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Plant List

Pacific Silver Fir

Abies amabilis

Subalpine Fir

Abies lasiocarpa

Noble Fir

Abies procera

Bigleaf Maple

Acer macrophyllum

Douglas Maple

Acer glabrum

Vine Maple

Acer circinatum

Yarrow

Achillea millifolium

Vanilla Leaf

Achlys triphylla

Baneberry

Actea rubra

Pathfinder

Adenocaulon bicolor

Maiden Hair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Candystick

Allotropa virgata

Green Alder   Alnus crispa

Sitka Alder

Alnus sinuata

Red Alder

Alnus rubra

Serviceberry

Amelanchair alnifolia

Pearly Everlasting

Anaphalis margaritacea

Three-leaf Anemone

Anemone deltoidea

Crimson Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Pacific Madrone

Arbutus menziesii

Bearberry

Archtostaphylos uva-ursi

Hairy Manzanita

Archtostaphylos columbiana

Streambank Arnica

Arnica amplexicaulis

Goat's Beard

Aruncus dioicus

Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

Aster

Aster sp.

Lady Fern

Athyrium felix-femina

Tall Oregon-grape

Berberis nervosa

Deer Fern

Blechnum spicant

Coast Boykinea

Boykinia elata

Large Boykinea

Boykinia major

Subalpine Mariposa Lily

Calochortus subalpinus

Marsh Marigold   Caltha biflora

Calypso Orchid

Calypso bulbosa

Shepherd's Purse

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Merten's Sedge

Carex mertensii

Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja spp.

Golden Chinkapin

Castinopsis chrysophylla

Snowbrush

Ceanothus velutinus

Alaska Yellow-cedar

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis

Menzie's Pipsissewa

Chimaphila menziesii

Pipsissewa

Chimaphila umbellata

Thistle

Cirsium sp.

Siberian Miner's-lettuce

Claytonia sibirica

Queen's Cup Lily

Clintonia uniflora

Varied-leaf Collomia Collomia heterophylla
False Toadflax Comandra umbellate

Fern-leaved Goldthread

Coptis laciniata

Western Coralroot

Corallorrhiza maculata

Spotted Coralroot

Corallorrhiza maculata

Red-osier Dogwood

Cornus stolonifera

Pacific Dogwood

Cornus nutallii

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

California Hazel

Corylus cornuta

Common Parsley Fern

Cryptogramma acrostichoides

Scotch Broom

Cytisus scoparius

Larkspur

Delphinium spp.

Bleeding Heart

Dicentra formosa

Common Foxglove

Digitalis pupurea

Fairy Bells Disporum purpurea

Twistedstalk

Disporum smithii

Shooting Star

Dodecatheon spp.

Spreading Wood Fern

Dryopteris exspansa

Fireweed

Epilobium angustifolium

Horsetail

Equisetum spp.

Giant Horsetail

Equisetum telmateia

Buckwheat

Eriogonum sp.

Oregon Sunshine

Eriphyllum lanatum

White Fawn Lily

Erythronium oregonum

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Cleavers

Galium aparine

Oregon Bedstraw

Galium oreganum

Salal

Gaultheria shallon

Large-leaved Avens

Geum macrophyllum

Rattlesnake Plantain

Goodyera oblongifolia

Oak Fern

Gymnocarpium Abies

Cow Parnsip Heracleum lanatum

Small-flowered Alumroot

Heuchera micrantha

Hawkweed

Hieracium sp.

Oceanspray

Holodiscus discolor

Common St. John's-wort

Hypericum perforatum

Hairy Cat's-ear

Hypochaeris radicata

Pinesap

Hypopitys Abies

Dutchman's Pipe Hypopitys monotropa

Oregon Iris

Iris tenax

Hall's Isopyrum

Isopyrum hallii

Common Juniper

Juniperus communis

Wild Lettuce

Lactuca muralis

Oxeye Daisy

Leucanthemum vulgare 

Cascade Lily

Lilium washingtonianum

Tiger Lily

Lilium columbianum

Twinflower

Linnaea borealis

Northwestern Twayblade

Listera caurina

Heart-leaved Twayblade

Listera cordata

Common Lomatium Lomatium utriculatum

Orange Honeysuckle

Lonicera ciliosa

Lupine

Lupinus spp.

Clubmoss

Lycopodium inundatum

False Azalea

Menziesia ferruginea

False Lily-of-the-Valley

Mianthimum dilatatum

Pink Microsteris

Microsteris gracilis

Yellow Monkey-flower

Mimulus guttatus

Chickweed  Monkey-flower

Mimulus alsinoides

Pink Monkey-flower

Mimulus lewisii

Five-stamened Mitrewort

Mitella pentandra

Indian-pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Streambank Spring Beauty

Montia parvifolia

Siberian Miner's Lettuce

Montia sibirica

Woodland Penstemon

Nothochelone nemorosa

Yellow Pond Lily Nuphar polysepalum

Devil's Club

Oplopanax horridus

Wood-sorrel

Oxalis oregana

Oregon Boxwood

Pachistima myrsinites

Sickletop Lousewort

Pedicularis racemosa

Coiled-beak Lousewort

Pedicularis contorta

Cardwell's Penstemon

Penstemon cardwellii

Coast Penstemon   Penstemon serrulatus

Sweet Coltsfoot

Petasites frigidus

Palmate Coltsfoot

Petasites palmatus

Vari-leafed phacelia

Phacelia heterophylla

Spreading Phlox Phlox diffusa

Western White Pine

Pinus monticola

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

English Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

White Bog Orchid Platantathera dilatata

Slender Bog Orchid

Platantathera stricta

Licorice Fern

Polypodium glycorrhiza

Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

Holly Fern

Polystichum lonchitis

Black Cottonwood

Populus trichocarpa

Heal-all

Prunella vulgaris

Douglas-fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Bracken Fern

Pteridium aquilinum

Pink Wintergreen

Pyrola asarifolia

One-sided Wintergreen

Pyrola secunda

White-veined Wintergreen

Pyrola picta

Buttercup Ranunculus bongardii

Cascara Buckthorn

Rhamnus purshiana

Pacific Rhododendron

Rhododendron macrophyllum

Stink Currant

Ribes bracteosum

Swamp Currant

Ribes lacustre

Red-flowered Currant Ribes sanguineum
Prickly Rose Rosa acicularis

Little Wood Rose

Rosa gymnocarpa

Nootka Rose Rosa nutkana
Himilayan Blackberry   Rubus discolor
Evergreen Blackberry   Rubus laciniatus
Roughfruit Berry Rubus lasiococcus
Black Raspberry   Rubus leucodermis

Dewberry

Rubus nivalis

Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus

Five-leaved Bramble

Rubus pedatus

Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

Pacific Blackberry

Rubus ursinus

Common Sheep Sorrell Rumex acetosella

Western Dock

Rumex occidentalis

Scouler's Willow

Salix scouleriana

Sitka Willow

Salix sitchensis

Blue Elderberry

Sambucus cerulea

Red Elderberry Sambucus racemosa
Yellowdot Saxifrage Saxifraga bronchialis

Wood Saxifrage

Saxifraga mertensiana

Western Saxifrage Saxifraga occidentalis

Spreading Stonecrop

Sedum divergens

Broad-leaved Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium

Wallace's Selaginella

Selaginella wallacei

Selaginella scopulorum

Oregon Spike Moss

Selaginella oregana

Arrowleaf Groundsel

Senicio triangularis

Silene sp.

False Solomon's-seal

Smilacina racemosa

Star-flowered False Solomon's-seal Smilacina stellata

Greene Mountain-ash

Sorbus scopulina

Sitka Mountain-Ash

Sorbus sitchensis

Lady-tresses

Spiranthes romanzoffiana

Subalpine Spirea

Spirea densiflora

Douglas Spirea

Spirea douglasii

Mexican Hedge-Nettle

Stachys mexicana

Cooley's Hedge-nettle

Stachys cooleyae 

Western Feather Bells Stenanthium occidentalis

Clasping Twistedstalk

Streptopus amplexifolius

Rosy Twistedstalk

Streptopus roseus

Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus

Common Dandelion

Taraxacum officinalis

Pacific Yew

Taxus brevifolia

Fringecup

Telllima grandiflora

Western Meadowrue

Thalictrum occidentalis

Nevada Marsh Fern

Thelypteris nevadensis

Western Redcedar

Thuja plicata

Foamflower

Tiarella trifoliata

Piggy-back Plant

Tolmiea menziesii

False Bugbane

Trautvetteria caroliniensis

Starflower

Trientalis artica

Pacific Starflower Trientalis latifolia

Clover

Trifolium sp.

Western Trillium

Trillium ovatum

Mountain Hemlock

Tsuga mertensiana

Western Hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla

Alaskan Huckleberry

Vaccinium alaskaense

Black Huckleberry   Vaccinium membranaceum
Oval-leaved Huckleberry Vaccinium ovalfolium

Red Huckleberry

Vaccinium parvifolium

Sitka Valerian

Valeriana sitchensis

Northern Inside-out Flower

Vancouveria hexandra

Hellebore

Veratrum spp.

Common Mullein

Verbascum thapsus

Veronica sp.

Vetch

Vicea sp.

Violet

Viola orbiculata

Marsh Violet Viola palustris
Redwood Violet Viola sempervirens

Whipplevine

Whipplea modesta

Bear-grass

Xerophyllum tenax