Wildflowers of Independence Pass 2021

Difficult, April 27

Claytonia lanceolata Mertenisa fusiformis Noccaea 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 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 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 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 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 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)