Base of Mt. Adams Glacier Mt. Adams Wilderness Skamania County, WA T9N R10E S 26, 27, 34, 35 Compiled by Paul Slichter. Updated January 13, 2010 Flora Northwest- http://science.halleyhosting.com
Jct. of PCT & Divide Camp Tr: --- N46˚14.430' --- W121˚32.736' --- Elevation: 6029' - +/- 16' Base of Adams Glacier: --- N46˚13.710' --- W121˚31.951' - Elevation: 6940' --- +/- 18'
This list encompasses an area below the Adams Glacier and above the Pacific Crest Trail between Adams Creek and the Lewis River.
Common Name Scientific Name Family Yarrow Achillea millefolium Asteraceae Agoseris Agoseris sp. Asteraceae Wooly Pussytoes Antennaria lanata Asteraceae Pussytoes Antennaria media or A. umbrinella Asteraceae Broad-leaved Arnica Arnica latifolia Asteraceae Dwarf Mountain Fleabane Erigeron compositus Asteraceae Subalpine Daisy Erigeron glacialis ssp. glacialis Asteraceae Cascade Aster Eucephalus ledophyllus v. ledophyllus Asteraceae Alpine Hawkweed Hieracium triste Asteraceae Alpine aster Oreostemma alpigenum v. alpigenum Asteraceae Dwarf Goldenrod Solidago simplex ssp. simplex v. nana Asteraceae Common Dandylion Taraxacum officinale Asteraceae Cascade Rockcress Arabis furcata v. furcata Brassicaceae Lyall's Rockcress Arabis lyallii v. lyallii Brassicaceae Littleleaf Rockcress Arabis microphylla v. microphylla ? Brassicaceae Suksdorf's Catchfly Silene suksdorfii Caryophyllaceae Common Juniper Juniperus communis v. montana Cupressaceae Little Hare Sedge Carex leporinella Cyperaceae Small-wing Sedge Carex microptera ? Cyperaceae Black Alpine Sedge Carex nigricans Cyperaceae Dunhead Sedge Carex phaeocephala Cyperaceae Presl's Sedge Carex preslii Cyperaceae Showy Sedge Carex spectabilis Cyperaceae Alpine Lady Fern Athyrium alpestre v. americanum Dryopteridaceae Kinnickinick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Ericaceae White Mountain Heather Cassiope mertensiana v. mertensiana Ericaceae Yellow Heather Phyllodoce glanduliflora Ericaceae Grouse Whortleberry Vaccinium scoparium Ericaceae Arctic Lupine Lupinus arcticus ssp. subalpinus Fabaceae Low Mt. Lupine Lupinus sellulus Fabaceae Drummond's Rush Juncus drummondii Juncaceae Merten's Rush Juncus mertensianus Juncaceae Parry's Rush Juncus parryi Juncaceae Hitchcock's Wood-rush Luzula glabrata ssp. hitchcockiana Juncaceae Club-pod Willowherb Epilobium clavatum Onagraceae Subalpine Fir Abies lasiocarpa Pinaceae Whitebark Pine Pinus albicaulis Pinaceae Mt. Hemlock Tsuga mertensiana Pinaceae Squirrel-tail Grass Elymus elymoides ssp. elymoides Poaceae Alpine Timothy Phleum alpinum ssp. alpinum Poaceae Spike Trisetum Trisetum spicatum Poaceae Spreading Phlox Phlox diffusa v. longistylis Polemoniaceae Henderson's Phlox Phlox hendersonii ? Polemoniaceae Sky-pilot Polemonium elegans Polemoniaceae Cushion Buckwheat Eriogonum ovalifolium v. nivale Polygonaceae Alpine Buckwheat Eriogonum pyrolifolium v. coryphaeum Polygonaceae Pussypaws Cistanthe umbellata v. caudicifera Portulacaceae Partridge Foot Luetkea pectinata Rosaceae Sibbaldia Sibbaldia procumbens Rosaceae Black Cottonwood Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa Salicaceae Tolmie's Saxifrage Saxifraga tolmiei Saxifragaceae Magenta Paintbrush Castilleja parviflora v. oreopola Scrophulariaceae Lewis' Monkeyflower Mimulus lewisii Scrophulariaceae Davidson's Penstemon Penstemon davidsonii Scrophulariaceae Tolmie's Penstemon Penstemon procerus v. tolmiei Scrophulariaceae Liverworts