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
Pedicularis racemosa
figwort family
forest (Nisqually R.)

bunchberry,
dwarf 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)


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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)

broadleaf arnica,
mountain arnica

Arnica latifolia
sunflower (aster) family
subalpine (Sunrise)


tiger lily
Lilium columbianum
lily family
forest (Christine Falls)

pale (short-beaked) agoseris
Agoseris glauca
var. dasycephala*
sunflower (aster) family
subalpine (Sunrise)

pale (short-beaked) agoseris
Agoseris glauca
var. dasycephala*
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)




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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)


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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)


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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)


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Trees

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Shrubs

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Grasses, Sedges and Reed

common name
Scientific name
plant family
subalpine (Paradise)

     

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Ferns

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Bryophytes: Mosses & Liverworts *

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Lichens

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Fungi

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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)


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Plant Families

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the following individuals for assisting in the identification of images or clarification of information contained on this page. While acknowledging their feedback, the final determination of any and all information on this page is mine. Any errors or omissions, therefore, should be attributed to me. I greatly appreciate your contributions to this website!

* Dr. Gary I. Baird, Curator, Herbarium (RICK), Brigham Young University-Idaho

 
   

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Resources & Links

Mount Rainier:

Mount Rainier National Park - Washington State

Online Plant ID Resources:

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.


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Created by Michael R. Clapp (2008). All rights reserved.
For more information, contact: mclapp@nwnature.net

updated: 8/23/08