We hiked in the Marble Range in July from the forest through the subalpine burn area and up to the karst landscape in the alpine.   Along the way I took photos, a few of which are shared here.

Always a star performer, tiger lilies stood above the lower foliage in open spots.

tiger lily

Orange agoseris (a. aurantiaca) fllowered with single flowerheads in the subalpine.

orange agoseris

The flower heads of yellow agoseris (a. glauca) were larger and more numerous.

pale agoseris

A seldom-spotted variation of jacob’s ladder was flowering in the burnt whitebark pine forest.   Pretty jacob’s ladder (polemonium pulcherrimum) had longer stems and less streaks on the petals.

leafy jacob’s ladder

It is always a pleasure to encounter moss campion (silene acaulis) in the alpine.   Most of the mats were covered in flowers, a good year for these pinks.

moss campion

In July there were still some alpine pasqueflowers (Pulsatilla occidentalis) in bloom, but they will turn to seedheads quickly with the summer heat.  This species is not common in our area, but the western edge of the Marble Range is close to the Coast Ranges, and also, the karst alpine slopes feature some different species from the Interior Plateau.

alpine pasqueflower

In the alpine forget-me-nots were all in bloom, bringing a beautiful shade of blue to the barren rocky meadows.

forget-me-not

Alpine fleabane was starting to bloom above treeline

Yellow draba (d. paysonii) was in flower, mostly between rocks on the mostly-barren alpine ridges.

Northern anemone (a. parviflora) was sparse, but found in wet rocky meadows.

Long-stemmed starwort was spotted in many spots in subalpine areas not far off the trail.

Many more flowers were seen, but only a few are shared with each post.   The alpine karst ridges invite many hours of exploration, but the hikes are long so we only lingered for a while before starting the long trek back down the mountain.