[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2013]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

Sun Lakes State Park

Grant County, Washington

May 31 - June 3, 2013

 


* indicates the wildflower is currently blooming.

Peachleaf Willow: Salix amygdaloides - Fruits ripening.

Ferriss' Scouring Rush: Equisetum ferrissii ?

Duckweed: Lemna minor

Cattails: Typha latifolia

* Silver Sedge: Carex praegracilis

* Common Tule: Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis ?

* Three-square Bulrush: Schoenoplectus americanus

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

* Common Chess: Bromus commutatus

* Soft Brome: Bromus mollis

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Alkali Salt Grass: Distichlis stricta

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. ?)

* Needle and Thread: Heterostipa comata

* Basin Wildrye: Leymus cinereus

* Perennial Ryegrass: Lolium perenne

*Common Reed: Phragmites communis

* Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua

Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

Sandberg's Bluegrass: Poa secunda var. secunda - Past bloom.

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegenaria spicata var. spicata

* Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica ssp. holosericea

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus - In bud.

* Giant Helleborine: Epipactis gigantea

Snow Buckwheat: Eriogonum niveum

* Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum (var. anserinum?)

* Rock Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum

Thyme-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum thymoides - Past bloom.

* Curly Dock: Rumex crispus

Pigweed: Chenopodium album

* Greasewood: Sarcobatus vermiculatus

Jagged Chickweed: Holosteum umbellatum - Past bloom.

* Virgin's Bower: Clematis ligusticifolia

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium - Fruits forming.

* Whitetop: Cardaria draba

Scale Pod: Idahoa scapigera - Remains of fruits.

* Plains Mustard: Schoenocrambe linifolia

* Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

* Thick-leaved Thelypody: Thelypodium laciniatum var. streptanthoides

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum - Fruits ripening

* Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia (var. ?) - Fruits ripening.

* Common Silverweed: Potentilla anserina ssp. anserina

* Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana

* Sulfur Lupine: Lupinus sulphureus ssp. subsaccatus

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

* White-stemmed Globe Mallow: Sphaeralcea munroana

* Russian Olive: Elaeagnus angustifolia

Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

Cut-leaf Water-parsnip: Berula erecta

Water-hemlock: Cicuta douglasii

Fernleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum - Fruits ripening.

* Showy Milkweed: Asclepias speciosa

* Prickly Phlox: Linanthus pungens - Fading out of bloom.

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. leucophylla

* Common Bugloss: Anchusa officinalis

Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Fruits forming.

* Purple Sage: Salvia dorrii var. incana

* Thompson's Paintbrush: Castilleja thompsonii

* Dalmatian Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica

* Chelan Penstemon: Penstemon pruinosus - Fading out of bloom.

* Candleweed: Plantago patagonica

* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea

* Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus (var. laevigatus ?)

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla - Past bloom.

Tarragon: Artemisia dracunculus

Big Sagebrush: Artemisia tridentata (var. tridentata ?)

* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Fading out of bloom.

Green Rabbitbrush: Chrysothamnus viscidiflora (var. lanceolata ?)

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

* Bearded Hawksbeard: Crepis barbigera ?

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosus var. albicaulis

Columbia Goldenweed: Ericameria resinosa

* Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron pumilus

* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola

* Gray Horsebrush: Tetradymia canescens

* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Observed or Heard Along this Route:

Mule Deer

Yellow-bellied Marmots

Turkey Vultures

Great Horned Owl

Black-crowned Night Herons

Great Blue Herons

Killdeer

Northern Flickers

Ravens

Brewer's Blackbirds

Red-winged Blackbirds

Brown-headed Cowbirds

Bullock's Orioles

Starlings

Mallards

Caspian Terns

Ring-billed Gulls

Pheasants

California Quail

Common Nighthawks

Mourning Doves

American Robins

Black-headed Grosbeaks

Western Meadowlark

Eastern Kingbird

Western Kingbird

Says Phoebes

Western Wood Peewees

Barn Swallows

Tree Swallow

Violet-green Swallows

Willson's Warblers

Yellow-breasted Chats

House Sparrows

Song Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

American Goldfinches

Canyon Wren

Rock Wrens

Western Swallowtail

Lorquin's Admirals

Ochre Ringlets

Blues

Skippers


Paul Slichter