[Wildflower Bloom West of the Cascade Mts of Oregon and Washington: 2010]

Wildflowers in Bloom at Bay Ocean Spit

West of Tillamook, OR

June 13, 2010

Cove on the bay side of Bayocean Spit..........June 13, 2010.

View across a cove on the eastern, bay side of Bayocean Spit........June 13, 2010.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

Sitka Spruce: Picea sitchensis

Shore Pine: Pinus conorta var. contorta

Douglas Fir: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii

Western Hemlock: Tsuga heterophylla

Red Alder: Alnus rubra

English Holly: Ilex aquifolium

Wax Myrtle: Myrica californica

Cascara: Rhamnus purshiana

Hooker's Willow: Salix hookeriana

Field Horsetail: Equisetum arvense

Deer Fern: Blechnum spicant

Scouler's Fern: Polypodium scouleri

Sword Fern: Polystichum munitum

Bracken Fern: Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens

* Big-headed Sedge: Carex macrocephala

* Sough Sedge: Carex obnupta

* Creeping Spikerush: Eleocharis palustris

* Tufted Clubrush: Isolepis cernua

* Common Bulrush: Schoenoplectus pungens

* Toad Rush: Juncus bufonius

* Pacific Rush: Juncus effusus ssp. pacificus

* Sickle-leaf Rush: Juncus falcatus ?

* Pickleweed: Salicornia perennis

* Seaside Arrowgrass: Triglochin maritima

European Beachgrass: Ammophila arenaria ssp. arenaria

* Bristly Dogtail: Cynosurus echinatus

* Orchard Grass: Dactylis glomerata

* American Dunegrass: Elymus mollis ?

* Velvet Grass: Holcus lanatus

Skunk Cabbage: Lysichitum americanum

False Lily-of-the-valley: Maianthemum dilatatum

Rattlesnake Plantain: Goodyera oblongifolia - In bud.

Heart-leaf Twayblade: Listera cordata - Past bloom.

Elegant Rein Orchid: Piperia elegans ?

* Beach Knotweed: Polygonum paronychia

Giant Knotweed/ Japanese Knotweed ?: Polygonum sachalinense/ Polygonum cuspidatum

* Red Sorrel: Rumex acetosella

* Curly Dock: Rumex crispus

* Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolius var. salicifolius

Oakleaf Goosefoot: Chenopodium glaucum ?

* Pale Springbeauty: Claytonia exigua ssp. exigua

* Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata

* Red Miner's Lettuce: Claytonia rubra (ssp. ?)

* Siberian Springbeauty: Claytonia sibirica

* Little-leaf Montia: Montia parvifolia

Sticky Chickweed: Cerastium glomeratum ?

* Sea Purslane: Honkenya peploides

* German Knawel: Scleranthus annuus

* Red Sandspurry: Spergularia rubra

* Saltmarsh Starwort: Stellaria humifusa ?

* Common Chickweed: Stellaria media

* Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus repens

Pale Alyssum: Alyssum alyssoides

* American Wintercress: Barbarea orthoceras

* Wild Radish: Raphanus raphanistrum

* Slender Boykinia: Boykinia occidentalis

* Fringecups: Tellima grandiflora

* Piggyback Plant: Tolmiea menziesii

* Beach Strawberry: Fragaria chiloensis

Western Crabapple: Malus fusca

* Pacific Silverweed: Potentilla anserina

* Nootka Rose: Rosa nutkana

* Himalayan Blackberry: Rubus armeniacus

* Evergreen Blackberry: Rubus laciniatus

* Thimbleberry: Rubus parviflorus

Salmonberry: Rubus spectabilis

* Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus var. macropetalus

* Scot's Broom: Cytisus scoparius

* Beach Pea: Lathyrus japonicus

* Seashore Lupine: Lupinus littoralis

* Small-flowered Lupine: Lupinus micranthus

* Rabbitfoot Clover: Trifolium arvense

* Least Hop Clover: Trifolium dubium

* Red Clover: Trifolium pratense

* White Clover: Trifolium repens

* Salt Marsh Clover: Trifolium wormskioldii

* Black Vetch: Vicia nigricans ssp. gigantea

* Common Vetch: Vicia sativa

* Stinky Bob: Geranium robertianum

* Wild Flax: Linum bienne

English Ivy: Hedera helix

* Watson's Willowherb: Epilobium ciliatum ssp. watsonii

Queen Anne's Lace: Daucus carota

* American Silvertop: Glehnia littoralis

* Cow Parsnip: Heracleum maximum

American Water Parsley: Oenanthe sarmentosa

Madrone: Arbutus menziesii

Hairy Manzanita: Arctostaphylos columbiana

Kinnickinnick: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

* Salal: Gaultheria shallon

* Evergreen Huckleberry: Vaccinium ovatum

Red Huckleberry: Vaccinium parvifolium

Sea Milkwort: Glaux maritima ?

Selfheal: Prunella vulgaris

* Great Betony: Stachys mexicana

* Oregon Coast Paintbrush: Castilleja affinis ssp. litoralis

* Paintbrush Owl-clover: Castilleja ambigua var. ambigua

* Foxglove: Digitalis purpurea

* Coast Monkeyflower: Mimulus dentatus

* Parentucellia: Parentucellia viscosa

* Dwarf Owl Clover: Triphysaria pusilla

* Marsh Speedwell: Veronica scutellata

* English Plantain: Plantago lanceolata

* Common Plantain: Plantago major

* Saltmarsh Plantain: Plantago maritima ssp. juncoides

* Annual Bedstraw: Galium aparine

Black Twinberry: Lonicera involucrata

Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens

* Yarrow: Achillea millefolium

Pearly Everlasting: Anaphalis margaritacea

* English Daisy: Bellis perennis

* Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris

* Purple Cudweed: Gnaphalilum purpureum

Coastal Gumweed: Grindelia stricta var. stricta - In bud.

White-flowered Hawkweed: Hieracium albifrons ? - In bud.

* Rough Cat's Ear: Hypochaeris radicata

Jaumea: Jaumea carnosa

* Oxeye Daisy: Leucanthemum vulgare

* Pineapple Weed: Matricaria discoidea

Sweet Coltsfoot: Petasites frigidus

Tansy Ragwort: Senecio jacobaea

* Common Groundsel: Senecio vulgaris

Dune Goldenrod: Solidago simplex var. spathulata

Seaside Tansy: Tanacetum camporatum - In bud.

* Common Dandylion: Taraxacum officinale


Animals Seen Along This Route:

Blacktail Deer doe and 2 fawns

Elk herd: 9 females and 3 calves

Harbor Seals

Steller's Sealion

California Ground Squirrels

Harrier

Bald Eagles

Turkey Vultures

Great Blue Herons

Double-crested Cormorants

Pelagic Cormorants

Common Loons

Common Murre

Pigeon Guillemots

Surf Scoters

Mallard

Brown Pelicans

Caspian Terns

Crows

Northern Flickers

Downy Woodpecker

Varied Thrush

Spotted Towhees

Song Sparrows

White-crowned Sparrows

Barn Swallows

American Goldfinches

Winter Wrens

Hummingbird (Anna's?) drawn to the Scot's broom


Paul Slichter