[Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington: 2023]

Wildflower Bloom in Central and Eastern Washington

Boise Cascade (Wenas) Campground

(Area around the campground along Hog Ranch Road from the junction with North Wenas Road uphill to balds on both sides of the road to about 2850')

June 2-5, 2023

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.

Fragile Fern: Cystopteris fragilis

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Mountain Alder: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia

Red-osier Dogwood: Cornus stolonifera

Mock Orange: Philadelphus lewisii

Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides

Black Cottonwood: Populus trichocarpa

Scouler's Willow: Salix scouleriana

Western Pine Mistletoe: Arceuthobium campylopodum - On ponderosa pines.

* Elk Sedge: Carex geyeri

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

* Onepike Oatgrass: Danthonia unispicata

* Bottlebrush Squirreltail: Elymus elymoides

* Bulbous Bluegrass: Poa bulbosa

* Nevada Bluegrass: Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia - Fading out of bloom.

* Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegenaria spicata var. spicata

* Tapertip Onion: Allium accuminatum - Beginning to bloom.

Sagebrush Mariposa: Calochortus macrocarpus ssp. macrocarpus - Leaves.

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica - Pods developing.

* Panicled Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum - Fading out of bloom in campground.

* Meadow Deathcamas: Toxicosordion venenosum

* Douglas' Brodiaea: Triteleia grandiflora var. grandiflora

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

* Northern Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. leianthemum - In bud. Both cream and yellow-flowered forms are present here.

* Douglas' Buckwheat: Eriogonum douglasii var. douglasii - Fading out of 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 - Fading out of bloom.

Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare

* Erubescent Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra ssp. rubra - Fading out of bloom.

* Bitterroot: Lewisia rediviva - Past peak bloom.

Lineleaf Montia: Montia linearis - Past bloom.

* Mountain Sandwort: Eremogone capillaris var. americana

Meadow Larkspur: Delphinium distichum ? - In bud.

Kittitas Larkspur: Delphinium multiplex - In bud.

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum - Fading out of bloom.

* Little Buttercup: Ranunculus uncinatus

Brown's Peony: Paeonia brownii - Fruits forming.

Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium

Wormleaf Stonecrop: Sedum stenophyllum ssp. stenopetalum - In bud.

Hairystem Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora - Past bloom.

* Blue Mustard: Chorispora tenella

Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Fruits well-formed.

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

Idaho Wood Beauty: Drymocallis glandulosa ssp. glabrata - In bud.

* Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa ssp. glandulosa

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor var. discolor

Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata - Past bloom.

* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana

* Spurred Lupine: Lupinus arbustus

Bighead Clover: Trifolium macrocephalum - Past bloom.

* American Vetch: Vicia americana

Sagebrush Violet: Viola trinervata - Past bloom.

Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

Sticky Geranium: Geranium viscosissimum var. incisum - Non-sticky.

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

Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum - In bud.

* Obscure Suncup: Neoholmgrenia andina

Large-fruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum - Fruits well developed.

Chocolate Tips: Lomatium mutifidum - Past bloom.

Barestem Desert Parsley: Lomatium nudicaule

* Nine-leaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum

Mountain Sweet-cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis - Past bloom.

Mountain Yampah: Perideridia montana (formerly P. gairdneri )

Kinnikinnik: Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis

Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora - In bud.

* Great Basin Navarretia: Navarretia propinqua

Showy Phlox: Phlox speciosa - Past bloom.

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

Puccoon: Lithospermum ruderale - Past bloom.

* Alkali Popcorn-flower: Plagiobothrys leptocladus ?

* Thompson's Paintbrush: Castilleja thompsonii

* Gairdner's Penstemon: Penstemon gairdneri var. gairdneri - Fading out of bloom.

* Lowly Penstemon: Penstemon humilis

* Cleavers: Galium aparine

Blue Elderberry: Sambucus cerulea

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

Low Pussytoes: Antennaria dimorpha - Past bloom.

Stoloniferous Everlasting: Antennaria flagellaris

* Rosy Pussytoes: Antennaria microphylla

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

Stiff Sagebrush: Artemisia rigida or Threetip Sagebrush: Artemisia tripartita ssp. tripartita

* Carey's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana - Fading out of bloom

Hybrid Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza careyana X hookeri - Past blooom.

Hooker's Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza hookeri - Past bloom.

Silvercrown: Cacaliopsis nardosmia

Diffuse Knapweed: Centaurea diffusa

* Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri - Fading out of bloom.

* Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia - Beginning to bloom.

Low Hawksbeard: Crepis modocensis - Past bloom.

* Western Hawksbeard: Crepis occidentalis

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa

* Yellow Desert Daisy: Erigeron linearis

* Cushion Fleabane: Erigeron poliospermus - Past peak bloom.

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

Scouler's Hawkweed: Hieracium scouleri - In bud.

Common Tarweed: Madia gracilis - In bud.

* Nodding Microseris: Microseris nutans

* Narrowleaf Goldenweed: Nestotus stenophyllus - Fading out of bloom.

False Agoseris: Nothocalais troximoides - Past bloom.

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

* Woolly Goldenweed: Stenotus lanuginosus var. lanuginosus - Fading out of bloom.

Aster: Symphyotrichum sp.

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

* Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius

* Northern Mule's Ears: Wyethia amplexicaulis - Past peak bloom.


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Deer (Black-tail X Mule hybrids ?)

Elk (numerous tracks)

California Ground Squirrel

Douglas' Squirrel

Yellow Pine Chipmunks

Coyote

Prairie Falcom

Ravens

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flickers

Pileated Woodpecker

White-headed Woodpecker

Mourning Doves

American Robins

Townsend's Solitaires

Western Wood Peewees

Black-headed Grosbeaks

Cassin's Finches

Evening Grosbeaks

Red Crossbills

Spotted Towhees

Chipping Sparrows

Mountain Chickadees

Red-breasted Nuthaches

White-breasted Nuthatches

Macgillivray's Warbler

Yellow-rumped Warblers

Green butterfly


Paul Slichter