Sumas Mountain 2, Whatcom County, WA

Sumas Mountain 2, Whatcom County, WA. List covers plants found along the trail up the west side of Sumas Mountain, from the Sealund Road trailhead to the top. Sumas Mountain is about five miles south of Sumas. List by Jim Duemmel from hikes between April 1999 and May 2001. 178 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 amabilis Pacific silver fir Pinaceae Acer circinatum Vine maple Aceraceae Acer glabrum Douglas maple Aceraceae Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf maple Aceraceae Achillea millifolium Yarrow Asteraceae Achlys triphylla Vanilla leaf Berberidaceae Actaea rubra Baneberry Ranunculaceae Adenocaulon bicolor Pathfinder Asteraceae Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair fern Polypodiaceae Allium sp. Onion Liliaceae Alnus rubra Red alder Betulaceae Alnus sinuata Sitka alder Betulaceae Alopecurus geniculatus Water foxtail Poaceae Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry Rosaceae Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting Asteraceae Antennaria microphylla Rosy pussy-toes Asteraceae Antennaria neglecta Field pussy-toes Asteraceae Aquilegia formosa Red columbine Ranunculaceae Arabis hirsuta Hairy rockcress Brassicaceae Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry Ericaceae Arenaria macrophylla Big-leaf sandwort Caryophyllaceae Arnica cordifolia Heart-leaf arnica Asteraceae Aruncus sylvester Goatsbeard Rosaceae Asarum caudatum Wild ginger Aristolochiaceae Asplenium trichomanes Maidenhair spleenwort Polypodiaceae Athyrium filix-femina Lady fern Polypodiaceae Berberis aquifolium Tall Oregongrape Berberidaceae Berberis nervosa Cascade Oregongrape Berberidaceae Betula papyrifera Paper birch Betulaceae Calypso bulbosa Fairy slipper Orchidaceae Camassia quamash Common camas Liliaceae Campanula rotundifolia Common harebell Campanulaceae Cardamine oligosperma Little Western bittercress Brassicaceae Cardamine pulcherrima Spring beauty Brassicaceae Carex deweyana Dewey's sedge Cyperaceae Carex hendersonii Henderson's sedge Cyperaceae Carex stipata Sawbeak sedge Cyperaceae Castilleja hispida Harsh paintbrush Scrophulariaceae

Sumas Mountain 2, Whatcom County, WA. WNPS Plant Lists. Page 1 of 4 Cerastium arvense Field chickweed Caryophyllaceae Cerastium nutans* Nodding chickweed Caryophyllaceae Cerastium viscosum* Sticky chickweed Caryophyllaceae Chimaphila umbellata Pipsissewa Ericaceae Circaea alpina Enchanter's nightshade Onagraceae Clintonia uniflora Queen's cup Liliaceae Collinsia parviflora Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary Scrophulariaceae Collomia heterophylla Varied-leaf collomia Polemoniaceae Corallorhiza maculata Spotted coral-root Orchidaceae Corallorhiza striata Striped coral-root Orchidaceae Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood Cornaceae Cornus stolonifera Red-osier dogwood Cornaceae Corylus cornuta Hazelnut Betulaceae Cryptogramma crispa Parsley fern Polypodiaceae Cystopteris fragilis Fragile fern Polypodiaceae Dactylis glomerata* Orchard grass Poaceae Dicentra formosa Bleeding heart Fumariaceae Disporum hookeri Hooker fairy-bell Liliaceae Dodecatheon pulchellum Few-flowered shooting star Primulaceae Dryopteris austriaca Spreading wood-fern Polypodiaceae Epilobium alpinum Alpine willow-herb Onagraceae Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed Onagraceae Equisetum telmateia Giant horsetail Equisetaceae Eriophyllum lanatum Oregon sunshine Asteraceae Erythronium oreganum Giant fawn-lily Liliaceae Fragaria vesca Wild strawberry Rosaceae Fritillaria lanceolata Chocolate lily Liliaceae Galium aparine Cleavers Rubiaceae Galium triflorum Fragrant bedstraw Rubiaceae Gaultheria shallon Salal Ericaceae Geranium columbianum* Long-stalked geranium Geraniaceae Geranium robertianum* Stinky Bob Geraniaceae Geum macrophyllum Large-leaved avens Rosaceae Glecoma hederacea* Creeping Charlie Lamiaceae Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake-plantain Orchidaceae Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak fern Polypodiaceae Heracleum lanatum Cow parsnip Apiaceae Heuchera micrantha Small-flowered alumroot Saxifragaceae Hieracium albiflorum White-flowered hawkweed Asteraceae Holodiscus discolor Ocean spray Rosaceae Hydrophyllum tenuipes Pacific waterleaf Hydrophyllaceae Hypochaeris radicata* Hairy cat's-ear Asteraceae Ilex aquifolium* English holly Aquifoliaceae Juncus effusus Soft rush Juncaceae Lactuca muralis* Wall lettuce Asteraceae Lathyrus nevadensis Nuttall's peavine Fabaceae Lilium columbianum Tiger lily Liliaceae Lolium multiflorum* Italian ryegrass Poaceae Lonicera ciliosa Orange honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Luzula campestris Field woodrush Juncaceae Sumas Mountain 2, Whatcom County, WA. WNPS Plant Lists. Page 2 of 4 Luzula parviflora Small-flowered woodrush Juncaceae Lychnus alba* White campion Caryophyllaceae Maianthemum dilatatum False lily-of-the-valley Liliaceae Menziesia ferruginea Fool's huckleberry Ericaceae Mimulus alsinoides Chickweed monkey-flower Scrophulariaceae Moneses uniflora Woodnymph Ericaceae Montia parvifolia Streambank spring beauty Portulacaceae Montia perfoliata Miner's lettuce Portulacaceae Montia siberica Candyflower Portulacaceae Montia spathulata Pale montia Portulacaceae Oemlaria cerasiformus Indian plum Rosaceae Oenanthe sarmentosa Water parsley Apiaceae Oplopanax horridum Devil's club Araliaceae Osmorhiza chilensis Mountain sweet-cicely Apiaceae Osmorhiza purpurea Purple sweet-cicely Apiaceae Pachistima myrsinites Mountain box Celastraceae Penstemon serrulatus Cascade penstemon Scrophulariaceae Petasites frigidus Coltsfoot Asteraceae Physocarpus capitatus Pacific ninebark Rosaceae Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce Pinaceae Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine Pinaceae Plantago lanceolata* English plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago major* Common plantain Plantaginaceae Polypodium glycyrrhiza Licorice fern Polypodiaceae Polystichum munitum Sword fern Polypodiaceae Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen Salicaceae Populus trichocarpa Black cottonwood Salicaceae Potentilla glandulosa Sticky cinquefoil Rosaceae Potentilla villosa Villous cinquefoil Rosaceae Prunella vulgaris Self-heal Lamiaceae Prunus emarginata Bitter cherry Rosaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir Pinaceae Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Polypodiaceae Pyrola asarifolia Pink wintergreen Ericaceae Pyrus fusca Crabapple Rosaceae Ranunculus acris* Meadow buttercup Ranunculaceae Ranunculus repens* Creeping buttercup Ranunculaceae Ranunculus uncinatus Little buttercup Ranunculaceae Rhamnus purshiana Cascara Rhamnaceae Ribes bracteosum Stink currant Grossulariaceae Ribes divaricatum Coast black gooseberry Grossulariaceae Ribes lacustre Prickly currant Grossulariaceae Ribes sanguinium Red-flowered currant Grossulariaceae Rosa gymnocarpa Baldhip rose Rosaceae Rosa nutkana Nootka rose Rosaceae Rubus discolor* Himalayan blackberry Rosaceae Rubus laciniatus* Evergreen blackberry Rosaceae Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Rosaceae Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry Rosaceae Rubus ursinus Wild blackberry Rosaceae Sumas Mountain 2, Whatcom County, WA. WNPS Plant Lists. Page 3 of 4 Rumex acetocella* Sheep sorrel Polygonaceae Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry Caprifoliaceae Saxifraga bronchialis Spotted saxifrage Saxifragaceae Saxifraga ferruginea Rusty saxifrage Saxifragaceae Saxifraga mertensiana Merten's saxifrage Saxifragaceae Sedum oreganum Oregon stonecrop Crassulaceae Selaginella wallacei Wallace's selaginella Selaginellaceae Smilacina racemosa False Solomon's seal Liliaceae Smilacina stellata Star-flowered Solomon's seal Liliaceae Sorbus aucuparia* European mountain-ash Rosaceae Sorbus scopulina Cascade mountain-ash Rosaceae Sorbus sitchensis Sitka mountain-ash Rosaceae Spiraea betulifolia Birch-leafed spirea Rosaceae Stachys cooleyae Cooley's hedge-nettle Lamiaceae Stellaria media* Common chickweed Caryophyllaceae Streptopus amplexifolius Clasping-leaved twisted-stalk Liliaceae Symphoricarpos albus Common snowberry Caprifoliaceae Taraxacum officinale* Dandelion Asteraceae Taxus brevifolia Western yew Taxaceae Tellima grandiflora Fringecup Saxifragaceae Thuja plicata Western red cedar Cupressaceae Tiarella trifoliata Foamflower Saxifragaceae Tolmiea menziesii Youth-on-age Saxifragaceae Trientalis latifolia Broadleaved starflower Primulaceae Trifolium oliganthum Few-flowered clover Fabaceae Trifolium pratense* Red clover Fabaceae Trifolium repens* White clover Fabaceae Trifolium tridentatum Tomcat clover Fabaceae Trillium ovatum White trillium Liliaceae Tsuga heterophylla Western hemlock Pinaceae Urtica dioica Stinging nettle Urticaceae Vaccinium parvifolium Red huckleberry Ericaceae Valeriana scouleri Scouler's valerian Valerianaceae Veratrum viride Green false hellebore Liliaceae Veronica americana American brooklime Scrophulariaceae Vicia americana American vetch Fabaceae Viola adunca Early blue violet Violaceae Viola glabella Stream violet Violaceae Viola orbiculata Round-leaved violet Violaceae Zigadenus venenosus Meadow death camas Liliaceae

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