[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2019]

Currently Blooming Wildflowers in Central and Eastern Washington

June 1, 2019

Brooks Memorial State Park (US 97 near Satus Pass)

- Northern mule's ears (Wyethia amplexicaulis) and meadow deathcamas (Toxicoscordion venenosum) dominate a seep in the middle of lithosol scablands at Brooks Memorial State Park......June 1, 2019.

In the photo at left, scabland wild buckwheat (Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sublineare) dominates a dry scabland with ponderosa pines (Pinus ponderosa) behind at Brooks Memorial State Park......June 1, 2019. In the photo at right, northern mule's ears (Wyethia amplexicaulis) and meadow deathcamas (Toxicoscordion venenosum) dominate a seep in the middle of lithosol scablands at Brooks Memorial State Park......June 1, 2019.

Weather: Mostly sunny with a light breeze, averaging 5-10 mph. Temps in the upper 60s to mid 70s.


* Indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

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Click here for a fairly comprehensive plant list for Brooks Memorial State Park

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Haircap Juniper Moss: Polytrichum juniperinum

Polytrichum Moss: Polytrichum pilferum

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii var. lemmonii

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* One-spike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides - Beginning to bloom.

* Idaho Fescue: Festuca idahoensis

* Prairie Junegrass: Koeleria macrantha

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata - Beginning to bloom.

Medusa Head: Taeniatherum caput-medusae

* Small Fescue: Vulpia microstachys

Grand Fir: Abies grandis

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Red Alder: Alnus rubra

Creek Dogwood: Cornus sericea - Past bloom.

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana

* Lilac: Syringia sp.

* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Beginning to bloom.

* Nevius' Onion: Allium nevii - Fading out of bloom.

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus var. macrocarpus

* Common Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. quamash - Fading out of bloom.

Columbia Lily: Lilium columbianum - In bud.

Star-flowered False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum stellatum - Past bloom.

Panicle Death Camas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum - Past bloom.

* Meadow Death Camas: Toxicoscordion venonosum ssp. venonosum

* Bicolored Cluster Lily: Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii

Hyacinth Cluster Lily: Triteleia hyacinthina - In bud.

Grass Widows: Olsynium douglasii var. inflatum - Past bloom.

* Spotted Coralroot: Coralorhiza maculata.

* Striped Coralroot: Corallorhiza striata

* Mountain Lady Slippers: Cypripedium montanum

Rein Orchid: Piperia sp.

* White Bog Orchid: Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata - Stream next to rest rooms at rest area.

* Heart-leaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Beginning to bloom.

* Scabland Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. sublineare

Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum - In bud.

* Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolius

* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra

Water Chickweed: Montia fontana

Linearleaf Montia: Montia linearis

* Menzie's Campion: Silene menziesii

Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum - Beginning to bloom.

Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum - Past bloom.

Western Meadowrue: Thalictrum occidentale

Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii

Creeping Oregon Grape: Berberis repens

Columbia Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora - Spreading fruits forming.

Scale Pod: Idahoa scapigera - Pods only.

Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera

* Small-flowered Prairie Star: Lithophragma parviflorum - Fading out of bloom.

Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa - Past bloom.

Northwestern Saxifrage: Micranthes integrifolia - Past bloom.

Cusick's Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. cusickii

Suksdorf's Hawthorn: Crataegus suksdorfii

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa ssp. glandulosa

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala

Prairie Smoke: Geum triflorum - Past bloom.

Ocean Spray: Holodiscus discolor

Annual Burnet: Poteridium occidentale

Bitter Cherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata

* Chokecherry: Prunus virginiana var. melanocarpa - Fading out of bloom.

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

* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Birchleaf Spiraea: Spiraea lucida

* Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus - Fading out of bloom.

American Bird's-foot Clover: Acmispon americanus var. americanus

Nevada Deervetch: Acmispon nevadensis var. nevadensis

* Bog Deervetch: Hosackia pinnata

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus - In bud.

* Wyeth Lupine: Lupinus wyethii

Big-head Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Past bloom.

* American Vetch: Vicia americana

Sagebrush Violet: Viola trinervata - Past bloom.

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium - Fading out of bloom.

* Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum

Oregon Checker-mallow: Sidalcea oregana var. oregana - In bud.

Snow Brush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum

Fireweed: Chamerion angustifolium

* Slender Clarkia: Clarkia gracilis - Beginning to bloom.

Diamond Clarkia: Clarkia rhomboidea

Tall Annual Evening Primrose: Epilobium brachycarpum

Cow Parsnip: Heracleum lanatum

Gray-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum - Fruits well-formed.

* Bare-stem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

* Nine Leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium tridentatum var. triternatum

* Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Western Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis

Pipsissewa: Chimaphila umbellata

Pine Drops: Pterospora andromedea - Last years' stalks.

White-vein Pyrola: Pyrola picta

* Columbia Frasera: Frasera albicaulis var. columbiana - Beginning to bloom.

Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium

Desert Shooting Star: Dodecatheon conjugens - Past bloom.

* Poet's Shooting Star: Dodecatheon poeticum - Fading out of bloom.

Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Prickly Navarretia: Navarretia intertexta

* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa - Fading out of bloom.

Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum - Past bloom.

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata

Varileaf Phacelia: Phacelia heterophylla var. heterophylla - In bud.

* Blue Scorpiongrass: Myosotis micrantha

* Blue-and Yellow Scorpiongrass: Myosotis discolor

* Scouler's Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys scouleri var. scouleri - Beginning to bloom.

Self Heal: Prunella vulgaris var. lanceolata

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. acuta - Slopes above Environmental Learning Center.

* Hairy Paintbrush: Castillja tenuis

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora - Fading out of bloom.

* Common Monkeyflower: Erythranthe guttata - Beginning to bloom.

* Tapertip Penstemon: Penstemon attenuatus var. attenuatus

* Cleavers: Galium aparine var. echinospermum

* Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var laevigatus

Rare-flowered Heterocodon: Heterocodon rariflorum

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

* Annual Agoseris: Agoseris heterophylla

Spear-leaf Agoseris: Agoseris retrorsa

Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Past bloom.

* Woodrush Pussytoes: Antennaria luzuloides

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria microphylla (rosea)

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia - Fading out of bloom.

* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamhoriza careyana

Hooker's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza hookeri var. hookeri - Past bloom.

* Hybrid Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana x hookeri - Past bloom.

Silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia - Past bloom.

Hoary False Yarrow: Chaenactis douglasii var. douglasii

* Tapertip Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata

* Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri ? - Beginning to bloom.

Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris

* Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia ?

Bloom's Goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri - New leaf growth.

California Rayless Daisy: Erigeron inornatus

Showy Aster: Eurybia conspicuua ?

Rough-leaved Aster: Eurybia radulina

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri var. cynoglossoides - In bud.

Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola

* Small Tarweed: Madia exigua

Cut-leaf Silverpuffs: Microseris laciniata - In bud.

Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans - In bud.

False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides

Columbia Goldenweed: Pyrrocoma carthamoides var. carthamoides

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

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale

* Northern Wyethia: Wyethia amplexicaulis


Animals Seen in Brooks Memorial State Park:

Anise Swallowtails

Silvery Blues

Ravens

Northern Flickers

Spotted Towhee

Black-headed Grosbeaks

Western Wood Peewees

Chipping Sparrows

Vaux's Swifts

Pacific Tree Frog


Paul Slichter