Species Checklists

Flowering Plants
(Forbs, Grasses, etc.)

All photographs taken by students and faculty during course fieldtrips.
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  1. Apiaceae, Parsley Family
    • Cow Parsnip, Heracleum lanatum
    • Ranger's Buttons, Sphenosciadium capitellum
  2. Araceae, Arum Family
    • Skunk Cabbage, Lysichitum americanum
  3. Araliaceae, Ginseng Family
    • Devil's Club, Oplopanax horridum
  4. Aristolochiaceae, Birthwort Family
    • Wild Ginger, Asarum caudatum
  5. Asteraceae, Sunflower Family
    • Common Yarrow, Achillea millefolium
    • Trail Plant (Pathfinder), Adencaulon bicolor
    • Agoseris, Agoseris
    • Pearly-everlasting, Anaphalis margaritacea
    • Arnica, Arnica
    • Aster, Aster
    • Wooly Sunflower, Eriophyllum lanatum
  6. Berberidaceae, Barberry Family
    • Vanillaleaf, Achlys triphylla
    • Oregon-grape, Berberis
  7. Brassicaceae, Mustard Family
    • Western Wallflower, Erysimum capitatum
  8. Campanulaceae, Harebell Family
    • Common Harebell, Campanula rotundifolia
  9. Caprifoliaceae, Honeysuckle Family
    • Twinflower, Linnaea borealis
  10. Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family
    • Parry's Silene, Silene parryi
  11. Chenopodiaceae, Goosefoot Family
    • Pickleweed (American Glasswort), Salicornia virginica
  12. Cornaceae, Dogwood Family
    • Bunchberry (Canada Dogwood), Cornus canadensis
  13. Cyperaceae, Sedge Family
    • Sedge, Carex
    • Bulrush, Scirpus
  14. Droseraceae, Sundew Family
    • Round-leaved Sundew, Drosera rotundifolia
  15. Ericaceae, Heath Family
    • Red (Pink) Mountain-heather, Phyllodoce empetriformis
    • Pinedrops, Pterospora andromedea
  16. Fabaceae, Pea Family
    • Lupine, Lupinus
  17. Gentianaceae, Gentian Family
    • Mountain Bog Gentian, Gentiana calycosa
  18. Juncaceae, Rush Family
    • Rush, Juncus
  19. Juncaginaceae, Arrowgrass Family
    • Sea Arrowgrass, Triglochin maritimum
  20. Lamiaceae
    • Self-heal, Prunella vulgaris
  21. Liliaceae, Lily Family
    • Glacier Lily, Erythronium grandiflorum
    • Avalanche Lily (Fawn Lily), Erythronium montanum
    • Tiger Lily, Lilium columbianum
    • False Lily-of-the-valley, Maianthemum dilatatum
    • Trillium, Trillium
    • Green False Hellebore (Corn Lily), Veratrum viride
    • Beargrass, Xerophyllum tenax
  22. Monotropaceae
    • Indianpipe, Monotropa uniflora
  23. Onagraceae, Evening-primrose Family
    • Fireweed, Epilobium angustifolium
  24. Orchidaceae, Orchid Family
    • Coralroot, Corallorhiza
    • Rattlesnake Plantain, Goodyera oblongifolia
    • Twisted Orchid, Spiranthes romanzoffiana
  25. Orobanchaceae, Broomrape Family
    • Ground Cone, Boschniakia hookeri
  26. Oxalidaceae, Oxalis Family
    • Oregon Oxalis (Redwood Sorrel), Oxalis oregana
  27. Papaveraceae, Poppy Family
    • California Poppy, Eschscholzia californica
  28. Poaceae, Grass Family
    • European Beachgrass, Ammophila arenaria
  29. Polemoniaceae, Phlox Family
    • Spreading Phlox, Phlox diffusa
    • Showy Jacob's Ladder, Polemonium pulcherrimum
  30. Polygonaceae, Buckwheat Family
    • American (Mountain) Bistort, Polygonum bistortoides
  31. Portulaceae, Purslane Family
    • Pussypaws, Calyptridium umbellatum
  32. Primulaceae, Primrose Family
    • Jeffrey's Shootingstar, Dodecatheon pulchellum
  33. Pyrolaceae, Wintergreen Family
    • Common Pipsissewa, Chimaphila umbellata
    • White-veined Wintergreen, Pyrola picta
  34. Ranunculaceae, Buttercup Family
    • Baneberry, Actaea rubra
    • Western (Mountain) Pasqueflower, Anemone occidentalis
    • Red Columbine, Aquilegia formosa
    • Marsh-Marigold, Caltha leptosepala (C. biflora)
    • Larkspur, Delphinium
    • Buttercup, Ranunculus
    • False Bugbane, Trautvetteria carolinensis
  35. Rosaceae, Rose Family
    • Mountain Misery, Chamaebatia foliosa
    • Beach Strawberry, Fragaria chiloensis
    • Partridgefoot, Luetkea pectinata
    • Subalpine Spirea, Spiraea densiflora
  36. Sarraceniaceae, Pitcher Plant Family
    • Cobra Lily (Pitcher Plant), Darlingtonia californica
  37. Saxifragaceae, Saxifrage Family
    • Spotted Saxifrage, Saxifraga bronchialis
    • Foamflower, Tiarella trifoliata
  38. Scrophulariaceae, Figwort Family
    • Paintbrush, Castilleja
    • Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea
    • Monkeyflower, Mimulus
    • Mountain Owl-clover, Orthocarpus imbricatus
    • Elephant's Head, Pedicularis groenlandica
    • Lousewort, Pedicularis
    • Penstemon, Penstemon
    • Cusick's Speedwell, Veronica cusickii
  39. Valerianaceae, Valerian Family
    • Sitka Valerian, Valeriana sitchensis
  40. Zosteraceae, Eelgrass Family
    • Surf-grass, Phyllospadix
    • Eelgrass, Zostera
Red Mountain-heather (Ericaceae)
Photograph by Mark Eberle, August 1998
Image of Heather

Redwood Sorrel (Oxalidaceae)
Photograph by William Cook, August 2000
Image of Redwood Sorrel

Jeffrey's Shooting Star (Primulaceae)
Photograph by Mark Eberle, July 2000
Image of Shooting Star

Darlingtonia (Sarraceniaceae)
Photograph by Eric Hoch, July 2002
Image of Cobra Lilies

Monkeyflower (Scrophulariaceae)
Photograph by Aaron Austin, July 2005

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