Elk Creek Falls Plant List June 2008
Trees Abies grandis grand fir Pinaceae Abies lasiocarpa subalpine fir Pinaceae Larix occidentalis larch Pinaceae Pinus monticola western white pine Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa ponderosa pine Pinaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir Pinaceae Taxus brevifolia western yew Taxaceae Thuja plicata western red cedar Cupressaceae Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock Pinaceae
Shrubs and subshrubs Acer glabrum Rocky Mtn. maple Aceraceae Amelanchier alnifolia serviceberry Rosaceae Berberis repens Oregon grape Berberidaceae Cornus canadensis bunchberry Cornaceae Cornus sericea red osier dogwood Cornaceae Holodiscus discolor ocean spray Rosaceae Linnaea borealis twinflower Caprifoliaceae Lonicera utahensis Utah honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Menziesia ferruginea fool’s huckleberry Ericaceae Pachistima myrsinites mountain box Celastraceae Philadelphus lewisii syringa Hydrangeaceae Physocarpus malvaceus ninebark Rosaceae Prunus emarginata bittercherry Rosaceae Ribes lacustre currant Grossulariaceae Rosa gymnocarpa baldhip rose Rosaceae Rubus nivalis snow bramble Rosaceae Rubus parviflorus thimbleberry Rosaceae Salix scouleriana Scouler’s willow Salicaceae Sambucus cerulea blue elderberry Caprifoliaceae Sorbus scopulina mountain ash Rosaceae Spiraea betulifolia spiraea Rosaceae Symphoricarpos albus snowberry Caprifoliaceae Vaccinium membranaceum huckleberry Ericaceae
Forbs Achillea millefolium yarrow Asteraceae Adenocaulon bicolor pathfinder Asteraceae Adiantum pedatum maidenhair fern Polypodiaceae Anaphalis margaritacea pearly everlasting Asteraceae Anemone piperi Piper’s windflower Ranunculaceae Antennaria racemosa pussytoes Asteraceae Arenaria macrophylla bigleaf sandwort Caryophyllaceae Arnica cordifolia heartleaf arnica Asteraceae Asarum caudatum wild ginger Aristolochiaceae Athyrium filix-femina lady fern Polypodiaceae Bromus tectorum cheatgrass Poaceae Calochortus elegans cats-ear Liliaceae Calypso bulbosa fairy-slipper Orchidaceae Carex geyerii elk sedge Cyperaceae Cephalanthera austiniae phantom orchid Orchidaceae Chimaphila menziesii prince’s pine Ericaceae Clintonia uniflora queen’s cup beadlily Liliaceae Collinsia parviflora blue-eyed Mary Scrophulariaceae Coptis occidentalis goldthread Ranunculaceae Corallorhiza maculata spotted coral-root Orchidaceae Corallorhiza mertensiana Merten’s coral-root Orchidaceae Cystopteris fragilis bladder fern Polypodiaceae Dactylis glomerata orchard-grass Poaceae Disporum hookeri fairy-bells Liliaceae Epilobium watsonii willow herb Onagraceae Festuca scabrella rough fescue Poaceae Festuca idahoensis Idaho fescue Poaceae Frageria vesca wild strawberry Rosaceae Galium aparine bedstraw Rubiaceae Galium triflorum bedstraw Rubiaceae Geum macrophyllum large-leaved avens Rosasceae Goodyera oblongifolia rattlesnake plantain Orchidaceae Gymnocarpium dryopteris oak fern Polypodiaceae Habenaria orbiculata large-leaved rein orchid Orchidaceae Habenaria saccata slender bog-orchid Orchidaceae Hieracium albiflorum western hawkweed Asteraceae Hypericum perforatum St. John’s wort Clusiaceae Leucanthemum vulgare oxeye-daisy Asteraceae Lathyrus nevadensis sweet-pea Fabaceae Listera cordata heart-leaf listera Orchidaceae Listera convallarioides broad-lipped twayblade Orchidaceae Luzula campestris woodrush Juncaceae Luzula parviflora woodrush Juncaceae Microsteris gracilis microsteris Polemoniaceae Mitella stauropetala side-flowered mitella Saxifragaceae Monotropa uniflora Indian pipe Monotropaceae Montia perfoliata (Claytonia parviflora) springbeauty Portulacaceae Myosotis micrantha forget-me-not Boraginaceae Myosotis sylvatica forget-me-not Boraginaceae Osmorhiza chilensis mtn. sweet-root Apiaceae Penstemon wilcoxii beardstongue Scrophulariaceae Plantago lanceolata plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago major plantain Plantaginaceae Poa secunda Sandberg’s bluegrass Poaceae Potentilla glandulosa sticky cinquefoil Rosaceae Potentilla gracilis cinquefoil Rosaceae Potentella recta cinquefoil Rosaceae Prunella vulgaris selfheal Lamiaceae Pteridium aquilinum maidenhair fern Polypodiaceae Pterospora andromeda pinedrops Monotropaceae Ranunculus uncinatus little buttercup Ranunculaceae Satureja douglasii savory, yerba buena Lamiaceae Sedum stenopetalum stonecrop Crassulaceae Maianthemum racemosum false solomon’s seal Liliaceae Maianthemum stellatum starry flowered Solomon-plume Liliaceae Taraxacum officinale dandelion Asteraceae Thalictrum occidentale meadowrue Ranunculaceae Thermopsis montana buckbean Fabaceae Tiarella trifoliata foamflower Saxifragaceae Trifolium repens clover Fabaceae Trillium ovatum wake robin, trillium Liliaceae Veronica arvensis speedwell Scrophulariaceae Veronica serpyllifolia speedwell Scrophulariaceae Vicia americana American vetch Fabaceae Viola adunca early blue violet Violaceae Viola glabella stream violet Violaceae Viola orbiculata round-leaved violet Violaceae