Vascular Plant List: Federation Forest King and Pierce counties, Washington
List covers plants found in the Federation Forest, located along Highway 410 near Green Water. Combination of lists by Melinda Denton, 1983, Fayla Schwartz, 1991; and NARGS, Shirley Post, 1999.
108 species (99 native, 9 introduced)
Coordinates: 47.154607°, -121.705731°
Key to symbols: * = Introduced species. + = Species is represented by two or more subspecies or varieties in Washington; the species in this list has not been identified to subspecies or variety. ! = Species is not known to occur near this location based on specimen records in the PNW Herbaria database, and may be misidentified.
Numeric superscripts after a scientific name indicates the name was more broadly circumscribed in the past, and has since been split into two or more accepted taxa in Washington. The possible accepted taxa names for Washington are provided after the species list, keyed by superscript.
Accepted names and family classifications are obtained from the Washington Flora Checklist and the Revised Flora of the Pacific Northwest, managed by the University of Washington Herbarium at the Burke Museum. Relevant synonyms are indicated in parentheses.
An online version of this plant list with more information and additional formatting options is available on the WNPS web site: http://www.wnps.org/plant-lists/list?Federation_Forest
This plant list represents the work of one or more Washington Native Plant Society (WNPS) members. Its accuracy and completeness has not been verified by WNPS. We offer the list to individuals as a tool to enhance the enjoyment and study of native plants.
FERNS AND LYCOPHYTES: Accepted Name (Synonym) Common Name Family Athyrium filix-femina ssp. cyclosorum Lady fern Athyriaceae Diphasiastrum complanatum (Lycopodium Ground cedar Lycopodiaceae complanatum) Dryopteris expansa (Dryopteris austriaca) Spreading wood-fern Dryopteridaceae Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak fern Cystopteridaceae Polypodium glycyrrhiza Licorice fern Polypodiaceae Polystichum munitum 1 Sword fern Dryopteridaceae Pteridium aquilinum var. pubescens Bracken Dennstaedtiaceae
GYMNOSPERMS: Accepted Name (Synonym) Common Name Family Abies grandis Grand fir Pinaceae Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce Pinaceae Pinus contorta + Lodgepole pine Pinaceae Pinus monticola Western white pine Pinaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii + Douglas fir Pinaceae Taxus brevifolia Western yew Taxaceae Thuja plicata Western red cedar Cupressaceae
WNPS Plant List - Federation Forest, King and Pierce counties, Washington Page 1 Accepted Name (Synonym) Common Name Family Tsuga heterophylla Western hemlock Pinaceae
DICOTS: Accepted Name (Synonym) Common Name Family Acer circinatum Vine maple Sapindaceae Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf maple Sapindaceae Achlys triphylla 2 Vanilla leaf Berberidaceae Acmispon parviflorus (Lotus micranthus) Miniature lotus Fabaceae Actaea rubra Baneberry Ranunculaceae Adenocaulon bicolor Pathfinder Asteraceae Allotropa virgata Candystick Ericaceae Alnus rubra Red alder Betulaceae Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry Rosaceae Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis Kinnikinnik Ericaceae Aruncus dioicus var. acuminatus (Aruncus sylvester) Goatsbeard Rosaceae Asarum caudatum Wild ginger Aristolochiaceae Berberis nervosa Cascade Oregongrape Berberidaceae Campanula rotundifolia Common harebell Campanulaceae Chamaenerion angustifolium (Epilobium angustifolium) Fireweed Onagraceae Chimaphila menziesii Little pipsissewa Ericaceae Circaea alpina + Enchanter's nightshade Onagraceae Claytonia sibirica (Montia sibirica) Candyflower Montiaceae Cornus canadensis 3 Bunchberry Cornaceae Cornus stolonifera 4 Red-osier dogwood Cornaceae Corydalis scouleri Western corydalis Papaveraceae Cytisus scoparius * Scot's broom Fabaceae Dicentra formosa ssp. formosa Bleeding heart Papaveraceae Digitalis purpurea * Foxglove Plantaginaceae Erythranthe guttata 5 Common monkey-flower Phrymaceae Fragaria virginiana ssp. glauca Woods strawberry Rosaceae Galium aparine Cleavers Rubiaceae Gaultheria shallon Salal Ericaceae Geum macrophyllum Large-leaved avens Rosaceae Glechoma hederacea * (Glecoma hederacea) Creeping Charlie Lamiaceae Hemitomes congestum Gnome-plant Ericaceae Heracleum maximum (Heracleum lanatum) Cow parsnip Apiaceae Hieracium albiflorum White-flowered hawkweed Asteraceae Holodiscus discolor var. discolor Ocean spray Rosaceae Hydrophyllum fendleri + Fendler's waterleaf Hydrophyllaceae Hypericum perforatum ssp. perforatum * Klamath weed Hypericaceae Hypochaeris radicata * Hairy cat's-ear Asteraceae Leucanthemum vulgare * (Chrysanthemum Ox-eye daisy Asteraceae leucanthemum) Linnaea borealis ssp. longiflora Twinflower Linnaeaceae Lonicera ciliosa Orange honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Lupinus polyphyllus + Big-leaf lupine Fabaceae Lysimachia latifolia (Trientalis latifolia) Broadleaved starflower Primulaceae Monotropa hypopitys (Hypopitys monotropa) Many-flowered indian pipe Ericaceae Monotropa uniflora Single-flowered indian pipe Ericaceae
WNPS Plant List - Federation Forest, King and Pierce counties, Washington Page 2 Accepted Name (Synonym) Common Name Family Mycelis muralis * (Lactuca muralis) Wall lettuce Asteraceae Myosotis scorpioides Common forget-me-not Boraginaceae Oemleria cerasiformis Indian plum Rosaceae Oenanthe sarmentosa Water parsley Apiaceae Oplopanax horridus (Oplopanax horridum) Devil's club Araliaceae Orthilia secunda (Pyrola secunda) One-sided wintergreen Ericaceae Osmorhiza berteroi (Osmorhiza chilensis) Mountain sweet-cicely Apiaceae Petasites frigidus + Coltsfoot Asteraceae Populus trichocarpa Black cottonwood Salicaceae Prunella vulgaris + Self-heal Lamiaceae Pyrola asarifolia + Pink wintergreen Ericaceae Rhododendron menziesii (Menziesia ferruginea) Fool's huckleberry Ericaceae Ribes lacustre Prickly currant Grossulariaceae Rosa gymnocarpa Baldhip rose Rosaceae Rubus leucodermis ! Blackcap Rosaceae Rubus nutkanus (Rubus parviflorus) Thimbleberry Rosaceae Rubus pedatus Strawberry bramble Rosaceae Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry Rosaceae Rubus ursinus (Rubus ursinus var. macropetalus) Wild blackberry Rosaceae Rumex crispus * Sour dock Polygonaceae Salix sp. Willow Salicaceae Sambucus racemosa + Red elderberry Adoxaceae Spiraea splendens (Spiraea densiflora) Rosy spirea Rosaceae Stachys cooleyae Cooley's hedge-nettle Lamiaceae Tiarella trifoliata + Foamflower Saxifragaceae Tolmiea menziesii Youth-on-age Saxifragaceae Trifolium repens * White clover Fabaceae Urtica dioica + Stinging nettle Urticaceae Vaccinium parvifolium Red huckleberry Ericaceae Veronica americana American brooklime Plantaginaceae Viola glabella Stream violet Violaceae Viola sempervirens Evergreen violet Violaceae
MONOCOTS: Accepted Name (Synonym) Common Name Family Carex mertensii Merten's sedge Cyperaceae Clintonia uniflora Queen's cup Liliaceae Corallorhiza mertensiana Western coral-root Orchidaceae Corallorhiza striata +! Striped coral-root Orchidaceae Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake-plantain Orchidaceae Lilium columbianum Tiger lily Liliaceae Listera banksiana (Listera caurina) Northwestern twayblade Orchidaceae Listera cordata Heart-leaved twayblade Orchidaceae Lysichiton americanus (Lysichiton americanum, Skunk cabbage Araceae Lysichitum americanum) Maianthemum dilatatum False lily-of-the-valley Asparagaceae Maianthemum stellatum (Smilacina stellata) Star-flowered Solomon's seal Asparagaceae Platanthera orbiculata ! (Habenaria orbiculata) Round-leaved rein-orchid Orchidaceae Platanthera stricta (Habenaria saccata) Slender bog-orchid Orchidaceae
WNPS Plant List - Federation Forest, King and Pierce counties, Washington Page 3 Accepted Name (Synonym) Common Name Family Prosartes smithii ! (Disporum smithii) Smith fairy-bell Liliaceae Streptopus amplexifolius Clasping-leaved twisted-stalk Liliaceae Trillium ovatum var. ovatum White trillium Melanthiaceae Veratrum viride var. eschscholzianum Green false hellebore Melanthiaceae
Key to potential accepted names for ambiguous species: The following underlined names were more broadly circumscribed in the past, and have since been split into two or more accepted taxa in Washington. For each, the possible accepted names in Washington are provided; one or more of these may occur at this site.
1 Polystichum munitum: Polystichum imbricans, Polystichum munitum 2 Achlys triphylla: Achlys californica, Achlys triphylla 3 Cornus canadensis: Cornus canadensis, Cornus unalaschkensis 4 Cornus stolonifera: Cornus occidentalis, Cornus stolonifera 5 Erythranthe guttata: Erythranthe arvensis, Erythranthe grandis, Erythranthe guttata, Erythranthe microphylla, Erythranthe nasuta
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