Mt. Saint Helens

South side (Ape Cave, Trail of Two Forests, ...)

Wildflowers (white/pink blossoms)

early everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
sunflower family
Aug. 2007

pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
sunflower family
Aug. 2007

pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
sunflower family
Aug. 2007

pearly everlasting
Anaphalis margaritacea
sunflower family
Aug. 2007


twinflower
Linnaea borealis
honeysuckle family
Aug. 2007

bunchberry,
dwarf dogwood

Cornus canadensis
dogwood family
July 2009

bunchberry,
dwarf dogwood

Cornus canadensis
dogwood family
July 2009

bunchberry,
dwarf dogwood

Cornus canadensis
dogwood family
July 2009


Columbia windflower,
three-leaved anemone

Anemone deltoidea
buttercup family
July 2009

(woodland?) strawberry
Fragaria sp.
roses family
July 2009

Queen's cup, bead lily
Clintonia uniflora
lily family
July 2009

Queen's cup, bead lily
Clintonia uniflora
lily family
July 2009


Siberian Miner's Lettuce
Claytonia sibirica
purslane family
July 2009

vanilla leaf, deer foot
Achlys triphylla
barberry family
July 2009

vanilla leaf, deer foot
Achlys triphylla
barberry family
July 2009

foamflower
Tiarella trifoliata
saxifrage family
July 2009


Inside-out Flower
Vancouveria hexandra
barberry family
July 2009

Mountain Sweet-cicely
Osmorhiza chilensis
carrot family
July 2009

bear grass
Xerophyllum tenax
lily family
July 2009

 


sickletop lousewort,
parrot's beak

Pedicularis racemosa
figwort family
Aug. 2007

sickletop lousewort,
parrot's beak

Pedicularis racemosa
figwort family
Aug. 2007

Menzies' pipsissewa
Chimaphila menziesii
wintergreen family
Aug. 2007



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Wildflowers (yellow/orange/red blossoms)

Common St. John's Wort
Hypericum perforatum
St. John's wort family
Aug. 2007

tiger lily
Lilium columbianum
lily family
July 2009

paintbrush
Castilleja sp.
figwort family
July 2009



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Wildflowers (blue/purple blossoms)

penstemon
Penstemon sp.
figwort family
July 2009

penstemon
Penstemon sp.
figwort family
July 2009

penstemon
Penstemon sp.
figwort family
July 2009

penstemon
Penstemon sp.
figwort family
July 2009


subalpine lupine
Lupinus latifolius
pea family
July 2009





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Wildflowers (green/brown blossoms)


Aug. 2007





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Trees & Shrubs

salal

Aug. 2007

salal

Aug. 2007

red huckleberry

Aug. 2007

blue huckleberry

Aug. 2007

flower

Aug. 2007

flower

Aug. 2007

Goatsbeard
Arncus dioicus
Rosaceae
(rose family)



Aug. 2007


Aug. 2007


Aug. 2007


Aug. 2007


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Grasses, Sedges and Reeds

bear grass
Xerophyllum tenax
lily family
July 2009

sedge

July 2009




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Ferns

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Bryophytes: Mosses & Liverworts *


Aug. 2007





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Lichens

lichen

Aug. 2007

lichen

Aug. 2007

lichen

Aug. 2007


lichen

Aug. 2007

lichen

Aug. 2007




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Fungi (mushrooms & ...)

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Animals

bee

July 2009

flower fly

July 2009

fly caught by spider

July 2009



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Other Images

Mt. Saint Helens
south side
Aug. 2007

main entrance of
the Ape Cave




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Mt. Saint Helens Resources & Links

Online resources:


Notes regarding photos & captions

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 (2007-09). All rights reserved.
For more information, contact: mclapp@nwnature.net

updated: July 2009