[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2012]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

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

Washington State Parks

May 6, 2012

 


* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

* Rocky Mountain Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

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

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii (var. ?)

* Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Wolfbane Lichen: Letharia vulpina

Red Bryum Moss: Bryum miniatum

Juniper Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

Awned Haircap Moss: Polytrichum pilferum

Racomitrium Moss: Racomitrium sp.

Lace Fern: Cheilanthes sp.

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis ?

* Thread-leaf Sedge: Carex filifolia

* Sedge: Carex sp.

* Field Woodrush: Luzula campestris

Soft Brome: B. hordeaceus ?

Japanese Brome: Bromus japonicus

Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis

Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

One-spike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

* Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa

Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

* Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum - Fading out of bloom.

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum - In bud.

Purple Trillium: Trillium petiolatum

* Meadow Deathcamas: Zigadenus venenosus - Beginning to bloom.

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Streambank Springbeauty: Claytonia parviflora var. parviflora

* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra

* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis

Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria

Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum - Seen in wet swales high in the Rattlesnake Hills.

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum - Beginning to bloom.

* Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus

* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum

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

* Spring Whitlowgrass: Draba verna

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum

Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica (var. glabella or cylindrica ?) - In bud.

* Small-flowered Priaire Star: Lithophragma parviflorum

Northwest Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia (var. ?) - Past bloom.

* Golden Currant: Ribes aureum

* Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. cusickii

Douglas' Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii var. douglasii

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

Mallow Ninebark: Physocarpus malvaceus - In bud.

Elmer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri ?

Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis

Sulfur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta

Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - In bud.

Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontanus

American Red Raspberry: Rubus idaeus ?

Western Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentale

Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia

Nevada Deervetch: Lotus nevadensis

Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus - In bud.

Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus

Clover: Trifolium sp.

* Hooked-spur Violet: Viola adunca

Redstem Ceanothus: Ceanothus sanguineum - In bud.

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

Klamath Weed: Hypericum perforatum

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum

* Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

* Kinnickinnick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium (var. ?)

* Cusick's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon cusickii

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Hood's Phlox: Phloxhoodii

* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum - Fading out of bloom.

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

Viper's Bugloss: Echium vulgare

* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

* Trumpet Lungwort: Mertensia longiflora

* Small-flowered Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys tenellus

Narrowleaf Skullcap: Scutellaria angustifolia (ssp. angustifolia?)

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Dalmation Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica

Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. scouleri

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

Annual Bedstraw, Cleavers: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

Blue Elderberry: Sambucus mexicana

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha

Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii var. howellii - In bud.

Field Pussytoes: Antennaria howellii var. neodioica - In bud.

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Beginning to bloom.

Dragon Wormwood: Artemisia dracunculus ?

* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagitatta

Tumble Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa ?

Dustymaidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

Thistle: Cirsium sp. - weedy (C. arvense ?)

Thistle: Cirsium sp. - native (gray leaves)

Threadleaf Fleabane: Erigeron filifolius

Blanket Flower: Gaillardia aristata

Hairy Gold Aster: Heterotheca villosa

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

Aster: Symphyotrichum sp.

Common Tansy: Tanacetum vulgare

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals seen along the route of this hike:

Vole

Canada Geese - Heard flying over the Little Spokane River

Osprey

Turkey

California Quail

American Robins

Townsend's Solitaire

Spotted Towhees

Chipping Sparrows

White-crowned Sparrow

Dark-eyed Juncos

Black-capped Chickadees

Pygmy Nuthatches

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Nashville Warblers

House Wren ?

Tree Frog

Swallowtail

Mourning Cloaks

Sara's Orangetips

Pine Elfins

Spring Azure

Blue

Large Bumblebees

Domestic Honney Bees

Mason Bees

Lady Bug


Paul Slichter