[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2015]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

Swauk Campground

Wenatchee National Forest

June 5, 2015

Lyall's bittercress (Cardamine cordifolia)

Lyall's Bittercress: Cardamine cordifolia

Swauk Campground is in northern Kittitas County along US 97 between Old Blewett Road and Blewett Pass. Plant list includes plants observed along the Sculpture Rock Trail #1397 which runs uphill south of Swauk Creek from the east end of the campground and descends to behind the picnic shelter at the west end of the campground.


* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis -

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa -

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii -

Red Alder: Alnus rubra -

* Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea -

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana -

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Scouring Rush: Equisetum hyemale

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora - In bud.

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri -

Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis ?

Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata -

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule -

* Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum -

Western Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia - Floral stems rising.

* Stinging Nettles: Urtica dioica -

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii -

Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla -

* Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana -

* Columbian Monkshood: Aconitum columbianum -

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

* Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale -

* Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla -

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium -

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

* Shepherd's Purse: Capsella bursa-pastoris

* Lyall's Bittercress: Cardamine cordifolia

* Spring Whitlow-grass: Draba verna - Fading out of bloom in campsite pads.

* Tower Mustard: Turritis glabra (Arabis glabra)

* Pacific Mitrewort: Mitella trifida var. trifida -

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum

* Northern Black Currant: Ribes hudsonianum

* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

* Sticky Gooseberry: Ribes viscosissimum

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

* Broad-petal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala -

* Large-leaved Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum -

Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor -

* Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis -

Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - In bud.

Blackcap Raspberry: Rubus leucodermis

Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana (var. ?) - In bud.

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus -

Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia - ?

Menzie's Spiraea, Hardhack: Spiraea douglasii var. menzisii -

Pyramid Spiraea: Spiraea X pyramidata - In bud.

* Lupine: Lupinus sp., either Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius or Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei ?)

* American Vetch: Vicia americana

* Stream Violet: Viola glabella

Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. -

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

Enchanter's Nightshade: Circaea alpina

Sharp-tooth Angelica: Angelica (arguta ?)

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi -

* Western Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis -

Little Pipsissewa: Chimaphila menziesii - In bud.

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata - In bud.

Sidebells Pyrola: Orthillia secunda - In bud.

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedea -

Pink Wintergreen: Pyrola asarifolia (var. ?)

Green-flowered Wintergreen: Pyrola chlorantha - In bud.

White-vein Wintergreen: Pyrola picta - In bud.

* White Shooting Star: Dodecatheon dentatum

* Fendler's Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons -

Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris (var. ?)

* Small-flowred Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa (var. latifolia ?)- Beginning to bloom.

Sickletop Lousewort: Pedicularis racemosa

Broad-leaved Plantain: Plantago major

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa -

* Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata - Fading out of bloom.

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigata -

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor -

* Racemose Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa -

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata

Edible Thistle: Cirsium edule (var. wenatchense ?) - In bud.

Engelmann's Aster: Eucephalus engelmannii - In bud.

Showy Aster: Eurybia conspicua -

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum -

* Pineappleweed: Matricaria discoidea

Wall Lettuce: Mycelis muralis

Falsegold Groundsel: Packera pseudaurea - In bud.

Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot: Petasites frigidus -

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

* Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale -


Animals Seen at This Site:

Common Ravens

Brown-headed Cowbirds

Evening Grosbeaks

American Robins

Hermit Thrushes

Swainson's Thrushes

Western Tanagers

Chipping Sparrows

Cassin's Finch (male)

Western Wood Peewees

Pine Siskins

Townsend's Warblers

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Violet-green Swallows


Paul Slichter