[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2016]

Renner Lake Uplands north of Kettle Falls, Washington

Colville National Forest

June 25, 2016

Rattlesnake Grapefern: Botrypus virginianus

Rattlesnake Grapefern: Botrypus virginianus

This area was explored as part of Washington Rare Care Monitoring Weekend efforts.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Rattlesnake Grapefern: Botrypus virginianus

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Scouring-rush Horsetail: Equisetum hyemale

Douglas' Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Paper Birch: Betula papyrifera ? or Water Birch: Betula occidentalis

Redstem Ceanothus: Ceanothus sanguineus

Red Osier Dogwood: Cornus sericea

* Western Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Engelmann Spruce: Picea engelmannii

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Soapberry: Shepherdia canadensis

Western Red Cedar: Thuja plicata

* Chess Brome: Bromus hordeaceus

* Japanese Brome: Bromus japonicus

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus

* Glaucous Deathcamas: Anticlea elegans

Queen's Cup: Clintonia uniflora

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule

Panicled Death camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia

Rein Orchid: Piperia sp.

Erubescent Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra

Lambsquarters: Chenopodium album ?

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum

* Lava Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica var. cylindrica

Prickly Currant: Ribes lacustre

* Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Woods Strawberry: Fragaria vesca var. bracteata

Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana var. platypetala

* Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor - Beginning to bloom.

Sulphur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta

Prickly Rose: Rosa acicularis ? or Bristly Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana ssp. macdougalii ?

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

* Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea lucida

* Short Canadian Milkvetch: Astragalus canadensis var. brevidens

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus

* Alfalfa: Medicago sativa

* White Sweetclover: Melilotus albus

* Yellow Sweetclover: Melilotus officinalis

* Least Hopclover: Trifolium dubium

* Red Clover: Trifolium pratense

* Wild Hollyhock: Iliamna rivularis

* Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum

Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum (var. ?)

* Canadian White Violet: Viola canadensis var. rugulosa - Fading out of bloom.

Poison Ivy: Toxicodendron radicans (var. rydgergii ?)

* Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Wild Sarsaparilla: Aralia nudicaulis - A few plants in bloom.

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

Kinnicinnick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Pinedrops: Pteropsora andromedea

* Pink Pyrola: Pyrola asarifolia

* Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium var. androsaemifolium

* Linear-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis

* Narrowleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis

Yerba Buena: Clinopodium douglasii

* Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata

* Common Monkeyflower: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Twinflower: Linnaea borealis

Elderberry: Sambucus sp.

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

Tumble Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

Bull Thistle: Cirsium vulgare

Canada Horseweed: Conyza canadensis

* Philadelphia Fleabane: Erigeron philadelphicus

* Showy Aster: Eurybia conspicua

* White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albiflorum

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

Falsegold Groundsel: Packera pseudaurea var. pseudaurea

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

* Salsify: Tragopogon dubius


Animals Observed During This Outing:

Cooper's Hawk

Black-headed Grosbeak

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Western Swallowtails

Crescents

Bumblebees - Pollinating Maryland sanicle (Sanicula marilandica)


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