacea - In bud.

* Hooker's Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Mountain Arnica: Arnica latifolia

Western Wormwood: Artemisia ludoviciana

* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata

* Silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia

Edible Thistle: Cirsium edule - In bud.

Hall's Goldenweed: Columbiadora hallii ?

* Hawksbeard: Crepis sp.

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosus ?

* Cutleaf Daisy: Erigeron compositus

* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis

Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus - In bud.

Engelmann's Aster: Eucephalus engelmannii - In bud.

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri var. scouleri

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Steep slopes at the upper end of Iron Creek, Wenatchee National Forest...........July 9, 2010.

The steep upper slopes of the Iron Creek Trail #1351, Wenatchee National Forest. The trail can be seen descending from left to right through the lower center of the photo. The Chelan/Kittitas County line is atop the ridge in the background. Outcrops of serpentine with its unique flora can be found all along the trail.

Paul Slichter