[Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon: 2021]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon

Pacific Crest, Pilot Rock and Rhyolite Ridge Trails

Accessed via the Pilot Rock Trail and Pacific Crest Trail

Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument

May 26, 2021

Pilot Rock as seen from the west along the Rhyolite Ridge Route, Soda Mountain Wilderness.........May 26, 2021.

Pilot Rock as seen from the west along the Rhyolite Ridge Route, Soda Mountain Wilderness.........May 26, 2021.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom or in a reproductive state.

California White Fir: Abies concolor X Abies grandis

Shasta Red Fir: Abies magnifica X Abies procera

Incense Cedar: Calocedrus decurrens

Western Juniper: Juniperus occidentalis

Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Torrey's Maple: Acer glabrum (var. ?)

* Bigleaf Maple: Acer macrophyllum - At trailhead.

Madrone: Arbutus menziesii - At trailhead

Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

Oregon Boxwood: Paxistima myrsinites

Brewer's Oak: Quercus garryana var. breweri - A few plants beginning to leaf out.

Garry White Oak: Quercus garryana var. garryana - A few plants beginning to leaf out.

* Cheatgrass: Bromus tectorum

Bristly Dogtail: Cynosurus echinatus - Last year's stems.

* Annual Bluegrass: Poa annua

Bluebunch Wheatgrass: Pseudoroegneria spicata

* Siskiyou Onion: Allium siskiyouense

* Elegant Mariposa: Calochortus elegans var. elegans

* Bluedicks: Dipterostemon capitatus - Beginning to bloom.

* Henderson's Fawn-lily: Erythronium hendersonii - Along the road to the Pilot Rock Trailhead.

Klamath Fawn-lily: Erythronium klamathense

* Chocolate Lily: Fritillaria affinis

Yellow Bells: Fritillaria pudica ? - Leaves of young plants.

Washington Lily: Lilium washingtonianum

False Solomon Seal: Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule - In bud.

* Panicled Deathcamas: Toxicoscordion paniculatum

* Western Wake-robin: Trilium ovatum ssp. ovatum

* Fairy Slippers: Calypso bulbosa

Coralroot Orchid: Corallorhiza sp. - Last year's stem.

Rein Orchid: Platanthera sp.

* Heartleaf Buckwheat: Eriogonum compositum var. compositum - Beginning to bloom.

Tall Buckwheat: Eriogonum elatum var. villosum

Halimium Wild Buckwheat: Eriogonum sphaerocephalum var. halimioides

* Modoc Sulphur Flower Buckwheat: Eriogonum umbellatum (var. modocense ?) - Beginning to bloom.

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata

* Candyflower: Claytonia siberica

Sticky Starwort: Pseudostellaria jamesiana

* Lyall's Anemone: Anemone lyallii

Western Columbine: Aquilegia formosa

* Upland Larkspur: Delphinium nuttallianum

* Bird's-foot Buttercup: Ranunculus orthorhynchus var. orthorhynchus

* Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium ?

Cascade Oregon Grape: Berberis nervosa

* Hairystem Rockcress: Boechera pauciflora ?

* Nuttall's Toothwort: Cardamine nuttallii

* Alpine Pennycress: Noccaea fendleri ssp. glauca

Daggerpods: Phoenicaulis cheiranthoides - Past bloom.

Spearleaf Stonecrop: Sedum lanceolatum

Cream Stonecrop: Sedum oregonense - In bud.

* Bulblet Prairie Star: Lithophragma bulbifera (now L. glabrum)

* Pacific Mitrewort: Ozomelis trifida - Beginning to bloom.

* Siskiyou Gooseberry: Ribes binominatum

* Lobb's Gooseberry: Ribes lobbii

* Red-flowering Currant: Ribes sanguineum var. sanguineum

* Sticky Currant: Ribes viscosissimum

* Pacific Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia var. semiintegrifolia

Klamath Mountain Mahogany: Cercocarpus betuloides var. macrourus

Sticky Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa (var. glandulosa ?) - In bud.

Montana Stick Cinquefoil: Drymocallis glandulosa (var. reflexa ?) - In bud.

* Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. virginiana

Creambush Oceanspray: Holodiscus discolor

Annual Burnet: Poteridium occidentale

* Bittercherry: Prunus emarginata

* Antelope Bitterbrush: Purshia tridentata

Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus bifrons

Blackcap: Rubus leucodermis

Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Lupine: Lupinus sp. - Not L. latifolius

* Pioneer Violet: Viola glabella

Cutleaf Violet: Viola sheltonii

* Filaree: Erodium cicutarium

* Lewis' Wild Flax: Linum lewisii

Oregon Checkermallow: Sidalcea oregana

* False Mermaid: Floerkea proserpinacoides

Klamathweed: Hypericum perforatum

Nineleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium brevifolium / triternatum

* Carrotleaf Desert Parsley: Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum

* Hall's Desert Parsley: Lomatium hallii

* Largefruit Desert Parsley: Lomatium macrocarpum

Common Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza berteroi

* Western Sweet Cicely: Osmorhiza occidentalis

Gairdner's Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri - In bud.

* Sierra Snakeroot: Sanicula graveolens

Man-root: Marah oreganus

* Pale Morning-glory: Calystegia occidentalis ssp. occidentalis

Western Starflower: Lysimachia latifolia

Whitestem Elkweed: Frasera albicaulis var. nitida - In bud.

* Yellow-staining Collomia: Collomia tinctoria

Bluefields Gilia: Gilia capitata ssp. capitata

* Midget Phlox: Microsteris gracilis

* Spreading Phlox: Phlox diffusa

* Salmon Polemonium: Polemonium carneum

* Dwarf Hesperochiron: Hesperochiron pumilus

* Ballhead Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum capitatum var. alpinum

* Western Waterleaf: Hydrophyllum occidentale

* Woods Nemophila: Nemophila parviflora var. parviflora

* Serpentine Phacelia: Phacelia corymbosa ? - Not located east of I-5?

* Clearwater Cryptanth: Cryptantha grandiflora ?

Nettleleaf Horsemint: Agastache urticifolia

Mountain Balm: Monardella odoratissima

Snapdragon Skullcap: Scutellaria antirrhinoides

* Frosted Paintbrush: Castilleja pruinosa

* Small-flowered Blue-eyed Mary: Collinsia parviflora

Lanceleaf Hotrock Penstemon: Penstemon deustus var. pedicellatus - In bud.

* Small Azure Beardtongue: Penstemon parvulus - Beginning to bloom.

Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus

* Snow Queen: Veronica regina-nivalis

Fragrant Bedstraw: Galium triflorum

Orange Honeysuckle: Lonicera ciliosa

Blue Elderberry: Sambucus mexicana ssp. cerulea

Common Snowberry: Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigata

* Scouler's Heliotrope: Valeriana sitchensis var. scouleri

Common Yarrow: Achillea millefolium - In bud.

Pathfinder: Adenocaulon bicolor

Bolander's Sagebrush: Artemisia cana ssp. bolanderi

* Northwest Balsamroot: Balsamorhiza deltoidea

* Rough Eyelashweed: Blepharipappus scaber

Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense

* Baker's Hawksbeard: Crepis bakeri

Gray Hawksbeard: Crepis intermedia - In bud.

Gray Rabbitbrush: Ericameria nauseosa var. speciosa

Brewer's Aster: Eucephalus breweri ? - Leafy stems.

* Bristlehead: Rigiopappus leptocladus

* Western Groundsel: Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus

* Common Dandelion: Taraxacum officinale

Salsify: Tragopogon dubius - Last year's stems.


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Blacktailed Deer ? - Doe.

Skunk - Dead.

Douglas Squirrels

American Kestrel

Turkey Vultures

Downy or Hairy Woodpeckers

Northern Flickers

Ravens

Mourning Doves

Spotted Towhee

Western Tanager

Hermit Thrushes

Chipping Sparrows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Red-breasted Nuthatches

Mountain Chickadees

House Wrens

Honey Bees

Pale Swallowtails

Ochre Ringlets

Propertius Duskywings ?

Sara's Orangetips


Paul Slichter