[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2015]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

Swauk Forest Discovery Trail #1335

Wenatchee National Forest

June 5, 2015

A Washington Native Plant Society and University of Washington Herbarium hike.

A view southeast towards Diamond Head from the southern part of the loop of the Swauk Forest Discovery Trail, Wenatchee National Forest........June 5, 2015.

A view southeast towards Diamond Head from the southern part of the loop of the Swauk Forest Discovery Trail, Wenatchee National Forest........June 5, 2015.

* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Western Larch: Larix occidentalis

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta (var. latifolia ?)

Western White Pine: Pinus monticola

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Rocky Mt. Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Oregon Box: Paxistima myrsinites

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Juniper Haircap Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides - Beginning to bloom.

* Timothy: Phleum pratense

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

Bead Lily: Clintonia uniflora - In bud.

Glacier Lily: Erythronium grandiflorum var. grandiflorum - Pods maturing.

* False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Western Wakerobin: Trillium ovatum - Past bloom.

Panicle Death-camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum var. hypoleium

* Tweedy's Lewisia: Lewisia tweedyi - Fading out of bloom.

* Bigleaf Sandwort: Moehringia macrophylla

* Baneberry: Actaea rubra

* Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale

* Holboel's Rockcress: Boechera pendulocarpa

Vanilla Leaf: Achlys triphylla

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

* Lanceleaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum - In bud.

* Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum

Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum - Past bloom.

* Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa var. glandulosa - In bud.

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Largeleaf Avens: Geum macrophyllum var. macrophyllum

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata - Past bloom.

* Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata - Fading out of bloom.

Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - In bud.

* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana (var. ?)

Blackcap: Rubus leucodermis - In bud.

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea betulifolia

* Bigleaf Lupine: Lupinus polyphyllus (var. burkei ?)

Yellow Sweetclover: Melilotus officinalis

* Stream Violet: Viola glabella

* Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

Soapberry: Shepherdia canadensis

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Dwarf Groundsmoke: Gayophytum humile

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

* Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Pinemat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Little Prince's Pine: Chimaphila menziesii

Prince's Pine: Chimaphila umbellata

Sidebells Wintergreen: Orthilia secunda - In bud.

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedaea - New stems arising from the ground.

Green-flowered Wintergreen: Pyrola chlorantha - In bud.

White-veined Wintergreen: Pyrola picta

* Grouse Whortleberry: Vaccinium scoparium

* White Shooting Star: Dodecatheon dentaum

Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium (var. ?)

Largeflowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis var. gracilis

Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Past bloom.

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata - In bud. (or C. elmeri?)

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Bracted Lousewort: Pedicularis bracteosa

* Shrubby Penstemon: Penstemon fruticosus var. fruticosus - Past peak bloom.

* Thyme-leaved Speedwell: Veronica serpyllifolia var. humifusa

Broadleaved Plantain: Plantago major

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis - In bud.

Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata

Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Pearly Everlastings: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Hooker's Pussytoes: Antennaria racemosa

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria rosea

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

* Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagittata

* Silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia - Fading out of bloom.

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

Engelmann's Aster: Eucephalus engelmannii - In bud.

Showy Aster: Eurybia conspicua

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum - In bud.

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - Beginning to bloom.

Pineapple Weed: Matricaria discoidea

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

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Chipmunks

Turkey Vulture

Common Ravens

Northern Flicker

Swainson's Thrush

Evening Grosbeaks

Western Tanagers

Hermit Thrushes

Western Wood Peewees

Chipping Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Pine Siskines

Townsends Warblers

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Chestnut-backed Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Duskywings

Pale Swallowtails


Paul Slichter