[Wildflower Bloom in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington: 2013] -- [Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Washington: 2013]

Wildflower Bloom at Silver Star Mountain

Gifford Pinchot National Forest

July 11, 2013

Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot NF.......July 11, 2013.

Common paintbrush (Castillea miniata) and woolly sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum) as seen in bloom along the trail at Silver Star Mountain.....July 11, 2013.

Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot NF.......July 11, 2013. - Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot NF.......July 11, 2013.

Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot NF.......July 11, 2013. - Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot NF.......July 11, 2013.

Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot NF.......July 11, 2013. - Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot NF.......July 11, 2013.

Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot NF.......July 11, 2013. -Silver Star Mountain, Gifford Pinchot NF.......July 11, 2013.

Wildflower bloom along the trail at Silver Star Mountain..........July 11, 2013. The white flowers are mainly Gray's lovage (Ligusticum grayi), the red are common paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) and the dark blue are Nuttall's larkspur (Delphinium nuttallii).

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Tube Lichen: Hypogymnia sp.

Navel Lichen: Umbilicaria sp.

Running-pine Clubmoss: Lycopodium clavatum

Western Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

Mountain Juniper: Juniperis communis (var. jackii ?)

Pacific Silver Fir: Abies amabilis

Noble Fir: Abies procera

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

* Merten's Sedge: Carex mertensii

* Long-anthered Woodrush: Luzula macrantha ?

* Small-flowered Woodrush: Luzula parviflora

* Sweet Vernalgrass: Anthoxanthum odoratum

* Tall Oatgrass: Arrhenatherum elatius

* Columbia Brome: Bromus vulgaris ?

* Orchardgrass: Dactylis glomerata

* California Oatgrass: Danthonia californica

* Fescue: Festuca sp. - Native

* Alpine Timothy: Phleum alpinum

* Common Timothy: Phleum pratense

* Cat's Ear Mariposa Lily: Calochortus subalpinus

* Queen Cup: Clintonia uniflora

Hooker's Fairy Bells: Prosartes hookeri

Avalanche Lily: Erythronium montanum - Pods ripening.

* Columbia Tiger Lily: Lilium columbianum

* False lily-of-the-valley: Maianthemum dilatatum

Western Solomon Plume: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - Past bloom.

Wood Lily: Trillium ovatum

False Hellebore: Veratrum sp. - In bud.

* Bear Grass: Xerophyllum tenax - Fading out of bloom.

* Oregon Flag: Iris tenax

Red Alder: Alnus rubra - Along access road to trailhead.

Sitka Alder: Alnus alnobetula var. sinuata

Filbert: Corylus cornuta var. californica

* Bastard Toadflax: Comandra umbellata var. californica

* American Bistort: Bistorta bistortoides

* Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Candy Flower: Claytonia sibirica

* Columbia Lewisia: Lewisia columbiana var. columbiana

* Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

* Douglas' Silene: Silene douglasii var. monantha

Baneberry: Actaea rubra - Berries ripening.

* Red Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Nuttall's Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallii

* Bleeding Hearts: Dicentra formosa

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

* Inside-out Flower: Vancouveria hexandra

* Rough Wallflower: Erysimum capitatum

* Rusty Saxifrage: Micranthes ferruginea (old var. macounii) - Fading out of bloom.

* Coolwort: Tiarella trifoliata var. unifoliata

* Youth-on-age: Tolmiea menziesii

Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia - Berries ripening.

Goatsbeard: Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus - In bud.

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa - Past bloom.

* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana

* Dwarf Bramble: Rubus lasiococcus

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Five-leaf Bramble: Rubus pedatus

Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis - Fruits ripening

Cascade Mountain Ash: Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis

Sitka Mountain Ash: Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi

* Birch-leaf Spiraea: Spiraea lucida

* Subalpine Spiraea: Spiraea splendens

* Western Sweet-vetch: Hedysarum occidentale

* Broad-leaf Lupine: Lupinus latifolius var. latifolius

* Yellow Buckbean: Thermopsis montana var. ovata

Vine Maple: Acer circinatum

Douglas Maple: Acer glabrum var. douglasii

* Long-spurred Violet: Viola adunca

* Stream Violet: Viola glabella

Evergreen Violet: Viola sempervirens

* Fireweed: Chamaenerion angustifolium

Sharptooth Angelica: Angelica arguta - In bud.

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum

* Gray's Lovage: Ligusticum grayii

* Martindale's Desert Parsley: Lomatium martindalei

* Bunchberry: Cornus unalaschkensis

Kinnikinnick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

* Fool's Huckleberry: Menziesia ferruginea

Thin-leaf Huckleberry: Vaccinium membranaceum

Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium

* Explorer's Gentian: Gentiana calycosa - Beginning to bloom.

Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa - Past bloom.

Pacific Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum tenuipes

* Varied-leaf Phacelia: Phacelia nemoralis var. oregonensis

* Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris (var. ?)

* Common Paintbrush: Castilleja miniata var. miniata

* Turtleheads: Nothochelone nemorosa

* Coiled-beak Lousewort: Pedicularis contorta

* Cardwell's Penstemon: Penstemon cardwellii

Cliff Penstemon: Penstemon rupicola - Past bloom.

* Cascade Penstemon: Penstemon serrulatus

* Yellow Rattle: Rhinanthus crista-gallii

* Common Speedwell: Veronica officinalis

* English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

* Northern Bedstraw: Galium boreale

* Oregon Bedstraw: Galium oreganum

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens - Berries ripening

* Sitka Valerian: Valeriana sitchensis

* Scot's Harebell: Campanula rotundifolia

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

* Orange Agoseris: Agoseris aurantiaca - Beginning to bloom.

* Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* Broadleaf Arnica: Arnica latifolia - Beginning to bloom.

* Subalpine Daisy: Erigeron glacialis var. glacialis

* Woolly Sunflower: Eriophyllum lanatum var. integrifolium

* Cascade Aster: Eucephalus ledophyllus - Beginning to bloom.

* Common Hawkweed: Hieracium lachenalii

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

* Bolander's Groundsel: Senecio bolanderi var. harfordii

Arrowleaf Groundsel: Senecio triangularis var. triangularis


Paul Slichter