Vascular Plant List

Vascular Plant List Cle Elum Ridge

Cle Elum Ridge, Kittitas County, WA. List covers plants found along FR 3352 on South Cle Elum Ridge, about five miles south of Cle Elum. List by WNPS Central Washington chapter field trip, Don Knoke, leader, June 2005, with additions by WNPS Central Puget Sound chapter field trip, David Giblin, leader, June 2006. 191 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 Scientific Name Common Name Family Name Abies grandis Grand fir Pinaceae Acer glabrum Douglas maple Aceraceae Achillea millefolium Yarrow Asteraceae Achlys triphylla Vanilla leaf Berberidaceae Agoseris heterophylla Annual agoseris Asteraceae Agoseris sp. Agoseris Asteraceae Allium douglasii Douglas' onion Liliaceae Alnus incana Mountain alder Betulaceae Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry Rosaceae Anemone oregana Oregon anemone Ranunculaceae Antennaria luzuloides Woodrush pussy-toes Asteraceae Antennaria microphylla Rosy pussy-toes Asteraceae Arabis hirsuta Hairy rockcress Brassicaceae Arabis sparsiflora Sicklepod rockcress Brassicaceae Arctostaphylos nevadensis Kinnikinnik Ericaceae Arenaria macrophylla Big-leaf sandwort Caryophyllaceae Arnica cordifolia Heart-leaf arnica Asteraceae Arnica latifolia Mountain arnica Asteraceae Athyrium filix-femina Lady fern Polypodiaceae Barbarea orthoceras American wintercress Brassicaceae Berberis nervosa Cascade Oregongrape Berberidaceae Berberis repens Creeping Oregongrape Berberidaceae Boisduvalia stricta Brook spike-primrose Onagraceae Bromus carinatus California brome Poaceae Bromus inermis* Smooth brome Poaceae Bromus tectorum* Cheat grass Poaceae Calamagrostis rubescens Pinegrass Poaceae Camassia quamash Common camas Liliaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris* Shepherd's purse Brassicaceae Carex athrostachya Slender-beak sedge Cyperaceae Carex geyeri Geyer's sedge Cyperaceae Carex hoodii Hood's sedge Cyperaceae Carex pachystachya Thick-headed sedge Cyperaceae Carex petasata Liddon's sedge Cyperaceae Carex preslii Presl's sedge Cyperaceae Castilleja elmeri Elmer's paintbrush Scrophulariaceae

WNPS Native Plant Lists Cle Elum Ridge, Kittitas County, 11-08 Page 1 of 5 Castilleja miniata Scarlet paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Chimaphila umbellata Pipsissewa Ericaceae Chrysanthemum leucanthemum* Ox-eye daisy Asteraceae Chrysopsis villosa Hairy golden-aster Asteraceae Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Green rabbit-brush Asteraceae Cirsium arvense* Canada thistle Asteraceae Cirsium edule Horse thistle Asteraceae Claytonia lanceolata Western springbeauty Portulacaceae Claytonia rubra Red miner's lettuce Portulacaceae Collinsia parviflora Small-flowered blue-eyed Mary Scrophulariaceae Collomia grandiflora Large-flowered collomia Polemoniaceae Collomia linearis Narrow-leaf collomia Polemoniaceae Corallorhiza maculata Spotted coral-root Orchidaceae Cryptantha torreyana Torrey's cryptantha Boraginaceae Dactylis glomerata* Orchard grass Poaceae Delphinium nuttallianum Upland larkspur Ranunculaceae Deschampsia danthonioides Annual hairgrass Poaceae Descurainia richardsonii Mountain tansymustard Brassicaceae Disporum hookeri Hooker fairy-bell Liliaceae Dodecatheon sp. Shooting star Primulaceae Draba verna Spring whitlow-grass Brassicaceae Eleocharis sp. Spikerush Cyperaceae Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed Onagraceae Epilobium sp. Willow-herb Onagraceae Equisetum arvense Common horsetail Equisetaceae Erigeron peregrinus Subalpine daisy Asteraceae Eriophyllum lanatum Oregon sunshine Asteraceae Erythronium grandiflorum Glacier lily Liliaceae Floerkea proserpinacoides False mermaid Limnanthaceae Fragaria vesca Wild strawberry Rosaceae Fragaria virginiana Woods strawberry Rosaceae Fritillaria lanceolata Chocolate lily Liliaceae Galium aparine Cleavers Rubiaceae Galium bifolium Low mountain bedstraw Rubiaceae Galium triflorum Fragrant bedstraw Rubiaceae Geum macrophyllum Large-leaved avens Rosaceae Geum triflorum Prairie smoke Rosaceae Gratiola ebracteata Bractless hedge-hyssop Scropulariaceae Habenaria saccata Slender bog-orchid Orchidaceae Helianthella uniflora Little-sunflower Asteraceae Heterocodon rariflorum Heterocodon Campanulaceae Hieracium sp. Hawkweed Asteraceae Holodiscus discolor Ocean spray Rosaceae Hydrophyllum capitatum Woolly breeches Hydrophyllaceae Hydrophyllum fendleri Fendler's waterleaf Hydrophyllaceae Juncus confusus Colorado rush Juncaceae Juncus nevadensis Sierra rush Juncaceae Juncus regelii Regel's rush Juncaceae Lactuca muralis* Wall lettuce Asteraceae Larix occidentalis Western larch Pinaceae

WNPS Native Plant Lists Cle Elum Ridge, Kittitas County, 11-08 Page 2 of 5 Lathyrus nevadensis Nuttall's peavine Fabaceae Lathyrus pauciflorus Few-flowered peavine Fabaceae Lewisia pygmaea Dwarf lewisia Portulacaceae Ligusticum sp. Lovage Apiaceae Linnaea borealis Twinflower Caprifoliaceae Lithophragma bulbiferum Bulbiferous prairie-star Saxifragaceae Lithophragma parviflorum Small-flowered prairie-star Saxifragaceae Lomatium nudicaule Pestle parsnip Apiaceae Lomatium sp. Desert parsley Apiaceae Lomatium triternatum Nine-leaf lomatium Apiaceae Luina nardosmia Silvercrown luina Asteraceae Lupinus laxiflorus Spurred lupine Fabaceae Lupinus polyphyllus Big-leaf lupine Fabaceae Madia minima Small-head tarweed Asteraceae Matricaria maritima* Scentless may-weed Asteraceae Matricaria matricarioides* Pineapple weed Asteraceae Medicago lupulina* Black medic Fabaceae Mertensia paniculata Tall bluebells Boraginaceae Microseris nutans Nodding microseris Asteraceae Microsteris gracilis Pink microsteris Polemoniaceae Mimulus breviflorus Short-flowered monkey-flower Scrophulariaceae Mitella trifida Three-tooth mitrewort Saxifragaceae Montia chamissoi Water montia Portulacaceae Montia linearis Narrow-leaf montia Portulacaceae Montia perfoliata Miner's lettuce Portulacaceae Myosotis laxa Small-flowered forget-me-not Boraginaceae Navarretia intertexta Needle-leaf navarretia Polemoniaceae Nemophila breviflora Great Basin nemophila Hydrophyllaceae Orobanche uniflora Naked broom-rape Orobanchaceae Orthocarpus hispidus Hairy owl-clover Scrophulariaceae Osmorhiza chilensis Mountain sweet-cicely Apiaceae Osmorhiza occidentalis Western sweet-cicely Apiaceae Pachistima myrsinites Mountain box Celastraceae Pedicularis bracteosa Bracted lousewort Scrophulariaceae Pedicularis racemosa Sickletop lousewort Scrophulariaceae Penstemon procerus Small-flowered penstemon Scrophulariaceae Perideridia gairdneri Gairdner's yampah Apiaceae Phacelia hastata White-leaf phacelia Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia procera Tall phacelia Hydrophyllaceae Pinus contorta Lodgepole pine Pinaceae Pinus monticola Western white pine Pinaceae Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa pine Pinaceae Plagiobothrys scouleri Scouler's popcorn-flower Boraginaceae Plantago lanceolata* English plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago major* Common plantain Plantaginaceae Poa bulbosa* Bulbous bluegrass Poaceae Poa secunda Merrill's bluegrass Poaceae Polemonium pulcherrimum Showy Jacob's ladder Polemoniaceae Polygonum aviculare* Doorweed Polygonaceae Polygonum douglasii Douglas' knotweed Polygonaceae

WNPS Native Plant Lists Cle Elum Ridge, Kittitas County, 11-08 Page 3 of 5 Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen Salicaceae Populus trichocarpa Black cottonwood Salicaceae Potamogeton sp. Pondweed Potamogetonaceae Potentilla glandulosa Sticky cinquefoil Rosaceae Potentilla gracilis Graceful cinquefoil Rosaceae Prunella vulgaris Self-heal Lamiaceae Prunus emarginata Bitter cherry Rosaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir Pinaceae Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Polypodiaceae Pterospora andromedea Pinedrops Ericaceae Ranunculus uncinatus Little buttercup Ranunculaceae Ribes lacustre Prickly currant Grossulariaceae Ribes lobbii Gummy gooseberry Grossulariaceae Ribes sanguineum Red-flowered currant Grossulariaceae Ribes viscosissimum Sticky currant Grossulariaceae Rosa gymnocarpa Baldhip rose Rosaceae Rubus leucodermis Blackcap Rosaceae Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Rosaceae Rumex acetosella* Sheep sorrel Polygonaceae Salix rigida Mackenzie willow Salicaceae Salix scouleriana Scouler willow Salicaceae Sambucus sp. Elderberry Caprifoliaceae Sanguisorba occidentalis Annual burnet Rosaceae Sanicula graveolens Sierra sanicle Apiaceae Saxifraga integrifolia Grassland saxifrage Saxifragaceae Sedum stenopetalum Worm-leaf stonecrop Crassulaceae Senecio foetidus Sweet-marsh butterweed Asteraceae Senecio integerrimus Western groundsel Asteraceae Senecio triangularis Arrowleaf groundsel Asteraceae Sidalcea oregana Oregon checkermallow Malvaceae Sisyrinchium douglasii Grass-widow Iridaceae Smilacina stellata Star-flowered Solomon's seal Liliaceae Solidago canadensis Meadow goldenrod Asteraceae Sorbus sitchensis Sitka mountain-ash Rosaceae Spergularia rubra* Red sandspurry Caryophyllaceae Spiraea betulifolia Birch-leafed spirea Rosaceae Streptopus amplexifolius Clasping-leaved twisted-stalk Liliaceae Symphoricarpos albus Common snowberry Caprifoliaceae Taraxacum officinale* Common dandelion Asteraceae Thalictrum occidentale Western meadowrue Ranunculaceae Thuja plicata Western red cedar Cupressaceae Tragopogon dubius* Oysterplant Asteraceae Trientalis latifolia Broadleaved starflower Primulaceae Trifolium hybridum* Alsike clover Fabaceae Trifolium longipes Long-stalked clover Fabaceae Trifolium repens* White clover Fabaceae Trillium ovatum White trillium Liliaceae Vaccinium membranaceum Mountain huckleberry Ericaceae Vaccinium scoparium Grouseberry Ericaceae Veratrum sp. False hellebore Liliaceae

WNPS Native Plant Lists Cle Elum Ridge, Kittitas County, 11-08 Page 4 of 5 Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-leaf speedwell Scrophulariaceae Vicia americana American vetch Fabaceae Viola adunca Early blue violet Violaceae Viola glabella Stream violet Violaceae Viola nuttallii Yellow prairie violet Violaceae Wyethia amplexicaulis Northern mule's ears Asteraceae

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