Meek S Table, Yakima County, WA

Meek’s Table, Yakima County, WA. List covers plants found on top of the mesa known as Meek’s Table between the North and South Forks of Rattlesnake Creek, and along the trail leading to it from FR 1502. 1995 list by Reid Schuller and S. Evans, combined with list from WNPS Central Washington Chapter field trip, June 1998. 158 spp.

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 Acer glabrum Douglas maple Aceraceae Achillea millifolium Yarrow Asteraceae Agoseris aurantiaca Orange agoseris Asteraceae Agoseris glauca Mountain agoseris Asteraceae Agoseris heterophylla Annual agoseris Asteraceae Agropyron spicatum Blue-bunch wheatgrass Poaceae Agrostis exarata* Spike bentgrass Poaceae Allium acuminatum Taper-tip onion Liliaceae Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry Rosaceae Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting Asteraceae Antennaria dimorpha Low pussy-toes Asteraceae Antennaria flagellaris Stolonous pussy-toes Asteraceae Antennaria luzuloides Woodrush pussy-toes Asteraceae Antennaria microphylla Rosy pussy-toes Asteraceae Antennaria racemosa Raceme pussy-toes Asteraceae Arabis divaricarpa Spreadingpod rockcress Brassicaceae Arceuthobium douglasii Douglas dwarf mistletoe Loranthaceae Arctostaphylos nevadensis Kinnikinnik Ericaceae Arenaria congesta Dense-flowered sandwort Caryophyllaceae Arenaria macrophylla Big-leaf sandwort Caryophyllaceae Arnica cordifolia Heart-leaf arnica Asteraceae Arnica fulgens Hillside arnica Asteraceae Artemesia arbuscula Low sagebrush Asteraceae Balsamorhiza careyana Carey's balsamroot Asteraceae Balsamorhiza sagittata Arrow-leaf balsamroot Asteraceae Berberis repens Creeping Oregongrape Berberidaceae Bromus carinatus California brome Poaceae Bromus tectorum* Cheat grass Poaceae Calamagrostis rubescens Pinegrass Poaceae Calochortus macrocarpus Sagebrush mariposa Liliaceae Calypso bulbosa Fairy slipper Orchidaceae Carex geyeri Elk sedge Cyperaceae Carex rossii Ross' sedge Cyperaceae Castilleja hispida Harsh paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Castilleja thompsonii Thompson's paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Ceanothus velutinus Snowbrush Rhamnaceae

Meek’s Table, Yakima County, WA. WNPS Plant Lists. Page 1 of 4 Chimaphila umbellata Pipsissewa Ericaceae Claytonia lanceolata Western spring beauty Portulacaceae Collinsia parviflora Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary Scrophulariaceae Collomia grandiflora Large-flowered collomia Polemoniaceae Corallorhiza maculata Spotted coral-root Orchidaceae Crepis intermedia Gray hawksbeard Asteraceae Cryptantha torreyana Torrey's cryptantha Boraginaceae Cystopteris fragilis Fragile fern Polypodiaceae Danthonia intermedia Timber oatgrass Poaceae Danthonia unispicata Few-flowered wild oatgrass Poaceae Delphinium nuttallianum Upland larkspur Ranunculaceae Dodecatheon conjugens Desert shooting star Primulaceae Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed Onagraceae Epilobium minutum Small-flowered willow-herb Onagraceae Erigeron bloomeri Scabland fleabane Asteraceae Erigeron linearis Desert yellow daisy Asteraceae Eriogonum compositum Northern buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum douglasii Douglas' buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum elatum Tall buckwheat Polygonaceae Eriogonum umbellatum Sulfur buckwheat Polygonaceae Erythronium grandiflorum Glacier lily Liliaceae Festuca idahoensis Blue bunchgrass Poaceae Festuca occidentalis Western fescue Poaceae Festuca octoflora Slender fescue Poaceae Festuca ovina Sheep fescue Poaceae Frasera speciosa Monument plant Gentianaceae Fritillaria pudica Yellow bell Liliaceae Galium multiflorum Shrubby bedstraw Rubiaceae Geum triflorum Prairie smoke Rosaceae Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake-plantain Orchidaceae Habenaria unalascensis Alaska rein-orchid Orchidaceae Haplopappus carthemoides Large-flowered goldenweed Asteraceae Haplopappus lanuginosus Woolly goldenweed Asteraceae Haplopappus resinosus Columbia goldenweed Asteraceae Haplopappus stenophyllus Narrow-leaf goldenweed Asteraceae Hesperochiron pumilis Dwarf hesperochiron Hydrophyllaceae Heuchera cylindrica Lava alumroot Saxifragaceae Hieracium albiflorum White-flowered hawkweed Asteraceae Hieracium cynoglossoides Hounds-tongue hawkweed Asteraceae Holodiscus discolor Ocean spray Rosaceae Holosteum umbellatum* Jagged chickweed Caryophyllaceae Hydrophyllum capitatum Woolly breeches Hydrophyllaceae Juniperus communis Mountain juniper Cupressaceae Koelaria cristata Prairie junegrass Poaceae Larix occidentalis Western larch Pinaceae Lewisia rediviva Bitterroot Portulacaceae Lewisia triphylla Three-leaf lewisia Portulacaceae Lilium columbianum Tiger lily Liliaceae Linanthus harknessii Harkness' linanthus Polemoniaceae Lithophragma bulbifera Slender prairie-star Saxifragaceae

Meek’s Table, Yakima County, WA. WNPS Plant Lists. Page 2 of 4 Lithophragma parviflora Small-flowered prairie-star Saxifragaceae Lomatium dissectum Fern-leaf biscuit-root Apiaceae Lomatium geyeri Geyer's desert-parsley Apiaceae Lomatium gormanii Gorman's desert-parsley Apiaceae Lomatium grayi Gray's desert-parsley Apiaceae Lomatium macrocarpum Large-fruited lomatium Apiaceae Lomatium nudicaule Pestle parsnip Apiaceae Lomatium triternatum Nine-leaf lomatium Apiaceae Lomatium watsonii Watson's desert parsley Apiaceae Luina nardosmia Silvercrown luina Asteraceae Lupinus laxiflorus Spurred lupine Fabaceae Lupinus polyphyllus Big-leaf lupine Fabaceae Madia glomerata Mountain tarweed Asteraceae Madia minima Small-head tarweed Asteraceae Melica bulbosa Onion-grass Poaceae Microseris nutans Nodding microseris Asteraceae Microseris troximoides Wavyleaf microseris Asteraceae Mitella pentandra Alpine miterwort Saxifragaceae Orobanche corymbosa Flat-topped broomrape Orobanchaceae Orobanche uniflora Naked broom-rape Orobanchaceae Osmorhiza chilensis Mountain sweet-cicely Apiaceae Pachistima myrsinites Mountain box Celastraceae Pedicularis racemosa Sickletop lousewort Scrophulariaceae Penstemon attenuatus Sulfur penstemon Scrophulariaceae Penstemon fruticosus Shrubby penstemon Scrophulariaceae Penstemon gairdneri Gairdner's penstemon Scrophulariaceae Penstemon richardsonii Richardson's penstemon Scrophulariaceae Perideridia gairdneri Yampah Apiaceae Phacelia linearis Thread-leaf phacelia Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia sericea Silky phacelia Hydrophyllaceae Philadelphus lewisii Mock-orange Hydrangeaceae Phlox diffusa Spreading phlox Polemoniaceae Picea engalmannii Engelmann spruce Pinaceae Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine Pinaceae Poa nervosa Wheeler's bluegrass Poaceae Poa sandbergii Sandberg's bluegrass Poaceae Polygonum aviculare* Doorweed Polygonaceae Polygonum kelloggii Kellogg's knotweed Polygonaceae Potentilla arguta Tall cinquefoil Rosaceae Potentilla fruticosa Shrubby cinquefoil Rosaceae Potentilla gracilis Graceful cinquefoil Rosaceae Prunus emarginata Bitter cherry Rosaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir Pinaceae Pterospora andromedea Pinedrops Ericaceae Purshia tridentata Bitterbrush Rosaceae Pyrola picta White-veined wintergreen Ericaceae Ranunculus glaberrimus Sagebrush buttercup Ranunculaceae Ribes cereum Wax currant Grossulariaceae Ribes viscosissimum Sticky currant Grossulariaceae

Meek’s Table, Yakima County, WA. WNPS Plant Lists. Page 3 of 4 Rosa gymnocarpa Baldhip rose Rosaceae Salix scouleriana Scouler willow Salicaceae Sedum lanceolatum Lance-leaved stonecrop Crassulaceae Sedum leibergii Leiberg's stonecrop Crassulaceae Sedum stenopetalum Worm-leaf stonecrop Crassulaceae Senecio integerrimus Western groundsel Asteraceae Setaria viridus* Green foxtail Poaceae Silene douglasii Douglas' silene Caryophyllaceae Silene oregana Oregon silene Caryophyllaceae Sisyrinchium douglasii Grass-widow Iridaceae Sitanion hystrix Squirreltail Poaceae Spiraea betulifolia Birch-leafed spirea Rosaceae Stipa lemmonii Lemmon's needlegrass Poaceae Stipa occidentalis Western needlegrass Poaceae Symphoricarpos oreophilus Mountain snowberry Caprifoliaceae Vaccinium myrtillus Low bilberry Ericaceae Vaccinium scoparium Grouseberry Ericaceae Viola nuttallii Yellow prairie violet Violaceae Viola trinervata Sagebrush violet Violaceae Zigadenus paniculatus Panicled death-camas Liliaceae Zigadenus venenosus Meadow death camas Liliaceae

Meek’s Table, Yakima County, WA. WNPS Plant Lists. Page 4 of 4