[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2018]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

Headquarters and Stubblefield Trails Loop

Turnbull National Wildlife Area

July 4, 2018

 


* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Peach-leaf Willow: Salix amygdaloides

Pacific Willow: Salix lasiandra var. caudata

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis ?

Slender-beak Sedge: Carex atherostachya

Awl-fruited Sedge: Carex stipata var. stipata

Blister Sedge: Carex vesicaria

Softstem Bulrush: Scirpus tabernaemontani ?

* Needlegrass: Achnatherum sp.

Jointed Goatbrass: Aegiolops cylindrica

* Crested Wheatgrass: Agropyron cristatum

* Meadow Brome: Bromus commutatus or Soft Brome: B. hordeaceus ?

* Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis

* Japanese Brome: Bromus japonicus

* Smooth Brome: Bromus inermis - Spreading panicles

Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica

* One-spike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides (var. ?)

* Blue Wildrye: Elymus glaucus ssp. glaucus

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa

Nevada Blue Grass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia

Sandberg's Blue Grass: Poa secunda ssp. secunda

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

Medusa Head: Taenitherum caput-medusae

* North African Grass: Ventenata dubia

* Geyer's Onion: Allium geyeri var. geyeri

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods ready to release seeds.

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - Upper edge of riparian areas around the lakes.

* Elegant Rein Orchid: Platanthera elegans

* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides var. heracleoides

Snow Buckwheat: Eriogonum niveum - In bud.

Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare

* Wiry Knotweed: Polygonum majus

* Milkwort Knotweed: Polygonum polygaloides ssp. polygaloides

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

Curly Dock: Rumex crispus

* Willow Dock: Rumex triangulivalvis

Lamsquarters: Chenopodium album - In bud.

* Deptford Pink: Dianthus armeria

* Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenopetalum - Past bloom.

* Wormseed Mustard: Erysimum cheiranthoides

* Watercress: Nasturtium officinale

* Marsh Yellowcress: Rorippa palustris

* Tumble Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

Field Pennycress: Thlaspi arvense - Forming seeds.

Tower Mustard: Turritis glabra - Fruits forming.

* Roundleaf Alumroot: Heuchera cylindrica (var. glabella or cylindrica ?) - Fading out of bloom.

Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. cusickii - Fruits ripening.

Douglas' Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii var. douglasii - Fruits ripening, and attracting cedar waxwings.

Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

* Cordilleran Cinquefoil: Drymocallis convallaria - Past bloom.

Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum var. ciliatum - Past bloom.

* Elmer's Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. elmeri

* Graceful Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. flabelliformis

* Sulfur Cinquefoil: Potentilla recta

Western Burnet: Poteridium occidentale

Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - Fruits forming.

Pearhip Rose: Rosa woodsii var. ultramontanus

* American Bird's-foot Trefoil: Acmispon americanus var. americanus

* Nevada Deervetch: Acmispon nevadensis

* Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus

* Silky Lupine: Lupinus sericeus

* White Sweetclover: Melilotus albus - Beginning to bloom.

* Black Locust: Robinia (pseudoacacia ? )

* Rabbitsfoot Clover: Trifolium arvense

* Cup Clover: Trifolium cyathiferum - Fading out of bloom.

* Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium

* Tiny Vetch: Vicia hirsuta

* Hairy Vetch: Vicia villosa

* Thymeleaf Sandmat: Euphorbia serpyllifolia ssp. serpyllifolia

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

* Carolina Geranium: Geranium carolinianum

* Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. viscosissimum

* Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana (var. ?)

* Klamath Weed: Hypericum perforatum

Wild Blue Flax: Linum lewisii - Past bloom.

* Smooth Willowherb: Epilobium campestre ?

* Elkhorns Clarkia: Clarkia pulchella

* Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum - Beginning to bloom.

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum

Biscuitroot: Lomatium macrocarpum - Seeds maturing.

Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum - Seeds maturing.

* Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri

* Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium var. pumilum

* Showy Milkweed: Asclepias speciosa

* Field Bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis

* Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Narrowleaf Collomia: Collomia linearis - Fading out of bloom.

* Prickly Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta ssp. propinqua

* Menzie's Fiddleneck: Amsinckia menziesii (var. ?)

Common Houndstongue: Cynoglossum officinale

* Slender-branched Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys leptocladus

* Scouler's Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys scouleri var. scouleri

* Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia

Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale

* Thin Paintbrush: Castilleja tenuis

Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata

* Bractless Hedgehyssop: Gratiola ebracteata

* Dalmation Toadflax: Linaria dalmatica

* Yellow Penstemon: Penstemon confertus - In bloom along main access road west of the refuge headquarters.

* Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

* Blue Water Speedwell: Veronica anagallis-aquatica

* Indian-wheat: Plantago patagonica

Annual Bedstraw, Cleavers: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

* Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale

* Showy Downingia: Downingia elegans

* Blue Elderberry: Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea

* Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Large-flowered Agoseris: Agoseris grandiflora

Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla - Going to seed.

* Mayweed Chamomile: Anthemis cotula

Arrowleaf Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza sagitatta Past bloom.

* Tall Beggarticks: Bidens vulgata

* Rough Eyelashweed: Blepharipappus scaber - Nearly past bloom.

* Bachelor's buttons: Centaurea cyanus

Rush Skeletonweed: Chondrilla juncea

* Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

* Wavyleaf Thistle: Cirsium undulatum

* Foothill Daisy: Erigeron corymbosus

* Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron pumilus var. intermedius

* Blanket Flower: Gaillardia aristata

* Marsh Cudweed: Gnaphalium palustre

* Hairy Gumweed: Grindelia hirsutula

* Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri (the former Hieracium albertinum) - Beginning to bloom.

Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola

* Hareleaf: Lagophylla ramosissima

Field Cotton-rose: Logfia arvensis - In bud.

* Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata

* Slender Tarweed: Madia gracilis ?

* Pineapple Weed: Matricaria matricarioides

* Columbia Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides - Beginning to bloom

* Sweet Marsh Butterweed: Senecio hydrophiloides

* Giant Goldenrod: Solidago gigantea

Common Tansy: Tanacetum vulgare

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

Northern Mule's-ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis


Animals Seen at this Site:

(Least?) Chipmunks

Turkey Vulture

Northern Harrier

American Kestrel

Great Blue Heron

Double-crested Cormorants

White Pelicans

Pheasant - calling nearby

White-collared Doves

Killdeer

Northern Orioles

American Robins

Black-headed Grosbeak

Eastern Kingbird

Western Wood Peewees

Mourning Doves

Brewer's Blackbirds

Red-winged Blackbirds

Western Meadowlark

Cedar Waxwings working over the ripening Douglas' hawthorn berries.

House Finches

Song Sparrows

American Goldfinches

Violet-green Swallows

Pygmy Nuthatches

House Wrens

Garter Snake

Two-tailed Swallowtails

Lorquin's Admiral

Wood Nymph

Blues

Large Bumblebees


Paul Slichter