[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2011]

Wildflower Bloom on Lookout Mountain

Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest

Study Weekend: A Washington Native Plant Society Hike

June 10, 2011

Lookout Mt., Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.............June  10, 2011.

Lookout Mt., Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.............June 10, 2011.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

* Willow: Salix sp.

Spikemoss: Selaginella sp.

Sedge: Carex sp. (C. rossii or similar ?)

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Big Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia

Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicatum

Lyall's Mariposa Lily: Calochortus lyallii

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - In bud.

* Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - In bud.

Death Camas: Zigadenous sp. - In bud.

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

Wyeth Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides (var. heracleoides ?)

Oval-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum ovalifolium (or small E. strictum ?)

Sulfurflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum

* Western Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata

Columbia Lewisia: Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana - In bud.

* Fescue Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris var. americana (Arenaria capillaris var. americana)

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum

* Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. ellipticus

Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale

Lanceleaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum

Holboell's Rockcress: Arabis holboellii (var. retrofracta ? )- Auriculate leaves

Lava Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica (var. cylindrica ?)

* Bulblet Prairie Stars: Lithophragma bulbifera

* Small-flowered Prairie Stars: Lithophragma parviflorum

Spotted Saxifrage: Saxifraga bronchialis ssp. austromontana

* Rustyhair Saxifrage: Saxifraga rufidula ?

* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

* Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

* Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier cusickii

* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa (var. ?)

Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emargintata

Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana

Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina

Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia (or S. densiflora or S. pyramidata ?)

Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus ( or L. argenteus or L. sulphureus ?) - In bud.

Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius or L. polyphyllus

White Clover ?: Trifolium repens ?

Snow Brush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

* Swale Desert Parsley: Lomatium ambiguum

* Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum - Chocolate tips, brown flowers.

* Geyer's Desert Parsley: Lomatium geyeri

* Bigfruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum

Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthillia secunda ?

Huckleberry: Vaccinium sp.

* Desert Shooting Stars: Dodecatheon conjugens

Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum

Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora - In bud.

Tall Phacelia: Phacelia procera ? - In bud.

* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

* Long-flowered Bluebells: Mertensia longiflora

* Hairy Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata ?

Paintbrush: Castilleja sp.

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa

Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus (var. fruticosus ?)- In bud.

Chelan Penstemon: Penstemon pruinosus

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

* Naked Broomrape: Orobanche uniflora

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii var. howellii

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea (or A. microphylla ?)

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata

* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata

Hawksbeard: Crepis sp.

Rocky Mountain Sunflower: Helianthella uniflora var. douglasii - In bud.

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - In bud.

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen Along This Trail:

Chipmunk

Clark's Nutcracker

Canada Jay

Steller's Jay

Hairy Woodpecker

Spotted Towhee

American Robins

Chipping Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Red-breasted Nuthatches

MacGillivray's Warbler

Blue

Mosquitos


View west from the summit of Lookout Mt., Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.............June 10, 2011.

View west from the summit of Lookout Mt., Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest.............June 10, 2011.

Paul Slichter