July 7, 2009

Colockum Pass Road

(from the Kittitas Valley to about 2 miles north of Colockum Pass)

Washington Department of Natural Resources and Washington State Department of Wildlife lands

Common Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. (ponderosa ?)

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Rocky Mt. Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Coyote Willow: Salix exigua

* Douglas' Sedge: Carex douglasii

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Dunhead Sedge: Carex phaeocephala ?

* Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius

* Common Western Needlegrass: Achnatherum (occidentale ssp. pubescens ?)

* Mountain Brome: Bromus carinatus (var. ?) - I did not have time to look at awn length for comparative ID.

* Soft Brome: Bromus hordeaceus ssp. hordeaceus (B. mollis)

* Rattlesnake Brome: Bromus brizaeformis ?

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Pinegrass: Calamagrostis rubescens

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* Slender Hairgrass: Deschampsia elongata ?

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (ssp. elymoides ?)

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

* Rough Fescue: Festuca scabrella

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegenaria spicata var. spicata

* Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. gracilis

Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - In bud.

* Nevius' Garlic: Allium nevii (Synonym: Allium douglasii var. nevii)

* Lyall's Mariposa: Calochortus lyallii

* Douglas' Brodiaea: Triteleia grandiflorum ssp. grandiflorum - Fading out of bloom.

White False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum - In bud, nearly in bloom.

Panicled Death Camas: Zigadenus paniculatus - Past bloom.

* Meadow Death Camas: Zigadenus venenosus - Still in bloom in moist meadows near Colockum Pass.

* Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis - Blooming in grazed meadows near Colockum Pass.

Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii (var. ?) - Past bloom.

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. leianthemum - Both cream and yellow-flowered forms.

* Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii var. douglasii

* Parsnipflowered Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides

* Thyme-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum thymoides

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii var. douglasii

* Fruitleaf Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. confertiflorum

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

Spring Beauty: Claytonia lanceolata - Past bloom.

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

Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis (L. pygmaea var. nevadensis) - In bud.

* Water Montia: Montia chamissonis

* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis - A few plants in bloom in moist meadows near Colockum Pass.

* Slender Mountain Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris var. americana

* Arctic Pearlwort: Sagina saginoides ?

* Menzie's Catchfly: Silene menziesii

* Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana

Shining Starwort: Stellaria nitens ?

Kittitas Larkspur: Delphinium multiplex ? - In bud.

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum

* Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus

* Small-petaled Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

* Tower Rockcress: Arabis glabra

* American Wintergreen: Barbarea orthoceras

* Jim Hill Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum

* Small-flowered Prairie Stars: Lithophragma parviflorum

* Northwestern Saxifrage: Saxifraga integrifolia var. integrifolia ?

Golden Currant: Ribes aureum

* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum

* Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier cusickii

Douglas' Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii var. douglasii

* Shrubby Cinquefoil: Dasiphora fruticosa

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

* Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum - Fading out of bloom except at the highest elevations.

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - In bud at lower elevations.

* Biennial Cinquefoil: Potentilla biennis

* Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata

Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata - Past bloom.

* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana

Red Raspberry: Rubus idaeus

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

* Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba annua

* Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia

* Few-flowered Peavine: Lathyrus pauciflorus - In bloom near Colockum Pass.

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus (L. laxiflorus)

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus

* Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum

* Longstalk Clover: Trifolium longipes var. multiviolatum

Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Past bloom.

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

Sagebrush Violet: Viola trinervata - Past bloom.

Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana ssp. procera - In bud.

* Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

* Obscure Evening Primrose: Camissonia andina

* Hilgard's Suncup: Camissonia hilgardii

* Long-leaf Evening Primrose: Camissonia subacaulis (Oenothera subacaulis)

* Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

* Racemose Groundsmoke: Gayophytum racemosum ?

* Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum var. parviflorum

*Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

* Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Common Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis - Basal leaves.

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea

Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium (var. ?)

* False Mermaidweed: Floerkea proserpinacoides

* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata var. formosissima

Narrow-flower Flaxflower: Linanthus liniflorus ? - In bud.

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

*Brewer's Navarretia: Navarretia breweri

Spreading Navarretia: Navarretia divaricata ssp. divaricata

* Prickly Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta var. intertexta

* Hood's Phlox: Phlox (hoodii ?) - Prickly, mostly past bloom.

* Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus

* Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum

*Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Slender Cryptantha: Cryptantha (affinis ?)

Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Past bloom.

* Eastside Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys hispidulus (P. scouleri var. penicillatus)

* Wenatchee Indian Paintbrush: Castilleja elmeri

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. acuta

*Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

Hairy Paintbrush, Hairy Owlclover: Castilleja tenuis (Orthocarpus hispidus)

* Thompson's Paintbrush: Castilleja thompsonii

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Still in full bloom at higher elevations.

* Short-flowered Monkeyflower: Mimulus breviflorus

* Brewer's Monkeyflower: Mimulus breweri

* Common Monkeyflower: Mimulus guttatus - Perennial form.

* Yellow Penstemon: Penstemon confertus - Beginning to bloom.

* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - Fading out of bloom.

* Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri - Fading out of bloom.

* Rydberg's Penstemon: Penstemon rydbergii var. rydbergii

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

* American Brooklime: Veronica americana

* Corn Speedwell: Veronica arvensis

Broad-leaved Plantago: Plantago major

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea - Blooming along the stream at lower elevations.

* Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus

Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

*Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Stoloniferous Everlasting: Antennaria flagellaris

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Fading out of bloom.

* Twin Arnica: Arnica sororia - Beginning to bloom at higher elevations.

Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula

Mountain Big Sagerush: Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana -

* Hooker's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza hookeri var. hirsuta - Fading out of bloom.

* Silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia (Luina nardosmia)

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare - In bud.

* Scabland Fleabane: Erigeron bloomeri

* Eaton's Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron eatonii var. villosus - Beginning to bloom.

* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis (E. peregrinus) - Beginning to bloom.

* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis

* Cushion Fleabane: Erigeron poliospermus

* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum (var. ?)

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - In bud.

* Least Tarweed: Hemizonella minima

* Small Tarweed: Madia exigua

* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata

* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis

* Pineapple Weed: Matricaria matricarioides

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

Hairy Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma hirta var. sonchifolia - In bud.

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Fading out of bloom at lower elevations, past peak bloom at higher elevations.

* Woolly Mock Goldenweed: Stenotus lanuginosus

Western Mountain Aster: Symphyotrichum (spathulatum var. spathulatum ?)

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

Douglas Squirrels

Least Chipmunks

Goshawk

Cooper's Hawk

Ravens

Western Wood Peewees

Chipping Sparrows

Horned Lark

Pale Swallowtails

Western Tiger Swallowtails

Sara's Orangetips

Parnassian

Fritillarys

Checkerspots

Blues

Coppers