Colockum Road, Kittitas and Chelan Counties, WA. List covers plants found along or near the Colockum Road from the Colockum Natural Resource Center in Chelan County into the valley in Kittitas County. Combination of list of WNPS field trip, Art Kruckeberg, June 1972; list of UW ethnobotany class, Linda Storm, May 1999; and list of WNPS Central Washington Chapter, May 2001, Don Knoke. 254 spp.

Source: Washington Native Plant Society at: http://www.wnps.org/plant_lists/counties/chelan/chelan_county.html, accessed 2/4/2011 These lists represent the work of different WNPS members over the years. Their accuracy has not been verified by the Washington Native Plant Society. We offer these lists to individuals as a tool to enhance the enjoyment and study of native plants.

*Introduced species.

Scientific Name Common Name Plant Family Abies grandis Grand fir Pinaceae Abies lasiocarpa Sub-alpine fir Pinaceae Acer circinatum Vine maple Aceraceae Acer glabrum Douglas maple Aceraceae Acer negundo* Box elder Aceraceae Achillea millifolium Yarrow Asteraceae Achlys triphylla Vanilla leaf Berberidaceae Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair fern Polypodiaceae Agastache occidentalis Western horse-minthorse -mint Lamiaceae Agoseris glauca Mountain agoseris Asteraceae Agropyron cristatum* Crested wheat-grass Poaceae Agropyron spicatum Blue-bunch wheatgrass Poaceae Allium acuminatum Taper-tip onion Liliaceae Allium sp. Onion Liliaceae Alnus incana Mountain alder Betulaceae Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry Rosaceae Amsinckia lycopsoides Bugloss fiddleneck Boraginaceae Amsinckia retrorsa Rigid fiddleneck Boraginaceae Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting Asteraceae Anemone lyallii Lyall's anemone Ranunculaceae Anemone oregana Oregon anemone Ranunculaceae Antennaria flagellaris Stolonous pussy-toes Asteraceae Antennaria stenophylla Narrow-leaf pussy-toes Asteraceae Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading dogbane Apocynaceae Arabis divaricarpa Spreadingpod rockcress Brassicaceae Arabis holboellii Holboell's rockcress Brassicaceae Arabis sparsiflora Sicklepod rockcress Brassicaceae Arctium minus* Common burdock Asteraceae Arctostaphylos nevadensis Kinnikinnik Ericaceae Arnica cordifolia Heart-leaf arnica Asteraceae Arnica sororia Twin arnica Asteraceae Artemesia arbuscula Low sagebrush Asteraceae Artemesia ludoviciana Western mugwort Asteraceae Artemesia rigida Stiff sagebrush Asteraceae Artemesia tridentata Big sagebrush Asteraceae Artemesia tripartita Three-tip sagebrush Asteraceae Aruncus sylvester Goatsbeard Rosaceae Asarum caudatum Wild ginger Aristolochiaceae Asclepias speciosa Showy milkweed Asclepiadaceae Asparagus officinalis* Asparagus Liliaceae Balsamorhiza hookeri Hooker's balsamroot Asteraceae Balsamorhiza sagittata Arrow-leaf balsamroot Asteraceae Berberis aquifolium Tall Oregongrape Berberidaceae Berberis repens Creeping Oregongrape Berberidaceae Brassica campestris* Common mustard Brassicaceae Brodiaea douglasii Douglas' brodiaea Liliaceae Bromus carinatus California brome Poaceae Bromus tectorum* Cheat grass Poaceae Calamagrostis rubescens Pinegrass Poaceae Calochortus lyallii Lyall mariposa Liliaceae Calypso bulbosa Fairy slipper Orchidaceae Camassia quamash Common camas Liliaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris* Shepherd's purse Brassicaceae Cardaria draba* Hoary cress Brassicaceae Carex geyeri Elk sedge Cyperaceae Castilleja hispida Harsh paintbrushpaintbr ush ScrophScrophulariaceaeulariaceae Castilleja miniata Scarlet paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Castilleja thompsonii Thompson's paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Ceanothus velutinus Snowbrush Rhamnaceae Centaurea diffusa* Diffuse knapweed Asteraceae Cerastium arvense Field chickweed Caryophyllaceae Chaenactis douglasii Dusty maidens Asteraceae Chimaphila umbellata Pipsissewa Ericaceae Chorispora tenella* Blue mustard Brassicaceae Chrysopsis villosa Hairy golden-aster Asteraceae Chrysothamnus nauseosus Gray rabbit-brush Asteraceae Circium arvense* Canada thistle Asteraceae Claytonia lanceolata Western spring beauty Portulacaceae Clematis lingusticifolia Virgin's bower Ranunculaceae Clintonia uniflora Queen's cup Liliaceae Collinsia parviflora Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary Scrophulariaceae Collomia grandiflora Large-flowered collomia Polemoniaceae Convolvulus arvensis* Field morning-glory Convolvulaceae Cornus canadensis Bunchberry Cornaceae Cornus stolonifera Red-osier dogwood Cornaceae Crataegus columbiana Columbia hawthorn Rosaceae Crataegus douglasii Black hawthorn Rosaceae Crepis sp. Hawk's-beard Asteraceae Cryptantha sp. Cryptantha Boraginaceae Cystopteris fragilis Fragile fern Polypodiaceae Delphinium nuttallianum Upland larkspur Ranunculaceae Digatalis purpurea* Foxglove Scrophulariaceae Dipsacus sylvestris* Teasel Dipsacaceae Dodecatheon conjugens Desert shooting star Primulaceae Dodecatheon dentatum White shooting star Primulaceae Draba verna Spring whitlow-grass Brassicaceae Elymus cinereus Giant rye grass Poaceae Equisetum arvense Common horsetail Equisetaceae Erigeron linearis Desert yellow daisy Asteraceae Erigeron poliospermus Cushion fleabane Asteraceae Eriogonum compositum Northern buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum douglasii Douglas' buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum heracleoides Parsnip-flowered buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum strictum Strict buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum thymoides Thyme-leaf buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriophyllum lanatum Oregon sunshine Asteraceae Erysimum sp. Wallflower Brassicaceae Festuca idahoensis Blue bunchgrass Poaceae Floerkea proserpinacoides False mermaid Limnanthaceae Fragaria vesca Wild strawberry Rosaceae Fritillaria pudica Yellow bell Liliaceae Galium aparine Cleavers Rubiaceae GaliGaliumum boreale Northern bedstrawbedstra w RubiaceaeRubiaceae Gaultheria ovatifolia Slender wintergreen Ericaceae Geum triflorum Prairie smoke Rosaceae Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake-plantain Orchidaceae Hackelia arida Sagebrush stickseed Boraginaceae Haplopappus stenophyllus Narrow-leaf goldenweed Asteraceae Hesperochiron pumilis Dwarf hesperochiron Hydrophyllaceae Hieracium scouleri Scouler's hawkweed Asteraceae Holodiscus discolor Ocean spray Rosaceae Hydrophyllum capitatum Woolly breeches Hydrophyllaceae Hydrophyllum fendleri Fendler's waterleaf Hydrophyllaceae Ipomopsis aggregata Skyrocket Polemoniaceae Iris misouriensis Western blue flag Iridaceae Juncus sp. Rush Juncaceae Lappula redowskii Western stickseed Boraginaceae Larix occidentalis Western larch Pinaceae Lathyrus pauciflorus Few-flowered peavine Fabaceae Lewisia pygmaea Dwarf lewisia Portulacaceae Lewisia rediviva Bitterroot Portulacaceae Lilium columbianum Tiger lily Liliaceae Linnaea borealis Twinflower Caprifoliaceae Lithophragma bulbifera Slender prairie-star Saxifragaceae Lithophragma parviflora Small-flowered prairie-star Saxifragaceae Lithospermum ruderale Columbia puccoon Boraginaceae Lomatium dissectum Fern-leaf biscuit-root Apiaceae Lomatium geyeri Geyer's desert-parsley Apiaceae Lomatium grayi Gray's desert-parsley Apiaceae Lomatium hambleniae Hamblen's desert-parsley Apiaceae Lomatium macrocarpum Large-fruited lomatium Apiaceae Lomatium nudicaule Pestle parsnip Apiaceae Lomatium piperi Piper's bisciut-root Apiaceae Lomatium quintuplex Umtanum Ridge lomatium Apiaceae Lomatium triternatum Nine-leaf lomatium Apiaceae Lomatium watsonii Watson's desert parsley Apiaceae Lonicera ciliosa Orange honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Lonicera utahensis Utah honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Luina nardosmia Silvercrown luina Asteraceae Lupinus laxiflorus Spurred lupine Fabaceae Lupinus lepidus Prairie lupine Fabaceae Lupinus polyphyllus Big-leaf lupine Fabaceae Lupinus sericeus Silky lupine Fabaceae Lupinus sulphureus Sulphur lupine Fabaceae Lysichiton americanum Skunk cabbage Araceae Maianthemum dilatatum False lily-of-the-valley Liliaceae Malva neglecta Dwarf mallow Malvaceae Matricaria matricarioides* Pineapple weed Asteraceae Medicago sativa* Alfalfa Fabaceae MelilotMelilotuss albaalba**u White sweetsweet -cloverclo ver Fabaceae Mentha arvensis Field mint Lamiaceae Mentzelia albicaulis White-stemmed mentzelia Loasaceae Mertensia longiflora Small bluebells Boraginaceae Microseris troximoides Wavyleaf microseris Asteraceae Microsteris gracilis Pink microsteris Polemoniaceae Mimulus gutattus Common monkey-flower Scrophulariaceae Mitella trifida Three-tooth miterwort Saxifragaceae Montia linearis Narrow-leaf montia Portulacaceae Montia perfoliata Miner's lettuce Portulacaceae Oenothera andina Tiny evening-primrose Onagraceae Oenothera subacaulis Long-leaf evening-primrose Onagraceae Opuntia fragilis Brittle cactus Cactaceae Orobanche uniflora Naked broom-rape Orobanchaceae Osmorhiza occidentalis Western sweet-cicely Apiaceae Oxytropus sp. Crazyweed Fabaceae Pachistima myrsinites Mountain box Celastraceae Penstemon fruticosus Shrubby penstemon Scrophulariaceae Penstemon gairdneri Gairdner's penstemon Scrophulariaceae Penstemon procerus Small-flowered penstemon Scrophulariaceae Penstemon pruinosus Chelan penstemon Scrophulariaceae Penstemon speciosus Showy penstemon Scrophulariaceae Perideridia gairdneri Yampah Apiaceae Petasites frigidus Coltsfoot Asteraceae Phacelia hastata White-leaf phacelia Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia linearis Thread-leaf phacelia Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia ramosissima Branched phacelia Hydrophyllaceae Philadelphus lewisii Mock-orange Hydrangeaceae Phlox hoodii Hood's phlox Polemoniaceae Phlox longifolia Long-leaf phlox Polemoniaceae Phlox speciosa Showy phlox Polemoniaceae Phoenicaulis chieranthoides Daggerpod Brassicaceae Physocarpus malvaceus Mallow ninebark Rosaceae Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine Pinaceae Plectritus macrocera White plectritus Valerianaceae Poa bulbosa* Bulbous bluegrass Poaceae Polemonium micranthum Littlebells polemonium Polemoniaceae Polemonium pulcherrimum Showy Jacob's ladder Polemoniaceae Polygonum sp. Smartweed Polygonaceae Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen Salicaceae Populus trichocarpa Black cottonwood Salicaceae Potentilla gracilis Graceful cinquefoil Rosaceae Prunus emarginata Bitter cherry Rosaceae Prunus virginiana Chokecherry Rosaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir Pinaceae Pterospora andromedea Pinedrops Ericaceae PurshiaPurshia tridentata BitterbrBitterbrushush Rosaceae Ranunculus alismaefolius Water-plantain buttercup Ranunculaceae Ranunculus glaberrimus Sagebrush buttercup Ranunculaceae Ranunculus testiculatus* Hornseed buttercup Ranunculaceae Rhus glabra Sumac Anacardiaceae Rhus radicans Poison ivy Anacardiaceae Ribes aureum Golden currant Grossulariaceae Ribes cereum Wax currant Grossulariaceae Ribes lacustre Prickly currant Grossulariaceae Ribes viscosissimum Sticky currant Grossulariaceae Robinia pseudoacacia* Black locust Fabaceae Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum* Water cress Brassicaceae Rosa gymnocarpa Baldhip rose Rosaceae Rosa nutkana Nootka rose Rosaceae Rosa woodsii Wood's rose Rosaceae Rubus idaeus Red raspberry Rosaceae Rubus lasiococcus Dwarf bramble Rosaceae Rumex acetocella* Sheep sorrel Polygonaceae Rumex crispus* Sour dock Polygonaceae Salix exigua Coyote willow Salicaceae Salix lasiandra Pacific willow Salicaceae Salix piperi Piper's willow Salicaceae Salix rigida Mackenzie willow Salicaceae Sambucus cerulea Blue elderberry Caprifoliaceae Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry Caprifoliaceae Saxifraga integrifolia Grassland saxifrage Saxifragaceae Scirpus microcarpus Small-flowered bulrush Cyperaceae Sedum stenopetalum Worm-leaf stonecrop Crassulaceae Senecio integerrimus Western groundsel Asteraceae Sisymbrium altissimum* Jim Hill mustard Brassicaceae Sisyrinchium douglasii Grass-widow Iridaceae Smilacina racemosa False Solomon's seal Liliaceae Smilacina stellata Star-flowered Solomon's seal Liliaceae Solanum dulcamara* Bittersweet nightshade Solanaceae Spiraea betulifolia Birch-leafed spirea Rosaceae Symphoricarpos albus Common snowberry Caprifoliaceae Symphoricarpos oreophilus Mountain snowberry Caprifoliaceae Taraxacum officinale* Dandelion Asteraceae Thalictrum occidentale Western meadowrue Ranunculaceae Tragopogon dubius* Oysterplant Asteraceae Trientalis latifolia Broadleaved starflower Primulaceae Trifolium longipes Long-stalked clover Fabaceae Trifolium macrocephalum Big-headed clover Fabaceae Trifolium microcephalum Woolly clover Fabaceae Trillium ovatum White trillium Liliaceae Trollius laxus Globeflower Ranunculaceae Typha latifolia Common cattail Typhaceae Urtica dioica Stinging nettle Urticaceae Vaccinium membranaceum Mountain huckleberry Ericaceae Veratrum sp. False hellebore Liliaceae Verbascum thapsus* Common mullein Scrophulariaceae Veronica americana American brooklime Scrophulariaceae Viola glabella Stream violet Violaceae Viola trinervata Sagebrush violet Violaceae Xanthium strumarium* Cocklebur Asteraceae Xerophyllum tenax Beargrass Liliaceae Zigadenus elegans Glaucous zygadene Liliaceae Zigadenus paniculatus Panicled death-camas Liliaceae Zigadenus venenosus Meadow death camas Liliaceae