[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2011]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

Knothead Valley Trail from Painted Rocks Trailhead: Little Spokane River Natural Area

Washington State Parks

July 5, 2011

 


* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

Rocky Mountain Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii - Plants here are mostly in clusters of several to dozens of stems, rather than the single stems often seen elsewhere.

* Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Black Cottonwood: Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa (Populus trichocarpa)

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius

Common Woodrush: Luzula multiflora

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.

* Meadow Brome: Bromus commutatus or Soft Brome: B. hordeaceus ?

* Japanese Brome: Bromus japonicus

* Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis - Spreading panicles

Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica

* One-spike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha

* Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicatum

* North African Grass: Ventenata dubia ?

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - Fruits forming

Meadow Deathcamas: Zigadenus venenosus

* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides (some individuals on the summit of the ridge are reminiscent of var. leucophaeum)

Snow Buckwheat: Eriogonum niveum - In bud.

Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra - Fading out of bloom.

* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis - Fading out of bloom.

* Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria

* Thyme-leaf Sandwort: Arenaria serpyllifolia

Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum

* Douglas' Catchflly: Silene douglasii var. douglasii

* Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra

* Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum

Tower Mustard: Arabis glabra - Fruits forming.

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

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum

* Tumble Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

* Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica (var. glabella or cylindrica ?)

Northwest Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia (var. ?)

Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. cusickii

Douglas' Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii var. douglasii

Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala - Small fruits are ripening.

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - In bud.

Mallow Ninebark: Physocarpus malvaceus

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla arguta

* Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis

* Sulfur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta

Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - In bud.

* Dog Rose: Rosa canina ?

* Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontanus

American Red Raspberry: Rubus idaeus ?

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

* Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia

* Nevada Deervetch: Lotus nevadensis

* Spanish Clover: Lotus purshiana (L. unifoliolatus) - Beginning to bloom.

* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus - In bud.

* Yellow Sweetclover: Melilotus officinalis

* Black Locust: Robinia (pseudoacacia ? )

* Field Clover: Trifolium campestre

* Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium

* Red Clover: Trifolium pratense

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

* Bird Vetch: Vicia cracca

* Hairy Vetch: Vicia villosa

Redstem Ceanothus: Ceanothus sanguineum

* Klamath Weed: Hypericum perforatum

* Elkhorns Clarkia: Clarkia pulchella

* Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea

Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum

Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - Seeds maturing.

Kinnickinnick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

* Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea - Beginning to bloom.

* Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium (var. ?)

* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis - Fading out of bloom.

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata

Prickly Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta ?

Hood's Phlox: Phlox hoodii

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata - In bud.

* Narrowleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis - Fading out of bloom.

* Viper's Bugloss: Echium vulgare

Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

* Carpet Vervain: Verbena bracteata

* Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris var. vulgaris

* Narrowleaf Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia (ssp. angustifolia?)

* Stiff Yellow Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja lutescens - Yellow bracts

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Fading out of bloom.

* Dalmation Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica

* Yellow Penstemon: Penstemon confertus

* Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis ? - Past bloom.

* English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

Common Plantain: Plantago major

* Indian-wheat: Plantago patagonica

Annual Bedstraw, Cleavers: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

* Bluebell Bellflower: Campanula rotundifolia

* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus mexicana

* Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora

Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii var. howellii

Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii var. neodioica

Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides

Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagitatta

Tumble Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa ?

* Dustymaidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii - Fading out of bloom.

Rush Skeletonweed: Chondrilla juncea

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense - In bud.

* Wavyleaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum

* Slender Hawksbeard: Crepis atribarba

* Foothill Daisy: Erigeron corymbosus

* Spreading Fleabane: Erigeron divergens

* Threadleaf Fleabane: Erigeron filifolius - Beginning to bloom.

* Showy Fleabane: Erigeron speciosus - In bud.

* Blanket Flower: Gaillardia aristata

Hairy Gold Aster: Heterotheca villosa ?

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Meadow Hawkweed: Hieracium caespitosum ?

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - In bud.

Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola

Field Cotton-rose: Logfia arvensis - In bud.

* Small Tarweed: Madia exigua

* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis

* Pineapple Weed: Matricaria matricarioides

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans - Fading out of bloom.

* Woolly Groundsel: Packera cana

Cudweed: Pseudognaphalium canescens or Pseudognaphalium thermale

Columbia Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides - In bud.

Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Going to seed.

Rocky Mountains Canada Goldenrod: Solidago lepida (var. salebrosa ?) - In bud.

Common Tansy: Tanacetum vulgare

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Seen at this Site:

(Least?) Chipmunks

Ravens

Common Nighthawks

Spotted Towhees

Western Wood Peewees

Mourning Doves

Western Bluebirds

Chipping Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Black-capped Chickadees

Mountain Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthatches

House Wren

Greenish Dragonfly

Pale Swallowtails

Western Swallowtails

Fritillaries

Crescent

Admiral

Wood Nymph

Ochre Ringlets

(Propertius ?) Duskywing

Blues

Large Bumblebees

Crickets - Singing

Cicadias - Singing

Ant Lions

Lady Bugs


Paul Slichter