[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2010]
Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

July 10, 2010

Miller Creek Trail #1397 to Miller Peak

Wenatchee National Forest

A Washington Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program hike.

A view west towards the peak of Mt. Stuart and the Stuart Range from near the summit of Miller Peak, Wenatchee National Forest............July 10, 2010.

A view west towards the peak of Mt. Stuart and the Stuart Range from near the summit of Miller Peak, Wenatchee National Forest............July 10, 2010.
* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis (Larix lyallii?)

Whitebark Pine: Pinus albicaulis

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

Mountain Hemlock: Tsuga mertensiana

Common Juniper: Juniperus communis

Rocky Mt. Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Red Alder: Alnus rubra

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

Lady Fern: Athyrium filix-femina

Lace Lip Fern: Cheilanthes gracillima

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis ?

Sword Fern: Polystichum sp.

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum

Rocky Mt. Woodsia: Woodsia scopulina

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii

* Daggerleaf Rush: Juncus ensifolius

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica

* Scalloped Onion: Allium crenulatum

* Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora

Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum

* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods developing near treeline, a few in bloom on the highest, north-facing slopes (near snow patches).

* Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum - Blooming below trailhead.

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum

Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri

Clasping-leaf Twisted-stalk: Streptopus amplexifolius

Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum

Panicle Death-camas: Zigadenous paniculatus

Fairy Slipper Orchid: Calypso bulbosa

* Spotted Coralroot: Corallorhiza maculata

Clustered Lady Slipper: Cypripedium fasciculatum

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Alaska Rein Orchid: Piperia unalascencis

* Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. lanceolatum

* Dirty Socks: Eriogonum pyrolaefolium

Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum

* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. hypoleium

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Pussypaws: Cistanthe umbellata

* Heart-leaf Springbeauty: Claytonia cordifolia

Western Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata

* Alpine Springbeauty: Claytonia megarhiza var. nivalis

* Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva

* Littleleaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

* Fescue Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris

* Brittle Sandwort: Minuartia nuttallii var. nuttallii

Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana

* White Campion: Silene latifolia

* Parry's Campion: Silene parryi

Baneberry: Actaea rubra

* 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

Little Buttercup: Ranunculus unciniatus

Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale

* Tower Mustard: Arabis glabra

* Hairystem Rockcress: Arabis sparsiflora (var. ?)

* Mountain Tansy-mustard: Descurainia incana ssp. viscosa

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum

* Alpine Twinpod: Physaria alpestris

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

* Spreading Stonecrop: Sedum divergens

* Lanceleaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum - In bud.

* Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica

* Bulblet Prairie Stars: Lithophragma bulbifera

* Fivestamen Mitrewort: Mitella pentandra

* Three-toothed Mitrewort: Mitella trifida

* Tufted Alpine Saxifrage: Saxifraga caespitosa var. emarginata

Nesting Saxifrage: Saxifraga nidifica

* Brook Saxifrage: Saxifraga odontoloma

* Foamflower: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

* Northern Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum var. petiolare

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus

* Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca ssp. bracteata

Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. glandulosa

* Rocky Mt. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa var. pseudorupestris

* Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

* Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa

* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana (var. ?)

Blackcap: Rubus leucodermis

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Cascade Mountain-ash: Sorbus scopulina (var. ?)

Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia

* Leafy Pea: Lathyrus polyphyllus ?

* Broadleaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius (var. ?)

Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus (var. fikeranus?)

* Red Clover: Trifolium pratense

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

* American Vetch: Vicia americana

Stream Violet: Viola glabella

Goosefoot Violet: Viola purpurea

Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens

Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana

* Bushy Blazing-star: Mentzelia dispersa

Streambank Wild Hollyhock: Illiamna rivularis

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpinum

Sharp-tooth Angelica: Angelica arguta ?

* Brandegee's Desert Parsley: Lomatium brandegei

Wenatchee Mountain Desert Parsley: Lomatium cuspidatum

Desert Parsley: Lomatium (geyeri, gormanii, piperi?)

* 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.

Liverleaf Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia - In bud.

White-veined Wintergreen: Pyrola picta

* Cascade Azalea: Rhododendron albiflorum

* White Shooting Star: Dodecatheon dentaum

* Snow Dwarf-primrose: Douglasia nivalis

* Western Starflower: Trientalis latifolia

Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium (var. ?)

Largeflowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora - In bud.

* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis

* Yellow-staining Mountain-trumpet: Collomia tinctoria

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata

* Harkness' Linanthus: Leptosiphon harknessii

* Nuttall's Linanthus: Linanthus nuttallii

* 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

* Thompson's Cryptantha: Cryptantha thompsonii

* Sagebrush Stickseed: Hackelia diffusa var. arida

* Jessica's Stickseed: Hackelia micrantha

Stickseed: Lappula sp.

* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

Mountain Monardella: Mondarella odoratissima var. discolor

Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida

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

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus

* Lewis' Monkeyflower: Mimulus lewisii

Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa

* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus

* Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

* Washington Penstemon: Penstemon washingtonensis ?

* American Speedwell: Veronica americana

* Herbal Speedwell: Veronica officinalis

* English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

Broadleaved Plantain: Plantago major

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

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata

Elderberry: Sambucus sp.

* Wenatchee Valerian: Valeriana columbiana

* Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca

Spearleaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa

Pearly Everlastings: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica

* Hooker's Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Longleaf Arnica: Arnica longifolia

Western Wormwood: Artemisia ludoviciana

* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata

Silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia

Knapweed: Centaurea sp.

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

* Edible Thistle: Cirsium edule

* Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia ?

Green Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus ?

* 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

Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata

Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

A view west towards the peak of Mt. Stuart and the Stuart Range from the summit of Miller Peak, Wenatchee National Forest............July 10, 2010.-A view west towards the peak of Mt. Stuart and the Stuart Range from the summit of Miller Peak, Wenatchee National Forest............July 10, 2010.

A view west towards the peak of Mt. Stuart and the Stuart Range from the summit of Miller Peak, Wenatchee National Forest............July 10, 2010. The drainage in the foreground is that of Negro Creek. Navajo Peak (head of Negro Creek) and the Three Brothers are several of the high spots along the ridgeline immediately behind Negro Creek but in front of the Stuart Range.
Paul Slichter