Monotropa hypopitys (Pinesap) emerging

trail from Mowich Lake to Spray Park, in a forested area (Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock), Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1550 meters (5100 feet)

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Pedicularis ornithorhyncha at Burke Museum

An interesting article on pollination of Pedicularis sp. at Mount Rainier
The Pollination Ecology of Pedicularis on Mount Rainier
by Lazarus, Walter Macior, American Journal of Botany, Vol. 60, No. 9 (Oct., 1973), pp. 863-871
Six native species of Pedicularis in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State were studied for their reproductive relationships with animal pollinators

There are six native species of Pedicularis within Mount Rainier National Park
Pedicularis bracteosa at Burke Museum
Pedicularis contorta at Burke Museum
Pedicularis groenlandica at Burke Museum
Pedicularis ornithorhyncha at Burke Museum
Pedicularis racemosa at Burke Museum
Pedicularis rainierensis at Burke Museum

This is above Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1850 meters (6050 feet)

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Map Lichen
Rhizocarpon geographicum a form of crust lichen crustose
See an interesting article on the use of lichens to measure the date of deposition.

www.blackwellpublishing.com/Microbiology/pdfs/lichens.pdf
yellow-green islands are areolae,black fungal hypothallus at the margin.

This is above Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1850 meters (6050 feet)

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Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii (Dwarf Lupine) growing in pumice with unidentified heather family (Ericaceae)

This is above Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1800 meters (5950 feet)

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Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola
Magenta paintbrush
Orobanchaceae (formerly Scrophulariaceae)
Castilleja parviflora var. oreopola at University of Washington Burke Museum

This is Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1700 meters (5600 feet)

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Pedicularis bracteosa at Burke Museum (bracted lousewort )

An interesting article on pollination of Pedicularis sp. at Mount Rainier
The Pollination Ecology of Pedicularis on Mount Rainier
by Lazarus, Walter Macior, American Journal of Botany, Vol. 60, No. 9 (Oct., 1973), pp. 863-871
Six native species of Pedicularis in Mount Rainier National Park in Washington State were studied for their reproductive relationships with animal pollinators

There are six native species of Pedicularis within Mount Rainier National Park
Pedicularis bracteosa at Burke Museum
Pedicularis contorta at Burke Museum
Pedicularis groenlandica at Burke Museum
Pedicularis ornithorhyncha at Burke Museum
Pedicularis racemosa at Burke Museum
Pedicularis rainierensis at Burke Museum

This is just off the the trail from Mowich Lake to Spray Park, in a wet area near a creek crossing, , Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1500 meters (4900 feet)

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Veratrum viride (Corn Lily) and Mertensia paniculata

This is just off the the trail from Mowich Lake to Spray Park, in a wet area near a creek crossing, , Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1500 meters (4900 feet)

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Corydalis scouleri and Veratrum viride (Corn Lily)

Corydalis is Zygomorphic.
Zygomorphic ("yoke shaped", "bilateral") flowers can be divided by only a single plane into two mirror-image halves, much like a yoke or a person's face.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floral_symmetry#Zygomorphic

This is just off the the trail from Mowich Lake to Spray Park, in a wet area near a creek crossing, Mount Rainier National Park.
Elevation ~ 1500 meters (4900 feet)

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Near the Spray Park trailhead

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Corydalis is Zygomorphic.
Zygomorphic ("yoke shaped", "bilateral") flowers can be divided by only a single plane into two mirror-image halves, much like a yoke or a person's face.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floral_symmetry#Zygomorphic

I observed this busy bee pollinationg a group Lupinus latifolius (broadleaf lupine) for about 5 minutes, and took numerous photos, this is the best of the lot. Note the heavy pollen load this bee is carrying.

Seen at Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Pierce County Washington, USA at about 1800 meters (6000 feet) elevation