Wildflowers of Independence Pass 2021
Difficult, April 27
Claytonia lanceolata Mertenisa fusiformis Noccaea montana Taraxacum officinale
Roadside Weller curve, April 29
Erodium cicutarium Packera neomexicana x tridenticulata
Difficult, May 12
Mahonia repens Ranunculus glaberrimus
Weller Curve, May 13
Boechera drummondii Collinsia parviflora
Difficult, May 14
Microsteris gracilis Mertensia fusiformis albino
Difficult, May 21
Amelanchier alnifolia Delphinium nuttallianum Antennaria corymbosa Senecio integerrimus Erigeron flagellaris Microseris nutans [need photo]
Weller & roadside, May 24
Boechera gracilente Barbarea orthoceras Fragaria virginiana Packera streptanthifolia Ribes cereum
Difficult, May 25
Paxistima myrsinites Amelanchier alnifolia Forest/riverside lower Pass, May 26
Antennaria parviflora (pink & white) Cardamine cordifolia Lathyrus lanszwertii Pseudocymopterus montanus Vaccinium cespitosum Vaccinium myrtillus
Twin Lakes, May 27
Viola adunca Ranunculus macouni Ranunculus glabberimus (Grottos)
Weller area roadside, May 28
Descurainia incisa
Difficult & roadside near Grottos climbing wall, June 2
Actea rubra Aquilegia elegantula Calypso bulbosa Corydalis aurea Erigeron compositus Erigeron leiomerus Eriogonum umbellatum Ipomopsis aggregata Maienthemum racemosum Medicago lupulina Microseris nutans Ribes inerme Prunus virginiana Ribes wolfii Viola canadensis
Difficult, roadside, Weller, ghost town, upper Lost Man, summit, east side, June 8
Allysum desertorum Arnica cordifolia Astragalus alpina Caltha leptosepala Trollius albiflorus Ceanothus velutinis Cerastrium strictum Erysimum capitatum Eritrichum nanum Heterotheca villosa Linum lewisii Maienthemum stellatum Thalictrum fendleri (m&f) Oenothera caespitosa Potentilla diversifolia/glaucophylla Potentilla hippiana Pseudocymopterus montanus Saxifraga rhomboidea Packera wernerifolia Smelowskia calycina Symphoricarpos rotundifolius/oreophilus Tragapogon dubius
Midway, June 9
Androsace septentrionalis Ranunculus inamoenus
River above Costner’s, June 10
Vicia americana Potentilla pulcherrima Castilleja miniata Geranium richardsonii
Midway/Grottos, June 13
Lewisia pygmaea Valerian edulis (Grottos) Silene acaulis
Summit/North Fork Lake Creek TH, June14
Trifolium nanum Trifolium dasyphyllum Polemonium viscosum Sibbaldia procumbens Mertensia lanceolata Minuartia obtusiloba Draba crassifolia Lloydia serotina Geum rossii Oreoxis alpina Geum triflorum
Summit south to Grizzly tuff (end) & Difficult, June 16
Cornus sericea Crepis atribarba Draba oligosperma Draba aurea Draba crassa Draba ventosa Draba crassifolia Erigeron simplex Frasera speciosa Lloyd serotina Mertensia ciliata Osmorhiza depauperata Penstemon strictus Potentilla nivea Potentilla pulcherrima Rosa woodsii Sorbus scopulina Tragapogon pratensis
Roadside and Linkins Lake, June 17
Anaphalis margaritaceae Aquilegia coerulea Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Kalmia microphylla Paronychia pulvinata Primula parryi
Lackawanna Gulch & ridge, June 18
Besseya alpina Claytonia megarhiza Draba crassa Dryas octopetala Primula angustifolia Taraxacum scopulorum
North Fork Lake Creek (to creek crossing), June 19
Phacelia sericea
Roadside from above Difficult to Grottos climbing wall, June 22
Achillea millefolium Boechera drummondi in fruit Boechera fendleri in fruit and flower Coronilla varia Hackelia floribunda Melilotus officinalis Mimulus tilingii Potentilla pulcherimma x. P. hippiana Rubus idaeus Rumex crispus Senecio triangularis Solidago simplex Trifolium pratense Trifolium repens
Difficult, roadside, and north of summit to 13,400’, June 23
Antennaria rosea Antennaria pulcherrima Antennaria umbrinella Arenaria/Eremogone fendleri Arnica rydbergia Heuchera parviflora Castilleja rhexifolia Galium boreale Hymenoxis rydbergia Pedicularis parryi Pedicularis racemosa Platanthera dilatata Platanthera stricta/hyperborea Ranunculus gelidus Ribes montigenum Sambucus racemosa Saxifraga bronchialis Senecio wootonii Taraxacum officinale x. eriophorum Wyethia x. magna
Green Mountain to cabin & Linkins, June 24
Agoseris aurantiaca Anemone mulifida (f & f) Artemesia scopulorum Cirsium eatonii Saxifraga oregana Oenothera villosa Phacelia hastata
Shimer-Difficult-NY Basin, June 27
Pulsatilla patens var. multifida (f & f) Erigeron peregrinus Iris missouriensis (Grottos) Ranunculus adoneus Rhodiola integrifolia Trifolium parryi
Indy ghost town, June 28
Anticlea elegans Eriogonum subalpinum
Twining, June 30
Pedicularis groenlandica Draba globosa
S. Fork Lake Creek & Sayres Gulch, July 2
Agoseris glauca dasycephala Aquilegia coerulea x A. elegantula Erigeron melanocephalus Helianthella quinquenervis Oxytropis splendens Packera dimorphophylla Valerian acutiloba Valerian occidentali Astragalus ______
Sayres ridge to Mt. Everett, July 3
Erigeron grandiflorus Erigeron vagus Erysimum capitatum LAVENDER Phlox condensata Penstemon hallii Saxifraga chrysantha Saxifraga flagellaris
Jack & Scott Lakes, July 4
Ranunculus alismifolius
Braille Trail, July 6
Moneses uniflora Orthillia secunda (need better photo) Pedicularis racemosa Veronica wormskjoldii
Linkins Lake (phenology), July 7
Minuartia rubella Epilobium hornemannii Potentilla subjuga Tonestus lyalli
Roadside, July 8
Campanula rotundifolia Malva neglecta Pyrola asarifolia
Mtn Boy, July 8
Vaccinium scoparium Erigeron humilis Arnica parryi Bistort bistortoides Chaenactis douglasii var. alpina Convolvulus arvensis (roadside Weller) Delphinium barbeyi Oxypolis fendleri Hieraceum gracile Penstemon harbourii Potentilla uniflora (now included in nivea) Potentilla ____? (hookeriana, rubricaulis, who knows!) Ranunculus escholtzii Saxifraga cernua Senecio amplectens var. holmii Senecio/Packera soldanella Stellaria longipes Townsendia rothrockii
July 11, Ptarmigan-Midway-Coleman
Agoseris glauca Campanula uniflora Angelica grayii
July 12, summit & roadside
Piperia unalescensis Chamerion danielsii Ceratastium beeringianum Chionophila jamesii Descurainia californica Hydrophyllum fendleri Potentilla ___ (hookeriana/rubricaulis/saxmontana/?
July 14, roadside
Calochortus gunnisonii Cirsium parryi Holodiscus discolor Orthilla secunda Potentilla arguta Senecio pudicus Urtica gracilis Verbascum thapsus Lepidium ramosissimum Erigeron eximius
July 15, Difficult
Chimaphila umbellata Galium boreale Hieracium albiflorum Pyrola picta Rubus parviflorus Rudbeckia laciniata var. ampla Shepherdia canadensis
July 20, Weller, Discovery, Lower Lost Man, roadside
Symphyotrichum foliaceum S. spathulatum Aconitum columbianum Eucephalus engelmannii Chamerion latifolium Corallorhiza maculata Erigeron coulteri Erigeron elatior Galum aparine Gaultheria humifusa Oreochrysum parryi Trifolium hybridum
July 21, Linkins Lake
Arenaria congesta (way overdue) Bistorta vivipara Collomia linearis Gentiana parryi Swertia perennis Oxyria digyna Asclepias speciosus Rorippa teres
July 22, Grizzly ridge & trail & Lincoln Creek Road
Antennaria media Besseya ritteriana Eriogonum subalpinum Parnassia fimbriata Senecio amplectens Senecio fremontii Taraxacum ceratophorum Veratrum californicum
July 23, roadside
Gentianopsis thermalis Pyrola chlorantha Senecio atratus
July 27, Champion
Gentianella amarella Spergularia rubra Rorippa alpina
July 29, north summit
Saxifraga rivularis Arnica latifolia
August 3, roadside
Leucanthemum vulgare Heterotheca pumila
August 5, Green Mountain
Gentiana algida
August 6, Lower Lost Man
Spiranthes romanzoffiana August 10, Green Mountain
Matricaria discoides Capsella bursa-pastoris Senecio serra
August 11, roadside 8,300’
Solidago velutina Cirsium arvense
August 14, Weller Lake
Goodyera oblongifolia Streptopus amplexifolius (in fruit) Ribes laxiflorum (in fruit)