Lake Whatcom, Whatcom County, WA

Lake Whatcom, Whatcom County, WA. List covers plants found along the Lake Whatcom Trail, along the southeast shore of Lake Whatcom, east of Bellingham. List by Jim Duemmel, date unknown. 124 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 circinatum Vine maple Aceraceae Acer glabrum Douglas maple Aceraceae Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf maple Aceraceae Achillea millifolium Yarrow Asteraceae Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair fern Polypodiaceae Alnus rubra Red alder Betulaceae Amelanchier alnifolia Serviceberry Rosaceae Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly everlasting Asteraceae Aquilegia formosa Red columbine Ranunculaceae Arbutus menziesii Pacific madrone Ericaceae Artemesia suksdorfii Suksdorf's sagewort Asteraceae Aruncus sylvester Goatsbeard Rosaceae Athyrium filix-femina Lady fern Polypodiaceae Barbarea vulgaris* Bitter wintercress Brassicaceae Berberis nervosa Cascade Oregongrape Berberidaceae Betula papyrifera Paper birch Betulaceae Bromus sitchensis Alaska brome Poaceae Buddleja davidii* Butterfly bush Buddlejaceae Callitriche sp. Water-starwort Callitrichaceae Cardamine oligosperma Little Western bittercress Brassicaceae Cardamine pennsylvanica Pennsylvania bittercress Brassicaceae Carex deweyana Dewey's sedge Cyperaceae Carex hendersonii Henderson's sedge Cyperaceae Carex obnupta Slough sedge Cyperaceae Carex stipata Sawbeak sedge Cyperaceae Castilleja hispida Harsh paintbrush Scrophulariaceae Chrysanthemum leucanthemum* Ox-eye daisy Asteraceae Circaea alpina Enchanter's nightshade Onagraceae Circium arvense* Canada thistle Asteraceae Circium vulgare* Bull thistle Asteraceae Cornus nuttallii Pacific dogwood Cornaceae Cornus stolonifera Red-osier dogwood Cornaceae Corylus cornuta Hazelnut Betulaceae Crepis capillaris* Smooth hawksbeard Asteraceae Dactylis glomerata* Orchard grass Poaceae Dianthus armeria* Grass pink Caryophyllaceae Digatalis purpurea* Foxglove Scrophulariaceae Dryopteris austriaca Spreading wood-fern Polypodiaceae

Lake Whatcom, Whatcom County, WA. WNPS Plant Lists. Page 1 of 3 Epilobium angustifolium Fireweed Onagraceae Epilobium minutum Small-flowered willow-herb Onagraceae Equisetum telmateia Giant horsetail Equisetaceae Fragaria vesca Wild strawberry Rosaceae Galium aparine Cleavers Rubiaceae Gaultheria shallon Salal Ericaceae Geranium robertianum* Stinky Bob Geraniaceae Geum macrophyllum Large-leaved avens Rosaceae Heuchera micrantha Small-flowered alumroot Saxifragaceae Holcus lanatus* Common velvet grass Poaceae Holodiscus discolor Ocean spray Rosaceae Hypericum perforatum* Klamath weed Hypericaceae Hypochaeris radicata* Hairy cat's-ear Asteraceae Ilex aquifolium* English holly Aquifoliaceae Impatiens capensis* Orange balsam Balsaminaceae Juncus effusus Soft rush Juncaceae Lactuca muralis* Wall lettuce Asteraceae Lapsana communis* Nipplewort Asteraceae Lonicera ciliosa Orange honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Lonicera involucrata Twinberry Caprifoliaceae Luzula parviflora Small-flowered woodrush Juncaceae Mellisa officinalis* Lemon balm Lamiaceae Mimulus alsinoides Chickweed monkey-flower Scrophulariaceae Montia parvifolia Streambank spring beauty Portulacaceae Montia perfoliata Miner's lettuce Portulacaceae Montia siberica Candyflower Portulacaceae Nemophila parviflora Small-flowered nemophila Hydrophyllaceae Oemlaria cerasiformus Indian plum Rosaceae Oenanthe sarmentosa Water parsley Apiaceae Penstemon serrulatus Cascade penstemon Scrophulariaceae Physocarpus capitatus Pacific ninebark Rosaceae Plantago lanceolata* English plantain Plantaginaceae Plantago major* Common plantain Plantaginaceae Poa pratensis* Kentucky bluegrass Poaceae Polypodium glycyrrhiza Licorice fern Polypodiaceae Polystichum munitum Sword fern Polypodiaceae Populus trichocarpa Black cottonwood Salicaceae Prunella vulgaris Self-heal Lamiaceae Prunus cerasus* Sour cherry Rosaceae Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas fir Pinaceae Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Polypodiaceae Quercus garryana Oregon white oak Fagaceae Ranunculus acris* Meadow buttercup Ranunculaceae Ranunculus ficaria* Lessar Celandine Ranunculaceae Ranunculus repens* Creeping buttercup Ranunculaceae Ribes lacustre Prickly currant Grossulariaceae Ribes sanguinium Red-flowered currant Grossulariaceae Rosa nutkana Nootka rose Rosaceae Rosa pisocarpa Clustered wild rose Rosaceae Rubus discolor* Himalayan blackberry Rosaceae Lake Whatcom, Whatcom County, WA. WNPS Plant Lists. Page 2 of 3 Rubus laciniatus* Evergreen blackberry Rosaceae Rubus leucodermis Blackcap Rosaceae Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Rosaceae Rubus spectabilis Salmonberry Rosaceae Rubus ursinus Wild blackberry Rosaceae Rumex obtusifolius* Broad-leaved dock Polygonaceae Sambucus cerulea Blue elderberry Caprifoliaceae Sambucus racemosa Red elderberry Caprifoliaceae Saxifraga integrifolia Grassland saxifrage Saxifragaceae Sedum spathulifolium Broadleaved stonecrop Crassulaceae Smilacina racemosa False Solomon's seal Liliaceae Solanum dulcamara* Bittersweet nightshade Solanaceae Sonchus asper* Prickly sowthistle Asteraceae Sonchus uliginosus* Marsh sowthistle Asteraceae Spiraea douglasii Hardhack Rosaceae Stachys cooleyae Cooley's hedge-nettle Lamiaceae Symphoricarpos albus Common snowberry Caprifoliaceae Tanacetum vulgare* Common tansy Asteraceae Taraxacum officinale* Dandelion Asteraceae Tellima grandiflora Fringecup Saxifragaceae Thuja plicata Western red cedar Cupressaceae Tolmiea menziesii Youth-on-age Saxifragaceae Trientalis latifolia Broadleaved starflower Primulaceae Trifolium dubium* Least hop clover Fabaceae Trifolium pratense* Red clover Fabaceae Trifolium repens* White clover Fabaceae Trisetum cernuum Nodding trisetum Poaceae Tsuga heterophylla Western hemlock Pinaceae Urtica dioica Stinging nettle Urticaceae Vaccinium parvifolium Red huckleberry Ericaceae Valeriana scouleri Scouler's valerian Valerianaceae Verbascum thapsus* Common mullein Scrophulariaceae Veronica americana American brooklime Scrophulariaceae Veronica biloba Bilobed speedwell Scrophulariaceae Vicia gigantea Giant vetch Fabaceae

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