[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2022]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

Wildflowers of Dry Creek Canyon

(from the Boise Cascades/Wenas Campground to about one and one-half miles upstream in Dry Creek Canyon)

May 29, 2022

Department of Natural Resources Lands

The spurred lupines (Lupinus arbustus) were at peak bloom around the Boise Cascade (Wenas) Campground...........May 24, 2019.

The spurred lupines (Lupinus arbustus) were at peak bloom around the Boise Cascade (Wenas) Campground...........May 24, 2019.

* Indicates the plant is currently in bloom.

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

Red-osier Dogwood: Cornus stolonifera

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Sedge: Carex sp.

* Sedge: Carex sp.

Rush: Juncus sp. - In bud.

* Lemmon's Needlegrass: Achnatherum lemmonii ssp. lemmonii - Beginning to bloom.

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

Onepike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegenaria spicata var. spicata

Nevius' Onion: Allium nevii ? - In bud.

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus ssp. macrocarpus - Leaves.

* Common Camas: Camassia quamash ssp. quamash

* Panicled Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum

* Meadow Deathcamas: Toxicosordion venenosum - Beginning to bloom.

* Douglas' Brodiaea: Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora - Beginning to bloom.

* Western Blue Flag: Iris missouriensis

* Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii var. douglasii - Beginning to bloom.

Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum var. elatum - In bud.

* Parsnipflower Buckwheat: Eriogonum heracleoides - Beginning to bloom.

Strict Buckwheat: Eriogonum strictum var. proliferum - In bud.

* Thymeleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum thymoides - Beginning to bloom.

Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolilus (var. ?)

* Western Springbeauty: Claytonia lanceolata

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

* Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva - Beginning to bloom.

* Dwarf Montia: Montia dichotoma

* Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis

Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana - In bud.

Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum - In bud.

Kittitas Larkspur: Delphinium multiplex - In bud.

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

Sagebrush Buttercup: Ranunculus glaberrimus var. glaberrimus - Long past bloom.

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - In bud.

* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenophyllum ssp. stenopetalum

* Blue Mustard: Chorispora tenella

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

Scale Pod: Idahoa scapigera - Pods well-formed.

* Tumble Mustard: Sisymbrium altissimum

* Bulblet Prairiestar: Lithophragma bulbifera

* Small-flowered Prairie Stars: Lithophragma parviflorum

* Wax Currant: Ribes cereum var. cereum - Fading out of bloom.

* Brittle-leaved Saxifrage: Micranthes fragosa

* Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia

Douglas' Hawthorn: Crataegus douglasii - In bud.

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor var. discolor

Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis (var. gracilis ?) - In bud.

* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata var. emarginata - Fading out of bloom.

* Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

Baldhip Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa ?

* Yakima Milkvetch: Astragalus reventiformis

* Few-flowered Pea: Lathyrus pauciflorus var. pauciflorus

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

Velvet Lupine: Lupinus leucophyllus

* Bingen Lupine: Lupinus sulphureus var. bingenensis

* Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum

* American Vetch: Vicia americana var. americana - Beginning to bloom.

* Vetch: Vicia sativa (var. ?)

* Upland Yellow Violet: Viola nuttallii var. praemorsa

Sagebrush Violet: Viola trinervata - Past bloom.

Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana var. oregana - In bud.

Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum

Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum

* Small Evening-primrose: Epilobium minutum

* Fern-leaved Desert Parsley: Lomatium mutifidum

* Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

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

Common Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Mountain Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri

Kinnikinnik: Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis

Pinedrops: Pterospora andromedaea

Field Bindweed: Convolvulus arvensis

Spreading Dogbane: Apocynum androsaemifolium

Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora

* Narrow-leaved Collomia: Collomia linearis

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa

* Little Polemonium: Polemonium micranthum

* Ball-head Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. capitatum

* Fendler's Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum fendleri var. albifrons

Great Basin Nemophila: Nemophila breviflora - Past bloom.

* Silverleaf Phacelia: Phacelia hastata var. hastata - Beginning to bloom.

* Threadleaf Phacelia: Phacelia linearis

* Tarweed: Amsinckia sp.

Common Hound's-tongue: Cynoglossum officinale

* Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Beginning to bloom.

* Blue Scorpiongrass: Myosotis stricta

* Popcornflower: Plagiobothrys sp. - Small-flowered.

* Catchweed: Asperugo procumbens

Western Horsemint: Agastache occidentalis

Coyote Mint: Monardella odoratissima (var. ?)

Narrowleaf Owlclover: Castilleja attenuata

* Harsh Paintbrush: Castilleja hispida var. acuta

* Thompson's Paintbrush: Castilleja thompsonii

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

* Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri - Beginning to bloom.

Lowly Penstemon: Penstemon humilis - In bud.

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

* Cleavers: Galium aparine

Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

* Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Fading out of bloom.

Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria microphylla - In bud.

* Heartleaf Arnica: Arnica cordifolia

Twin Arnica: Arnica sororia

Gray Wormwood: Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. candicans

Low Sagebrush: Artemisia arbuscula ssp. arbuscula ?

* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana

Silvercrown Luina: Cacaliopsis nardosmia - In bud.

Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa

Dustymaidens: Chaenactis douglasii

Chicory: Cichorium intybus

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

Elk Thistle: Cirsium scariosum ?

* Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri

Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris

Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia - In bud.

Low Hawksbeard: Crepis modocensis - In bud.

Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis - In bud.

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa

* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis - Beginning to bloom.

Shaggy Fleabane: Erigeron pumilus (var. pumilus ?) - In bud.

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri

Silverpuffs: Microseris sp. ?

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

* False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides - Fading out of bloom.

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus - Beginning to bloom.

Tall Butterweed: Senecio serra

* Woolly Goldenweed: Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus - Beginning to bloom.

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

* Northern Mule's Ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis - Beginning to bloom.


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Elk (numerous tracks)

Douglas' Squirrel

Vole

Prairie Falcom

Ravens

Northern Flickers

Mourning Doves

Steller's Jays

Western Tanagers

American Robins

Western Wood Peewees

Black-headed Grosbeaks

Cassin's Finches

Evening Grosbeaks

Red Crossbills

Spotted Towhees

Chipping Sparrows

Mountain Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthaches

Macgillivray's Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Pine Siskin

Rufous Hummingbird (female)

Ochre Ringlet

Blue

White

Skipper


Paul Slichter