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Mt. Rainier Photo Gallery - Summer 2008

Wildflowers


Menzies' pipsissewa Chimaphila menziesii wintergreen family forest (Nisqually R.)	Menzies' pipsissewa Chimaphila menziesii wintergreen family forest (Nisqually R.)	prince's pine, pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata wintergreen family forest (Nisqually R.)	prince's pine, pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata wintergreen family forest (Nisqually R.)


twinflower Linnaea borealis honeysuckle family forest (Nisqually R.)	sickletop lousewort, parrot's beak Pedicularis racemosa figwort family forest (Nisqually R.)	bunchberry, drawf dogwood Cornus canadensis dogwood family forest (Nisqually R.)	foamflower Tiarella trifoliata plant family forest (Christine Falls)


goat's beard Aruncus dioicus rose family forest (Christine Falls)	cow parsnip Heracleum lanatum parsley family forest (Christine Falls)	avalance lily Erythronium montanum lily family subalpine (Paradise)	western spring beauty Claytonia lanceolata purslane family subalpine (Paradise)


boreal sandwort Minuartia rubella pink family subalpine/alpine (Sunrise)	boreal sandwort Minuartia rubella pink family subalpine/alpine (Sunrise)	Gray's lovage, meadow parsley Ligusticum grayi parsley family subalpine (Sunrise)	subalpine (Sunrise)


yarrow Achillea millefolium sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Sunrise)	sitka valerian Valeriana sitchensis valerian family subalpine (Paradise)	sitka valerian Valeriana sitchensis valerian family subalpine (Paradise)	sitka valerian Valeriana sitchensis valerian family subalpine (Paradise)


pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea sunflower family forest (Christine Falls)	woolly pussytoes Antennaria lanata sunflower family subalpine (Paradise)	mountain bistort polygonum bistortoides buckwheat family subalpine (Paradise)	Tolmie saxifrage Saxifrage tolmiei saxifrage family subalpine (Paradise)


partridgefoot Luetkea pectinata rose family subalpine (Sunrise)	partridgefoot Luetkea pectinata rose family subalpine (Paradise)	partridgefoot Luetkea pectinata rose family subalpine (Paradise)	yellow penstemon Penstemon confertus figwort family subalpine (Paradise)


bracted lousewort Pedicularis bracteosa plant family subalpine (Paradise)	bracted lousewort Pedicularis bracteosa plant family subalpine (Paradise)	coiled-beak lousewort Pedicularis contorta plant family subalpine (Paradise)	sickletop lousewort Pedicularis racemosa figwort family subalpine (Paradise)


Pussypaws Calyptridium umbellatum plant family alpine (Sunrise)	Pussypaws Calyptridium umbellatum plant family alpine (Sunrise)	elmera, yellow coralbells Elmera racemosa saxifrage family subalpine/alpine (Sunrise)	elmera, yellow coralbells Elmera racemosa saxifrage family subalpine/alpine (Sunrise)


bear grass Xerophyllum tenax lily family subalpine (Sunrise)	pasqueflower, western anemone Anemone occidentalis buttercup family subalpine (Paradise)	pasqueflower (seedhead) Anemone occidentalis buttercup family subalpine (Paradise)	pasqueflower (seedhead) Anemone occidentalis buttercup family subalpine (Sunrise)


mountain monkeyflower Mimulus tilingii figwort family forest (Christine Falls)	subalpine buttercup Ranunculus eschscholtzii buttercup family subalpine (Paradise)	shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora floribunda (Potentilla fruticosa) rose family subalpine/alpine (Sunrise)	subalpine (Sunrise)


cinquefoil Potentilla sp. rose family subalpine (Sunrise)	cinquefoil Potentilla sp. rose family subalpine (Paradise)	broadleaf arnica, mountain arnica Arnica latifolia sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Paradise)	subalpine (Sunrise)


tiger lily Lilium columbianum lily family forest (Christine Falls)	smooth mountain dandelion Nothocalais alpestris sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Sunrise)	smooth mountain dandelion Nothocalais alpestris sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Sunrise)	smooth mountain dandelion Nothocalais alpestris sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Paradise)


Northern Goldenrod Solidago multiradiata sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Sunrise)	Northern Goldenrod Solidago multiradiata sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Sunrise)	Northern Goldenrod Solidago multiradiata sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Sunrise)	Northern Goldenrod Solidago multiradiata plasunflower (aster) family subalpine (Sunrise)


Luina, Rainiera Luina stricta (Rainiera stricta) sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Sunrise)	Luina, Rainiera Luina stricta (Rainiera stricta) sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Sunrise)


Cusick's speedwell Veronica cusickii figwort family subalpine (Paradise)	Jacob's ladder Polemonium pulcherrimum phlox family subalpine (Sunrise)	spreading phlox Phlox diffusa phlox family subalpine (Paradise)	spreading phlox Phlox diffusa phlox family subalpine (Sunrise)


Jeffrey shootingstar dodecatheon jeffreyi primrose family subalpine (Paradise)	tall bluebells, tall lungwort Mertensia paniculata borage family subalpine (Paradise)	mountain daisy Erigeron perigrinus sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Paradise)	mountain daisy Erigeron perigrinus sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Paradise)


alpine aster Aster alpigenus sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Paradise)	alpine aster Aster alpigenus sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Paradise)	alpine aster Aster alpigenus sunflower (aster) family subalpine (Sunrise)


subalpine lupine Lupinus latifolius pea family subalpine (Paradise)	subalpine lupine Lupinus latifolius pea family subalpine (Paradise)	subalpine lupine Lupinus latifolius pea family subalpine (Sunrise)	lupine Lupinus sp pea family subalpine (Sunrise)


pink mountain heather Phyllodoce empetriformis heath family subalpine (Paradise)	elephanthead Pedicularis groenlandica figwort family subalpine (Paradise)	small-flower penstemon Penstemon procerus figwort family subalpine (Sunrise)	small-flower penstemon Penstemon procerus figwort family subalpine (Sunrise)


(broad-leaved?) penstemon Penstemon ovatus figwort family forest (Christine Falls)	(broad-leaved?) penstemon Penstemon ovatus figwort family forest (Christine Falls)	(cascade?) penstemon Penstemon serrulatus figwort family forest (Christine Falls)	rosy spirea Spiraea densiflora rose family subalpine (Paradise)


paintbrush Castilleja sp. figwort family subalpine (Paradise)	paintbrush Castilleja sp. figwort family subalpine (Paradise)	paintbrush Castilleja sp. figwort family subalpine (Sunrise)	leatherleaf saxifrage Leptarrhena pyrolifolia saxifrage family subalpine (Paradise)


common name Scientific name plant family subalpine (Sunrise)	common name Scientific name plant family subalpine (Sunrise)	false (green) hellebore Veratrum viride lily family subalpine (Paradise)	false (green) hellebore Veratrum viride lily family subalpine (Sunrise)


false (green) hellebore Veratrum viride lily family subalpine (Sunrise)			common name Scientific name plant family subalpine (Paradise)


subalpine wildflowers (Paradise)	subalpine wildflowers (Paradise)	Mt. Rainier (Paradise)


wildflowers (Sunrise)	wildflowers & east end of the Tatoosh Range (Sunrise)	Mt. Rainier (Sunrise)	Mt. Rainier (Sunrise)

Trees

Shrubs

Grasses, Sedges and Reed


common name Scientific name plant family subalpine (Paradise)

Ferns

Bryophytes: Mosses & Liverworts *

Lichens

Fungi

Animals


chipmunk (Paradise)	marmot (Paradise)	ground squirrel (Paradise)	butterfly (Sunrise)


gray jay Perisoreus canadensis (Paradise)	spruce? grouse (Paradise)	Clark's nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana (Sunrise)	common raven Corvus corax (Sunrise)

Plant Families

Resources & Links

Mount Rainier:

Mount Rainier National Park - Washington State

Online Plant ID Resources:

Plants of Washington - WTU Image Collection, University of Washington Herbarium (WTU) & Burke Museum
E-Flora BC - Electronc atlas of the plants of British
From Rainforest to Grassland: Plants and Their Communities Across Washington. Written by Larry Hufford and Linda Cook. Photographs by Larry Hufford. Marian Ownbey Herbarium, WSU.
Oregon Wildflowers - "a community resource for wildflower and photography enthusiasts to share information on where and when to visit Oregon's best wildflower spots"
Flora & Fauna of the Northwest - Photos and information by Paul Slickter.
Adam Schneider's Digital Photos - Not a plant ID guide, but lots of great plant photos

Published Plant ID Resources:

Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Compiled and edited by Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon. Lone Pine Publishing.
Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest . Mark Turner & Phyllis Gustafson. Timber Press, Inc.
Wildflowers of Mount Rainier . Laird R. Blackwell. Lone Pine Publishing.
Wildflowers of Washington. C. P. Lyons. Lone Pine Publishing.
Mountain Flowers of the Cascades and Olympics. (2nd edition) Harvey Manning. The Mountaineers Books.
Wildflowers of the Columbia Gorge. Russ Jolley.
National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Pacific Northwest. Peter Alden and Cennis Paulson. Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

Notes regarding photos & identification

The images above were taken with a Panasonic-Lumix DMC-FZ20 digital camera. They were then cropped and enhanced (color, lighting, sharpening, image compression, ...) in Adobe Photoshop Elements. The webpage was created using Macromedia Dreamweaver. Website hosting by lunarpages.com.

*Please be aware that the identifications on this site are done by a novice naturalist. Any assistance regarding incorrect or missing identifications would be greatly appreciated. Feel free to contact me at the email address shown below.

updated: 8/23/08