[Wildflower Bloom in in Central and Eastern Washington: 2011]
Wildflowers Currently in Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

US Highway 97

from Washington State Highway SR 10 to US Highway 2 between Ellensburg and Wenatchee

June 9, 2011

Modoc Hawksbeard: Crepis modocensis

Modod Hawksbeard: Crepis modocensis
* indicates the wildflower is currently blooming.

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Big Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii

* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum

* Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii var.douglasii

* White Campion: Silene latifolia

* Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

* Few-flowered Rockcress: Arabis sparsiflora (var. ?)

* American Wintergreen: Barbarea orthoceras

* Tumble Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - In bud.

Lava Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica (var. cylindrica ?)

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?)

* Douglas' Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii (var. douglasii ?)

* Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana (var. melanocarpa ?)

* Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

* Stoney Ground Lupine: Lupinus saxosus - Fading out of bloom.

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus

* Snow Brush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

* Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana

* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. anomalum

* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Paintbrush: Castilleja sp.

* Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica

* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus

* Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana

* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata

* Silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia

* Modoc Hawksbeard: Crepis modocensis

* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis

* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

* Northern Mule's Ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis

Animals Seen Along This Route:

Ravens

Magpies

Western Tanagers

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Paul Slichter