Tag: Washington

This is part 2 of our annual wrap up of wildflowers we saw during the year on our hikes. (Part 1) I’ve tried to identify non-natives as well as indicate if this was our first time (that we know of) seeing a particular flower. We continue to work on learning to identify the flowers we see and remain a long way from being able to tell some of the different species apart, so any corrections or additional IDs are greatly appreciated.

The date and hike/trail of our observation is inculded.
Ocean spray – August 4th – Wizard Island (Crater Lake NP), OR

Olympic onion – June 8th – Cedar Butte, OR

One-sided wintergreen – July 25th – Minam River Trail, OR

Tapertip onion – July 21st – Granny View Overlook (Hells Canyon), OR

Ookow – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Orange agoseris – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain, OR

Orange globe mallow- May 25th – Barnes Butte (Prineville), OR

An orchid – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Oregon bluebells – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain Trail, OR

Oregon grape – March 30th – Mulkey Ridge Trail (Corvallis), OR

Oregon sunshine – July 13th – Nasty Rock Trail, OR

Pacific coralroot – July 13th – Joyce Lake Trail, OR

Pacific hound’s tongue – March 30th – Mulkey Ridge Trail (Corvallis), OR

Pacific waterleaf – May 12th – Cathedral Tree Trail, OR

Indian paintbrush – May 25th – Willow Creek Canyon, OR

Paintbrush – probably scarlet (Castilleja miniata) – August 18th – Cliff Creek Trail (Wallowa-Whitman National Forest), OR

Parry’s arnica – July 21st – Hat Point, OR

Patridge foot – September 13th – Pacific Crest Trail (Mt. Jefferson Wilderness), OR

Gray sagewort – July 21st – Granny View Overlook (Hells Canyon), OR

Pea-vine – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Pearly everlasting – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Woolly head clover – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Pennycress – July 23rd – McCully Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Penstemon – May 25th – Barnes Butte (Prineville), OR

Penstemon – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Pestemon – July 13th – Nasty Rock Trail, OR

Venus penstemon – July 21st – Granny View Overlook (Hells Canyon), OR

Globe penstemon – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

A phacelia – July 26th – East Peak (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Phantom orchid – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Phlox – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Pinedrops – August 3rd – The Pinnacles Trail (Crater Lake NP), OR

Pink pyrola – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Pioneer violet – April 13th – Wind Mountain, WA

Woolly goldenweed? (If so this was a first for us.) – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Prairie smoke – May 26th – Bull Prairie Lake, OR

Prince’s pine – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Purple dead-nettle – February 24th – Fernhill Wetlands, OR

Purpleflower honeysuckle – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain, OR

Pussypaws – July 26th – Mount Howard, OR

Pussytoes – July 13th – Nasty Rock Trail, OR

Queen’s cup – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Raceme pussytoes – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain, OR

Rosy pussytoes – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Ragwort – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Red clover – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Red flowering currant – April 13th – Wind Mountain, WA

Rhododendron – June 15th – O’Leary Mountain Trail, OR

Rockcress – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Rose campion (non-native) – June 19th – Buckhead Nature Trail, OR

Rosy bird’s-foot trefoil – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Sagebrush mariposa lily – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Salal – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Salmonberry – April 13th – St. Cloud Trail, WA

Sandwort – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Saxifrage – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Scarlet gilia – July 4th – Horsepasture Mountain, OR

Scouler’s bluebell – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Scouler’s corydalis – April 13th – Lower Archer Falls, WA

Scouler’s woollyweed – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Seaside bittercress – May 11th – Ecola State Park, OR

Self-heal – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Serviceberry – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Shooting star – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Silverleaf phacelia – May 25th – Willow Creek Canyon, OR

Silvery raillardella (new to us) – August 4th – Crater Lake National Park, OR

Sitka mist-maidens – April 27th – Wahkeena Trail, OR

Skunk cabbage – May 11th – Ecola State Park, OR

Slender phlox – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

mall-flowered woodland-star – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Small bluebells – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Snowberry – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Solomonseal – April 20th – Jackson Bottom Wetlands, OR

Oregon oxalis – April 13th – Lower Archer Falls, WA

Spirea betulifolia – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Spiraea douglasii – July 6th – Independence Riverfront Park, OR

Spiraea splendens – July 25th – Minam River Trail, OR

Spotted coralroot – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Spreading dogbane – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Spreading stickseed? – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Star-flowered false solomonseal – June 8th – Cedar Butte, OR

Starflower – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Stonecrop – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Wormleaf stonecrop – July 13th – Nasty Rock, OR

Strawberry – March 30th – Mulkey Ridge Trail (Corvallis), OR

Streambank globe-mallow – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Sub-alpine mariposa lily – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Sugar sticks – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Swamp onion – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Chicory (non-native) – August 18th – Cliff Creek Trail (Wallowa-Whitman National Forest), OR

Sweet coltsfoot – April 27th – Wahkeena Trail, OR

Tall bluebells – June 29th – Grasshopper Mountain Trail, OR

Tansy ragwort (non-native) – July 6th – Independence Riverfront Park, OR

Tasselflower brickellbrush – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Thimbleberry – April 20th – Jackson Bottom Wetlands, OR

Thistle – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Thistle (non-native) – July 6th – Independence Riverfront Park, OR

Greene’s thistle (Cirsium inamoenum) – July 26th – Mount Howard, OR

Threadleaf phacelia – May 25th – Barnes Butte (Prineville), OR

Tiger lilies – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Dalmation toadflax (non-native) – May 25th – Willow Creek Trail (Madras), OR

Tolmie’s mariposa lily – June 19th – Deception Butte Trail, OR

Toothwort – March 30th – Mulkey Ridge Trail (Corvallis), OR

Trillium – March 30th – Mulkey Ridge Trail (Corvallis), OR

Twinberry – April 20th – Jackson Bottom Wetlands, OR

Twin flower – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Valerian – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Vanilla leaf – June 1st – Cook Hill, WA

Variable-leaf collomia – June 8th – Cedar Butte Road, OR

Vetch – May 28th – Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Vine maple – April 13th – Lower Archer Falls, WA

Violet – March 6th – Dorris Ranch (Eugene), OR

Violet – July 25th – Minam River Trail, OR

Canary violet – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Hookedspur violets – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Wallflower – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Wallowa paintbrush – July 25th – Minam River Trail, OR

Washington lily – July 4th – Olallie Trail, OR

Western buttercups – March 16th – Middle Fork Willamette Path (Eugene), OR

Western clematis – August 19th – Pine Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Western featherbells – July 13th – Nasty Rock Trail, OR

Western Labrador tea – July 25th – Minam River Trail, OR

Western meadowrue – April 27th – Angel’s Rest Trail, OR

Western snakeroot – August 4th – Wizard Island (Crater Lake NP), OR

White mariposa lily – July 24th – Bonny Lakes Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Bushy blazing-star (Mentzelia dispersa) – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Tough-leaved iris – March 30th – Mulkey Ridge Trail (Corvallis), OR

Wild onion (Tolmie’s?) – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Wild roses – May 28th – Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, OR

Willowherb – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Wintergreen – July 13th – Nasty Rock Trail, OR

Possibly woolly groundsel – July 24th – Tenderfoot Wagon Road Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Yarrow – June 22nd – Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA

Yellow bell – May 26th – Madison Butte, OR

Yellow columbine – July 22nd – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Yellowleaf iris – June 15th – O’Leary Mountain Trail, OR

Yellow sweet clover (non-native) – Hurricane Creek Trail (Eagle Cap Wilderness), OR

Youth-on-age – June 8th – Kilchis Forest Road, OR

Zigzag groundsmoke – August 3rd – The Pinnacles Trail (Crater Lake NP), OR

Unceremoniously the last flower seen was the non-native Queen Anne’s Lace at William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge on October 18th.
Invasive Queen Anne’s Lace lower right corner.

I’m sure we saw more varieties than we are able to identify, but even with our limited knowledge I’m confident we easily topped 300 by years end. The five best wildflower hikes we took in 2024 by date order were:
Madison Butte, OR – 5/26/24 (post)
Cook Hill, WA – 6/1/2024 (post)
PCT to Big Huckleberry Mountain, WA – 6/22/24 (post)
Olallie Trail to Horsepasture Mountain, OR – 7/04/24 (post)
Bonny Lakes, OR – 7/24/24 (post)

We look forward to seeing what kind of variety 2025 will bring. Wildflowers will start popping up in January when the grass widows make their appearance at the eastern end of the Columbia River Gorge with many others to follow. Happy Trail!