[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2013]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

Reecer Creek Road (FS Road #35)

(including portions of FS Roads #3517 & #3521)

June 4, 2013

Wenatchee National Forest

Remnants of the Table Mountain Fire as seen near the junction of FS Road 35 and FS Road 3517...........June 4, 2013. The conifers are well scorched and the soil is fairly ashy, but glacier lilies are peaking through.

Remnants of the Table Mountain Fire as seen near the junction of FS Road 35 and FS Road 3517...........June 4, 2013. The conifers are well scorched and the soil is fairly ashy, but glacier lilies are peaking through.

Wildflower bloom along Reecer Creek Road (FS Road 35), Wenatchee National Forest...........June 4, 2013. - Wildflower bloom along Reecer Creek Road (FS Road 35), Wenatchee National Forest...........June 4, 2013.

Wildflower bloom along Reecer Creek Road (FS Road 35), Wenatchee National Forest...........June 4, 2013.


* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

Cowpie Lichen: Diploschistes (muscorum ?)

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Subalpine Fir: Abies lasiocarpa

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis - Leafing out.

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta var. latifolia

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. (ponderosa ?)

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

* Geyer's Willow: Salix geyeri ?

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

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

* Crested Wheatgrass: Agropyron cristatum

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegenaria spicata var. spicata

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

* Common Camas: Camassia quamash (ssp. quamash ?)

* Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods developing.

White False Hellebore: Veratrum californicum

* Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis

* Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. douglasii - Fading out of bloom except at higher elevations.

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

* Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii var. douglasii

Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum (var. proliferum ?)- In bud.

Sulfur Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. (hypoleium ?) - In bud.

* Doorweed: Polygonum aviculare

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii var. douglasii

* Kellogg's Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides var. kelloggii - Beginning to bloom.

* Spring Beauty: Claytonia lanceolata var. lanceolata

* Nevada Lewisia: Lewisia nevadensis (L. pygmaea var. nevadensis)

* Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva

* Slender Mountain Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris var. americana

Kittitas Larkspur: Delphinium multiplex ?

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum

* Plantain-leaved Buttercup: Ranunculus alismaefolius var. alismellus

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

* Holboell's Rockcress: Arabis holboellii var. retrofracta

* Hairystem Rockcress: Arabis sparsiflora var. sparsiflora (Boechera sparsiflora)

* Large Mountain Bittercress: Cardamine cordifolia var. lyallii

* Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides

* Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - Beginning to bloom.

* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera (L. glabrum)

*Small-flowered Prairie Stars: Lithophragma parviflorum

Peak Saxifrage: Saxifraga nidifica var. nidifica (Synonym: Saxifraga integrifolia var. leptopetala) - Past bloom.

* Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum

* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata

* Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

Woolly-pod Milkvetch: Astragalus purshii - Pods well-formed.

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus (L. laxiflorus)

Sagebrush Violet: Viola trinervata - Past bloom.

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

* Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

* Small-flowered Willowherb: Epilobium minutum

Salt and Pepper: Lomatium gormanii - Past bloom.

* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

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

* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

* Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon conjugens - Still in bloom in moist meadows at higher elevations.

* False Mermaidweed: Floerkea proserpinacoides

* Diffuse Mountain-trumpet: Collomia tenella

* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

Scarlet Gilia: Ipomopsis aggregata var. formosissima

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa

Showy Jacob's Ladder: Polemonium californicum

* Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus

* Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum - Fading out of bloom except in shaded areas or those that held snow late into the season at higher elevations.

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Lineleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis

Tall Phacelia: Phacelia procera

* Gromwell: Lithospermum arvense

* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

Scouler's Popcorn Flower: Plagiobothrys scouleri (var. ?)

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Thompson's Paintbrush: Castilleja thompsonii

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Yellow Penstemon: Penstemon confertus

* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus

* Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri

* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine

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

* Mountain Snowberry: Symphoricarpos oreophilus

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla - Past bloom.

Pearly Everlastings: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Stoloniferous Everlasting: Antennaria flagellaris

Narrowleaf Pussytoes: Antennaria stenophylla - In bud.

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

Twin Arnica: Arnica sororia

Mountain Big Sagerush: Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana

* Hooker's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza hookeri

* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata - Fading out of bloom at lower elevations, beginning at higher elevations.

Silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia (Luina nardosmia) - In bud.

Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa

* Dusty Maidens: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

* Low Hawksbeard: Crepis modocensis - Fading out of bloom at lower elevations.

Columbia Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosa

* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis

* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides

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

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Douglas Squirrels

Least Chipmunks

Turkey Vultures

Ravens

Gray Jays

Mourning Doves

Western Wood Peewees

Chipping Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Pine Siskins

Red-breasted Nuthaches

Western Tiger Swallowtail

Lorquin's Admirals

Milbert's Tortoiseshells

Mourning Cloaks

Anglewings

Beckmann's Whites

Sara's Orangetips

Ochre Ringlets

Fritillarys

Blues

Skippers

Bumblebees

Honeybees


Paul Slichter